Introduction
Noah Clarke (born June 11, 1979 in La Verne, California) is an American hockey player who plays left wing for the Belfast Giants in the British Elite League.
Playing career
Clarke scored his first career NHL goal on March 12, 2007 against the Edmonton Oilers, becoming the first native of Southern California to record a goal for the Kings. Clarke was signed by the New Jersey Devils in 2007. In May 2008, he signed a two-year contract with HC Ambri-Piotta in the Swiss National League. In Ambrì, Clarke played with former NHL player Erik Westrum and was coached by the 1980 Olympic Gold Medalist John Harrington, he left on 17 December Ambri and moved to Rauman Lukko. The following season Clarke returned to Ambri before splitting the year again with HC Slavia Prague of the Czech Extraliga.
On July 16, 2010, Clarke signed a one-year contract as a free agent to play in Germany with Augsburger Panther of the DEL. Noah is now playing for the Belfast Giants in the British Elite Ice Hockey League
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1997–98 | Des Moines Buccaneers | USHL | 54 | 19 | 30 | 49 | 29 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 23 | ||
| 1998–99 | Des Moines Buccaneers | USHL | 52 | 31 | 32 | 63 | 47 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 16 | ||
| 1999–00 | Colorado College | WCHA | 39 | 17 | 20 | 37 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Colorado College | WCHA | 41 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Colorado College | WCHA | 42 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Colorado College | WCHA | 42 | 21 | 49 | 70 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 71 | 25 | 26 | 51 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2003–04 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 61 | 21 | 24 | 45 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2005–06 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 69 | 14 | 30 | 44 | 33 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | ||
| 2005–06 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 63 | 24 | 33 | 57 | 27 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2006–07 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Lowell Devils | AHL | 47 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | HC Ambrì-Piotta | NLA | 28 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Lukko | SM-l | 25 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | HC Ambrì-Piotta | NLA | 22 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | HC Slavia Praha | CZE | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2010–11 | Augsburger Panther | DEL | 52 | 17 | 30 | 47 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 21 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Awards and honors
| Award | Year |
|---|---|
| All-WCHA Rookie Team | 1999–00 |
| All-WCHA Second Team | 2002–03 |
| AHCA West First-Team All-American | 2002–03 |