Wendel Clark

Wendel Clark

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NHL Hockey Legend, Former Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs

Wendel Clark, born in Kelvington Saskatchewan, is the former captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs and one of the most popular players to ever wear Maple Leafs blue. The former Leafs captain played 13 of his 15 NHL seasons with Toronto and was idolized by thousands of hockey fans.

Selected first overall in the 1985 NHL Entry Draft by the Leafs, Clark also spent time playing for the Quebec Nordiques, New York Islanders, Tampa Bay Lighting, Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Blackhawks.

One of Clark’s biggest accomplishments however was in his teen years when he helped Canada’s national team take the gold medal at the 1985 World Junior Hockey Championships. Clark played 793 games of rough and tumble NHL hockey, scoring 330 goals and 563 points with 1,690 penalty minutes.

Very few hockey players attract the love, respect and sometimes adoration as Wendel Clark. Although quiet and easy-going, Clark has achieved a rock star-like status among the members of the Leafs Nation. A player who combined grit with goals, the Maple Leafs drafted Clark first overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1985.

This came six months after he helped Canada win the 1985 World Junior Championships. Making an immediate impact in his rookie year, Clark scored 34 goals for 45 points and racked up 227 penalty minutes for good measure.

One of the best body checkers in the league, he was not afraid to drop the gloves either. However, his physical style of play took its toll and he retired in 2000, at the age of 33.

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Teambuilding: Lessons from the NHL Greats

During his triumphant 15-year NHL career, Wendel Clark played with the best and the brightest NHL stars. Today, as a keynote speaker, he shares lessons learned in teambuilding straight from the ice. Clark brings audiences on a journey through his NHL career, beginning as an 18-year-old from a small town in Saskatchewan to playing alongside the greats such as Doug Gilmour, Mats Sundin, Nick Lidstrom, and many more. He reveals how they shaped him into a better player and leader, and how he still applies those lessons today as an ambassador for the Toronto Maple Leafs.

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