P-Bruins Sign Clark to PTO
Published on November 3, 2011 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Providence Bruins News Release
Providence, RI - The Providence Bruins, in their 20th season in the American Hockey League, today announced that they have signed forward Chris Clarkto a Professional Tryout Agreement.
Clark, 35, is a veteran of 607 games in the National Hockey League with the Calgary Flames, Washington Capitals and Columbus Blue Jackets. The South Windsor, CT native recorded 5-1015 totals in 53 games with the Blue Jackets last season.
Originally drafted in the third round (77th overall) by Calgary in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft, Clark spent five seasons with the Flames, which was highlighted by a trip to the Stanley Cup Finals in 2004. The right-winger was traded to Washington after the lockout in 2004-05. The 6'0", 202-pound winger recorded a career-high 30 goals and 24 assists for 54 points during the 2006-07 campaign with the Capitals. Named Washington's captain in 2006, Clark is the third longest tenured captain in the history of the Capitals.
Clark was traded to Columbus in December 2009 with defenseman Milan Jurcina for Blue Jackets winger Jason Chimera. In two seasons with Columbus, the winger skated in 89 games and recorded 8-1220 totals. Over 13 professional seasons, Clark has seen time in 607 NHL games and tallied 214 points and 700 penalty minutes.
This past September, Clark participated in the Boston Bruins training camp on a tryout basis.
The P-Bruins are back in action with a full schedule this weekend. Providence opens the weekend on Friday for the first of a home-and-home series with the Manchester Monarchs. The puck drops at 7:05 p.m. for "T-Shirt Night," with t-shirts free to the first 2,000 fans. The club travels to Manchester on Saturday, before returning to The Dunk on Sunday for a 4:05 p.m. tilt with the Norfolk Admirals for "Stadium Cup Night," which are free to first 1,000 fans. To purchase our special ticket offers or for more information, call the Providence Bruins ticket office at (401) 273-5000 or log on to the team website at www.providencebruins.com.
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