5 Matt Clark

• Position: D
• Height: 6.04
• Weight: 218
• Born: Oct. 17, 1990
• Birthplace: Lakewood, CO
• Home: Campbellville, ON
• OHL Draft: Brampton's 11th Round Choice (217th overall) in 2006
• NHL Draft: Anaheim's 2nd Round Choice (37th overall) in 2009

Bio:
Matt was born in Colorado where his father was employed ... family returned to Canada when Matt was four ... he is a graduate of Milton District High School and a second-year philosophy student at the University of Guelph ... his father Graham owns Total Power Ltd., based in Mississauga ... Matt's mother, Robin, was a competitive swimmer and figure skater ... older sisters Alexandra and Elizabeth are both honour roll students ... Alexandra is a third-year biology student at Queen's University in Kingston and a champion equestrian rider ... Elizabeth is third-year student at the University of South Alabama and is attending on a soccer scholarship. She is a former Athlete of the Year at Milton District High School ... Matt's uncle Ab DeMarco is a graduate of the Kitchener Rangers and played 10 professional seasons in the NHL and WHA ... Matt was a competitive soccer player and won various school track and field awards ... hobbies include reading and playing guitar ... favourite NHL team is the Colorado Avalanche and favourite player is defenceman Dion Phaneuf of the Calgary Flames.

Career Highlights:
Second-year defenceman Matt Clark was the Battalion’s defenceman of the year in 2009-10 ... led the Troops with seven power-play goals ... played his 100th OHL game on Jan. 3 in a 2-1 OT loss vs. Guelph ... earned one assist Nov. 19 at Barrie in Team OHL’s 5-2 win against the visiting Russians ... scored three goals and added 20 assists for 23 points in 63 games in his rookie 2008-09 season with the Battalion ... was a second-round choice of the Anaheim Ducks in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft ... attended the Canadian national junior team's summer evaluation camp at Saskatoon from Aug. 5-9 ... the Battalion's 11th-round choice in the 2006 OHL Priority Selection ... enlisted with the Troops in March, 2008, but did not see action ... played the 2006-07 and 2007-08 seasons with the Brampton Capitals of the Provincial Junior A League ... started playing organized hockey in Milton, Ont., and graduated to the Halton Hurricanes AAA program when he was 10.