Kyle Clifford
| Kyle Clifford | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
January 13, 1991 Ayr, ON, CAN | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 207 lb (94 kg; 14 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team | Los Angeles Kings | ||
| NHL draft |
35th overall, 2009 Los Angeles Kings | ||
| Playing career | 2009–present | ||
Kyle Clifford (born January 13, 1991) is a Canadian ice hockey left winger currently playing for the Los Angeles Kings in the National Hockey League. He was selected by the Los Angeles Kings in the 2nd 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.[citation needed]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| NHL totals | 157 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 264 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | ||||