David Clarkson

David Clarkson is a National Hockey League (NHL) defenseman for the New Jersey Devils. He made his NHL debut for the Devils during the 2006-07 season, playing in seven regular season games, and three playoff games.http://forecaster.thehockeynews.com/hockeynews/hockey/player.cgi?5500 His first NHL appearance for the Devils was on March 15, 2007, against the Carolina Hurricanes. He went on to log his first NHL goal and assist in only his second game, also against the Hurricanes, on March 17, 2007. During the game, he also logged his first two penalty minutes.http://www.hockey-reference.com/players/c/clarkda03/gamelog/2007/

Clarkson was signed by the Devils as a free agent on August 12, 2005. He went on to re-sign with the team to a three-year contract on June 30, 2010. In 216 NHL games for New Jersey through the 2009-10 season, he posted 82 points on 40 goals and 42 assists. He also registered 438 penalty minutes, and nine of his goals were on the power play.http://forecaster.thehockeynews.com/hockeynews/hockey/player.cgi?5500 On March 12, 2010, Clarkson appeared in his 200th NHL game in a match-up against the Pittsburgh Penguins.http://devils.nhl.com/club/player.htm?id=8470920&view=notes

David Clarkson was born on March 30, 1984, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The 6-foot-1 right winger is described by The Hockey News as an "agitating winger with some scoring ability; a player that can play either wing position, possesses all-around ability, and offers good size and in-your-face play."http://forecaster.thehockeynews.com/hockeynews/hockey/player.cgi?5500

During the 2010 off-season, Clarkson got married to fiance Brittany Roberts at the Blue Mountain Resort in Southern Ontario. He also signed a three-year, 8-million dollar deal with the New Jersey Devils. Finally, he took part in Lance Armstrong's 2010 "Ride with Lance" charity bicycle tour, which he was asked to participate in because of his connection with the Kitchener Rangers, and because of his own charity, Clarky's Kids.http://blogs.northjersey.com/blogs/fireice/comments/devils_right_wing_david_clarkson_tests_endurance_in_ride_with_lance_armstro/

David Clarkson played four seasons in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) for the Belleville Bulls and the Kitchener Rangers. In 185 games in the OHL, he posted 130 points on 74 goals, 30 on the power play and two short-handed, and 56 assists. He also logged a +25 plus/minus average, and put up 485 penalty minutes. In 44 playoff appearances, he notched 11 goals and six assists, and posted 69 penalty minutes.http://forecaster.thehockeynews.com/hockeynews/hockey/player.cgi?5500

Clarkson began his professional hockey career in the American Hockey League (AHL), appearing in 123 games for the Lowell Devils and Albany River Rats. He recorded 72 points on 33 goals, nine of them power play goals, and 39 assists. He also logged 383 penalty minutes.http://forecaster.thehockeynews.com/hockeynews/hockey/player.cgi?5500

In his first 40 games of the 2010-11 season, David Clarkson posted eight points on five goals and three assists, logging 82 penalty minutes and a -17 plus/minus rating.http://forecaster.thehockeynews.com/hockeynews/hockey/player.cgi?5500