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Scott Clemmensen
Born (1977-07-23) July 23, 1977 (age 47)
Des Moines, IA, USA
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb)
Position Goaltender
Catches Left
NHL team
Former teams		 Florida Panthers
Toronto Maple Leafs
New Jersey Devils
NHL draft 215th overall, 1997
New Jersey Devils
Playing career 2001–present

Scott Lee Clemmensen (born July 23, 1977 in Des Moines, Iowa) is an American professional ice hockey goaltender currently with the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career

Clemmensen was drafted by the New Jersey Devils in the 8th round, 215th overall, in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft after playing junior hockey with the Des Moines Buccaneers of the United States Hockey League (USHL). Upon being drafted, Clemmensen went on to play college hockey with the Boston College Eagles from 1997–2001, and won the NCAA National Championship with them in his final year.

Turning pro in the 2001–02 season, Clemmensen debuted in 2 games for the Devils, while playing the majority of his professional rookie season with the Albany River Rats of the American Hockey League (AHL), the Devils' minor league affiliate. He remained for the following three seasons in Albany, competing with fellow Devils' goaltending prospect Ari Ahonen for starts. In 2003–04, Clemmensen was called up and appeared in 4 games for the Devils, posting a 1.01 goals against average (GAA). He received his first NHL start against the Pittsburgh Penguins on January 20, 2004, pitching a shutout in a 3–0 win.[1]

Following the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Clemmensen became Martin Brodeur's permanent backup, appearing in 13 games (starting in 9) and posting a 3.35 GAA for the 2005–06 season. The following year, Clemmensen appeared in 6 games in relief of Brodeur, recording a 3.14 GAA. In the off-season, he became a free agent and after the Devils signed Kevin Weekes to backup Brodeur, Clemmensen signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs on July 6, 2007.[2] He played the majority of the 2007–08 season splitting starts with Maple Leafs Justin Pogge with the Toronto Marlies of the AHL, while appearing in 3 games for the Maple Leafs. He made his first start with the Maple Leafs on January 1, 2008, in lieu of an injury to starter Vesa Toskala, and recorded a 4–3 shootout win against the Tampa Bay Lightning.[3] Going into the 2007 Calder Cup playoffs back with the Marlies, Clemmensen assumed the starting role over Pogge and helped the club to the Western Conference semi-finals against the Chicago Wolves, where they were eliminated in five games.

On July 10, 2008, Clemmensen returned to the New Jersey Devils, signing a one-year contract. He started the 2008–09 season with New Jersey's new AHL affiliate, the Lowell Devils. However, when Brodeur suffered a major injury early in the season, Clemmensen was called up to backup second-string goalie Kevin Weekes. However, as Weekes struggled in his early starts following Brodeur's injury, Clemmensen took over and started the majority of the games in Brodeur's absence. On February 25, 2009, Brodeur was taken off the injured reserve and Clemmensen was sent back to the Lowell Devils.[4] In 40 games, Clemmensen posted a 25-13-1 record and two shutouts. His 25 wins are the highest total by a goaltender besides Brodeur in franchise history, while his 2.39 GAA and .917 save percentage were statistically in the league's top ten. He was awarded the Devils' Unsung Hero Award, as voted by his teammates,[5] and was also selected as the Devils' nominee for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy, awarded for perseverance and sportsmanship.[6] He was not, however, retained as one of the league's three finalists.[7] In April 2009, Clemmensen was called up once again, this time to backup Brodeur for the 2009 playoffs after an injury to Weekes.

Clemmensen signed with Florida Panthers on July 1, 2009. Clemmensen is the first person born in Iowa to play in the NHL.[8]

International play

On May 1, 2009, Clemmensen was selected to represent Team USA at the 2009 IIHF World Championships as the starting goalie. He also played for Team USA in the 2010 IIHF World Championships, posting two consecutive shutouts: a 10-0 win over Kazakhstan, which he shared with Ben Bishop, and a 4-0 victory against France.

Awards

Career statistics

Regular season

   
Season Team League GP W L T OTL MIN GA SO GAA SV%
1995–96 Dubuque Fighting Saints USHL 20 10 7 1 1,082 62 0 3.44
1996–97 Des Moines Buccaneers USHL 36 22 9 2 2,042 111 1 3.26
1997–98 Boston College Eagles H-East 37 24 9 4 2,205 102 4 2.78
1998–99 Boston College Eagles H-East 42 26 12 4 2,507 120 1 2.87
1999–00 Boston College Eagles H-East 29 19 7 0 1,610 59 5 2.20
2000–01 Boston College Eagles H-East 39 30 7 2 2,312 82 3 2.13
2001–02 New Jersey Devils NHL 2 0 0 0 — 20 1 0 2.95 .800
2001–02 Albany River Rats AHL 29 5 19 4 1,677 92 0 3.29 .908
2002–03 New Jersey Devils NHL 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 .00 .000
2002–03 Albany River Rats AHL 47 12 24 8 2,694 119 1 2.65 .910
2003–04 New Jersey Devils NHL 4 3 1 0 — 238 4 2 1.01 .952
2003–04 Albany River Rats AHL 22 5 12 4 1,309 67 0 3.07 .902
2004–05 Albany River Rats AHL 46 13 25 5 2,654 124 2 2.81 .916
2005–06 New Jersey Devils NHL 13 3 4 — 2 627 35 0 3.35 .881
2005–06 Albany River Rats AHL 1 0 1 0 59 5 0 5.05 .848
2006–07 New Jersey Devils NHL 6 1 1 — 2 305 16 0 3.15 .889
2006–07 Lowell Devils AHL 1 1 0 0 60 0 1 .00 1.00
2007–08 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 3 1 1 — 0 154 10 0 3.90 .839
2007–08 Toronto Marlies AHL 40 23 14 2 2,363 96 1 2.44 .910
2008–09 New Jersey Devils NHL 40 25 13 — 1 2,356 94 2 2.39 .917
2008–09 Lowell Devils AHL 12 6 5 1 707 40 0 3.39 .900
2009–10 Florida Panthers NHL 23 9 8 — 2 1,215 59 1 2.91 .912
2010–11 Florida Panthers NHL 31 8 11 — 7 1,696 74 1 2.62 .911
NHL totals 122 50 39 0 14 6,612 278 6

Postseason

   
Season Team League GP W L MIN GA SO GAA
1996–97 Des Moines Buccaneers USHL 4 1 2 200 9 1 2.70
2005–06 New Jersey Devils NHL 1 0 0 7 0 0 .00
2007–08 Toronto Marlies AHL 17 8 9 992 50 0 3.02
NHL totals 1 0 0 7 0 0 .00

References

  1. ^ "Scott Clemmensen". Retrieved 2009-05-19.
  2. ^ "Clemmensen signs, Muckler drops by for a chat". Toronto Star. 2007-07-07. Retrieved 2009-02-25. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ Hunter, Paul (2008-01-02). "Blake snaps out of it to lead Leafs". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2009-02-25. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ "Devils activate Brodeur, demote Clemmensen". National Post. 2009-02-25. Retrieved 2009-02-25. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  5. ^ "Scott Clemmensen voted New Jersey Devils' Unsung Hero by teammates". Star-Ledger. 2009-03-24. Retrieved 2009-05-06. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  6. ^ "Scott Clemmensen, still banished to AHL, nabs Masterton nomination". National Post. 2009-03-30. Retrieved 2009-03-31. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  7. ^ "Chelios, Sullivan, Zednik are the finalists for NHL's Masterton trophy". National Hockey League. 2009-04-30. Retrieved 2009-05-03. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  8. ^ http://www.hockey-reference.com/friv/birthplaces.cgi?country=US&province=&state=IA

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