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Brett Clark

current status: Off season

#5 D | 6'0", 194 lbs. | Minnesota

Birth Date:December 23, 1976 (36 years old)
Place of Birth:Wapella, Sask.
Shoots:L

Experience:13 years
Drafted:Drafted by Montreal in 1996 (6/154).
Acquired:Acquired as a free agent in 2013.

Season Stats

	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG	TOI	S	PtsPG
YTD	8	0	1	1	-9	0	0	0	0	14:04	6	0.13

Scouting Report

Assets:	Moves the puck efficiently and is a good shot-blocker. Uses his mobility to make up for mistakes in the defensive zone, either by himself or his partner. Is conscious of the transition game.
Flaws:	Struggles with big forwards in front of his own net. Tends to make the occasional blunder from behind the blueline. Isn't a physical player at all. Lacks offensive instincts.
Career Potential:	Mobile shot-blocking defenseman.

Career Honors & Awards

League	Honor	Description
HE	All-Rookie Team	1995-96

Movements & Injuries

2013
3/13/2013	Signed as a free agent by the Minnesota Wild to a one-year contract.
1/21/2013	Signed by the Oklahoma City Barons (AHL).
2010
7/05/2010	Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Tampa Bay Lightning.
1/16/2010	Missed 5 games (cheekbone injury).
1/04/2010	Cheekbone injury, day-to-day.
2009
4/12/2009	Missed the last 6 games of the regular season (hand injury).
4/01/2009	Hand injury, sidelined indefinitely.
2008
2/14/2008	Shoulder injury, sidelined indefinitely.
2007
8/27/2007	Signed by the Colorado Avalanche to a two-year contract extension through the 2009-10 season.
2006
6/30/2006	Re-signed by the Colorado Avalanche to a multi-year contract.
2005
11/23/2005	Missed 1 game (flu).
11/21/2005	Flu, day-to-day.
8/16/2005	Re-signed as a restricted free agent by the Colorado Avalanche.
7/28/2005	Colorado Avalanche tendered a qualifying offer.
2004
9/17/2004	Signed by the Hershey Bears (AHL).
6/11/2004	Re-signed by the Colorado Avalanche to a one-year contract.
4/06/2004	Assigned to Hershey (AHL).
4/04/2004	Recalled from Hershey (AHL).
3/31/2004	Assigned to Hershey (AHL).
3/24/2004	Recalled from Hershey (AHL).
2/23/2004	Assigned to Hershey (AHL).
2/10/2004	Recalled from Hershey (AHL).
2/06/2004	Assigned to Hershey (AHL).
2/05/2004	Recalled from Hershey (AHL).
2003
12/01/2003	Assigned to Hershey (AHL).
11/30/2003	Recalled from Hershey (AHL).
11/20/2003	Assigned to Hershey (AHL).
11/09/2003	Recalled from Hershey (AHL).
9/17/2003	Assigned to Hershey (AHL).
8/08/2003	Re-signed by the Colorado Avalanche.
2002
10/06/2002	Assigned to Hershey (AHL).
1/24/2002	Assigned to Hershey (AHL).
1/24/2002	Acquired from the Atlanta Thrashers.
2001
11/14/2001	Assigned to Chicago (AHL).
11/09/2001	Recalled from Chicago (AHL).
10/02/2001	Assigned to Chicago (AHL).
7/18/2001	Re-signed by the Atlanta Thrashers.
4/04/2001	Assigned to Orlando (IHL).
2/06/2001	Recalled from Orlando (IHL).
1/26/2001	Assigned to Orlando (IHL).
1/25/2001	Recalled from Orlando (IHL).
1/15/2001	Assigned to Orlando (IHL).
2000
12/31/2000	Recalled from Orlando (IHL).
10/02/2000	Assigned to Orlando (IHL).
9/28/2000	Recalled from Orlando (IHL).
9/16/2000	Assigned to Orlando (IHL).

Career Transactions

2013
3/13/2013	Signed as a free agent by the Minnesota Wild.
2010
7/05/2010	Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Tampa Bay Lightning.
2002
1/24/2002	Atlanta Thrashers traded Brett Clark to the Colorado Avalanche for Frederic Cassivi.
1999
6/25/1999	Claimed by the Atlanta Thrashers from the Montreal Canadiens in Expansion Draft.
1996
6/22/1996	Drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in the 6th round (154th overall) in 1996.

Player News

D Brett Clark likely to make Wild debut today | 03/30/2013 12:04 PM

News

Veteran defenseman Brett Clark, signed by the Minnesota Wild to add depth on March 13, could be in the lineup today when the team plays the Los Angeles Kings.

Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune

Impact

Clark has been waiting patiently to get into game action while the Wild has been hot and coach Mike Yeo didn't wish to tamper with the lineup. In the second of back-to-backs, though, Yeo may want fresh legs and have Clark replace left-shot defenseman Justin Falk. Yeo said there's "definitely a possibility" Clark will play today. Asked if he's worried Clark has gotten rusty by having such a long hiatus since playing his last game for AHL Oklahoma City, Yeo said, "The good thing is this guy has played a lot of hockey (681 games with four NHL teams) in his career. If it was a younger player, I think it'd be a different story. It is a priority of ours to get him in very soon. We'll also be a little understanding of the fact that he hasn't playing in a long time. His first shift, if he's less than perfect, we're not going to judge him on that." Falk has been struggling lately.

Wild confirm signing of Brett Clark | 03/13/2013 4:11 PM

News

The Minnesota Wild have confirmed the signing of Brett Clark to a one-year deal.

Wild.nhl.com

Impact

"He's a veteran NHL defenseman who has played a lot of games in the League," Wild GM Chuck Fletcher said. "He's a guy capable of being used in any situation. He certainly provides depth, but also the experience and poise he brings will benefit our back end." Clark had 31 points in 2010-11, but we don't expect him to have much fantasy value with Minnesota as primarily a third-pairing or seventh defenseman.

Wild reportedly sign blueliner Brett Clark | 03/13/2013 10:15 AM

News

The Minnesota Wild have reportedly signed Brett Clark.

Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune

Impact

Clark has had some fantasy value in the past, courtesy of his three 30-plus point seasons, but we would recommend tempering your expectations for the remainder of 2013. The Wild will probably use him primarily as a depth defenseman and it's not clear if he'll even play regularly. That being said, he'll still get a lot of blocked shots if nothing else and if your league significantly values that category, then Clark might be worth scooping up.

| 01/19/2013 9:00 PM

News

Brett Clark was signed by TB on Friday January 18.

Rotoworld.com

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Game Log

Date	Team	Opp	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPPTS	SHG	GWG	S	TOI	Status
5/09/2013	Min	Chi	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Did not dress
5/07/2013	Min	Chi	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Did not dress
5/05/2013	Min	Chi	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Did not dress
5/03/2013	Min	Chi	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Did not dress
4/30/2013	Min	Chi	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Did not dress
4/27/2013	Min	Col	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Did not dress
4/26/2013	Min	Edm	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Did not dress
4/23/2013	Min	LA	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Did not dress
4/21/2013	Min	Cgy	0	0	-	-1	0	0	-	0	0	0	06:56	-
4/18/2013	Min	SJ	0	0	-	-2	0	0	-	0	0	1	16:04	-
4/16/2013	Min	Edm	0	0	-	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	13:26	-
4/15/2013	Min	Cgy	0	0	-	-2	0	0	-	0	0	1	15:09	-
4/13/2013	Min	CBJ	0	1	1	0	0	0	-	0	0	1	16:29	-
4/11/2013	Min	StL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Did not dress
4/09/2013	Min	Chi	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Did not dress
4/07/2013	Min	CBJ	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Did not dress
4/04/2013	Min	LA	0	0	-	-2	0	0	-	0	0	0	15:40	-
4/03/2013	Min	SJ	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Did not dress
4/01/2013	Min	StL	0	0	-	-2	0	0	-	0	0	0	13:40	-
3/30/2013	Min	LA	0	0	-	0	0	0	-	0	0	3	15:08	-
3/29/2013	Min	Dal	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Did not dress
3/27/2013	Min	Phx	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Did not dress
3/25/2013	Min	Dal	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Did not dress
3/23/2013	Min	SJ	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Did not dress
3/20/2013	Min	Det	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Did not dress
3/18/2013	Min	Van	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Did not dress
3/16/2013	Min	Col	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Did not dress
3/14/2013	Min	Col	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Did not dress

Career Regular Season Statistics

Year	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG	TOI	S	PtsPG
2012-13	Minnesota	NHL	8	0	1	1	-9	0	0	0	0	14:04	6	0.13
	Oklahoma City	AHL	18	1	16	17	7	10	0	0	-	-	38	0.94
2011-12	Tampa Bay	NHL	82	2	13	15	-26	20	0	0	0	18:22	61	0.18
2010-11	Tampa Bay	NHL	82	9	22	31	2	14	6	0	1	18:52	87	0.38
2009-10	Colorado	NHL	64	3	17	20	6	28	2	0	1	19:08	75	0.31
2008-09	Colorado	NHL	76	2	10	12	-16	32	0	0	1	22:19	97	0.16
2007-08	Colorado	NHL	57	5	16	21	5	33	1	0	0	23:09	87	0.37
2006-07	Colorado	NHL	82	10	29	39	5	50	4	0	1	23:40	140	0.48
2005-06	Colorado	NHL	80	9	27	36	3	56	4	0	1	19:38	148	0.45
2004-05	Hershey	AHL	67	7	37	44	1	54	3	0	1	-	128	0.66
2003-04	Colorado	NHL	12	1	1	2	3	6	0	0	0	10:26	14	0.17
	Hershey	AHL	64	11	21	32	-7	37	6	0	1	-	159	0.50
2002-03	Hershey	AHL	80	8	27	35	-1	26	5	0	0	-	194	0.44
2001-02	Atlanta	NHL	2	0	0	0	-3	0	0	0	0	15:32	0	0.00
	Hershey	AHL	32	7	9	16	13	12	1	0	3	-	65	0.50
	Chicago	AHL	42	3	17	20	15	18	1	1	1	-	103	0.48
	Total Chi/Her	AHL	74	10	26	36	28	30	2	1	4	-	168	0.49
2000-01	Atlanta	NHL	28	1	2	3	-12	14	0	0	0	18:02	35	0.11
	Orlando	IHL	43	2	9	11	3	32	0	0	1	-	93	0.26
1999-00	Atlanta	NHL	14	0	1	1	-12	4	0	0	0	16:51	13	0.07
	Orlando	IHL	63	9	17	26	20	31	2	0	4	-	122	0.41
1998-99	Montreal	NHL	61	2	2	4	-3	16	0	0	0	13:11	36	0.07
	Fredericton	AHL	3	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	-	10	0.33
1997-98	Montreal	NHL	41	1	0	1	-3	20	0	0	0	-	26	0.02
	Fredericton	AHL	20	0	6	6	1	6	0	0	0	-	29	0.30
1996-97	National Team	CAN	57	6	21	27	-	52	-	-	-	-	-	0.47
1995-96	Maine	HE	39	7	31	38	-	22	-	-	-	-	-	0.97
1994-95	Melville	SJHL	62	19	32	51	-	77	-	-	-	-	-	0.82
NHL	Total	NHL	689	45	141	186	-60	293	17	0	5	-	825	0.27
AHL	Total	AHL	326	38	133	171	31	163	16	1	-	-	726	0.52
IHL	Total	IHL	106	11	26	37	23	63	2	0	5	-	215	0.35
HE	Total	HE	39	7	31	38	-	22	-	-	-	-	-	0.97
CAN	Total	CAN	57	6	21	27	-	52	-	-	-	-	-	0.47
SJHL	Total	SJHL	62	19	32	51	-	77	-	-	-	-	-	0.82

Career Playoff Statistics

Year	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG	TOI	S	PtsPG
2012-13	Minnesota	NHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
	Oklahoma City	AHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2011-12	Tampa Bay	NHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2010-11	Tampa Bay	NHL	18	1	2	3	1	8	0	0	0	17:35	17	0.17
2009-10	Colorado	NHL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17:55	3	0.00
2008-09	Colorado	NHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2007-08	Colorado	NHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2006-07	Colorado	NHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2005-06	Colorado	NHL	9	2	2	4	-2	2	0	1	0	24:16	19	0.44
2004-05	Hershey	AHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2003-04	Colorado	NHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
	Hershey	AHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2002-03	Hershey	AHL	5	0	4	4	-3	4	0	0	0	-	8	0.80
2001-02	Atlanta	NHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
	Hershey	AHL	8	0	2	2	-8	6	0	0	0	-	18	0.25
2000-01	Atlanta	NHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
	Orlando	IHL	15	1	6	7	6	2	0	0	0	-	39	0.47
1999-00	Atlanta	NHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
	Orlando	IHL	6	0	1	1	-	0	0	0	0	-	10	0.17
1998-99	Montreal	NHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
	Fredericton	AHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
1997-98	Montreal	NHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
	Fredericton	AHL	4	0	1	1	-	17	0	0	0	-	-	0.25
1995-96	Maine	HE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
1994-95	Melville	SJHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
NHL	Total	NHL	28	3	4	7	-1	10	0	1	0	-	39	0.25
AHL	Total	AHL	17	0	7	7	-	27	0	0	0	-	-	0.41
IHL	Total	IHL	21	1	7	8	-	2	0	0	0	-	49	0.38

2012 Game Highs

	TOTAL	OPP	DATE	LAST SEASON
Goals	0	8 times-last:vs. Cgy	last:Apr 21	1
Assists	1	vs. CBJ	Apr 13	1
Points	1	vs. CBJ	Apr 13	2
Penalty Minutes	0	8 times-last:vs. Cgy	last:Apr 21	4
Plus/Minus	0	3 times-last:at Edm	last:Apr 16	3
Power Play Goals	0	8 times-last:vs. Cgy	last:Apr 21	0
Power Play Points	0	8 times-last:vs. Cgy	last:Apr 21	1
Shorthanded Goals	0	8 times-last:vs. Cgy	last:Apr 21	0
Shorthanded Points	0	8 times-last:vs. Cgy	last:Apr 21	0
Shots	3	vs. LA	Mar 30	4

Career Highs (SEASON)

	TOTAL	SEASON
Games	82	3 times-last: 2011-12 (TB)
Goals	10	2006-07 (Col)
Assists	29	2006-07 (Col)
Points	39	2006-07 (Col)
Penalty Minutes	56	2005-06 (Col)
Plus/Minus	+6	2009-10 (Col)
Power Play Goals	6	2010-11 (TB)
Shots	148	2005-06 (Col)

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