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Canada Wendel Clark
#17 Toronto Maple Leafs / NHL - 99/00
1-time U20 WJC Gold Medal 1
1-time NHL All-Rookie Team 1
1-time WHL (East) First All-Star Team 1
Date of Birth
Oct 25, 1966
Position
LW
Age
59
Height
5'11" / 180 cm
Place of Birth
Kelvington, SK, CAN
Weight
198 lbs / 90 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Kelvington Lions
Status
Retired
Drafted
1985 round 1 #1 overall by Toronto Maple Leafs

Father: Les Clark
Son: Kody Clark
Brothers: Kerry Clark, Donn Clark
Cousins: Barry Melrose, Joey Kocur & Kory Kocur
Second cousin: Jackson Kocur

Team Staff profile of Wendel Clark also available

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Wendel Clark Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1981-82 Notre Dame Hounds U18 AAA SMAAAHL -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1982-83 Notre Dame Hounds U18 AAA SMAAAHL 27* 21* 28* 49* 83* -* |
1983-84 Saskatoon Blades WHL 72* 23* 45* 68* 225* -* |
1984-85 Saskatoon Blades WHL 64* 32* 55* 87* 253* -* | Playoffs 3 3 3 6 7 -
Canada U20 WJC-20 7* 3* 2* 5* 10* -* |
1985-86 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 66* 34* 11* 45* 227* -27* | Playoffs 10 5 1 6 47 1
1986-87 Toronto Maple Leafs “A” NHL 80* 37* 23* 60* 271* -23* | Playoffs 13 6 5 11 38 6
1987-88 Toronto Maple Leafs “A” NHL 28* 12* 11* 23* 80* -13* |
1988-89 Toronto Maple Leafs “A” NHL 15* 7* 4* 11* 66* -3* |
1989-90 Toronto Maple Leafs “A” NHL 38* 18* 8* 26* 116* 2* | Playoffs 5 1 1 2 19 -2
1990-91 Toronto Maple Leafs “A” NHL 63* 18* 16* 34* 152* -5* |
1991-92 Toronto Maple Leafs “C” NHL 43* 19* 21* 40* 123* -14* |
1992-93 Toronto Maple Leafs “C” NHL 66* 17* 22* 39* 193* 2* | Playoffs 21 10 10 20 51 15
1993-94 Toronto Maple Leafs “C” NHL 64* 46* 30* 76* 115* 10* | Playoffs 18 9 7 16 24 0
1994-95 Québec Nordiques “A” NHL 37* 12* 18* 30* 45* -1* | Playoffs 6 1 2 3 6 -6
1995-96 New York Islanders NHL 58* 24* 19* 43* 60* -12* |
Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 13* 8* 7* 15* 16* 7* | Playoffs 6 2 2 4 2 -6
1996-97 Toronto Maple Leafs “A” NHL 65* 30* 19* 49* 75* -2* |
1997-98 Toronto Maple Leafs “A” NHL 47* 12* 7* 19* 80* -21* |
1998-99 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 65* 28* 14* 42* 35* -25* |
Detroit Red Wings NHL 12* 4* 2* 6* 2* 1* | Playoffs 10 2 3 5 10 -1
1999-00 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 13* 2* 0* 2* 13* -2* |
Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 20* 2* 2* 4* 21* -3* | Playoffs 6 1 1 2 4 2

Wendel Clark Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1981-82 Notre Dame Hounds U18 AAA Air Canada Cup -* -* -* -* -* -* |

Wendel Clark Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
NHL 15 793* 330* 234* 564* 0.71* 1 690* -129* | 9 95 37 * 32 * 69 * 0.73 * 201 * 9 *
SMAAAHL 2 27* 21* 28* 49* 1.81* 83* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Air Canada Cup (Telus Cup) 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WHL 2 136* 55* 100* 155* 1.14* 478* -* | 1 3 3 * 3 * 6 * 2.00 * 7 * - *
WJC-20 1 7* 3* 2* 5* 0.71* 10* -* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Wendel Clark Career Highlights

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Awards by season
Player Biography and Trivia

Number 22 retired by Saskatoon Blades

Number 17 retired by Toronto Maple Leafs

Cult/Star player for Saskatoon Blades

Cult/Star player for Toronto Maple Leafs

Clark was originally drafted as a defenseman, but converted to forward when he turned pro. He played a few games at forward during a World Junior tournament in 1984.

Career transactions
- 2000-06-29 • Announced his retirement
- 2000-01-14 • Released by Chicago and signed by the Toronto Maple Leafs
- 1999-08-12 • Signed by the Chicago Blackhawks
- 1999-03-23 • Traded to the Detroit Red Wings with a 1999 6th round pick (Kent McDonell) for Kevin Hodson & a 1999 2nd round pick (Sheldon Keefe)
- 1998-07-31 • Signed by the Tampa Bay Lightning
- 1996-03-13 • Traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs with Mathieu Schneider & D.J. Smith for Darby Hendrickson, Sean Haggerty, Kenny Jönsson & a 1997 1st round pick (Roberto Luongo)
- 1995-10-03 • Traded to the New York Islanders for Claude Lemieux
- 1995-06-21 • Rights transferred to the Colorado Avalanche after the Quebec Nordiques franchise relocated
- 1994-06-28 • Traded to the Quebec Nordiques with Sylvain Lefebvre, Landon Wilson & a 1994 1st round pick (Jeff Kealty) for Mats Sundin, Garth Butcher, Todd Warriner & a 1994 1st round pick (traded to WSH: Nolan Baumgartner)
- 1985-06-15 • Selected 1st overall in the NHL Entry Draft by the Toronto Maple Leafs