WHL Brandon Wheat Kings

Clark Named CIS MVP

Published on March 22, 2012 under Western Hockey League (WHL)
Brandon Wheat Kings News Release


Fredericton, NB. - Former Brandon Wheat Kings' center Andrew Clark has been named the 2011-12 CIS Men's Hockey Player of the Year.

The 23-year old Brandon product, who played four seasons with the Western Hockey League club, led the Atlantic conference in scoring this season as a member of the Acadia Axemen. In 28 games, Clark scored fifteen goals and 39 points in this, his third season in the Atlantic University Sport Conference.

Clark, who was also named an All-Canadian for the first time in his career, was a member of the Wheat Kings from 2005-2009, playing in a total of 254 games in the WHL. His best season was in 2008-09 when he finished among the team leaders with 40 goals and 78 points in 72 games. During his 4-year career in Brandon, he scored 216 points, including 93 goals.

In three years at Acadia, he has 42 goals and 99 points in 83 career games.

Earlier this month, Clark became the fourth Axemen player to claim the Kelly Trophy since 1979-80 and the first Acadia league MVP since Kevin Baker was named the conference's top player in 2005-06.

"We are very proud of Andrew's accomplishments this year and he is a tremendous leader for our hockey club," said Acadia head coach Darren Burns. "To be in on over 40 percent of our goals is truly a remarkable statistic. His approach to the game is very refreshing as he is a very unselfish player who's only concern is team success. Even more impressive was his ability to help so many first year players get acclimatized to university life and the game itself."

Andrew is one of a number of former Wheat Kings currently enrolled in CIS schools, thanks to the WHL's Education Program.

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