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Herb Clarke (ice hockey)

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Canadian ice hockey player Ice hockey player
Herb Clark
A trading card featuring Herb Clarke
Born (1887-09-22)September 22, 1887
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Died June 25, 1938(1938-06-25) (aged 50)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position Center
Shot Left
Played for Cobalt Silver Kings
Playing career 1902–1910

Herbert Secord Clarke (September 22, 1887 – June 25, 1938) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played in various professional and amateur leagues, including the National Hockey Association (NHA). Amongst the teams he played with were the Cobalt Silver Kings.

Career

Before turning professional in the TPHL and NHA with the Cobalt Silver Kings Clarke played with the University of Toronto team in the CIAU.

During the 1908–09 season, while with Cobalt, he led the TPHL in scoring alongside Haileybury's Harry Smith with 27 goals. He would finish tied for fifth in scoring during the 1910 NHA season, but retired after the season at an age of 22 despite being pursued by both the Ottawa Senators and Renfrew Creamery Kings for the 1910–11 season.

Family

Herb Clarke was the son of Kingston, Ontario psychiatrist Dr. Charles Kirk Clarke. He died in Boston on June 25, 1938 and was buried in Albany, New York.

Statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1910 Cobalt Silver Kings NHA 12 20 – 20 27 – – – – –


References

  1. Herb Clarke justsportsstats.com
  2. "Ruled out of hockey" Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Dec. 1, 1908 (pg. 8). Retrieved 2020-10-30.
  3. "Stanley Cup holders have joined rebels; Situation more complicated than ever – Ottawa after Clarke" Ottawa Citizen. Dec. 12, 1910 (pg. 8). Retrieved 2020-10-30.
  4. "CLARKE, Herbert Secord" (newspapers.com) The Toronto Daily Star, June 27, 1938 (pg. 29). Retrieved 2023-10-16.

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