Emily Clark
Emily Clark playing for Team Canada in 2017
Born (1995-11-28) November 28, 1995
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight 134 lb (61 kg; 9 st 8 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Left
PWHL team
Former teams		 PWHL Ottawa
Wisconsin Badgers
National team  Canada
Playing career 2014–present
Medal record
Women's ice hockey
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2022 BeijingTeam
Silver medal – second place2018 PyeongchangTeam
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 Canada
Gold medal – first place2022 Denmark
Silver medal – second place2015 Sweden
Silver medal – second place2016 Canada
Silver medal – second place2017 United States
Silver medal – second place2023 Canada
Bronze medal – third place2019 Finland
World U18 Championships
Gold medal – first place2013 Finland
Gold medal – first place2012 Czech Republic

Emily Clark (born November 28, 1995) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player for PWHL Ottawa of the Professional Women's Hockey League. Clark has competed for Team Canada at the junior and senior level, beginning in 2011. She made her senior debut with Canada at the 2014 4 Nations Cup.[1] She went on to compete with the Canadian national team at the 2018 Winter Olympics, where she helped Canada win a silver medal, and the 2022 Winter Olympics, where she helped Canada win gold.[2] Clark also played four seasons with the Wisconsin Badgers women's ice hockey program.[3]

Early life

Clark was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, on November 28, 1995. She was the youngest of six children, all of whom played hockey, and her father served as a local coach.[4]

Playing career

Early years

During the 2010–11 season, Clark was the alternate captain for the Saskatoon Stars as they reached the Saskatchewan Female Midget AAA Hockey League championship game for the second consecutive season. In addition, she won a gold medal at Mac's Tournament with the Stars. She was part of Team Saskatchewan at the 2011 Canada Winter Games.[5] In 2009–10, Clark won the Tier 2 Saskatoon city championship with the Saskatoon Flyers.

NCAA

In her NCAA debut on October 3, 2014, Clark registered three points (two goals, one assist) in a 4–1 victory against the Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs.[6]

In December 2016, Clark tied for the WCHA lead in both points scored with eight and assists with seven, while leading the conference in plus/minus rating with a +7 rating. She would record an assist in Wisconsin's 8–2 win against their archrivals, the Minnesota Golden Gophers, on December 4, 2016.[7]

In a December 9, 2016, contest against the Ohio State Buckeyes, she established a career-high for most points in a game with five, compiling a goal and four assists in a 7–0 triumph.[8] In each game contested in December, she logged at least one point in every game. For her efforts, she was recognized as the WCHA Player of the Month, the first in her career.

Clark expected to play professional hockey in the Canadian Women's Hockey League, but they discontinued operations before her college graduation. She joined the Professional Women's Hockey Players Association in boycotting the National Women's Hockey League or any other professional North American women's hockey league until a more sustainable model was developed.[9]

PWHL

Following the PWHPA and the rival Premier Hockey Federation consolidating into the new Professional Women's Hockey League in 2023, Clark was one of the first three player signings announced when she signed with PWHL Ottawa, along with Team Canada teammatess Brianne Jenner and Emerance Maschmeyer.[10][11][12] Ahead of Ottawa's first game on January 2, 2024, Clark was named one of the team's assistant captains.[13]

International play

In August 2011, Clark competed with the Under 18 Canadian National Women's Ice Hockey Team in a three-game series versus the United States. In the third game of the series, Clark scored a goal, and Canada won the series.[14] In addition, she was the youngest player on the team, and one of only three women from Saskatchewan invited to try out for the team.[15]

Clark was selected to compete for Team Canada in the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea.[16][2] Clark recorded her first Olympic goal in the semi-finals against the Olympic athletes from Russia, which Canada won 5–0.[17] She helped Team Canada take home a silver medal in a shootout against the United States.[18]

On January 11, 2022, Clark was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team.[19][20][21]

Career statistics

Career statistics are from USCHO.com, or Eliteprospects.com or the Team Canada Media Guide for 2023.[22]

Regular Season and Playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
2009–10 Saskatoon Stars SFMAAAHL 282246 1000010
2010–11 Saskatoon Stars SFMAAAHL 2817102724 95384
2011–12 Saskatoon Stars SFMAAAHL 2626346036 91372010
2012–13 Okanagan HA U18 Prep JWHL 2915233836 —————
2013–14 Okanagan HA U18 Prep JWHL 2819123112 —————
2014–15 Univ. of Wisconsin WCHA 3010142418 62130
2015–16 Univ. of Wisconsin WCHA 3220183814 64374
2016–17 Univ. of Wisconsin WCHA 3215213626 7551010
2018-19 Univ. of Wisconsin WCHA 271310238 71454
2019–20 Montreal PWHPA ————— —————
2020–21 Montreal PWHPA 40224 —————
2022–23 Team Harvey's PWHPA 18611172 24260
PWHPA totals 22613196 24260

International

Year Team Event Result   GP G A Pts PIM
2012 Canada U18 WC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 2 2 4 2
2013 Canada U18 WC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 1 4 5 6
2014 Canada 4 Nations Cup 1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 0 0 0 0
2015 Canada WC 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 1 1 2 0
2015 Canada 4 Nations Cup 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4 0 1 1 6
2016 Canada WC 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 1 0 1 4
2017 Canada NWDT Nations 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 0 3 3 6
2017 Canada WC 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 2 0 2 2
2017 Canada 4 Nations 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4 0 1 1 4
2018 Canada OG 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 1 0 1 4
2019 Canada WC 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7 2 0 2 4
2021 Canada WC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 1 2 3 4
2022 Canada OG 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 2 1 3 4
2022 Canada WC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 2 2 4 0
Senior totals 65 12 8 20 32

Awards and honours

  • WCHA Rookie of the Week (Week of October 7, 2014)[23]
  • WCHA Offensive Player of the Week (Week of February 3, 2015)[24]
  • WCHA Player of the Month (December 2016)[25]

Personal life

Clark is a member of the LGBT community.[26][27]

References

  1. ↑ "Canada – 2014 Tournament – Roster". Archived from the original on April 11, 2019. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Olympic Results". Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Player \- Emily Clark :: Statistics :: USCHO.com :: U.S. College Hockey Online". USCHO.com. Archived from the original on February 14, 2018. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
  4. ↑ Petrow, Erin (September 21, 2018). "'It's just so natural for me to play': Dreams become reality for Saskatoon Olympian Emily Clark". Saskatoon StarPhoenix. Archived from the original on January 12, 2023. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Media Release" (PDF). Team Sask. January 29, 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 19, 2012. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Clark leads No. 2 Badgers past No. 10 Bulldogs, 4–1 – UWBadgers.com – The Official Athletic Site of the Wisconsin Badgers". Archived from the original on November 3, 2014. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Sunday statement: No. 1 Badgers blitz No. 2 Golden Gophers 8–2: Nurse nets hat trick as UW scores its most goals of the season". Wisconsin Badgers Athletics. December 4, 2016. Archived from the original on February 21, 2017. Retrieved February 17, 2017.
  8. ↑ "No. 1 Wisconsin blanks Buckeyes on road, 7–0: Clark, Pankowski and Ryan pace Badger offense". Wisconsin Badgers Athletics. December 9, 2016. Archived from the original on February 21, 2017. Retrieved February 17, 2017.
  9. ↑ Laskowski, Chelsea (May 8, 2019). "Sask. hockey player holds out on going pro amidst women's league turmoil". CBC News. Canadian Broadcasting Company. Archived from the original on February 17, 2022. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
  10. ↑ "EMILY CLARK, BRIANNE JENNER, EMERANCE MASCHMEYER SIGN PROFESSIONAL WOMEN'S HOCKEY LEAGUE (PWHL) CONTRACTS WITH OTTAWA". PWHL. September 5, 2023. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
  11. ↑ Kennedy, Ian (September 5, 2023). "Jenner, Maschmeyer, Clark Sign With PWHL Ottawa". The Hockey News. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
  12. ↑ Roblin, Scott (September 5, 2023). "Saskatoon's Emily Clark makes history as part of inaugural PWHL signings". Global News. Archived from the original on September 12, 2023. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  13. ↑ Dort, Brit (January 4, 2024). "'We're very proud to be from Sask': Players from the province representing in PWHL". CTV News. Archived from the original on January 4, 2024. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  14. ↑ "The Official Website of Hockey Canada". Archived from the original on February 4, 2023. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
  15. ↑ "Saskatoon Minor Hockey Association powered by GOALLINE.ca". Saskatoon Minor Hockey Association. Archived from the original on February 4, 2023. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
  16. ↑ "Emily Clark". olympic.ca. December 22, 2017. Archived from the original on March 17, 2018. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  17. ↑ "Saskatoon's Emily Clark lives out 'childhood dream' on Olympic world stage". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. February 24, 2018. Archived from the original on March 30, 2018. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  18. ↑ Futterman, Matthew (February 22, 2018). "U.S. Beats Canada for First Women's Hockey Gold Since 1998". The New York Times. Archived from the original on February 27, 2018. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
  19. ↑ Awad, Brandi (January 11, 2022). "Team Canada's women's hockey roster revealed for Beijing 2022". Canadian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on January 22, 2022. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  20. ↑ "Canada's 2022 Olympic women's hockey team roster". Canadian Press. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. January 11, 2022. Archived from the original on January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  21. ↑ "2022 Olympic Winter Games (Women)". www.hockeycanada.ca/. Hockey Canada. January 11, 2022. Archived from the original on January 15, 2022. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  22. ↑ "Canada's National Women's Team: 2009-10 Centralization" (PDF). Team Canada Media Guide. p. 31. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
  23. ↑ Archived copy Archived November 3, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  24. ↑ Archived copy Archived March 31, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  25. ↑ "UW's Clark, MSU's Hinze And UND's Houston Named WCHA Women's Players of the Month Players honored for outstanding efforts in December 2016". WCHA ice hockey. January 5, 2017. Archived from the original on February 18, 2017. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
  26. ↑ Olson, Meghan (February 2, 2022). "Meet the LGBTQ+ Athletes Participating in the 2022 Beijing Olympic Games". Human Rights Campaign. Archived from the original on February 8, 2022. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
  27. ↑ Hope, Allison (February 4, 2022). "The openly LGBTQ Olympians to watch at the Winter Games". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on February 8, 2022. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
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