Cal Clutterbuck

Cal Clutterbuck
Clutterbuck in October 2013
Born	(1987-11-18) November 18, 1987 Welland, ON, CAN
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shoots	Right
NHL team Former teams	New York Islanders Minnesota Wild
National team	Canada
NHL Draft	72nd overall, 2006 Minnesota Wild
Playing career	2007–present

Cal William Clutterbuck (born November 18, 1987) is a Canadian professional ice hockey Right Wing currently with the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League.^[1]

Playing career

Minor hockey

Clutterbuck grew up playing minor hockey for his hometown Welland Tigers in the OMHA's South Central AAA League. After his Bantam season, he played one year with the Welland Cougars Jr.B. club of the OHA in 2002–03.

Junior

Clutterbuck played junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) with the Toronto St. Michael's Majors and Oshawa Generals. He was drafted by the Minnesota Wild in the 3rd round, 72nd overall in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft. Clutterbuck signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Wild on May 31, 2007.^[2]

Professional

Clutterbuck was assigned to the Wild's American Hockey League affiliate, the Houston Aeros, to start the 2007–08 season. He was recalled to the Wild on October 23, 2007, after an injury to Pavol Demitra, and played his first NHL game on October 28 against the Colorado Avalanche.^[3]

In the early months of the 2008–09 season, Clutterbuck was called up from the Aeros to play with the Wild. He instantly became a fan favorite and did not return to Houston, playing in 78 games. On November 24, 2008, Clutterbuck scored his first NHL goal against José Théodore of the Washington Capitals. He had two goals in the game.^[4]

Clutterbuck broke the NHL record for hits in the 2008–09 season with 356. Clutterbuck broke the record in a game against the New York Islanders. The previous record for hits was 311 by Dustin Brown of the Los Angeles Kings.^[5] The record was broken in 2012 by Matt Martin, another Islander.

On June 30, 2013, at the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, Clutterbuck as a restricted free agent was traded from the Wild to the New York Islanders in exchange for forward Nino Niederreiter and a third-round pick (No. 70 - (G) Eamon McAdam) in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.^[6]

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2001–02	Spooner Rails	High School		36	42	38	80	40		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Welland Cougars	OHA		48	24	29	53	26		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Toronto St. Michael's Majors	OHL		60	4	7	11	112		18	3	5	8	20
2004–05	Toronto St. Michael's Majors	OHL		38	10	6	16	55		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Oshawa Generals	OHL		27	9	9	18	42		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Oshawa Generals	OHL		66	35	33	68	139		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Oshawa Generals	OHL		65	35	54	89	153		9	8	5	13	21
2007–08	Houston Aeros	AHL		73	11	13	24	97		5	0	0	0	14
2007–08	Minnesota Wild	NHL		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Houston Aeros	AHL		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Minnesota Wild	NHL		78	11	7	18	76		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Minnesota Wild	NHL		74	13	8	21	52		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Minnesota Wild	NHL		76	19	15	34	79		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Minnesota Wild	NHL		74	15	12	27	103		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Minnesota Wild	NHL		42	4	6	10	27		5	1	1	2	4
NHL totals				346	62	48	110	337		5	1	1	2	4

References

External links

• Cal Clutterbuck's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
• Cal Clutterbuck's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database

Persondata
Name	Clutterbuck, Cal
Alternative names
Short description	Canadian ice hockey player
Date of birth	November 18, 1987
Place of birth	Welland, ON, CAN
Date of death
Place of death