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Matt Clackson

current status: Off season

RW | 6'0", 196 lbs. | Phoenix

Birth Date:April 26, 1985 (28 years old)
Place of Birth:Saskatoon, Sask.
Shoots:R

Experience:0 years
Drafted:Drafted by Philadelphia in 2005 (7/215).
Acquired:Acquired in a trade with Washington in 2013.

Movements & Injuries

2013
4/02/2013	Assigned to Portland (AHL).
4/02/2013	Acquired from the Washington Capitals.
2012
9/14/2012	Assigned to Hershey (AHL).
7/14/2012	Signed as a free agent by the Washington Capitals to a one-year contract.
2011
9/23/2011	Assigned to Chicago (AHL).
9/14/2011	Invited to training camp by the Vancouver Canucks.
6/07/2011	Acquired from the Philadelphia Flyers.
2010
9/26/2010	Assigned to Adirondack (AHL).
7/22/2010	Re-signed as a restricted free agent by the Philadelphia Flyers.
2009
9/21/2009	Assigned to Adirondack (AHL).
2008
9/30/2008	Assigned to Philadelphia (AHL).
3/19/2008	Signed by the Philadelphia Flyers.
3/19/2008	Assigned to Philadelphia (AHL).

Career Transactions

2013
4/02/2013	Phoenix Coyotes traded Joel Rechlicz to the Washington Capitals for Matt Clackson.
2012
7/14/2012	Signed as a free agent by the Washington Capitals.
2011
6/07/2011	Philadelphia Flyers traded Matt Clackson, a third-round draft pick in 2012 and a conditional draft pick to the Phoenix Coyotes for Ilya Bryzgalov.
2005
7/30/2005	Drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 7th round (215th overall) in 2005.

Player News

Capitals trade Matt Clackson to Coyotes | 04/02/2013 1:22 PM

News

Washington Capitals trade Matt Clackson to Phoenix Coyotes for Joel Rechlicz in a minor-league deal.

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Impact

Clackson was a former draft pick of the Flyers but signed with the Caps in July 2012. He has one goal and three points in 19 AHL games this season.

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Career Regular Season Statistics

Year	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG	TOI	S	PtsPG
2012-13	Portland	AHL	4	0	0	0	-1	30	0	0	-	-	3	0.00
	Hershey	AHL	19	1	2	3	-1	36	0	0	-	-	6	0.16
	Total Her/Por	AHL	23	1	2	3	-2	66	0	0	-	-	9	0.13
2011-12	Chicago	AHL	43	1	1	2	-3	193	0	0	-	-	26	0.05
2010-11	Adirondack	AHL	62	1	3	4	-3	118	0	0	-	-	30	0.06
2009-10	Adirondack	AHL	60	2	4	6	-5	174	0	0	-	-	33	0.10
2008-09	Philadelphia	AHL	80	3	6	9	-10	263	0	0	-	-	-	0.11
2007-08	Philadelphia	AHL	2	0	0	0	-1	19	0	0	-	-	-	0.00
	Western Michigan	CCHA	35	3	3	6	-12	87	0	0	1	-	30	0.17
2006-07	Western Michigan	CCHA	36	0	8	8	-6	80	0	0	0	-	29	0.22
2005-06	Western Michigan	CCHA	34	1	1	2	-9	52	0	0	0	-	24	0.06
2004-05	Chicago	USHL	56	10	15	25	-	270	-	-	-	-	-	0.45
AHL	Total	AHL	270	8	16	24	-24	833	0	0	-	-	-	0.09
CCHA	Total	CCHA	105	4	12	16	-27	219	0	0	1	-	83	0.15
USHL	Total	USHL	56	10	15	25	-	270	-	-	-	-	-	0.45

Career Playoff Statistics

Year	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG	TOI	S	PtsPG
2012-13	Portland	AHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
	Hershey	AHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
	Total Her/Por	AHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2011-12	Chicago	AHL	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	-	-	0	0.00
2010-11	Adirondack	AHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2009-10	Adirondack	AHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2008-09	Philadelphia	AHL	4	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	-	-	-	0.00
2007-08	Philadelphia	AHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
	Western Michigan	CCHA	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2006-07	Western Michigan	CCHA	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2005-06	Western Michigan	CCHA	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2004-05	Chicago	USHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
AHL	Total	AHL	5	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	-	-	-	0.00

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