Noah Clarke (born June 11, 1979) is an American former professional ice hockey left winger. He played 21 games in the National Hockey League with the Los Angeles Kings and

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between 2003 and 2008. The rest of his career, which lasted from 2003 to 2013, was spent in the minor leagues and then in Europe.

Biography

Clarke was born in La Verne, California. As a youth, he played in the 1992 and 1993 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from Ontario, California. Clarke made his NHL debut on December 16, 2003 against the Edmonton Oilers and scored his first career NHL goal on March 12, 2007 against the Edmonton Oilers, becoming the first native of Southern California to record a goal for the Kings. Clarke was signed by the

in 2007. In May 2008, he signed a two-year contract with HC Ambri-Piotta in the Swiss National League. In Ambrì, Clarke played with former NHL player

Erik Westrum Erik Clinton Westrum (born July 26, 1979 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American former professional ice hockey center who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Phoenix Coyotes, Minnesota Wild, and Toronto Maple Leafs. Playing ca ...

and was coached by the 1980 Olympic Gold Medalist John Harrington, he left on 17 December Ambri and moved to Rauman Lukko. The following season Clarke returned to Ambri before splitting the year again with

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of the Czech Extraliga. On July 16, 2010, Clarke signed a one-year contract as a free agent to play in Germany with Augsburger Panther of the

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. On June 29, 2012, Clarke signed with Belfast Giants in the British

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Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Awards and honors

References

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* 1979 births Living people AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans American expatriate ice hockey players in Finland American expatriate ice hockey players in Germany American expatriate ice hockey players in Northern Ireland American expatriate ice hockey players in Switzerland American expatriate ice hockey players in the Czech Republic American men's ice hockey left wingers Augsburger Panther players Belfast Giants players Colorado College Tigers men's ice hockey players Des Moines Buccaneers players EHC München players HC Ambrì-Piotta players HC Slavia Praha players Ice hockey players from California Los Angeles Kings draft picks Los Angeles Kings players Lowell Devils players Lukko players Manchester Monarchs (AHL) players New Jersey Devils players People from La Verne, California {{US-icehockey-winger-stub