Richard Clune

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Position Left wing
Shoots Left
Height
Weight		 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
201 lb (91 kg/14 st 5 lb)
NHL Team (P)
Cur. team		 Dallas Stars
Iowa Stars (AHL)
Nationality Flag of Canada Canada
Born April 25, 1987 (1987-04-25) (age 21),
Toronto, Ontario
NHL Draft 3rd round, 71st overall, 2005
Dallas Stars
Pro career 2007 – present

Richard Clune (born April 25, 1987 in Toronto, Ontario) is a professional ice hockey left winger who currently plays for the American Hockey League's Iowa Stars.

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[edit] Junior career

Clune was drafted in the second round of the 2003 OHL Priority Selection (29th overall) by the Sarnia Sting. During the 2003–04 season, Clune scored three goals and 16 points, as well as 72 penalty minutes, in 58 games. In 2004–05, his second year with the Sting, Clune finished the season with 21 goals and 34 points in 68 games and added 103 penalty minutes, fourth most on the team, as well as winning the Bobby Smith Trophy, emblematic of the OHL's scholastic player of the year. In April 2005, Clune represented Canada at the World Under-18s in the Czech Republic; Canada won a silver medal, losing in the gold-medal game to the United States.

Clune was drafted in the third round (71st overall) at the 2005 NHL Entry Draft by the Dallas Stars on July 30, 2005, despite not playing at the CHL Top Prospects Game in Vancouver. In August 2005, Clune yet again represented Canada in the Czech Republic, this time at the Junior World Cup of Hockey. This time, Canada won gold, winning it over the host team.

Despite Clune's splendid season of 20 goals, 52 points and 126 penalty minutes in 61 games in 2005–06, Sarnia finished last in the OHL standings and Clune demanded a trade. On September 20, 2006, Clune was traded to the Barrie Colts for Mike Roelofsen and three draft picks.

In October, the Colts honoured Clune with the team's monthly sportsmanship award. One incident in late October, however, showed anything but sportsmanship. On October 28, 2006, during a game against London, Clune scored an empty-net goal to secure a 5–3 victory for Barrie. He then proceeded to get down and do pushups on the ice [http://www.hockeysfuture.com/articles/9228. However, Clune had had his best season offensively. He scored a career-high 32 goals and 46 assists for a career-best 78 points in 68 games.

[edit] Professional career

On March 25, 2007, Clune signed a standard three-year entry level contract with Dallas. He made his professional hockey debut on April 14 with the Iowa Stars, Dallas' AHL affiliate.

[edit] Statistics

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2002–03 Toronto Marlboros GTHL 27 23 32 55 128
2003–04 Sarnia Sting OHL 58 3 13 16 72 5 0 1 1 0
2004–05 Sarnia Sting OHL 68 21 13 34 108
2005–06 Sarnia Sting OHL 61 20 32 52 126
2006–07 Barrie Colts OHL 68 32 46 78 151 8 3 4 7 8
2006–07 Iowa Stars AHL 1 0 0 0 2

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