OCTOBER 16: David Clarkson #23 of the Columbus Blue Jackets lines up for a face-off during the game against the Toronto Maple Leafs on October 16, 2015 at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio.

David Clarkson was ready to hang up his hockey skates at the age of 18. In fact, the future Devils right winger did quit.Devils right winger did quit.

Devils goalie Martin Brodeur responded to a personal challenge from David Clarkson during today's morning skate by lining up three pucks about 10 feet from his goal crease and letting the right ...

David Clarkson: Yeah, hockey players are pretty superstitious with a lot of the things we do. I do the same thing everyday. I go eat, I go home and nap at the same time; wake up and do my regular ...

Back from a broken leg, David Clarkson hopes he learned something while he was out. “I watched hockey. That was all I did. A lot of hockey,” said Clarkson, who returned to the Devils&#8… ...

From left, former NHL players John Mitchell, Eric Lacroix, and David Clarkson are starting Drill House, a state-of-the-art off-ice hockey training complex in Centennial, to help development the ...

Clarkson's back will likely never allow him to play hockey again, The Columbus Dispatch reports. It's been over 11 months since he saw any game action, and a few weeks ago his back was so stiff he ...

David Clarkson has roughly the same cap hit as Toronto's high-scoring stars Phil Kessel and Joffrey Lupul ($5.25 million), but has just eight points in 27 games so far this season ...

Clarkson (back) has been taken off long-term injured reserve, per the NHL's official media site. Clarkson's removal from LTIR suggests that he's moving closer to game action. However, the Blue ...

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David Clarkson hasn’t played an NHL game for the Columbus Blue Jackets in over a year due to ... But it seems the 32-year-old Clarkson has found a life after the NHL as a high school hockey coach.