Emily Clark (ice hockey)

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Emily Clark
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Emily Clark playing for Team Canada in 2017
Born (1995-11-28) November 28, 1995 (age 26)
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight 134 lb (61 kg; 9 st 8 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Left
PWHPA team
Former teams		 Montréal
Wisconsin Badgers
National team  Canada
Playing career 2014–present
Medal record
Women's ice hockey
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Pyeongchang Team
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Canada
Silver medal – second place 2015 Sweden
Silver medal – second place 2016 Canada
Silver medal – second place 2017 United States
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Finland
World U18 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Finland
Gold medal – first place 2012 Czech Republic

Emily Clark (born November 28, 1995) is a Canadian ice hockey player for the Montréal section of the PWHPA and has competed for the Canadian national Under-18 team in 2011. She made her debut with the Canada women's national ice hockey team at the 2014 4 Nations Cup.[1] In the autumn of 2014, she joined the Wisconsin Badgers women's ice hockey program.[2] She also competed with the Canadian National team at the 2018 Winter Olympics where she helped Canada win a silver medal.

Early life[]

Clark was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan on November 28, 1995. She was the youngest of six children, all of whom played hockey, and her father served as a local coach.[3]

Playing career[]

During the 2010–11 season, Clark was the alternate captain for the Saskatoon Stars as they reached the Saskatchewan Female Midget AAA Hockey League championship game for the second consecutive season. In addition, she won a gold medal at the Mac's Tournament with the Stars. She was part of Team Saskatchewan which competed at the 2011 Canada Winter Games.[4] In 2009–10, Clark won the Tier 2 Saskatoon city championship with the Saskatoon Flyers.

Hockey Canada[]

In August 2011, Clark competed with the Under 18 Canadian National Women's ice hockey team in a three-game series versus the United States. In the third game of the series, Clark scored a goal as Canada won the series.[5] In addition, she was the youngest player on the team, and one of only three women from Saskatchewan invited to tryout for the team.[6]

NCAA[]

In her NCAA debut on October 3, 2014, Clark registered three points (two goals, one assist) in a 4–1 victory against the Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs.[7]

During the month of December 2016, Clark tied for the WCHA lead in both points scored with eight and assists with seven, while leading the conference in plus/minus rating with a +7 rating. She would record an assist in Wisconsin's 8–2 win against their archrivals, the Minnesota Golden Gophers on December 4, 2016.[8]

In a December 9, 2016 contest against the Ohio State Buckeyes, she established a career high for most points in a game with five, compiling a goal and four assists in a 7–0 triumph.[9] In each game contested in December, she logged at least one point in every game. For her efforts, she was recognized as the WCHA Player of the Month, the first in her career.

Clark expected to play professional hockey in the Canadian Women's Hockey League, but they discontinued operations prior to her college graduation. She additionally made the decision to join the Professional Women's Hockey Players Association, and to boycott playing in the National Women's Hockey League or any other professional North American women's hockey league until one that is sustainable is developed.[10]

2018 Winter Olympics[]

Clark was selected to compete for Team Canada in the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea.[11] Clark recorded her first Olympic goal in the semi-finals against the Olympic athletes from Russia, which Canada won 5–0.[12] She helped Team Canada take home a silver medal in a shootout against the United States.[13]

Career statistics[]

Hockey Canada[]

Event GP G A PTS PIM
2011 Canada Winter Games 7 1 0 1 4
2012 Women's World Junior Championships 5 2 2 4 2
2013 Women's World Junior Championships 5 1 4 5 6
2015 Women's World Championships 5 1 1 2 0
2016 Women's World Championships 5 1 0 1 4
2017 Women's World Championships 5 2 0 2 2

SFMAAAHL[]

Event GP G A PTS PIM
2009–10 28 2 2 4 6
2010–11 28 17 10 27 24

NCAA[]

Year GP G A PTS PIM PPG SHG GWG
2014–15 36 12 15 27 22 1 1 4
2015–16 38 24 21 45 18 5 0 7
2016–17 30 15 21 36 24 3 0 7

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Awards and honours[]

  • WCHA Rookie of the Week (Week of October 7, 2014)[15]
  • WCHA Offensive Player of the Week (Week of February 3, 2015)[16]
  • WCHA Player of the Month (December 2016)[17]

References[]

  1. ^ "Canada – 2014 Tournament – Roster". Retrieved November 3, 2014.
  2. ^ "Player \- Emily Clark :: Statistics :: USCHO.com :: U.S. College Hockey Online". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
  3. ^ Petrow, Erin (September 21, 2018). "'It's just so natural for me to play': Dreams become reality for Saskatoon Olympian Emily Clark". Saskatoon StarPhoenix. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
  4. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 19, 2012. Retrieved November 3, 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ "The Official Website of Hockey Canada".
  6. ^ "Saskatoon Minor Hockey Association powered by GOALLINE.ca". Saskatoon Minor Hockey Association. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
  7. ^ "Clark leads No. 2 Badgers past No. 10 Bulldogs, 4–1 – UWBadgers.com – The Official Athletic Site of the Wisconsin Badgers". Archived from the original on November 3, 2014. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
  8. ^ "Sunday statement: No. 1 Badgers blitz No. 2 Golden Gophers 8–2: Nurse nets hat trick as UW scores its most goals of the season". Wisconsin Badgers Athletics. December 4, 2016. Retrieved February 17, 2017.
  9. ^ "No. 1 Wisconsin blanks Buckeyes on road, 7–0: Clark, Pankowski and Ryan pace Badger offense". Wisconsin Badgers Athletics. December 9, 2016. Retrieved February 17, 2017.
  10. ^ Laskowski, Chelsea (May 8, 2019). "Sask. hockey player holds out on going pro amidst women's league turmoil". CBC News. Canadian Broadcasting Company. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
  11. ^ "Emily Clark". olympic.ca. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  12. ^ "Saskatoon's Emily Clark lives out 'childhood dream' on Olympic world stage". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. February 24, 2018. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  13. ^ Futterman, Matthew (February 22, 2018). "U.S. Beats Canada for First Women's Hockey Gold Since 1998". The New York Times. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
  14. ^ "Emily Clark Career Stats". USCHO. n.d. Retrieved February 17, 2017.
  15. ^ http://www.wcha.com/women/pres1415/201410/oct7wpw.pdf
  16. ^ http://www.wcha.com/women/pres1415/201502/feb2wpw.php
  17. ^ "UW's Clark, MSU's Hinze And UND's Houston Named WCHA Women's Players of the Month Players honored for outstanding efforts in December 2016". WCHA ice hockey. January 5, 2017. Retrieved February 16, 2017.

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