Born | August 23, 1997 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nationality | Canadian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 190 pounds (86 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shoots | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Attack (field), Forward (box) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NCAA team | Cornell University (2019) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NLL draft | 5th, 2019 Halifax Thunderbirds | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NLL team | Halifax Thunderbirds | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
MLL draft | 12th overall, 2019 Boston Cannons | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PLL team Former teams | Redwoods L.C. Atlas L.C. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pro career | 2019– | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Clarke Petterson (born August 23, 1997) is a Canadian professional lacrosse player with Redwoods Lacrosse Club of the Premier Lacrosse League and the Halifax Thunderbirds of the NLL. He attended The Hill Academy in Ontario, Canada, and played collegiate lacrosse at Cornell University.[1]
College career
Petterson was an Honorable Mention All-Ivy in 2017, second-team All-Ivy in 2019, and a USILA All-American in 2019. At Cornell, he was a three-time team captain and was the first sophomore captain in the history of the men’s lacrosse program in 2017. Petterson finished in the top 10 at Cornell for career goals and points and during the 2019 season was ranked second in the nation in shooting percentage (.557), 17th in goals per game (2.93), and 28th in points per game (4.13). During the course of his collegiate career he moved from defensive midfield, to offensive midfield, to attack.[2]
Professional career
With the 5th overall pick in the 2019 Premier Lacrosse League Draft, Petterson was selected by the Redwoods Lacrosse Club. Petterson was also selected by the Boston Cannons with the 12th overall pick in the 2019 Major League Lacrosse draft.[3] He made his first professional start with Redwoods on Sunday, June 2 in a win against the Atlas Lacrosse Club. Petterson was also the 5th overall pick in the 2020 NLL Entry Draft.[4] His first professional indoor lacrosse appearance came on December 21, 2019 with the Thunderbirds. In this first game against the Rochester Knighthawks, Petterson scored a hat trick and was named player of the game.[5]
Petterson was selected by Cannons Lacrosse Club in the PLL Expansion Draft ahead of the 2021 season.[6]
Petterson was claimed off of Atlas' inactive roster by Redwoods on July 5, 2023.[7]
Statistics
NLL
Clarke Petterson[8] | Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||
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Season | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | LB | PIM | Pts/GP | LB/GP | PIM/GP | GP | G | A | Pts | LB | PIM | Pts/GP | LB/GP | PIM/GP |
2020 | Halifax Thunderbirds | 11 | 16 | 22 | 38 | 58 | 4 | 3.45 | 5.27 | 0.36 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
2022 | Halifax Thunderbirds | 17 | 26 | 46 | 72 | 82 | 8 | 4.24 | 4.82 | 0.47 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 5.00 | 8.00 | 0.00 |
2023 | Halifax Thunderbirds | 18 | 32 | 52 | 84 | 86 | 14 | 4.67 | 4.78 | 0.78 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2.00 | 6.00 | 0.00 |
2024 | Halifax Thunderbirds | 18 | 40 | 64 | 104 | 91 | 10 | 5.78 | 5.06 | 0.56 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 3.00 | 8.00 | 0.00 |
64 | 114 | 184 | 298 | 317 | 36 | 4.66 | 4.95 | 0.56 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 0 | 3.33 | 7.33 | 0.00 | ||
Career Total: | 67 | 118 | 190 | 308 | 339 | 36 | 4.60 | 5.06 | 0.54 |
GP–Games played; G–Goals; A–Assists; Pts–Points; LB–Loose balls; PIM–Penalty minutes; Pts/GP–Points per games played; LB/GP–Loose balls per games played; PIM/GP–Penalty minutes per games played.
PLL
Clarke Petterson | Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Season | Team | GP | G | 2PG | A | Pts | Sh | GB | Pen | PIM | FOW | FOA | GP | G | 2PG | A | Pts | Sh | GB | Pen | PIM | FOW | FOA |
2019 | Redwoods LC | 7 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
2020 | Redwoods LC | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
2022 | Atlas LC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
14 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 23 | 47 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Career Total: | 15 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 25 | 48 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
GP–Games played; G–Goals; 2PG–2-point goals; A–Assists; Pts–Points; Sh–Shots; GB–Ground balls; Pen–Penalties; PIM–Penalty minutes; FOW–Faceoffs won; FOA–Faceoffs attempted
NCAA
Season | Team | GP | G | A | GB | Pts |
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2016 | Cornell | 13 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 15 |
2017 | Cornell | 13 | 15 | 17 | 22 | 32 |
2018 | Cornell | 18 | 44 | 19 | 21 | 63 |
2019 | Cornell | 15 | 44 | 18 | 26 | 62 |
NCAA Totals | 59 | 112 | 60 | 84 | 172 |
References
- ^ "2019 M. Lacrosse Roster: 45 Clarke Petterson". Cornell Athletics. Retrieved 2019-07-07.
- ^ "2019 M. Lacrosse Roster: 45 Clarke Petterson". Cornell Athletics. Retrieved 2019-07-07.
- ^ "2019 MLL Draft Results And Players". majorleaguelacrosse.com. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
- ^ "NLL: Halifax Signs Top Pick Clarke Petterson". National Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2019-07-07.
- ^ "GAME RECAP: THUNDERBIRDS WIN A THRILLER IN THE NEST AGAINST THE ROCHESTER KNIGHTHAWKS". National Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2019-07-07.
- ^ "2021 Expansion Draft Results". Premier Lacrosse League. 2021-03-12. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
- ^ "@PLLRedwoods". Twitter. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
- ^ "Clarke Petterson - National Lacrosse League - on Pointstreak Sports Technologies". Pointstreak Sports Technologies. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Canadian expatriate lacrosse people in the United States
- Canadian lacrosse players
- Cornell Big Red men's lacrosse players
- Halifax Thunderbirds players
- Lacrosse forwards
- Premier Lacrosse League players
- World Games gold medalists for Canada
- World Games medalists in lacrosse
- Medalists at the 2022 World Games