David Clements (ice hockey)
| David Clements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
20 September 1994 Coventry, West Midlands, England | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 84 kg (185 lb; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| EIHL team Former teams |
Coventry Blaze Milton Keynes Lightning Telford Tigers Ogden Mustangs | ||
| National team |
 Great Britain | ||
| Playing career | 2009–present | ||
David Clements (born 20 September 1994) is an English professional ice hockey player who is a defenceman for the Coventry Blaze of the Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL).[1]
Biography
Clements was born on 20 September 1994 in Coventry, West Midlands. He played for the Coventry Blaze junior teams until 2009, when he studied at the Athol Murray College of Notre Dame in Canada.[2] In 2012, he was captain of the Great Britain under 18s team for the World Championships in Holland.[2]
Clements plays as a right-shot defenceman[3] for Coventry Blaze.[4][5][6][7] In his early professional career he played for the Ogden Mustangs,[8] Milton Keynes Lightning[9] and the Telford Tigers. Clements began playing for Coventry Blaze in 2015.[4][10][11]
Clements became an associate captain of Coventry Blaze in 2022/23.[12][13] He played his 500th game in the Elite Ice Hockey League on 18 December 2024.[14] After ten years playing with Coventry Blaze, Clements was honoured with a testimonial game on 17 May 2025.[15][16]
Clements has represented Great Britain at the 2021 IIHF World Championship,[17][18][19] the 2022 IIHF World Championship[20] and the 2023 IIHF World Championship.[21][22] He also played in the 2026 Winter Olympics qualification match against Romania, with a 7-4 win.[23] He was called up for Great Britain men's national ice hockey team at the 2026 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships in Switzerland along with Coventry Blaze goaltender Mat Robson and forward Jack Hopkins.[24]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2010–11 | Notre Dame Argos U18 AA SS | SSMHL U18 | 38 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 68 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 28 | ||
| 2010–11 | Notre Dame Hounds U18 AAA | SMAAAHL | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Notre Dame Hounds U18 AAA | SMAAAHL | 43 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 108 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Ogden Mustangs | WSHL | 43 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 151 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | Ogden Mustangs | WSHL | 36 | 7 | 25 | 32 | 101 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | ||
| 2014–15 | Ogden Mustangs | WSHL | 45 | 6 | 36 | 42 | 81 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2015–16 | Milton Keynes Lightning | EPIHL | 23 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Coventry Blaze | EIHL | 40 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Coventry Blaze | EIHL | 51 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Coventry Blaze | EIHL | 55 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 58 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Coventry Blaze | EIHL | 60 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 55 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Coventry Blaze | EIHL | 39 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Coventry Blaze | Elite Series | 14 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Coventry Blaze | EIHL | 50 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Coventry Blaze | EIHL | 54 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Coventry Blaze | EIHL | 52 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Coventry Blaze | EIHL | 53 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2025–26 | Coventry Blaze | EIHL | 53 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 58 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| EIHL totals | 507 | 24 | 86 | 110 | 362 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Great Britain U18 | WJC-18 (D1) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2012 | Great Britain U18 | WJC-18 (D2) | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | |
| 2014 | Great Britain U20 | WJC-20 (D1) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2021 | Great Britain | WC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| 2022 | Great Britain | WC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 | Great Britain | OGQ | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025 | Great Britain | WC (D1A) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2026 | Great Britain | WC | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 20 | |||
| Senior totals | 28 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | |||
References
- ↑ "Richardson replaces Mosey in GB squad". British Ice Hockey. 8 May 2021. Archived from the original on 15 May 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- 1 2 "David Clements to captain GB u18s team that includes Coventry Blaze's Ross Venus and Rod Stewart's son". Coventry Live. 21 February 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
- ↑ Anderson, Craig (11 April 2019). "Blaze trio back on board". British Ice Hockey. Retrieved 30 March 2026.
- 1 2 "Clements joins Blaze full time". British Ice Hockey. 27 November 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
- ↑ "Clements and Marr sign new Blaze deals". British Ice Hockey. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
- ↑ "'Outstanding' Clements back for Blaze". EIHL. 21 August 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
- ↑ Summerton, Craig (14 June 2021). "GB defender Clements in Blaze return". Coventry Evening Telegraph. p. 13 – via Pressreader.com.
- ↑ "Alumni". Ogden Mustangs. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
- ↑ "Defensive duo David Clements and Renny Marr back with Blaze". Rugby Observer. Retrieved 30 March 2026.
- ↑ Andrews, Liam (28 November 2015). "MK Lightning defenceman David Clemets heads to Coventry Blaze". CitiBlog. Retrieved 30 March 2026.
- ↑ "Coventry Blaze coach Chuck Weber delighted to welcome city ace David Clements". Coventry Observer. 2 December 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2026.
- ↑ Sutcliffe, Aaron (12 May 2023). "ICE HOCKEY – Clements commits to new two-year deal with Blaze". Coventry Observer. Retrieved 30 March 2026.
- ↑ Sutcliffe, Aaron (14 May 2025). "ICE HOCKEY – Coventry Blaze confirm return of David Clements for 2025/26 campaign ahead of testimonial game". Coventry Observer. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
- ↑ "Blaze dominate on Clements' special night". Coventry Blaze. 14 December 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
- ↑ "OnFire Interview". David Clements Testimonial. 15 October 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
- ↑ Sutcliffe, Aaron (7 June 2024). "ICE HOCKEY – Clements awarded testimonial by Coventry Blaze after entering 10th season with club". Coventry Observer. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
- ↑ James, Luke (30 April 2011). "Six Coventry Blaze players called-up for Team GB". The Boar. Retrieved 30 March 2026.
- ↑ "Player Statistics Great Britain" (PDF). iihf.com. 15 August 2021.
- ↑ "Team Roster Great Britain" (PDF). iihf.com. 15 August 2021.
- ↑ "Two Changes to Gb Squad for Worlds in Finland". Ice Hockey UK. Archived from the original on 4 February 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ↑ James, Luke (10 April 2023). "Team Great Britain squad named for 2023 World Championship training camp". British Ice Hockey. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
- ↑ "Great Britain name squad for World Championship matches". BBC Sport. 27 April 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
- ↑ "2026 Winter Olympics qualifier: GB beat Romania 7-4 to win Cardiff qualifier in bid to reach Italy". BBC Sport. 8 February 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
- ↑ "Blaze trio called up for GB". Coventry Blaze. 25 March 2026. Retrieved 30 March 2026.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Coventry
- British expatriate ice hockey people
- English expatriate sportspeople in Canada
- Athol Murray College of Notre Dame alumni
- Expatriate ice hockey players in Canada
- English expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- English ice hockey defencemen
- Coventry Blaze players
- Milton Keynes Lightning players
- Telford Tigers players