Chris Clark Chris Clark ( born March 8 , 1976 ) is a retired professional ice hockey Right Winger who played in the National Hockey League for the Calgary Flames , Washington Capitals and the Columbus Blue Jackets . College career . Clark played four years for the Clarkson Golden Knights in the ECAC ( NCAA Division I ) , posting 128 points ( 63 goals , 65 assists ) and 392 penalty minutes in 142 games . He was named to the ECAC Second All - Star team in 1998 . NHL career . Clark was drafted in the third round , 77th overall , by the Calgary Flames in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft . Clark played five seasons with the Flames . In his final season with the team , he played in every game and helped the team to the 2004 Stanley Cup Finals , which they lost to Tampa Bay . Clark was traded to the Washington Capitals as a restricted free agent on August 4 , 2005 , in exchange for a conditional pick in the 2006 Entry Draft . In January 2006 , he joined the Capitals ' top line , which also included left wing Alexander Ovechkin and center Dainius Zubrus . Clark finished his first season in Washington with career highs in goals , assists , and points . The Capitals named Clark their new team captain on September 13 , 2006 . Playing on the top line , Clark had a career year in goals ( 30 ) , assists ( 24 ) and points ( 54 ) during the 2006 – 07 season . Clark was injured in the third period of a 2 - 1 shootout loss to the Florida Panthers on November 28 , 2007 , and missed the next eighteen games with a strained groin muscle . Clark returned to the lineup on February 13 , 2008 , but played only one shift against the Philadelphia Flyers . Clark kicked out his skate in an attempt to stop a pass when he aggravated the groin injury . Clark missed the rest of the regular season and playoffs . After suffering a wrist injury in February 2009 , Clark required surgery which ended his 2008 - 2009 season . Clark skated with the team during the pre game skate before game five of the 2009 Stanley Cup Playoff game against the New York Rangers , but did not return until Game 7 , taking the place of then - teammate Donald Brashear , who was suspended for six games after his late hit on Blair Betts . On December 28 , 2009 , Clark , along with defenseman Milan Jurcina , was traded to the Columbus Blue Jackets for winger Jason Chimera . Clark was the third longest tenured captain in the history of the Washington Capitals , behind only Hockey Hall of Famer Rod Langway and Dale Hunter . During the 2011 off season Clark accepted a try - out invitation from the Boston Bruins . Despite having an impressive pre - season , he was released from the Bruins training camp on October 5th , 2011 without a contract . On November 3 , 2011 , Clark was signed to a professional tryout agreement with the Providence Bruins . Clark was released by the Providence Bruins on November 21 , 2011 after six games due to the fact he failed to score a point during his tryout period Retirement . After he was released by the Providence Bruins , Clark took up a scouting position within the Blue Jackets organization for the remainder of the season before being named as the team ' s development coach . International play . During the 2004 – 05 NHL lockout Clark continued his career in Europe . First Clark played through a short stint with Swiss team SC Bern , then with Norwegian outfit Storhamar Dragons . In 2007 Clark was chosen as the captain of the USA hockey team for the World Championships , where he scored two goals and added an assist in six games .