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[ZOT]

According to capgeek.com...
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Matt Clark best defensive defenseman and best body checker in east in ohl http://www.ontariohockeyleague.com/o...nners--p141633

[DuckNewbie]

According to capgeek.com...
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Matt Clark best defensive defenseman and best body checker in east in ohl http://www.ontariohockeyleague.com/o...nners--p141633

Can't complain about that!

Question for anyone in the know: Is it fair to assume he's "NHL or Juniors, not AHL eligible" like Sbisa was? Based on his age, I'm assuming that's the case, until I hear otherwise.

I would think it would be a stretch to assume he's NHL ready, but here's to giving him a chance to prove me wrong!

[TroyLoney]

He'll be 20 years old in October and if he's a stud defensive defenseman that would go nicely along side Mark Mitera in the future for the Ducks. Give him next season in Syracuse and then let's see what he can do in camp in October, 2011.

[Sojourn]

Can't complain about that!

Question for anyone in the know: Is it fair to assume he's "NHL or Juniors, not AHL eligible" like Sbisa was? Based on his age, I'm assuming that's the case, until I hear otherwise.

I would think it would be a stretch to assume he's NHL ready, but here's to giving him a chance to prove me wrong!

Like Troy said, he'll be AHL eligible.

[ducksfan95]

Good signing here

Man Murray does like those college and junior players that are undrafted and a few have worked out in the past and he looks like he has some potinetal, give him a year in bako or with the crunch and lets see what he can do

[DuckNewbie]

Good signing here

Man Murray does like those college and junior players that are undrafted and a few have worked out in the past and he looks like he has some potinetal, give him a year in bako or with the crunch and lets see what he can do

Oh, he was drafted: 2009 Draft, 2nd round, 37th overall. Picked by Anaheim.

I think he's just been overlooked a bit since the two 1st round picks get more attention.


And, thanks guys for setting me straight on his age and AHL status. Guess I assumed most players from the 2009 draft were younger than that....

[ducksfan13]

good to see some of the upcoming potential we have

[CanardQC]

IMO he is one of the best prospects we have and certainly the best defensive one we have apart from Sbisa. Great signing.

[DuckNewbie]

Did a quick Google search to see if I could find some "official" announcement. Found this instead:

The Brampton Battalion will play without key defenceman Matt Clark in Game 7 of an Ontario Hockey League Eastern Conference quarterfinal against the Kingston Frontenacs at the K-Rock Centre on Tuesday night.

Clark has been suspended indefinitely following his hit from behind on Frontenacs forward Ethan Werek in Game 6 of the series on Sunday in Brampton.

Werek suffered a season-ending knee injury on the play.

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Might explain why they are sitting on an announcement, for now....

[CanardQC]

Did a quick Google search to see if I could find some "official" announcement. Found this instead:



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Might explain why they are sitting on an announcement, for now....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URvgusMAlJo

for the ones who want to see the hit, go at the 1:55 mark.

From this angle it seems Clark barely touched Werek...

[dctrjayyy]

wow, he barely touched him

[Rooch20]

wow, he barely touched him

I hear ya!

[DuckNewbie]

I guess it's official now:

Ducks Sign Defenseman Mat Clark
Wednesday, 03.31.2010 / 5:59 PM / News

The Ducks have signed defenseman Mat Clark to a three-year entry-level contract. Per club policy, no terms of the deal were disclosed. The three-year contract begins with the start of next season (2010-11).

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Well...except for the fact that they think he's "Mat", instead of everyone else using "Matt".

[Just Duckie]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URvgusMAlJo

for the ones who want to see the hit, go at the 1:55 mark.

From this angle it seems Clark barely touched Werek...

MatT Clark better get used to the heavy-handed suspensions ....he's officially a Duck now

[DropThePuck]

“I had a great season with the Battalion and I’m really happy with how everything turned out,” said Clark, who has two goals and four assists for six points in as many playoff games. “Signing with the Ducks is just one more step in my career. I’m trying to take it all in, but I can’t look too far ahead. I’m still focused on what we’re doing in Brampton.”
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“The Ducks were monitoring me, and they were giving me advice on what to improve and what to keep working on. I took that and applied it and added it to what the coaches with the Battalion were telling me. They really helped me develop into a player that the Ducks could appreciate.”

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[5MinuteMajor]

I remember watching Clark's draft profile on TSN. He is physical and doesn't shy away from dropping the gloves. I like that the Ducks are continuing the tradition of toughness in Anaheim. He is a solid stay-at-home defenseman who could probably be compared to Wisniewski just with a different physical build. Wiz is shorter with more muscle.

[Duckster24]

I remember watching Clark's draft profile on TSN. He is physical and doesn't shy away from dropping the gloves. I like that the Ducks are continuing the tradition of toughness in Anaheim. He is a solid stay-at-home defenseman who could probably be compared to Wisniewski just with a different physical build. Wiz is shorter with more muscle.

Clark played tonight for the Manitoba Moose in his pro debut and was even with 2 shots in a 2-1 shootout victory for the Moose.

[DropThePuck]

It was a shell of a Moose team that was on the ice against Peoria last night. With defencemen Geoff Waugh, Taylor Ellington and Lawrence Nycholat out with injury and Evan Oberg called up earlier in the day by the Vancouver Canucks, the Moose iced a blue-line that included raw rookies Jordan Hill and Matt Clark, the latter a highly touted Anaheim Ducks 2009 second-rounder signed earlier in the day from the OHL.

Hill had just one pro game on his resumé coming into the night, while Clark was playing in his debut, but the youngsters — particularly Clark — were equal to the task on a night that saw the Moose play much better defensively than they did the previous night in 3-2 victory over Peoria.

Clark had two great scoring chances in overtime and was on the ice in the final minute of overtime.

"He’s a kid Anaheim is very high on," said Moose head coach Scott Arniel. "Randy Carlyle speaks very highly of this kid."

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[DropThePuck]

In so many ways, that’s the Moose lineup these days: patchwork. This bunch has more replacement parts than Piston Ring.
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Matt Clark, playing just his fourth game as a pro, played 26 shifts and more than 17 minutes. Up front, Schroeder scored three goals, the first Moose hat trick since last year’s playoffs, while Sexton and Stastny added singles.

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