Noah Clarke

Noah Clarke (born June 11, 1979) is an American former professional ice hockey left winger. He played 21 games in the National Hockey League with the Los Angeles Kings and New Jersey Devils between 2003 and 2008. The rest of his career, which lasted from 2003 to 2013, was spent in the minor leagues and then in Europe.

Biography Clarke was born in La Verne, California, and as a young player, he took part in the 1992 and 1993 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments, representing a minor ice hockey team based in Ontario, California.

Clarke made his NHL debut on December 16, 2003, facing the Edmonton Oilers, and later scored his first NHL goal against the same team on March 12, 2007. With that goal, he became the first Southern California native to score for the Los Angeles Kings. In 2007, Clarke signed with the New Jersey Devils, and the following year, in May 2008, he agreed to a two-year deal with HC Ambrì-Piotta of Switzerland's National League. While playing in Ambrì, he teamed up with fellow former NHLer Erik Westrum and was coached by John Harrington, a member of the 1980 U.S. Olympic gold medal team. Clarke departed Ambrì on December 17 and joined Rauman Lukko in Finland. The next season, he returned to Ambrì before splitting his time with HC Slavia Prague in the Czech Extraliga.

On July 16, 2010, Clarke agreed to a one-year deal as a free agent to join Augsburger Panther in Germany's Deutsche Eishockey Liga. Later, on June 29, 2012, he signed with the Belfast Giants of the British Elite Ice Hockey League.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs 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 Los Angeles Kings NHL 2 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 2003–04 Manchester Monarchs AHL 71 25 26 51 24 6 3 1 4 4 2004–05 Manchester Monarchs AHL 61 21 24 45 24 6 1 0 1 4 2005–06 Los Angeles Kings NHL 5 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2005–06 Manchester Monarchs AHL 69 14 30 44 33 7 4 4 8 2 2006–07 Los Angeles Kings NHL 13 2 0 2 4 — — — — — 2006–07 Manchester Monarchs AHL 63 24 33 57 27 16 1 3 4 4 2007–08 New Jersey Devils NHL 1 1 0 1 0 — — — — — 2007–08 Lowell Devils AHL 47 14 17 31 25 — — — — — 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 — — — — — 2011–12 EHC München DEL 18 1 4 5 10 — — — — — 2012–13 Belfast Giants EIHL 52 21 37 58 26 4 2 2 4 2 AHL totals 314 99 131 230 133 35 9 8 17 14 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