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| 1969 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Bobby Clarke
Selected in second round
No.
17 overall by Philadelphia Flyers
Born August
13, 1949
 | Position:
Center
Height: 5-10 Weight: 176
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Flin Flon (WCHL)
Birthplace: Flin Flon, Manitoba (Canada)
Hometown:
Flin Flon, Manitoba |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1965-66 |
Flin Flon | SJHL | 4 |
4 | 3 |
7 | 0 | | 1966-67 |
Flin Flon | MJHL |
45 |
71 | 112 |
183 | 123 | | 1967-68 |
Flin Flon | WCHL |
59 | 51 |
117 | 168 |
148 | | 1968-69 |
Flin Flon | WCHL |
58 | 51 |
86 | 137 |
123 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
WCHL MVP: 1968-69
WCHL All-Star First Team: 1967-68, 1968-69
WCHL Brownridge Trophy (Top Scorer): 1967-68, 1968-69
WCHL
Assists Leader: 1967-68, 1968-69
WCHL Playoffs Points Leader:
1969 (25 points)
WCHL Playoffs Assists Leader: 1969 (16 assists)
MJHL Points Leader: 1966-67 (183 points)
MJHL Goals Leader: 1966-67 (71
goals)
MJHL Assists Leader: 1966-67 (112 assists)
MJHL Playoffs Assists Leader: 1967 (18 assists) |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 11, 1969 (Philadelphia at
Minnesota)
Numbers: 36, 16 (Philadelphia) (number retired)
Stanley Cup:
1974, 1975.
Playing Status: Retired May 15, 1984 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1969-1984 |
Philadelphia | 1,144 |
358 | 852 |
1,210 | 1,453 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1971-1984 |
Philadelphia | 136 |
42 | 77 |
119 | 152 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
HOCKEY HALL OF FAME:
Inducted 1987
Hart Trophy: 1972-73, 1974-75, 1975-76
Pearson Award: 1972-73. Selke Trophy:
1982-83
Masterton Trophy: 1971-72. Patrick Trophy:
1979-80
All-Star First Team: 1974-75, 1975-76
All-Star Second Team: 1972-73, 1973-74
All-Star Game: 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978
Philadelphia Captain: Jan. 1973 through 1978-79 season and 1982-83 through
1983-84 season.
Sporting
News NHL MVP: 1975-76
Stanley Cup Finals (Lost): 1976, 1980,
1985 (as GM), 1987 (as GM), 1991 (as GM), 1997 (as GM)
Philadelphia
Flyers Hall of Fame: Inducted 1988
NHL Assists Leader: 1974-75 (89), 1975-76 (89)
NHL Plus-Minus Leader: 1975-76 (plus-83)
Philadelphia Points Leader: 1970-71, 1971-72, 1972-73, 1973-74, 1974-75,
1975-76, 1977-78, 1982-83
Philadelphia Goals Leader: 1970-71, 1971-72, 1973-74
Philadelphia Assists Leader: 1970-71, 1971-72, 1972-73, 1973-74,
1974-75, 1975-76, 1976-77, 1977-78, 1978-79, 1979-80 (tie), 1982-83
NHL Playoffs Assists Co-leader: 1975 (12), 1976 (14)
Philadelphia Playoffs Points Leader: 1973, 1982 (tie), 1984
Philadelphia Playoffs Goals Leader: 1977, 1982, 1984 (tie)
Philadelphia Playoffs Assists Leader: 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976
100-point
seasons: 1972-73 (104), 1974-75 (116), 1975-76 (119)
Philadelphia
records: Career seasons (15), career games (1,144), career assists (852),
career points (1,210), single-season assists (89)
Coaching Career: Philadelphia assistant coach from 1979-80 through
1981-82.
Management Career: Named Philadelphia vice president and general manager
on May 15, 1984, and remained in position through 1989-90 season. ... Named
Minnesota vice president and general manager on June 8, 1990, and remained in
position through 1991-92 season. ... Named Philadelphia senior vice president
on June 10, 1992. ... Named Florida vice president, general manager and alternate
governor on March 1, 1993, and remained in position for 1993-94 season. ... Named
Philadelphia president and general manager on June 15, 1994, and remained in
that position into 2003-04 season.
Hockey News Executive of Year: 1993-94 (FLO), 1994-95 (PHI)
Sporting News Executive of Year: 1993-94 (FLO), 1994-95 (PHI)
Miscellaneous: Ranked by The Hockey News in 1997 as the 23rd greatest NHL
player of all time. ... Named Sporting News NHL West Rookie of Year for 1969-70.
... Named Sporting News NHL West MVP in 1972-73. ... Named Sporting News NHL
Campbell Conference MVP in 1974-75. ... Served as NHLPA president and Flyers
player representative. ... Played on LCB line with Bill Barber and Reggie Leach
during much of his career. Trio set NHL record (since broken) for goals
by one line with 141 in 1975-76. ... Played on Philadelphia team that set NHL record
with 35-game unbeaten streak from Oct. 14, 1979, to Jan. 6, 1980. ... Named NHL's best face-off man for
1982-83 in poll by The Hockey News. ... Philadelphia named its team MVP award
the Bobby Clarke Trophy in his honor in 1984. ... Philadelphia retired
Clarke's No. 16 on Nov. 15, 1984. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Summit Series: 1972
Canada Cup:
1976 (first place), 1987 (as GM, first), 1991 (GM, first)
Challenge Cup: 1979. World
Championships: 1982 (bronze)
Olympics: 1998 (as GM) (fourth
place)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
1979: Captain of NHL Challenge Cup team that
lost three-game mini-series to Soviet stars.
Philadelphia Athlete of Year: 1974
WHA Draft Pick: 1972 (by Alberta)
Management Career: Served as one of four general managers for Team Canada at 1987
and 1991 Canada Cup tournaments. ... Served as general manager for 1998
Canadian Olympic team after being named to position on Jan. 30, 1997.
Miscellaneous: Overcame diabetes to
play pro hockey. ... In 1987 the WHL (formerly WCHL) renamed its
scoring-leader trophy the Bob
Clarke Trophy in his honor. ... Named to WHL All-Century Team in 1999. ... Named
Philadelphia's Most Courageous Athlete in 1980 and won city's Good Guy Award
for 1982. |
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SNAPSHOT '69 | | Total Selected: |
84 | | Forwards: |
58 | | Defense: |
18 | | Goaltenders: |
8 | | Major Junior: |
68 | | College Players: |
8 |
| Canadian: |
78 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
1 | | USA Citizens: |
4 | | U.S.-Born: |
4 |
| European: |
1 |
| Reached NHL: |
49 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
8 | | Hall of Fame: |
1 |
| All-Star Game: |
7 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
1 |
| Olympians: |
2 |
| Picks Traded: |
11 |
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