Player's Profile
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- Name: Clarke MacArthur
- Position: C
- Shoots: Left
- Height: 5-11
- Weight: 191 lbs
- Birthdate: 1985-04-06
- Eligible for Draft: 2003
- Drafted:
- Hometown: Lloydminster, Alberta
- Acquired: 3rd Round (74th overall), 2003 Draft
- Playing In: Pro
Clarke MacArthur
Prospect Grade: 7.0 B (About Prospect Grades)
Profile Contributed By: HF Staff
History
After winning an AJHL championship with the Drayton Valley Thunder in 2002, MacArthur burst on to the WHL scene as an undrafted midget in 2002-03. Surprising the Tigers staff with a four-inch growth spurt, the now 6’0”, 185-pound Lloydminster, Alberta native scored 23 goals and 75 points in 70 games. After being selected by Buffalo in the 3rd round of the 2003 draft, MacArthur returned from Sabres training camp to become the third leading scorer on the WHL’s highest scoring team with 35 goals and 40 helpers. His production was not overlooked, as he was named to Team WHL for the 2003 RE/Max Canada Russia Challenge.
With a knack for netting clutch goals, he was key component to the run-and-gun Tigers WHL title win, and subsequent entry into the Memorial Cup finals. At the tournament in Kelowna, BC, MacArthur was named to the Memorial Cup All-Star Team after posting a goal and three assists in four games. He finished his 20 game 2004 playoff season with eight goals and ten assists.
Talent Analysis
Offensively, MacArthur possesses good vision, excellent puck skills, and above average finishing ability. His shot of that of a sniper, and is complemented by speed sufficient enough to find the scoring lanes to use it. A tad feisty, he is not afraid to drop his gloves, as evidenced by 197 total penalty minutes through his first two seasons of major-junior action.
Defensively, he has quite a bit of developing to do. Coming in as a relatively unknown commodity, his WHL career began with his plus/minus sinking to a –27 in his first season in Medicine Hat. He rededicated himself to balancing out his defensive responsibilities, ending the 2003-04 campaign with a much-improved +14. Still, he must continue to improve his neutral zone play and back checking intensity in order to make a serious run at NHL success.
Future
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Stats
| Year | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 2003-04 | Medicine Hat | WHL | 62 | 35 | 40 | 75 | 93 |
| 2004-05 | Medicine Hat | WHL | 58 | 30 | 44 | 74 | 100 |
| 2005-06 | Rochester | AHL | 69 | 21 | 32 | 53 | 71 |
Profile Last Updated: April, 27th 2008
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