William McLean Clark (born 14 May 1931) is a British retired ice hockey player,

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and administrator. He is a member of the

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Career

Clark began his playing career when he became a steward at the Murrayfield Ice Rink in the early 1950s. After starting as a defenceman he soon moved to being a goaltender and joined the Murrayfield Royals as their backup goaltender. After playing briefly with the Glasgow Flyers, Clark returned to the Royals as their starting goaltender. With the formation of the

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in 1966 the Royals changed their name to the

Murrayfield Racers The Murrayfield Racers were an ice hockey team based in Edinburgh, Scotland who were founded in 1952 as the Murrayfield Royals before changing their name to the Murrayfield Racers in 1966. The team won the British Championship four times in ...

. Clark backstopped the team to three consecutive league and playoff championships in 1969–70, 1970–71 and 1971–72 as well as having won the playoffs in the 1968–69 and 1974–75 seasons. In 1973, Clark became the manager of the Scottish national ice hockey team — a position he continued with until 1992 after he retired from playing in 1975. Clark also became a member of the Scottish Ice Hockey Association in the 1980s, a position which led to him representing Scotland at the

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. Clark was inducted to the British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame in 1993.

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* 1931 births Living people British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame inductees Murrayfield Racers players Scottish ice hockey goaltenders Sportspeople from Edinburgh British ice hockey coaches Ice hockey executives Scottish sports executives and administrators {{UK-icehockey-bio-stub