Graeme Clarke (born April 24, 2001) is an American-born Canadian professional

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for the

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of the

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(AHL) as a prospect to the

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of the

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(NHL). He was selected by the

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in the third round, 80th overall, of the 2019 NHL entry draft.

Playing career

Junior

Clarke was selected sixth overall by the

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in the 2017 OHL Priority Selection. He scored his first

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(OHL) goal and assist in the third game of the 2017–18 season, on September 24, 2017, against the

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. On January 21, 2018, he scored a

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against the

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, a move he had done successfully multiple times prior to his OHL career. He finished the year with 14 goals and 25 points in 63 games. Returning to the 67's for the 2018–19 season, Clarke scored his second Michigan goal at the OHL level on March 8, 2019. His regular season production increased from the previous year's, netting 23 goals and 34 points in 55 games, along with seven goals and 14 points in 18 playoff games as the 67's made the OHL finals, ultimately losing to the

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. Following the season, he was selected 80th overall in the third round of the 2019 NHL entry draft by the

. Despite missing all but 16 games of the 2019–20 season due to a shoulder injury and the

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, Clarke still managed nine goals and 17 points, his first season above a point-per-game pace.

Professional

With the

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postponed and later cancelled due to the pandemic, Clarke and his brother,

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, began the season with

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of the

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. On February 8, 2021, after six games in Slovakia over which he totaled just one assist, he signed a one-year

(AHL) contract with the

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, then-affiliate of the New Jersey Devils. He would sign a three-year, entry-level contract with New Jersey less than a month later, on March 6. In 31 AHL games with Binghamton, Clarke scored eight goals and 18 points. Clarke was assigned to the

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for the entirety of the 2021–22 season, scoring 24 points in 52 regular season games, as well as one point in three playoff games as the Comets received a bye to the second round, where they were eliminated by the

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. The 2022–23 season saw Clarke more than double his previous year's point production, totaling 58 points in 68 games. He was named AHL player of the week for the week ending on December 25, 2022, during which he scored four goals and six points in two games. In the playoffs, Clarke put up six points in as many games, as the Comets were once again eliminated in the second round, this time by the

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. Clarke made his NHL debut on January 6, 2024, in a 6–4 loss against the

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. He and Brandt were both selected for the 2024 AHL All-Star Game, the second pair of brothers to attend the game together after

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and

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in 1997 and 2003. He would finish the AHL season with 25 goals and 49 points in 67 games, including eight game-winning goals to lead the Comets in goals and game-winners, and rank second in points. On June 21, 2024, Clarke was traded to the

in exchange for

Adam Beckman.

International play

Clarke represented

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at the

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, scoring three points in five games en route to a gold medal.

Personal life

Clarke has two ice hockey-playing younger siblings, both

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. His brother

was selected eighth overall by the

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in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, while his sister Mackenzie plays for

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Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards and honours

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Clarke, Graeme 2001 births Living people Binghamton Devils players Canadian ice hockey forwards Iowa Wild players New Jersey Devils draft picks New Jersey Devils players HC Nové Zámky players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Ottawa 67's players People from Waconia, Minnesota Sportspeople from Carver County, Minnesota Utica Comets players 21st-century Canadian sportsmen