# Noah Clarke

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 New Jersey Devils 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 New Jersey Devils 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 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 HC Slavia Prague 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 Deutsche Eishockey Liga. On June 29, 2012, Clarke signed with Belfast Giants in the British Elite Ice Hockey League.

## Career statistics
### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1997–98 | Des Moines Buccaneers | USHL | 54 | 19 | 30 | 49 | 29 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 23 |
| 1998–99 | Des Moines Buccaneers | USHL | 52 | 31 | 32 | 63 | 47 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 16 |
| 1999–00 | Colorado College | WCHA | 39 | 17 | 20 | 37 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000–01 | Colorado College | WCHA | 41 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001–02 | Colorado College | WCHA | 42 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002–03 | Colorado College | WCHA | 42 | 21 | 49 | 70 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002–03 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003–04 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003–04 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 71 | 25 | 26 | 51 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 2004–05 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 61 | 21 | 24 | 45 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2005–06 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005–06 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 69 | 14 | 30 | 44 | 33 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| 2006–07 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006–07 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 63 | 24 | 33 | 57 | 27 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| 2007–08 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007–08 | Lowell Devils | AHL | 47 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008–09 | HC Ambrì-Piotta | NLA | 28 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008–09 | Lukko | SM-l | 25 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009–10 | HC Ambrì-Piotta | NLA | 22 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009–10 | HC Slavia Praha | CZE | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 2010–11 | Augsburger Panther | DEL | 52 | 17 | 30 | 47 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011–12 | EHC München | DEL | 18 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012–13 | Belfast Giants | EIHL | 52 | 21 | 37 | 58 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| AHL totals | AHL totals | AHL totals | 314 | 99 | 131 | 230 | 133 | 35 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 14 |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 21 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |

## Awards and honors

| Award | Year |
| All-WCHA Rookie Team | 1999–00 |
| All-WCHA Second Team | 2002–03 |
| AHCA West First-Team All-American | 2002–03 |