Wendel Clark

Date of Birth: Oct 25, 1966
Age: 60
Place of Birth: Kelvington, SK, CAN
Nation: Canada
Youth Team: Kelvington Lions
Position: LW
Height: 180 cm / 5'11"
Weight: 90 kg / 198 lbs
Shoots: L
Status: Retired

Wendel Clark Facts

Player Type: Heavy HitterPower Forward
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

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Wendel Clark Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1981-1982	Notre Dame Hounds U18 AAA	SMAAAHL	-	-	-	-	-	-
1982-1983	Notre Dame Hounds U18 AAA	SMAAAHL	27	21	28	49	83	-
1983-1984	Saskatoon Blades	WHL	72	23	45	68	225	-
1984-1985	Saskatoon Blades	WHL	64	32	55	87	253	-	Playoffs	3	3	3	6	7	-
1984-1985	Canada U20	WJC-20	7	3	2	5	10	-
1985-1986	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	66	34	11	45	227	-27	Playoffs	10	5	1	6	47	1
1986-1987	Toronto Maple Leafs "A"	NHL	80	37	23	60	271	-23	Playoffs	13	6	5	11	38	6
1987-1988	Toronto Maple Leafs "A"	NHL	28	12	11	23	80	-13
1988-1989	Toronto Maple Leafs "A"	NHL	15	7	4	11	66	-3
1989-1990	Toronto Maple Leafs "A"	NHL	38	18	8	26	116	2	Playoffs	5	1	1	2	19	-2
1990-1991	Toronto Maple Leafs "A"	NHL	63	18	16	34	152	-5
1991-1992	Toronto Maple Leafs "C"	NHL	43	19	21	40	123	-14
1992-1993	Toronto Maple Leafs "C"	NHL	66	17	22	39	193	2	Playoffs	21	10	10	20	51	15
1993-1994	Toronto Maple Leafs "C"	NHL	64	46	30	76	115	10	Playoffs	18	9	7	16	24	0
1994-1995	Québec Nordiques "A"	NHL	37	12	18	30	45	-1	Playoffs	6	1	2	3	6	-6
1995-1996	New York Islanders	NHL	58	24	19	43	60	-12
1995-1996	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	13	8	7	15	16	7	Playoffs	6	2	2	4	2	-6
1996-1997	Toronto Maple Leafs "A"	NHL	65	30	19	49	75	-2
1997-1998	Toronto Maple Leafs "A"	NHL	47	12	7	19	80	-21
1998-1999	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL	65	28	14	42	35	-25
1998-1999	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	12	4	2	6	2	1	Playoffs	10	2	3	5	10	-1
1999-2000	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL	13	2	0	2	13	-2
1999-2000	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	+/-
1981-1982	Notre Dame Hounds U18 AAA	Air Canada Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-

Wendel Clark Career Totals by League

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Air Canada Cup (Telus Cup)	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
NHL	15	793	330	234	564	0.71	1690	-129	9	95	37	32	69	0.73	201	9
SMAAAHL	2	27*	21*	28*	49*	1.81*	83*	-	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 Totals by Team

Team	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Canada U20	1	7	3	2	5	0.71	10	-	0
Chicago Blackhawks	1	13	2	0	2	0.15	13	-2	0
Detroit Red Wings	1	12	4	2	6	0.50	2	1	1	10	2	3	5	0.50	10	-1
New York Islanders	1	58	24	19	43	0.74	60	-12	0
Notre Dame Hounds U18 AAA	2	27*	21*	28*	49*	1.81*	83*	-	0
Québec Nordiques	1	37	12	18	30	0.81	45	-1	1	6	1	2	3	0.50	6	-6
Saskatoon Blades	2	136	55	100	155	1.14	478	-	1	3	3	3	6	2.00	7	-
Tampa Bay Lightning	1	65	28	14	42	0.65	35	-25	0
Toronto Maple Leafs	13	608	260	181	441	0.73	1535	-90	7	79	34	27	61	0.77	185	16

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Wendel Clark Career Highlights

Season	Awards
1984-1985	U20 WJC Gold Medal WHL (East) First All-Star Team
1985-1986	NHL All-Rookie Team NHL All-Star Game NHL Most Goals by Rookie (34) NHL Rookie of the Year (Calder Trophy) Finalist
1998-1999	NHL All-Star Game

Wendel Clark Biography and Trivia

Number 17 retired by Toronto Maple Leafs
Number 22 retired by Saskatoon Blades
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