Kyle Clifford
| Kyle Clifford | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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Clifford during the Stanley Cup Finals in 2012. | |||
| Born |
January 13, 1991 Ayr, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 209 lb (95 kg; 14 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team | Los Angeles Kings | ||
| NHL Draft |
35th overall, 2009 Los Angeles Kings | ||
| Playing career | 2009–present | ||
Kyle Frank Clifford (born January 13, 1991) is a Canadian ice hockey forward currently playing for the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Kings in the second round (35th overall) of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.
Playing career
Clifford played junior hockey with the Barrie Colts of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). He spent three seasons with the Colts, amassing 45 goals and 100 points in 184 games, also totaling 327 penalty minutes. After the 2009-10 season, Clifford joined the Manchester Monarchs of the American Hockey League (AHL) for the postseason.
In 2010-11, he earned a roster spot with the Los Angeles Kings out of training camp. He scored his first NHL goal on December 9, 2010 against Miikka Kiprusoff of the Calgary Flames.
Clifford signed with the Ontario Reign of the ECHL during the 2012–13 NHL lockout, playing 9 games with the Kings' minor league affiliate until the conclusion of the lockout.[1]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2007–08 | Barrie Colts | OHL | 66 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 83 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2008–09 | Barrie Colts | OHL | 60 | 16 | 12 | 28 | 133 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | ||
| 2009–10 | Barrie Colts | OHL | 58 | 28 | 29 | 57 | 111 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 28 | ||
| 2009–10 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | ||
| 2010–11 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 76 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 141 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | ||
| 2011–12 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 81 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 123 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | Ontario Reign | ECHL | 9 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 48 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 51 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 2013–14 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 71 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 81 | 24 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 39 | ||
| 2014–15 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 80 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 56 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 55 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Ontario Reign | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 412 | 31 | 41 | 72 | 538 | 51 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 56 | ||||
References
- ↑ Hoornstra, J.P. (20 November 2012). "Kings left wing Kyle Clifford signs with Ontario Reign". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
External links
- Kyle Clifford's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Kyle Clifford's player profile at NHL.com
- Kyle Clifford's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database