Clark Donatelli

Clark Donatelli
Born (1965-11-22) November 22, 1965
Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
PositionLeft wing
Shot Left
Played forMinnesota North StarsBoston Bruins
National team United States
NHL draft 98th overall, 1984New York Rangers
Playing career 1989–1996

John Clark Donatelli (born November 22, 1965) is an American former professional ice hockey player and is the current head coach of the Tipos Extraliga's HC Nové Zámky. Donatelli was a long-time minor league player in the American Hockey League (AHL) and International Hockey League (IHL). He played 35 games in the National Hockey League (NHL). Internationally Donatelli played for the American national team at several World Championships, the 1988 and 1992 Winter Olympics.

Playing career

Donatelli was drafted in the fifth round, 98th overall, in the 1984 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Rangers. After three seasons with Boston University and one with the U.S. national team, Donatelli made his NHL debut with the Minnesota North Stars during the 1989–90 season.

Donatelli played a full season with the International Hockey League's San Diego Gulls in 1990–91, and joined the NHL's Boston Bruins briefly in the 1991–92 season. After several seasons in the IHL and American Hockey League, as well as one in Roller Hockey International with the San Diego Barracudas, Donatelli retired in 1996.

Coaching career

After retiring, Donatelli took up coaching and eventually was named head coach of the Wheeling Nailers in the ECHL during the 2011–12 season. During the 2015–16 season, the Nailers' American Hockey League affiliate Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins promoted him as the interim head coach as their head coach, Mike Sullivan, had been promoted to Pittsburgh Penguins. He became the permanent head coach of the WBS Penguins after the season ended. Donatelli had a record of 154–94–20–9 with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, leading the Penguins to three Calder Cup Playoff appearances and a regular season title in 2016–17.[1]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeam League GPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
1980–81 Moses Brown SchoolHSRI————— —————
1981–82 Moses Brown School HSRI ————— —————
1982–83 Moses Brown School HSRI ————— —————
1983–84 Stratford CullitonsMWJHL3841499046 —————
1984–85Boston UniversityHE4017183546 —————
1985–86Boston University HE 4328346230 —————
1986–87Boston University HE 3715233846 —————
1987–88 United States National TeamIntl 5011273826 —————
1989–90Kalamazoo WingsIHL27891747 402212
1989–90Minnesota North StarsNHL2533617 —————
1990–91San Diego GullsIHL 4617102745 —————
1991–92 United States National Team Intl 4213253850 —————
1991–92Boston BruinsNHL 1001122 20000
1992–93Providence BruinsAHL5712142640 42132
1993–94San Diego Gulls IHL 5011324354 901123
1994–95San Diego Gulls IHL 7022254748 50116
1995–96Los Angeles Ice DogsIHL 2213412 —————
1995–96 Detroit VipersIHL 360121240 110222
IHL totals 2515991150246 2906643
NHL totals 3534739 20000

International

Year Team Event GPGAPtsPIM
1984United StatesWJC71236
1985United States WJC 723512
1985United StatesWC1031412
1986United States WC 103368
1987United States WC 91236
1988United States OLY61236
1992United States OLY 82136
Junior totals 1435818
Senior totals 431091938

Awards and honors

Award Year
All-Hockey EastRookie Team1984–85[2]
Hockey EastAll-Tournament Team1985[3]
All-Hockey EastSecond team1985–86[4]
AHCAEast Second-Team All-American1985–86[5]

References

  1. ^"MIKE VELLUCCI NAMED PENGUINS HEAD COACH". WBS Penguins. June 28, 2019.
  2. ^"Hockey East All-Rookie Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  3. ^"2013-14 Hockey East Media Guide". Hockey East. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
  4. ^"Hockey East All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  5. ^"Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners"(PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
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