Clarke MacArthur

Clarke MacArthur ( born April 6, 1985 in Lloydminster, Alberta ) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who plays as a center for the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League since July 2013.

Career

As a junior MacArthur played three years for the Medicine Hat Tigers of the Western Hockey League. He was selected in the NHL Entry Draft in 2003 by the Sabres in the third round to 74th place. Clarke gave in the Playoffs 2004/ 05 made ​​his professional debut at the Sabres farm team, the Rochester Americans in the American Hockey League. In his first full season in Rochester 2005/ 06 he went to 69 games on the ice and scored a total of 53 points scorer.

On 19 December 2006 he was appointed to the NHL squad of Sabres and made ​​his NHL debut against the Montreal Canadiens. Then in his fourth NHL game on February 20, 2007, he also was able to achieve his first point scorer when he gave up the goal by Andrew Peters. Then two days later he scored his first goal in the NHL against the Ottawa Senators.

In the season 2007/ 08 he was initially used only in the AHL and was there to point the best players of his team. Middle of the season he was then recalled to the NHL squad and fought his way to doing a regular place for the following season.

In March 2010 he was discharged for two draft picks to the Atlanta Thrashers. In August 2010, he signed as a free agent a limited one-year contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs. After Chris Stewart and Wayne Simmonds had left the Eispiraten Crimmitschau, MacArthur was signed by the club from the second ice hockey league as a substitute.

In July 2013 MacArthur signed a two -year contract with the Ottawa Senators.

Internationally

Clarke MacArthur represented his country at the U20 World Cup in 2005 in Grand Forks, United States, in which he scored four goals.

Awards and achievements

  • 2004 President's Cup win with the Medicine Hat Tigers
  • 2004 Memorial Cup All- Star team
  • 2005 WHL East First All-Star Team
  • 2005 Gold medal at the U20 World Junior Championships

NHL stats

(End of season 2012/ 13)

2003 NHL Entry Draft Buffalo Sabres Farmteam 2005–06 AHL season Chris Stewart (ice hockey) 2005 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships Grand Forks, North Dakota Ed Chynoweth Cup 2013–14 NHL season Craig Anderson (ice hockey) Robin Lehner Jared Cowen Erik Karlsson Marc Methot Chris Phillips Patrick Wiercioch Erik Condra Colin Greening Matt Kassian Chris Neil Bobby Ryan Zack Smith Jason Spezza Kyle Turris Mika Zibanejad Paul MacLean (ice hockey) Bryan Murray (ice hockey)
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