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Adam Clendening

#2

Position: Defenseman

Height: 5-11

Weight: 190

Birthdate: 10/26/92

Hometown: Niagara Falls, N.Y.

2010-11 Team: Boston Univ. (HEA)

USA HOCKEY:
2010:
• Participated in the USA Hockey National Junior Evaluation Camp, logging three assists in six games against teams from Finland, Sweden and the U.S.
• Member of the U.S. Men’s National Under-18 Team that captured its second consecutive gold medal at the 2010 International Ice Hockey Federation World Men’s U18 Championship in Minsk and Bobruisk, Belarus
   o Tied for the team lead with 10 points (3-7) and a plus-9 rating in seven games
   o Named one of Team USA’s best three players of the tournament and earned media all-star honors
• Scored two goals and had two assists in five games with the U.S. National Under-18 Team that took part in the 2010 Under-18 Six Nations Cup in Minsk, Belarus
2009:
• Notched an assist in three games with the U.S. National Under-18 Team at the 2009 Under-18 Four Nations Cup in Pori, Finland
• Member of the U.S. Men’s National Under-18 Team that captured the gold medal at the 2009 IIHF World Men’s U18 Championship in Fargo, N.D., and Moorhead, Minn.
• Helped the U.S. National Under-18 Team finish first at the 2009 Under-18 Five Nations Cup in Nykoping, Sweden, scoring once in four games
• Named to the all-tournament team with the U.S. National Under-17 Team at the 2009 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge in Port Alberni, B.C.
2008:
• Competed in the 2008 Under-17 Four Nations Cup in Monthey, Switzerland, with the U.S. National Under-17 Team, posting one assist in three games

COLLEGE HOCKEY:
2010-11:
• Second among defensemen on Boston University of the Hockey East Association with nine points (1-8) in 15 games through Dec. 6

USA HOCKEY - NTDP:
2009-10:
• Member of the U.S. National Under-18 Team, part of USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program, that competed in the United States Hockey League and against Division I and Division III college opponents and international teams
• Led Team USA’s defensive corps with 49 points (14-35) in 65 games
• His 49 points rank second all-time for points by a defenseman in a single season at the NTDP
• Paced the squad with 20 points (6-14) in 18 contests against international opponents
2008-09:
• Split time between both the U.S. National Under-17 Team and Under-18 Teams, part of USA Hockey’s NTDP, that competed in the North American Hockey League and against Division I and Division III college opponents and international teams

ADDITIONAL NOTES:
• Son of Frank and Ann Clendening
• Eligible for the 2011 NHL Entry Draft
• Lists becoming a financial advisor as a future non-hockey career goal

PLAYER FEATURES:
• Clendening clears Team USA hurdle 
• Team USA Roster Includes Falls Native
• Adam Clendening, Brandon Saad shine 
• WNY’s Next Hockey Star 
• Pressure doesn’t affect Clendening 

2011 IIHF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP STATS

Date Opponent G A PTS PIM
12/19 RPI (ex) 0 0 0 0
12/21 Czech Republic (ex) 0 0 0 0

IIHF EVENT STATISTICS:

Year Event GP G A PTS PIM
2011 World Junior Championship 0 0 0 0 0
2010 World U18 Championship 7 3 7 10 4
2009 World U18 Championship 7 0 2 2 4
  TEAM USA TOTALS 14 3 9 12 8

NTDP STATISTICS:

Season Team GP G A PTS PIM
2009-10 U.S. National U18 Team* 65 14 35 49 120
2008-09 U.S. National U18 Team* 23 1 4 5 18
  U.S. National U17 Team* 39 1 13 14 48
  NTDP TOTALS 127 16 52 68 186

*part of USA Hockey's National Team Development Program