• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

MayorsManor.com

NHL blog, LA Kings hockey news and interviews from The Mayor

  • Radio Replay
  • Prospect Rankings
  • Podcast
  • Contact Us
You are here: Home / HockeyBlog / BREAKING NEWS: Kings Assigning Brandt Clarke Back to OHL Barrie

BREAKING NEWS: Kings Assigning Brandt Clarke Back to OHL Barrie

January 6, 2023 By MayorsManor Staff


Coming off of his gold medal win with Team Canada at the 2023 World Junior Championships earlier this week, Mayor’s Manor has learned that the LA Kings will be assigning defenseman Brandt Clarke to Barrie of the Ontario Hockey League for the balance of the season.

This news confirms a report MM editor John Hoven shared on Bally Sports television in late December.

VIDEO: Hoven on Kings Intermission Report via Bally Sports West

After getting into a handful of NHL games in October, Kings management were said to be leaning toward keeping Clarke in the NHL for the balance of the season — and largely putting him on a Noah Dobson-type rotation, where he would be targeted to play in about half the games.

Following Clarke’s ninth game played on November 1 vs. the Dallas Stars, he was in limbo for a few weeks before being assigned to AHL Ontario — where he did a two-week conditioning assignment and scored his first professional goal.

Then, in seven games at the just-completed World Juniors, the 19-year-old defenseman had 8 points (2G, 6A) and was a plus-5. Known primarily as an offensive-minded player, Clarke made a key defensive play that set up Canada’s game winning goal in the final game.

With careful consideration and after weighing all of their options, it was decided that returning Clarke to the OHL would be best for his development at this point. The organization is already struggling with ways to find enough NHL playing time for prospects Toby Björnfot, Jacob Moverare, and Jordan Spence. Making this move now ensures Clarke will play top minutes for the balance of the season.

He’ll now join a Barrie Colts team that is only one point back of third place in the OHL’s Eastern Conference and has gone 7-2-0-1 over their last 10 games. In two seasons with the Colts, Clarke has put up a total of 97 points in 112 regular season games.

The Colts are also said to be one of the lead contenders looking to trade for Seattle Kraken prospect Shane Wright, who was also assigned to the OHL following Team Canada’s gold medal victory.

RELATED CONTENT:

Kings Of The Podcast: Ep. 134 – Mark Yannetti Returns, Summer Recap and Camp Previews

One Game Left: Clarke Talks Greene, O’Donnell, and Ontario Reign Experience

1-On-1 with Brandt Clarke at NHL Rookie Faceoff

Follow @mayorNHL

Instagram

Lead photo via IIHF / Team Canada

Note to webmasters/reporters: When recapping news or interviews from this site please remember to include a link to www.MayorsManor.com


Filed Under: HockeyBlog, Kings, NHL, Spotlight Story

About MayorsManor Staff

MayorsManor.com was founded by John Hoven and has been named Best Sports Blog in Los Angeles and national Hockey Blog of the Year. Hoven and the staff provide comprehensive LA Kings coverage, from prospects in the pipeline through the NHL.

Primary Sidebar

Kings Of The Podcast

Kings Of The Podcast Ep. 156: Summer Kickoff

When One door closes, another opens. And as the 2022-23 hockey season is officially over in Los Angeles, Kings Of The Podcast is just getting started with a whole summer of topics to discuss! Listen to this episode for free using the audio player below or check us out on all the major podcast platforms, […]

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • RSS
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Recent Posts

  • NHL RADIO REPLAY: Mayor’s Minutes – Hoven on Kings Options for Summer Roster Moves
  • 2023 NHL Draft Preview: Goaltender Adam Gajan, Slovakia
  • 2023 NHL Draft Preview: Forward Danny Nelson, USA
  • Kings Of The Podcast Ep. 157 with Bill Ranford
  • 2023 NHL Draft Preview: Defenseman Brady Cleveland, USA
  • 2023 NHL Draft Preview: Forward Luca Pinelli, Canada
  • REPORT: 2023 NHL Rookie Faceoff Headed Back to Vegas, Not Coming to LA
  • BREAKING NEWS: LA Kings and Marco Sturm Agree to Multi-Year Extension
  • Flashback Friday: Interview with LA Kings 1993 Playoff Hero Gary Shuchuk
  • FIRST LOOK: LA Kings 2023-24 Roster, Salary Cap, and Summer Trade Notes

Tweets by mayorNHL

Footer

Archives

Tags

AHL Blackhawks Brown camp Carter Clifford coach comments Doughty draft Ducks history hockey interview Kings Kopitar lineup Lombardi Los Angeles Manchester Mayor MayorsManor Monarchs Murray NHL Ontario Penner Playoffs Prospect Quick quote Radio Reign Richards roster Sharks Stanley Cup Stoll Sutter Toffoli trade video WCB West Coast Bias Williams

MayorsManor

  • About Our Team
  • Contact Us
  • Store

© 2023 MayorsManor.com