http://www.yardbarker.com/rss/player/4909 Recent articles about Chris Clark en-us His return has been long in the making. After a career-year three years ago, Capitals’ Captain Chris Clark fairly faded into obscurity. Two groin pulls, a wrist injury, and a demotion to the third line later, the captain has finally made his return from the abyss to become a critical part of  Washington’s team yet again. Three seasons ago, in just the second year of his tenure with the Capitals, Clark had been placed on the same line as the league’s brightest young star, Al... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:05:35 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Chris_Clark_The_Long_Road_to_an_Important_Return/1600961 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Chris_Clark_The_Long_Road_to_an_Important_Return/1600961 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Chris_Clark_The_Long_Road_to_an_Important_Return/1600961 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/9/b/9b3cfd2a2ab1ac1d31ccd3822fb8380cb7f72dea/small/Washington_Capitals_v_07ed.jpg After the NHL's general managers announced last week that they will soon enact legislation that would penalize hits to the head, I asked captain Chris Clark(notes) of the Washington Capitals for his reaction to head-shots soon becoming illegal.Which was: "I thought they already were."His answer perplexed me a little, because there's been such a rabid debate over drastic measures regarding hits to the head during this injurious season. We needed new rules, right? We needed ne... Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:05:04 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Can_we_trust_the_NHL_to_enforce_its_own_head_shot_rules/1574084 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Can_we_trust_the_NHL_to_enforce_its_own_head_shot_rules/1574084 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Can_we_trust_the_NHL_to_enforce_its_own_head_shot_rules/1574084 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/3/2/32cd409ad6df934fb610476f096f9f7e39367118/small/Washington_Capitals_v_4c62.jpg Captain Chris Clark scored in the 11th round of the shootout -- after Semyon Varlamov made eight consecutive game-prolonging saves -- to help the Washington Capitals shrug off late penalty trouble in a 5-4 victory against the New York Islanders at Verizon Center on Wednesday night. Trent Hunter sent the game to overtime with a power-play goal from the right circle with 2:08 left in the final period. This was only Hunter's third game of the season and first since Oct. 8 because of a ches... Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:45:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Clark_lifts_Capitals_to_shootout_victory/1549745 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Clark_lifts_Capitals_to_shootout_victory/1549745 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Clark_lifts_Capitals_to_shootout_victory/1549745 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/3/f/3f62f43f26df15125e8a3700e50b79c434e9a36a/small/Washington_Capitals_v_642f.jpg Chris Clark scored the deciding goal in the 11th round of the shootout, and backup goalie Semyon Varlamov came on in relief and carried the Washington Capitals to a 5-4 comeback victory over the New York Islanders. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:31:34 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Clark_Varlamov_help_Capitals_win_11_round_SO/1548363 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Clark_Varlamov_help_Capitals_win_11_round_SO/1548363 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Clark_Varlamov_help_Capitals_win_11_round_SO/1548363 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/3/2/32cd409ad6df934fb610476f096f9f7e39367118/small/Washington_Capitals_v_4c62.jpg Chris Clark scored the deciding goal in the 11th round of the shootout, and backup goalie Semyon Varlamov came on in relief and carried the Washington Capitals to a 5-4 comeback victory over the New York Islanders. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:21:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Varlamovs_relief_appearance_saves_Caps_vs_Isles/1548310 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Varlamovs_relief_appearance_saves_Caps_vs_Isles/1548310 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Varlamovs_relief_appearance_saves_Caps_vs_Isles/1548310 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/9/b/9b3cfd2a2ab1ac1d31ccd3822fb8380cb7f72dea/small/Washington_Capitals_v_07ed.jpg Chris Clark scored the deciding goal in the 11th round of the shootout, and backup goalie Semyon Varlamov came on in relief and carried the Washington Capitals to a 5-4 comeback victory over the New York Islanders. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:14:40 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Clarks_11th_round_goal_gives_Caps_shootout_win/1548263 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Clarks_11th_round_goal_gives_Caps_shootout_win/1548263 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Clarks_11th_round_goal_gives_Caps_shootout_win/1548263 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/b/e/be291f2255de8673b4548fb65ba856840a395083/small/Washington_Capitals_v_5935.jpg There is no doubt about the Washington Capitals' ultimate goal this season: It begins and ends with NHL commissioner Gary Bettman handing the Stanley Cup to captain Chris Clark. Along the way, there are other goals for the Caps to cross off their checklist, including capturing a third consecutive Southeast Division title and the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference. As the season moves into its second month, the Caps have put themselves in position to challenge for the top spot in the E... Sun, 01 Nov 2009 04:45:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Lofty_aspirations_for_healthy_Caps/1477268 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Lofty_aspirations_for_healthy_Caps/1477268 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Lofty_aspirations_for_healthy_Caps/1477268 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/d/0/d0141b5e95ee025fd106072def65c03dad800a0c/small/Washington_Capitals_v_14fd.jpg Jeff Schultz, Matt Bradley and Chris Clark scored in an 88-second span of the second period, Semyon Varlamov stopped 22 shots and the Washington Capitals beat the Atlanta Thrashers 5-4 on Thursday night for their third straight win. Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:57:27 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Caps_net_3_goals_in_88_seconds_to_top_Thrashers/1419289 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Caps_net_3_goals_in_88_seconds_to_top_Thrashers/1419289 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Caps_net_3_goals_in_88_seconds_to_top_Thrashers/1419289 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/0/e/0e38d1f2bc9a69eaed42fe39d10f86a497b5772e/small/Washington_Capitals_v_d47a.jpg Having played nearly 12 minutes in Saturday's win over the Toronto Maple Leafs, the work had just begun for Washington Capitals captain Chris Clark. "I don't know what they have planned," he said of the team's training and conditioning staffs. "But it's one hour, minimum." Such is the labor required for a 33-year-old player who has battled back from a two-year stretch of ear, groin and wrist injuries that cost him 127 regular-season and playoff games. Cla... Tue, 06 Oct 2009 03:45:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Capitals_Journal_Hockeys_C_for_effort_as_Clark_returns_to_ice/1316093 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Capitals_Journal_Hockeys_C_for_effort_as_Clark_returns_to_ice/1316093 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Capitals_Journal_Hockeys_C_for_effort_as_Clark_returns_to_ice/1316093 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/2/d/2df5dee959c572a2d9b41a9302ccb099ef2f0575/small/GettyImage.ashx_url_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f91158849.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d77BFBA49EF878921CC759DF4EBAC47D06191B74FBA5058DE8031B89322C091800933982C8268EF1E.jpg There's a whole lot of college pigskin kicking off this weekend, but there's also a fair bit of appealing hockey out at Kettler Capitals. The Caps' rookies kick off fall camp by taking the ice for the first time Monday morning at 10:30, but there are plenty of veterans already in town, and they're skating "informally" all weekend as well. This morning they'll be on the ice at 10:00, Sunday at 10:30, and Monday at 1:00. Among the vets is team captain Chris Clark, ... Sat, 05 Sep 2009 09:25:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Pre_Camp_Paces_Taking_Place_out_at_Kettler/1118568 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Pre_Camp_Paces_Taking_Place_out_at_Kettler/1118568 There's a whole lot of college pigskin kicking off this weekend, but there's also a fair bit of appealing hockey out at Kettler Capitals. The Caps' rookies kick off fall camp by taking the ice for the first time Monday morning at 10:30, but there are plenty of veterans already in town, and they're skating "informally" all weekend as well. This morning they'll be on the ice at 10:00, Sunday at 10:30, and Monday at 1:00. Among the vets is team captain Chris Clark, ... Sat, 05 Sep 2009 09:25:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Pre_Camp_Paces_Taking_Place_out_at_Kettler/1118566 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Pre_Camp_Paces_Taking_Place_out_at_Kettler/1118566 Catch a recap of the stunning come-from-behind victory by the Caps last night. What a game! Sun, 30 Sep 2007 04:23:52 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Caps_Explode_in_Third/29031 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Caps_Explode_in_Third/29031