Terrance John Clancy (born April 2, 1943) is a Canadian former professional

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player who played 93 games in the

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between 1967 and 1973. He played with the

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and the

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. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1963 to 1975, was mainly spent in the minor leagues, as well as with an independent professional hockey team, the

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, during the 1973–74 season. He is the son of

King Clancy Francis Michael "King" Clancy (February 25, 1902 – November 8, 1986) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player, referee, coach and executive. Clancy played 16 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Ottawa Senators and Toronto ...

, who played in the NHL between 1921 and 1937 and was elected to the

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. Internationally Clancy played for

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at the

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Playing career

Clancy played junior with the Toronto St. Michael's Majors of the

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. He helped St. Michael's win the

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, the championship of

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hockey in Canada. After two seasons with St. Michael's Clancy moved to the

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for one season, followed by a stint with the Canadian national team. On his return from the

Clancy turned professional. playing 3 games with the

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of the minor

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(AHL). Signed by the

of the

(NHL) in October 1964, he stayed in the minor leagues and split 1964–65 between Rochester and the

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of the

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, and spent the 1965–66 season with Tulsa, but returned to Rochester and the AHL for 1966–67. The NHL expanded in 1967, doubling in size, and Clancy was claimed by the newly-formed California/Oakland Seals (the team changed names midway through the season) in the

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. He made his NHL debut in Seals first game, October 11, 1967 against the

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. He played seven games for the Seals that year, all at the start of the season. Reassigned to the minor leagues, Clancy spent the rest of the 1967–68 with the

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of the minor

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and the

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of the AHL. After the season ended, on May 14, 1968, Clancy was traded back to Toronto. Back with Tulsa for the 1968–69 season, Clancy played two games in the NHL with the

in December 1968. He played 52 games for the Maple Leafs in 1969–70, recording his first goal on December 6, 1969 against the

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. Clancy finished with 6 goals and 11 points. The 1970–71 season saw Clancy spend time with both the Phoenix Roadrunners of the WHL and after being traded to the

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on December 23, 1970, their AHL affiliate the Montreal Voyageurs of the AHL. He sitting out the 1971–72 season, and being traded back to Toronto on August 30, 1971, he played 32 games for Toronto in

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, his final time in the NHL. On October 17, 1973 Clancy was traded once more, going to the

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, though he spent the 1973–74 season split with the Albuquerque Six-Guns of the CHL and the

, a British-based team that played across Europe that year. After a nine-game stint with the

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of the AHL in 1974–75 Clancy retired from playing.

Olympics

Clancy played for

in the

. He scored 1 goal and had 1 assist in 7 games played, but missed a medal as Canada finished in a 3-way tie and controversially ended up in 4th place.

Personal life

Clancy was of Irish descent through his father.🖉

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Notes

Bibliography

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External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Clancy, Terry 1943 births Living people Albuquerque Six-Guns players Buffalo Bisons (AHL) players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Canadian ice hockey right wingers Canadian sportspeople of Irish descent Ice hockey people from Ottawa Ice hockey players at the 1964 Winter Olympics London Lions (ice hockey) players Montreal Junior Canadiens players Montreal Voyageurs players Oakland Seals players Olympic ice hockey players for Canada Phoenix Roadrunners (WHL) players Rochester Americans players Toronto Maple Leafs players Toronto St. Michael's Majors players Tulsa Oilers (1964–1984) players Vancouver Canucks (WHL) players Virginia Wings players 20th-century Canadian sportsmen