Kim Clackson
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Kimbel Gerald Clackson (born February 13, 1955) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played 106 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) and 271 games in the World Hockey Association (WHA). Clackson played for the Winnipeg Jets, Quebec Nordiques, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Indianapolis Racers. He shares the NHL record for most penalties in a single playoff game (alongside Forbes Kennedy and Dale Hunter), having committed eight on April 14, 1980, against the Boston Bruins.
Clackson's elder son, Matt, was drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers and played 270 games in the American Hockey League (AHL). Another son, Chris, played in the AHL and the ECHL.
Career statistics
| RegularSeason | Playoffs | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1972–73 | Victoria Cougars | WCHL | 64 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 235 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1973–74 | Victoria Cougars | WCHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1973–74 | Flin Flon Bombers | WCHL | 47 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 263 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1974–75 | Victoria Cougars | WCHL | 58 | 7 | 26 | 33 | 359 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 99 |
| 1975–76 | Indianapolis Racers | WHA | 77 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 351 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1976–77 | Indianapolis Racers | WHA | 71 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 168 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 24 |
| 1977–78 | Winnipeg Jets | WHA | 52 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 203 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 61 |
| 1978–79 | Winnipeg Jets | WHA | 71 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 210 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 28 |
| 1979–80 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 45 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 166 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 |
| 1980–81 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 61 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 204 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
| NHL totals | 106 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 370 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | ||
| WHA totals | 271 | 6 | 39 | 45 | 932 | 27 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 113 |
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