Clark Donatelli
Clark Donatelli | ||||||
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Born |
Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. | November 22, 1965|||||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | |||||
Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | |||||
Position | Left wing | |||||
Shot | Left | |||||
Played for |
Minnesota North Stars Boston Bruins | |||||
National team |
NHL Draft |
98th overall, 1984 New York Rangers | ||||
Playing career | 1989–1996 |
John Clark Donatelli (born November 22, 1965) is an American former professional ice hockey player and is the former head coach of the AHL's Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. 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
Donatelli played a full season with the
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. On June 28, 2019, it was announced that Donatelli had resigned from his position as head coach of the WBS Penguins due to personal reasons, including alleged sexual assault of Erin Skalde, the wife of his assistant coach Jarrod Skalde.[1] 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]
Sexual assault allegation
In a lawsuit filed on November 3, 2020, former Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins' assistant coach
According to the lawsuit, at no time did the Penguins' organization ever contact Erin to interview her about the assault, and no apology or expression of remorse or support was ever offered to the Skaldes. Guerin later informed Jarrod Skalde that the story needed to be suppressed, saying the allegation "has to stay quiet and can't be let out". The lawsuit further alleges that an investigation revealed "countless other episodes of inappropriate conduct by Mr. Donatelli, sexual and otherwise, which apparently the Penguins were aware of but did little or nothing to stop." Subsequently, a separate investigation was launched into Guerin's attempts to cover up the sexual assault.[2]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
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Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1980–81 | Moses Brown School | HSRI | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1981–82 | Moses Brown School | HSRI | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1982–83 | Moses Brown School | HSRI | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1983–84 | Stratford Cullitons
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MWJHL | 38 | 41 | 49 | 90 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1984–85 | Boston University | HE | 40 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1985–86 | Boston University | HE | 43 | 28 | 34 | 62 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1986–87 | Boston University | HE | 37 | 15 | 23 | 38 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1987–88 | United States National Team | Intl | 50 | 11 | 27 | 38 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1989–90 | Kalamazoo Wings
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IHL | 27 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 47 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | ||
1989–90 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 25 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1990–91 | San Diego Gulls
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IHL | 46 | 17 | 10 | 27 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1991–92 | United States National Team | Intl | 42 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1991–92 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1992–93 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 57 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 40 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
1993–94 | San Diego Gulls | IHL | 50 | 11 | 32 | 43 | 54 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 | ||
1994–95 | San Diego Gulls | IHL | 70 | 22 | 25 | 47 | 48 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
1995–96 | Los Angeles Ice Dogs
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IHL | 22 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1995–96 | Detroit Vipers | IHL | 36 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 40 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
IHL totals | 251 | 59 | 91 | 150 | 246 | 29 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 43 | ||||
NHL totals | 35 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
International
Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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1984 | United States | WJC
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7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
1985 | United States | WJC | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | |
1985 | United States | WC | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | |
1986 | United States | WC | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | |
1987 | United States | WC | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
1988 | United States | OLY
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6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
1992 | United States | OLY | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
Junior totals | 14 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 18 | |||
Senior totals | 43 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 38 |
Awards and honors
Award | Year | |
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All-Hockey East Rookie Team | 1984–85 | [3] |
Hockey East All-Tournament Team | 1985
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All-Hockey East Second team | 1985–86 | [5] |
AHCA East Second-Team All-American | 1985–86 | [6] |
References
- ^ "MIKE VELLUCCI NAMED PENGUINS HEAD COACH". WBS Penguins. June 28, 2019.
- ^ a b Westhead, Rick (22 October 2021). "U.S. Center for SafeSport opens investigation into Wild GM Guerin, source says". tsn.ca. The Sports Network. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
- ^ "Hockey East All-Rookie Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- ^ "2013-14 Hockey East Media Guide". Hockey East. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
- ^ "Hockey East All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- ^ "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database