Cal Clutterbuck
| Team Number: |
22 |
| Birth Date: |
11/18/1987 |
| Height: |
5'10" |
| Weight: |
196lbs. |
| Position: |
Forward |
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Meet Cal Clutterbuck, a forward for the Minnesota Wild.
356. Does that number have special meaning to you? Well, to the Cal Clutterbuck household, that number is a golden figure of success. Put simply, during the 2008-2009 NHL season, Cal Clutterbuck made history by recording 356 hits, easily breaking the former season record of 311. That almost averages out to a hit for every day of the calendar year—an impressive feat. Way to go Cal Clutterbuck.
Yet we would be remiss to fixate on Cal Clutterbuck’s staggering hit record at the expense of his other hockey triumphs. During the 2008-2009 season, he notched 11 goals and 7 assists, leading to 18 points. He also spent 76 minutes sulking in the penalty box, but that comes with the terrain!
Cal Clutterbuck was born on November 18, 1987 and grew up—like most of his fellow NHL players, in Canada. Cal Clutterbuck spent his years of junior hockey on two different teams in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL): the Toronto St. Michael's Majors and Oshawa Generals.
But bigger and better dreams called, and Cal Clutterbuck entered the 2006 NHL draft. The Minnesota Wild picked Clutterbuck during the 3rd round as the 72nd player overall. When fellow Wild teammate Pavol Demitra was sidelined with an injury, Cal Clutterbuck was summoned. With excitement and a bit of trepidation, Cal Clutterbuck made his NHL appearance on October 28, 2007 in a match-up against the Colorado Avalanche.
Cal Clutterbuck has quickly become one of the most popular players on the Minnesota Wild roster. Looking around the Xcel Energy Center, you will see plenty of fans wearing a Cal Clutterbuck jersey and you will hear plenty of cheers when he checks an opposing team member into the Xcel Energy Center boards. Buy Minnesota Wild hockey tickets today and see what all the Cal Clutterbuck fuss is about. If you like hard hitting hockey players with tons of passion and grit, Cal Clutterbuck is the player for you.
