Surge Netminder Dan Clarke Named Easton Player of the Week
February 4, 2014 - SPHL (SPHL) News Release
HUNTERSVILLE, NC (February 4, 2014) - The Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL) today announced goaltender Dan Clarke of the Mississippi Surge is the Easton Player of the Week for January 27-February 2.
Clarke backstopped the Surge to a pair of wins over Fayetteville last weekend, posting a 1.50 goals against average and .939 save percentage.
The Belleville, Ontario native stopped 19 of 20 shots in a 2-1 win over the FireAntz on Friday, while making 27 saves in a 3-2 victory the following night as the Surge rallied from a 2-1 third-period deficit.
Before turning pro, Clarke played four seasons for Quinnipiac University where he posted a 32-32-5 record, a 2.62 GAA and a .902 save percentage. His 32 wins and 2.62 GAA both rank third in Quinnipiac's Division I history, while his five career shutouts also rank third all-time.
Clarke's best year came as a sophomore in 2009-10 when he was named Quinnipiac's Most Valuable player after compiling a 15-15-2 record with a .913 save percentage and a 2.52 GAA. He also broke the Quinnipiac single-game and ECAC Hockey single-game record with a 73-save performance in a 3-2, five-overtime victory against Union in the first game of the ECAC Hockey Quarterfinals, which stands as the longest game in NCAA men's ice hockey history.
Also Nominated: Kyle Watson, Bloomington (2 gp, even, 19 pim), Preston Shupe, Columbus (2 gp, 3g, 1a), Matt Ridley, Fayetteville (3 gp, 2g, 1a), Nick Lazorko, Huntsville (1 gp, 1g, 1a, +2), Bryan Hince, Knoxville (1-1-0, 1.49 gaa, .938 save%), Shawn McNeil, Louisiana (4 gp, 1g, 5a), Matt Whitehead, Mississippi RiverKings (3 gp, 2g, 2a), Adam Pawlick, Pensacola (2 gp, 3g, 1a, hat trick) and Kyle Rank, Peoria (1-0-0, 32-save shutout)
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