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Canada Kale Clague
#56 Rochester Americans / AHL - 24/25
1-time Hlinka Gretzky Cup Gold Medal 1
1-time U20 WJC Gold Medal 1
1-time U20 WJC Silver Medal 1
2-time WHL (East) First All-Star Team 2
1-time WHL Champion 1
1-time WHL Top Defenseman (Bill Hunter Trophy) 1
Date of Birth
Jun 05, 1998
Position
D
Age
26
Height
6'0" / 183 cm
Place of Birth
Regina, SK, CAN
Weight
190 lbs / 86 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Lloydminster MHA
Contract
24/25
Cap Hit
$775,000 Powered by
NHL Rights
Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres / Signed
Drafted
2016 round 2 #51 overall by Los Angeles Kings
Agency
PREMIUM

Father: Jason Clague

An offensive defenseman in nature, Clague is a tantalizing blend of speed, cunning, and craftiness. Very smooth skater that is mobile at a professional level. Great vision and is able to control plays with the puck on his stick. Creative passer. Will need to work on his shot and consistency moving forward, but has the undeniable raw skills and fundamental attributes of a puck-moving offensive defenseman. All-in-all, a highly skilled defenseman that has the potential to be a proficient producer from the back end. (Curtis Joe, EP 2015)

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Kale Clague Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2010-11 Lloydminster Heat U15 AAA AMBHL 32* 10* 18* 28* 76* -* |
2011-12 Lloydminster Heat U15 AAA AMBHL 33* 11* 23* 34* 44* -* | Playoffs 9 5 6 11 2 -
Lloydminster Rage U16 AAA AMMHL 2* 0* 0* 0* 4* -* | Playoffs 2 1 2 3 2 -
2012-13 Lloydminster Heat U15 AAA “C” AMBHL 33* 35* 42* 77* 44* -* | Playoffs 8 5 4 9 20 -
Lloydminster Bobcats U18 AAA AMHL 1* 0* 1* 1* 0* -* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 -
2013-14 Lloydminster Bobcats U18 AAA AMHL 31* 11* 22* 33* 34* -* | Playoffs 12 2 11 13 2 -
Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 2 -3
2014-15 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 20* 4* 9* 13* 6* -1* | Playoffs 12 1 2 3 4 3
Canada Black U17 “C” WHC-17 4* 1* 0* 1* 0* -* |
2015-16 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 71* 6* 37* 43* 54* 25* | Playoffs 21 6 8 14 8 5
2016-17 Brandon Wheat Kings “A” WHL 48* 5* 35* 40* 41* -8* | Playoffs 4 1 3 4 6 -6
Canada U20 WJC-20 7* 0* 6* 6* 2* 6* |
2017-18 Brandon Wheat Kings “A” WHL 28* 10* 37* 47* 35* 31* |
Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 26* 1* 23* 24* 8* 11* | Playoffs 14 1 13 14 14 -2
Canada U20 “A” WJC-20 6* 0* 2* 2* 4* -1* |
2018-19 Ontario Reign AHL 52* 7* 22* 29* 34* -20* |
2019-20 Los Angeles Kings NHL 4* 0* 0* 0* 2* -3* |
Ontario Reign AHL 49* 8* 17* 25* 26* -14* |
2020-21 Los Angeles Kings NHL 18* 0* 6* 6* 4* -6* |
Ontario Reign “A” AHL 23* 1* 11* 12* 8* -7* | Playoffs 1 0 1 1 0 -2
2021-22 Los Angeles Kings NHL 11* 0* 5* 5* 2* -2* |
Ontario Reign AHL 5* 0* 4* 4* 0* 2* |
Montréal Canadiens NHL 25* 2* 3* 5* 18* -8* |
2022-23 Buffalo Sabres NHL 33* 0* 4* 4* 24* -3* |
Rochester Americans AHL 14* 1* 5* 6* 6* -8* |
2023-24 Buffalo Sabres NHL 3* 0* 1* 1* 2* 0* |
Rochester Americans AHL 42* 3* 20* 23* 52* -8* |
2024-25 Rochester Americans AHL 6* 1* 2* 3* 2* 0* |
Projected AHL 72* 12* 24* 36* 24* 0* |

Kale Clague Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2011-12 Lloydminster Heat U15 AAA John Reid Bantam 5* 2* 7* 9* 0* -* |
2012-13 Team Northeast Alberta Cup 5* 4* 2* 6* 0* -* |
2013-14 Team Alberta “C” WCCC-16 4* 0* 5* 5* 0* -* |
2014-15 Team Green U17-Dev 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2015-16 Team White U18-Dev 3* 0* 2* 2* 0* -* |
Brandon Wheat Kings Memorial Cup 3* 0* 0* 0* 2* -4* |
Canada U18 Ivan Hlinka Memorial 4* 1* 0* 1* 2* 2* |
WHL All-Stars Jr Super Series 2* 1* 0* 1* 0* -1* |
2016-17 WHL All-Stars Jr Super Series 2* 1* 1* 2* 0* 2* |
2017-18 WHL All-Stars “A” Jr Super Series 2* 0* 3* 3* 0* 4* |

Kale Clague Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AMBHL (AEHL U15) 3 98* 56* 83* 139* 1.42* 164* -* | 2 17 10 * 10 * 20 * 1.18 * 22 * - *
AMMHL (AEHL U17) 1 2* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 4* -* | 1 2 1 * 2 * 3 * 1.50 * 2 * - *
AMHL (AEHL U18) 2 32* 11* 23* 34* 1.06* 34* -* | 2 13 2 * 11 * 13 * 1.00 * 2 * - *
AHL 7 191* 21* 81* 102* 0.53* 128* -55* | 1 1 0 * 1 * 1 * 1.00 * 0 * -2 *
Alberta Cup 1 5* 4* 2* 6* 1.20* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Ivan Hlinka Memorial (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) 1 4* 1* 0* 1* 0.25* 2* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
John Reid Bantam 1 5* 2* 7* 9* 1.80* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Jr Super Series 3 6* 2* 4* 6* 1.00* 0* 5* | 0 * * * * * *
Memorial Cup 1 3* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 2* -4* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 5 94* 2* 19* 21* 0.22* 52* -22* | 0 * * * * * *
U17-Dev 1 3* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U18-Dev 1 3* 0* 2* 2* 0.67* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WCCC-16 1 4* 0* 5* 5* 1.25* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WHC-17 1 4* 1* 0* 1* 0.25* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WHL 5 195* 26* 141* 167* 0.86* 144* 58* | 5 54 9 * 26 * 35 * 0.65 * 34 * -3 *
WJC-20 2 13* 0* 8* 8* 0.62* 6* 5* | 0 * * * * * *

Kale Clague Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
06/28/2024
06/28/2024 Extension Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres
07/04/2023
07/04/2023 Extension Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres
07/13/2022
07/13/2022 Confirmed Montréal Canadiens Buffalo Sabres
12/04/2021
12/04/2021 Confirmed Los Angeles Kings Montréal Canadiens
08/06/2021
08/06/2021 Extension Los Angeles Kings Los Angeles Kings
01/10/2018
01/10/2018 Confirmed Brandon Wheat Kings Moose Jaw Warriors
03/07/2017
03/07/2017 Confirmed Brandon Wheat Kings Los Angeles Kings
08/08/2013
08/08/2013 Confirmed Lloydminster Heat U15 AAA Brandon Wheat Kings
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2013, 1 #6 overall by Brandon Wheat Kings in the WHL Bantam Draft

2016 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #39 by FUTURE CONSIDERATIONS

2016 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #40 by MCKEEN'S HOCKEY

2016 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #27 by NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING (NA Skaters

2016 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #30 by TSN/McKenzie

Broke the AMBHL defensive scoring record of 65 points on 1/25/13 vs. Edmonton CAC with his 66th point; the record was previously held by Dion Phaneuf.