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USA Adam Clendening
#5 Shanghai Dragons / KHL - 25/26
2-time U18 WJC Gold Medal 2
1-time World Championship Bronze Medal 1
1-time AHL First All-Star Team 1
1-time AHL Second All-Star Team 1
1-time U17 WHC All-Star Team 1
1-time U18 WJC All-Star Team 1
Date of Birth
Oct 26, 1992
Position
D
Age
33
Height
6'0" / 183 cm
Place of Birth
Niagara Falls, NY, USA
Weight
194 lbs / 88 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Contract
25/26
Drafted
2011 round 2 #36 overall by Chicago Blackhawks
Agency
PREMIUM

A smooth skating two-way defenceman that can read the game like a forward. Possesses slick hands, a good stick, and a sharp shot that jumps off of his stick. All-in-all, a productive two-way defenceman that has a high offensive ceiling, and is responsible defensively. (Curtis Joe, EP 2014)

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Adam Clendening Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2007-08 Toronto Marlboros U16 AAA GTHL U16 60* 8* 42* 50* 116* -* |
2008-09 U.S. National U17 Team NTDP 15* 1* 5* 6* 18* -* |
U.S. National U18 Team NTDP 13* 1* 5* 6* 14* -* |
U.S. National U18 Team NAHL 34* 0* 9* 9* 38* 14* |
USA U17 WHC-17 6* 1* 3* 4* 4* -* |
USA U17 (all) International-Jr 9* 1* 4* 5* 10* -* |
USA U18 WJC-18 7* 0* 2* 2* 4* 4* |
2009-10 USNTDP Juniors USHL 26* 4* 13* 17* 44* 16* |
U.S. National U18 Team NTDP 39* 10* 22* 32* 76* -* |
USA U18 WJC-18 7* 3* 7* 10* 4* 6* |
2010-11 Boston Univ. NCAA 39* 5* 21* 26* 80* 8* |
2011-12 Boston Univ. NCAA 38* 4* 29* 33* 64* 11* |
USA U20 WJC-20 6* 1* 4* 5* 6* 2* |
2012-13 Rockford IceHogs AHL 73* 9* 37* 46* 67* 17* |
2013-14 Rockford IceHogs AHL 74* 12* 47* 59* 64* 5* |
2014-15 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 4* 1* 1* 2* 2* 1* |
Rockford IceHogs AHL 38* 1* 12* 13* 20* -4* |
Vancouver Canucks NHL 17* 0* 2* 2* 8* 1* |
Utica Comets AHL 11* 1* 4* 5* 28* 5* | Playoffs 23 3 5 8 26 7
2015-16 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 9* 0* 1* 1* 3* 3* |
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 6* 0* 3* 3* 0* 4* |
Edmonton Oilers NHL 20* 1* 5* 6* 10* 3* |
2016-17 New York Rangers NHL 31* 2* 9* 11* 17* 3* |
2017-18 Arizona Coyotes NHL 5* 0* 2* 2* 2* -1* |
Tucson Roadrunners AHL 21* 1* 4* 5* 40* 2* |
Rockford IceHogs AHL 38* 4* 26* 30* 48* 2* | Playoffs 13 1 13 14 8 4
2018-19 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 4* 0* 0* 0* 0* 1* | Playoffs 7 0 1 1 2 1
Cleveland Monsters AHL 45* 4* 33* 37* 98* 18* |
2019-20 Cleveland Monsters AHL 55* 7* 34* 41* 75* -4* |
2020-21 Cleveland Monsters AHL 9* 1* 3* 4* 6* 3* |
USA WC 7* 2* 3* 5* 2* 5* |
2021-22 Lehigh Valley Phantoms AHL 74* 5* 37* 42* 78* -15* |
2022-23 Rockford IceHogs “A” AHL 48* 3* 21* 24* 51* -17* |
Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 20* 1* 8* 9* 16* 5* | Playoffs 6 2 0 2 24 1
2023-24 Ilves Liiga 40* 8* 20* 28* 41* 9* | Playoffs 5 0 3 3 10 0
2024-25 Kunlun Red Star KHL 61* 5* 17* 22* 65* -13* |
2025-26 Shanghai Dragons KHL 50* 2* 22* 24* 48* -16* |
Projected KHL 66* 3* 29* 32* 63* -21* |

Adam Clendening Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2001-02 Connecticut Yankees Brick Invitational -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2003-04 Rochester Peewee QC Int PW -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2007-08 Toronto Marlboros U16 AAA OHL Cup 7* 0* 4* 4* 6* -* |
2023-24 Ilves Champions HL 2* 0* 0* 0* 2* -2* |

Adam Clendening Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 10 512* 49* 269* 318* 0.62* 591* 21* | 3 42 6 * 18 * 24 * 0.57 * 58 * 12 *
Brick Invitational 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Champions HL 1 2* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 2* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
GTHL U16 1 60* 8* 42* 50* 0.83* 116* -* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 1 9* 1* 4* 5* 0.56* 10* -* | 0 * * * * * *
KHL 2 111* 7* 39* 46* 0.41* 113* -29* | 0 * * * * * *
Liiga 1 40* 8* 20* 28* 0.70* 41* 9* | 1 5 0 * 3 * 3 * 0.60 * 10 * 0 *
NAHL 1 34* 0* 9* 9* 0.26* 38* 14* | 0 * * * * * *
NCAA 2 77* 9* 50* 59* 0.77* 144* 19* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 5 90* 4* 20* 24* 0.27* 42* 11* | 1 7 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.14 * 2 * 1 *
NTDP 2 67* 12* 32* 44* 0.66* 108* -* | 0 * * * * * *
OHL Cup 1 7* 0* 4* 4* 0.57* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
QC Int PW 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USHL 1 26* 4* 13* 17* 0.65* 44* 16* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 1 7* 2* 3* 5* 0.71* 2* 5* | 0 * * * * * *
WHC-17 1 6* 1* 3* 4* 0.67* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-18 2 14* 3* 9* 12* 0.86* 8* 10* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 6* 1* 4* 5* 0.83* 6* 2* | 0 * * * * * *

Adam Clendening Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
08/17/2025
08/17/2025 Extension Shanghai Dragons Shanghai Dragons
05/29/2024
05/29/2024 Confirmed Ilves Kunlun Red Star
10/22/2023
10/22/2023 Confirmed Hartford Wolf Pack Ilves
03/01/2023
03/01/2023 Confirmed Rockford IceHogs Hartford Wolf Pack
07/18/2022
07/18/2022 Confirmed Philadelphia Flyers Rockford IceHogs
07/28/2021
07/28/2021 Confirmed Columbus Blue Jackets Philadelphia Flyers
06/25/2019
06/25/2019 Extension Columbus Blue Jackets Columbus Blue Jackets
07/01/2018
07/01/2018 Confirmed Chicago Blackhawks Columbus Blue Jackets
01/11/2018
01/11/2018 Confirmed Arizona Coyotes Chicago Blackhawks
07/01/2017
07/01/2017 Confirmed New York Rangers Arizona Coyotes
07/01/2016
07/01/2016 Confirmed Edmonton Oilers New York Rangers
01/27/2016
01/27/2016 Confirmed Anaheim Ducks Edmonton Oilers
01/16/2016
01/16/2016 Confirmed Pittsburgh Penguins Anaheim Ducks
07/28/2015
07/28/2015 Confirmed Vancouver Canucks Pittsburgh Penguins
07/10/2015
07/10/2015 Extension Vancouver Canucks Vancouver Canucks
01/30/2015
01/30/2015 Confirmed Chicago Blackhawks Vancouver Canucks
06/01/2012
06/01/2012 Confirmed Boston Univ. Chicago Blackhawks
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2008, 5 #92 overall by London Knights in the OHL Priority Selection