Clapperton Hoping to Turn Hot Start into Success with Sens

November 7, 2019 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Belleville Senators News Release

It's been a good start to Chris Clapperton's 2019-20 season.

The 25-year-old winger has tallied 10 points (three goals) in eight games with the ECHL's Brampton Beast and has twice been recalled by the Senators.

After taking warmups multiple times at the end of last season with the Sens, he never cracked the line-up for his AHL debut after signing a PTO. He's got an opportunity this weekend with the Sens playing a 3-in-3 starting Friday in Syracuse.

"I'm here to get a spot," Clapperton said bluntly.

Both of his recalls to Belleville have come with his linemate in Brampton, Francois Beauchemin, who himself has five goals and eight points this season with the Beast. Beauchemin's also played once for Belleville.

And Clapperton gives a lot of credit to Beauchemin, as well as their other line mate Matt McLeod, for his hot start that had him inside the ECHL's Top 10 in scoring early on.

"I have great teammates there," Clapperton said. "It's fun to be there. We have a good team and I have enjoyed playing down there."

He's also hopeful he and his fellow Quebec native can stick in Belleville.

"We're both here to get in the line-up, we're playing together, but hopefully we can stay here," Clapperton said. "We've got to earn it every day."

If Clapperton, who won a QMJHL title with Rimouski in 2015 and is a three-time USPORTS Champion with UNB and the league's reigning MVP, can hit the ice, he's feeling good about making a difference in Troy Mann's line-up.

"I'm confident right now," Clapperton said. "I feel good about my game. I watched a lot of AHL games last year when I was here and even this year and I feel like I am ready to jump into a game now and do my job."

American Hockey League Stories from November 7, 2019

• Condors Start Weekend with $2 Beers and $1 Hot Dogs Friday - Bakersfield Condors
• Syracuse Crunch Recall Peter Abbandonato from Orlando Solar Bears - Syracuse Crunch
• Detroit Assigns Hicketts - Grand Rapids Griffins
• Wild Fall to Chicago 3-0 - Iowa Wild
• T-Birds Hope to Begin New Win Streak in Charlotte - Springfield Thunderbirds
• Sparks, Wolves Stonewall Iowa - Chicago Wolves
• Monsters to Honor Military with 'Salute to Service' Presented by Ohio CAT - Cleveland Monsters
• Clapperton Hoping to Turn Hot Start into Success with Sens - Belleville Senators
• Goaltender Adam Werner Earns NHL Call-Up - Colorado Eagles
• Flames Recall Brandon Davidson - Stockton Heat
• Jets Recall Joona Luoto from Manitoba - Manitoba Moose
• Blue Jackets Reassign Defenseman Michael Prapavessis to Cleveland, Monsters Assign Forward Derek Barach to ECHL's Jacksonville IceMen - Cleveland Monsters
• Davidsson Recalled by Ottawa - Belleville Senators
• White to Join Belleville for Conditioning - Belleville Senators
• Petersen Shuts out Colorado - Ontario Reign
• Petersen Shines in Net, as Ontario Blanks Colorado, 4-0 - Colorado Eagles

The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.

Other Recent Belleville Senators Stories

• Senators Ink Five Two-Way NHL Contracts, One Entry-Level Deal
• Belleville Senators Hosting Corporate Partnership Mixer at The Landing
• Flex 40 Pack Now Available - Don't Miss Out
• Get Ready for "Endless Summer 2025"
• Belleville Sens Announce 2025-26 Home Opener and Guaranteed Dates