Adam Clendening

Adam Clendening
Born October 26, 1992
Niagara Falls, NY, USA
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position Defense
Shoots Right
NHL team
Former teams 		Vancouver Canucks
Chicago Blackhawks
National team  United States
NHL Draft 36th overall, 2011
Chicago Blackhawks
Playing career 2012–present

Adam Clendening (born October 26, 1992) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman for the Vancouver Canucks in the National Hockey League (NHL). Clendening was raised in Wheatfield, New York. He was selected 36th overall by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.[1]

Playing career

Prior to his professional career, he played for Boston University, and played hockey in Canada for the Toronto Marlboros' AAA junior team.[2]

Clendening was part of Team USA's gold medal winning team at the 2010 IIHF World U18 Championships.[3] During the tournament he led all defensemen with 10 points, and tied for the lead among defensemen with 3 goals and 7 assists.[4] His 10 points ranked 6th among all players in the tournament, and his 7 assists ranked 4th.[5] He was named as one of the defensemen to the tournament all star team and as one of Team USA's 3 top players.[6][7]

He made his NHL debut on November 20, 2014 and scored his first NHL goal on his first shot against Jonas Hiller of the Calgary Flames.[8] On January 29, 2015, the Blackhawks traded Clendening to the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for Gustav Forsling.[9]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2008–09 U.S. National Under-18 Team USHL 57 1 13 14 56 — — — — —
2009–10 U.S. National Under-18 Team USHL 26 4 13 17 44 — — — — —
2010–11 Boston University HE 39 5 21 26 80 — — — — —
2011–12 Boston University HE 38 4 29 33 64 — — — — —
2012–13 Rockford IceHogs AHL 73 9 37 46 67 — — — — —
2013–14 Rockford IceHogs AHL 74 12 47 59 64 — — — — —
2014–15 Rockford IceHogs AHL 38 1 12 13 20 — — — — —
2014–15 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 4 1 1 2 2 — — — — —
NHL totals 4 1 1 2 2 — — — — —
Medal record
Competitor for  United States
Men's ice hockey
IIHF World U18 Championships
Gold 2009 United States
Gold 2010 Belarus

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2009 United States WJC18 1st 7 0 2 2 4
2010 United States WJC18 1st 7 3 7 10 4
2012 United States WJC 7th 6 1 4 5 6
Junior totals 20 4 13 17 14

Awards and honors

Award Year
College
All-Hockey East Rookie Team 2010–11 [10]
All-Hockey East First Team 2011–12
AHL
Second All-Star Team 2012–13
First All-Star Team 2013–14 [11]
International
IIHF World U18 Championships All-Star Team 2010 [12]
IIHF World U18 Championships Best Plus/Minus 2010
IIHF World U18 Championships Most Points by Defenseman 2010
IIHF World U18 Championships Top 3 Player on Team 2010

References

  1. ↑ Connolly, J. (June 26, 2011). "A parade of Terriers". Boston Herald. Retrieved 2011-06-29.
  2. ↑ Sowa, J. (April 14, 2008). "Clendening writing his own ticket". Niagara Gazette. Retrieved 2011-06-29.
  3. ↑ "IIHF World U18 Championship Team USA Roster" (PDF). IIHF. Retrieved 2011-06-29.
  4. ↑ "IIHF World U18 Championship Defensemen Scoring Leaders" (PDF). IIHF. Retrieved 2011-06-29.
  5. ↑ "IIHF World U18 Championship Scoring Leaders" (PDF). IIHF. Retrieved 2011-06-29.
  6. ↑ "IIHF World U18 Championship Media All Stars". IIHF. Retrieved 2011-06-29.
  7. ↑ "IIHF World U18 Championship Best Players of Each Team" (PDF). IIHF. Retrieved 2011-06-29.
  8. ↑ "Adam Clendening scores first NHL goal in Blackhawks debut". Comcast SportsNet Chicago. 2014-11-20. Retrieved 2014-11-21.
  9. ↑ "Blackhawks acquire Forsling for Clendening". Chicago Blackhawks (nhl.com). 2015-01-29. Retrieved 2015-01-30.
  10. ↑ The Boston Hockey Blog: Charlie Coyle, Adam Clendening named to Hockey East All-Rookie Team
  11. ↑ First, Second AHL All-Stars named | The American Hockey League
  12. ↑ Elite Prospects - Hockey Awards & Achievements: U18 WJC All-Star Team

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