Clarke Wilm

Clarke Wilm (born October 24, 1976) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Calgary Flames, Nashville Predators, and Toronto Maple Leafs between 1998 and 2006.

Playing career Wilm was drafted 150th overall by the Calgary Flames in the 1995 NHL entry draft. He established himself in the NHL in the 1997–98 season after two seasons spent in Calgary's AHL affiliate.

Wilm was known as a checking line centre and penalty killer. He can play all three forward positions.

After missing out on an NHL contract for the 2006–07 season, Wilm joined his former St. John's Maple Leafs coach Doug Shedden to play for Jokerit in Finland.

Wilm's tenure with Jokerit lasted for two seasons, during which Wilm made himself useful as a checking and penalty killing forward.

Wilm was contracted to Germany by the Hamburg Freezers for the 2008–09 season. After two seasons with Hamburg and one season with the Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers, Wilm retired from professional hockey after the 2010–11 season.

Personal life Wilm was an avid deer hunter as a teenager. His name is spelled Clarke after Hockey Hall of Famer Bobby Clarke.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1991–92 Saskatoon Blazers AAA SMHL 36 18 28 46 16 — — — — — 1991–92 Saskatoon Blades WHL — — — — — 1 0 0 0 0 1992–93 Saskatoon Blades WHL 69 14 19 33 71 9 4 2 6 13 1993–94 Saskatoon Blades WHL 70 18 32 50 181 16 0 9 9 19 1994–95 Saskatoon Blades WHL 71 20 39 59 179 10 6 1 7 21 1995–96 Saskatoon Blades WHL 72 49 61 110 83 4 1 1 2 4 1996–97 Saint John Flames AHL 62 9 19 28 107 5 2 0 2 15 1997–98 Saint John Flames AHL 68 13 26 39 112 21 5 9 14 8 1998–99 Calgary Flames NHL 78 10 8 18 53 — — — — — 1999–2000 Calgary Flames NHL 78 10 12 22 67 — — — — — 2000–01 Calgary Flames NHL 81 7 8 15 69 — — — — — 2001–02 Calgary Flames NHL 66 4 14 18 61 — — — — — 2002–03 Nashville Predators NHL 82 5 11 16 36 — — — — — 2003–04 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 47 16 17 33 97 — — — — — 2003–04 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 10 0 0 0 7 5 0 1 1 2 2004–05 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 69 11 16 27 145 5 2 2 4 8 2005–06 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 60 1 7 8 43 — — — — — 2006–07 Jokerit FIN 40 13 14 27 38 10 2 8 10 14 2007–08 Jokerit FIN 55 9 24 33 102 14 5 6 11 10 2008–09 Hamburg Freezers DEL 52 16 25 41 88 9 1 5 6 8 2009–10 Hamburg Freezers DEL 54 16 32 48 70 — — — — — 2010–11 Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers DEL 48 11 22 33 50 2 0 0 0 2 2011–12 Central Butte Flyers SVHL 2 0 1 1 0 — — — — — AHL totals 246 49 78 127 461 31 9 11 20 31 NHL totals 455 37 60 97 336 5 0 1 1 2