Richard Clune

Richard Clune (born April 25, 1987) is a professional ice hockey left winger of the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League (AHL). Clune has played over 350 AHL games and 120 NHL games since his debut in 2006.
==Playing career==
===Junior===
Clune was drafted in the second round of the 2003 OHL Priority Selection (29th overall) by the Sarnia Sting. During the 2003–04 season, Clune scored three goals and 16 points, as well as 72 penalty minutes, in 58 games. In 2004–05, his second year with the Sting, Clune finished the season with 21 goals and 34 points in 68 games and added 103 penalty minutes, fourth most on the team, as well as winning the Bobby Smith Trophy, emblematic of the OHL's scholastic player of the year. In April 2005, Clune represented Canada at the World Under-18s in the Czech Republic; Canada won a silver medal, losing in the gold-medal game to the United States.
Clune was drafted in the third round (71st overall) at the 2005 NHL Entry Draft by the Dallas Stars on July 30, 2005, despite not playing at the CHL Top Prospects Game in Vancouver. In August 2005, Clune yet again represented Canada in the Czech Republic, this time at the Junior World Cup of Hockey. This time, Canada won gold, winning it over the host team.
Despite Clune's 20 goals, 52 points and 126 penalty minutes in 61 games in 2005–06, Sarnia finished last in the OHL standings and Clune demanded a trade. On September 20, 2006, Clune was traded to the Barrie Colts for Mike Roelofsen and three draft picks.
In October, the Colts honoured Clune with the team's monthly sportsmanship award. Clune was criticized when, during a game against London on October 28, 2006, Clune scored an empty-net goal to secure a 5–3 victory and celebrated the goal by doing pushups on the ice. Clune had had his best season offensively, scoring a career-high 32 goals and 46 assists for a career-best 78 points in 67 games.
===Professional===
On March 25, 2007, Clune signed a three-year entry-level contract with Dallas Stars. He made his professional hockey debut on April 14 with the Iowa Stars, Dallas' AHL affiliate. Clune ended the 2007–08 season splitting time between Iowa and the Idaho Steelheads of the ECHL.
On July 21, 2008, he was traded to the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for Lauri Tukonen. After suffering a chest injury at training camp on October 6, 2008, Clune wasn't assigned to the Kings' affiliate, the Manchester Monarchs, until November 19, 2008.
During the 2010 playoffs, Clune made four brief appearances in their first-round loss to the Vancouver Canucks, but is noted for his fight in Game 5 with Rick Rypien.
Prior to the 2012–13 lockout-shortened season, Clune was picked up off waivers from the Kings by the Nashville Predators on January 15, 2013. Having established a fourth line role with the Predators, Clune was re-signed to a two-year contract extension to begin in the 2014–15 season.
Clune featured in a single game under new head coach Peter Laviolette before he was reassigned to the AHL with affiliate the Milwaukee Admirals for the duration of the year. After he was placed on waivers in the off-season with no claim, Clune was placed on unconditional waivers to buy out the final year of his contract and secure a release to free agency on June 27, 2015.
On July 5, 2015, Clune signed a one-year contract with the Toronto Marlies of the AHL. Clune produced 5 points in 8 games to open the 2015-16 season with the Marlies, before he was signed to a one-year two-way contract with the parent club, the Toronto Maple Leafs, on October 29, 2015.
On July 4, 2016, as a free agent from the Maple Leafs, Clune opted to continue playing with the Marlies, signing a new one-year AHL deal.
==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
2003–04 	Sarnia Sting 	OHL 	 	58 	3 	13 	16 	72 	 	5 	0 	1 	1 	0
2004–05 	Sarnia Sting 	OHL 	 	67 	21 	13 	34 	103 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Sarnia Sting 	OHL 	 	61 	20 	32 	52 	126 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Barrie Colts 	OHL 	 	67 	32 	46 	78 	151 	 	8 	3 	4 	7 	8
2006–07 	Iowa Stars 	AHL 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	2 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Idaho Steelheads 	ECHL 	 	19 	1 	9 	10 	41 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Iowa Stars 	AHL 	 	38 	3 	5 	8 	137 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Manchester Monarchs	AHL 	 	35 	3 	6 	9 	87 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	Manchester Monarchs	AHL 	 	44 	4 	10 	14 	126 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	Los Angeles Kings 	NHL 	 	14 	0 	2 	2 	26 	 	4 	0 	0 	0 	5
2010–11 	Manchester Monarchs	AHL 	 	66 	8 	14 	22 	222 	 	7 	0 	3 	3 	6
2011–12 	Manchester Monarchs	AHL 	 	56 	6 	9 	15 	253 	 	4 	0 	0 	0 	14
2012–13 	Manchester Monarchs	AHL 	 	35 	2 	5 	7 	98 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2012–13 	Nashville Predators	NHL 	 	47 	4 	5 	9 	113 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2013–14 	Nashville Predators	NHL 	 	58 	3 	4 	7 	166 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2014–15 	Nashville Predators	NHL 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2014–15 	Milwaukee Admirals 	AHL 	 	62 	6 	11 	17 	181 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2015–16 	Toronto Marlies 	AHL 	 	49 	8 	16 	24 	146 	 	15 	1 	2 	3 	34
2015–16 	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL 	 	19 	0 	4 	4 	22 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals	 	139 	7 	15 	22 	327 	 	4 	0 	0 	0 	5
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Awards and honours==
Award 	Year
OHL 	OHL
Bobby Smith Trophy	2005
==References==
==External links==
* Richard Clune's stats on hockeydb
Category:Born in 1987
Category:Barrie Colts alumni
Category:Dallas Stars draft picks
Category:Idaho Steelheads players
Category:Iowa Stars player
Category:Manchester Monarchs player
Category:Sarnia Sting alumni
Category:Los Angeles Kings players
Category:Nashville Predators players
Category:Milwaukee Admirals players
Category:Toronto Maple Leafs players
Category:Toronto Marlies players