Emily Clark (born November 28, 1995) is a Canadian

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player for the Montréal section of the

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and has competed for the Canadian national Under-18 team in 2011. She made her debut with the

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at the

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. In the autumn of 2014, she joined the

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program. She also competed with the Canadian National team at the

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where she helped Canada win a silver medal.

Early life

Clark was born in

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, on November 28, 1995. She was the youngest of six children, all of whom played hockey, and her father served as a local coach.

Playing career

During the 2010–11 season, Clark was the alternate captain for the Saskatoon Stars as they reached the Saskatchewan Female Midget AAA Hockey League championship game for the second consecutive season. In addition, she won a gold medal at the Mac's Tournament with the Stars. She was part of Team Saskatchewan which competed at the 2011 Canada Winter Games. In 2009–10, Clark won the Tier 2 Saskatoon city championship with the Saskatoon Flyers.

Hockey Canada

In August 2011, Clark competed with the Under 18 Canadian National Women's ice hockey team in a three-game series versus the United States. In the third game of the series, Clark scored a goal, and Canada won the series. In addition, she was the youngest player on the team, and one of only three women from Saskatchewan invited to try out for the team.

NCAA

In her NCAA debut on October 3, 2014, Clark registered three points (two goals, one assist) in a 4–1 victory against the Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs. During December 2016, Clark tied for the WCHA lead in both points scored with eight and assists with seven, while leading the conference in plus/minus rating with a +7 rating. She would record an assist in Wisconsin's 8–2 win against their archrivals, the Minnesota Golden Gophers, on December 4, 2016. In a December 9, 2016, contest against the Ohio State Buckeyes, she established a career-high for most points in a game with five, compiling a goal and four assists in a 7–0 triumph. In each game contested in December, she logged at least one point in every game. For her efforts, she was recognized as the WCHA Player of the Month, the first in her career. Clark expected to play professional hockey in the

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, but they

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before her college graduation. She additionally decided to join the

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and to boycott playing in the

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or any other professional North American women's hockey league until one that is sustainable is developed.

2018 Winter Olympics

Clark was selected to compete for Team Canada in the

in PyeongChang, South Korea. Clark recorded her first Olympic goal in the semi-finals against the

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, which Canada won 5–0. She helped Team Canada take home a silver medal in a shootout against the United States.

2022 Winter Olympics

On January 11, 2022, Clark was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team.

Career statistics

Hockey Canada

SFMAAAHL

NCAA

Awards and honours

*WCHA Rookie of the Week (Week of October 7, 2014) *WCHA Offensive Player of the Week (Week of February 3, 2015) *WCHA Player of the Month (December 2016)

Personal life

Clark is a member of the LGBT community.

References

External links

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