Fantasy Hockey Feature: Everyone's favourite defensive prospect

He is technically not a rookie, but Los Angeles Kings defenceman Brandt Clarke is still just 21-years-old and has just 66 career regular season games to his name. He is also having an excellent first full NHL season thus far with 22 points in 41 games while averaging under 17:30 per game in ice time. This heralded young blue liner is on his ascent, so it’s worth looking at what he’s done in the NHL and his future fantasy upside. 

The 2021 Elite Prospects Draft Guide highlighted Clarke’s on-ice vision, his playmaking, and his puck-carrying skills that made him a coveted prospect. His draft-year production put him at the top of Hockey Prospecting’s probabilities for turning not only into an NHLer, but a star: 

After being drafted, Clarke spent most of the next two seasons in the OHL where he p