# Andrew Clark (ice hockey)

Andrew Clark (born April 8, 1988) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player.

## Playing career

He played for Acadia University in the Atlantic conference of Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS). For his outstanding play during the 2011–12 season, Clark was selected as the 2011–12 Canadian Interuniversity Sport player of the year, and was awarded the Senator Joseph A. Sullivan Trophy.
Andrew left the Acadia University Hockey program at the end of the 2012–13 AUS Hockey season and signed a professional contract with the Stockton Thunder, an ECHL affiliate of the Edmonton Oilers. He appeared in a total of 66 ECHL contests for the Thunder until the end of the 2013–14 season with 26 goals and 43 assists. During the 2013–14 season, he also spent time in the AHL after signing a professional tryout agreement with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers in December 2013. Clark saw the ice in 35 AHL games, producing seven goals as well as twelve assists.
He moved abroad upon the conclusion of the 2013–14 campaign, joining Esbjerg Energy. Clark would lead the Danish league in scoring (36 games: 25 goals, 50 assists plus 15 games with nine goals and 16 assists in post season play) and helped the Esbjerg squad reach the finals, where they lost.
After making noise in the Danish league, he was picked up by the SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers of Switzerland's second-tier National League B (NLB) prior to the 2015–16 campaign. He saw the ice in 39 regular season contests for the Lakers, scoring 19 goals while assisting on 28 more. On the way to the NLB finals, Clark played in 17 playoff games, tallying four goals and ten assists. The Lakers eventually fell short to HC Ajoie in the NLB finals.
He continued his way through the European leagues, signing with HC Innsbruck of the Austrian Hockey League on June 17, 2016.

## Career statistics

| | | | 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 |
| 2004–05 | Neepawa Natives | MJHL | 58 | 19 | 27 | 46 | 101 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005–06 | Brandon Wheat Kings | WHL | 61 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2006–07 | Brandon Wheat Kings | WHL | 72 | 28 | 32 | 60 | 66 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| 2007–08 | Brandon Wheat Kings | WHL | 49 | 16 | 39 | 55 | 51 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| 2008–09 | Brandon Wheat Kings | WHL | 72 | 40 | 38 | 78 | 34 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 12 |
| 2009–10 | Acadia University | CIS | 27 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2010–11 | Acadia University | CIS | 28 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 2011–12 | Acadia University | CIS | 28 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012–13 | Acadia University | CIS | 28 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 42 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| 2012–13 | Stockton Thunder | ECHL | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013–14 | Stockton Thunder | ECHL | 31 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 |
| 2013–14 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 35 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014–15 | Esbjerg Energy | DEN | 36 | 25 | 50 | 75 | 54 | 15 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 20 |
| 2015–16 | SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | NLB | 39 | 19 | 28 | 47 | 34 | 17 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 45 |
| 2016–17 | HC TWK Innsbruck | EBEL | 49 | 23 | 34 | 57 | 47 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 |
| 2017–18 | HC TWK Innsbruck | EBEL | 54 | 24 | 35 | 59 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 2018–19 | HC TWK Innsbruck | EBEL | 52 | 20 | 49 | 69 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — |
| AHL totals | AHL totals | AHL totals | 35 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |

## Awards and honours

| Award | Year |
| CIS First-Team All-Canadian | 2011–12 |
| Senator Joseph A. Sullivan Trophy - CIS Player of the Year | 2011–12 |
| CIS Second-Team All-Canadian | 2012–13 |