Clarke Petterson

Clarke Petterson
Born	August 23, 1997 (age 26)
Nationality	Canadian
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	190 pounds (86 kg)
Shoots	Right
Position	Attack (field), Atlas L.C.
Pro career	2019–
Career highlights
	NCAA: Honorable Mention USILA All-American in 2019; Second-team All-Ivy in 2019 and Honorable Mention All-Ivy in 2017;
Medal record
Representing Canada
Men's field lacrosse
World Lacrosse Championship
Under-19 World Lacrosse Championships
Men's lacrosse sixes
World Games

Clarke Petterson (born August 23, 1997) is a Canadian professional

Ontario, Canada, and played collegiate lacrosse at Cornell University.^[1]

College career

Petterson was an Honorable Mention All-Ivy in 2017, second-team All-Ivy in 2019, and a USILA All-American in 2019. At Cornell, he was a three-time team captain and was the first sophomore captain in the history of the men’s lacrosse program in 2017. Petterson finished in the top 10 at Cornell for career goals and points and during the 2019 season was ranked second in the nation in shooting percentage (.557), 17th in goals per game (2.93), and 28th in points per game (4.13). During the course of his collegiate career he moved from defensive midfield, to offensive midfield, to attack.[2]

Professional career

With the 5th overall pick in the

Atlas Lacrosse Club. Petterson was also the 5th overall pick in the 2020 NLL Entry Draft.^[4] His first professional indoor lacrosse appearance came on December 21, 2019 with the Thunderbirds. In this first game against the Rochester Knighthawks, Petterson scored a hat trick and was named player of the game.^[5]

Petterson was selected by

Cannons Lacrosse Club in the PLL Expansion Draft ahead of the 2021 season.^[6]

Petterson was claimed off of Atlas' inactive roster by Redwoods on July 5, 2023.[7]

Statistics

NLL

Clarke Petterson^[8]		Regular Season									Playoffs
Season	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	LB	PIM	Pts/GP	LB/GP	PIM/GP	GP	G	A	Pts	LB	PIM	Pts/GP	LB/GP	PIM/GP

2020	Halifax Thunderbirds	11	16	22	38	58	4	3.45	5.27	0.36	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2022	Halifax Thunderbirds	17	26	46	72	82	8	4.24	4.82	0.47	1	1	4	5	8	0	5.00	8.00	0.00
2023	Halifax Thunderbirds	18	32	52	84	86	14	4.67	4.78	0.78	1	1	1	2	6	0	2.00	6.00	0.00
		46	74	120	194	226	26	4.22	4.91	0.57	2	2	5	7	14	0	3.50	7.00	0.00
Career Total:		48	76	125	201	240	26	4.19	5.00	0.54

GP–Games played; G–Goals; A–Assists; Pts–Points; LB–Loose balls; PIM–Penalty minutes; Pts/GP–Points per games played; LB/GP–Loose balls per games played; PIM/GP–Penalty minutes per games played.

PLL

Clarke Petterson		Regular Season											Playoffs
Season	Team	GP	G	2PG	A	Pts	Sh	GB	Pen	PIM	FOW	FOA	GP	G	2PG	A	Pts	Sh	GB	Pen	PIM	FOW	FOA
2019	Redwoods LC	7	9	0	3	12	22	7	0	0	0	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2020	Redwoods LC	6	5	0	4	9	22	9	0	0	0	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2022	Atlas LC	1	1	0	1	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
		14	15	0	8	23	47	17	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Career Total:		15	16	0	9	25	48	17	0	0	0	0

GP–Games played; G–Goals; 2PG–2-point goals; A–Assists; Pts–Points; Sh–Shots; GB–Ground balls; Pen–Penalties; PIM–Penalty minutes; FOW–Faceoffs won; FOA–Faceoffs attempted

NCAA

Season	Team	GP	G	A	GB	Pts
2016	Cornell	13	9	6	15	15
2017	Cornell	13	15	17	22	32
2018	Cornell	18	44	19	21	63
2019	Cornell	15	44	18	26	62
NCAA Totals		59	112	60	84	172

References

^ "2019 M. Lacrosse Roster: 45 Clarke Petterson". Cornell Athletics. Retrieved 2019-07-07.
^ "2019 M. Lacrosse Roster: 45 Clarke Petterson". Cornell Athletics. Retrieved 2019-07-07.
^ "2019 MLL Draft Results And Players". majorleaguelacrosse.com. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
^ "NLL: Halifax Signs Top Pick Clarke Petterson". National Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2019-07-07.
^ "GAME RECAP: THUNDERBIRDS WIN A THRILLER IN THE NEST AGAINST THE ROCHESTER KNIGHTHAWKS". National Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2019-07-07.
^ "2021 Expansion Draft Results". Premier Lacrosse League. 2021-03-12. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
^ "@PLLRedwoods". Twitter. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
^ "Clarke Petterson - National Lacrosse League - on Pointstreak Sports Technologies". Pointstreak Sports Technologies. Retrieved 2022-03-07.

[1] "2019 M. Lacrosse Roster: 45 Clarke Petterson". Cornell Athletics. Retrieved 2019-07-07.

[2] "2019 M. Lacrosse Roster: 45 Clarke Petterson". Cornell Athletics. Retrieved 2019-07-07.

[3] "2019 MLL Draft Results And Players". majorleaguelacrosse.com. Retrieved 2020-01-26.

[4] "NLL: Halifax Signs Top Pick Clarke Petterson". National Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2019-07-07.

[5] "GAME RECAP: THUNDERBIRDS WIN A THRILLER IN THE NEST AGAINST THE ROCHESTER KNIGHTHAWKS". National Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2019-07-07.

[6] "2021 Expansion Draft Results". Premier Lacrosse League. 2021-03-12. Retrieved 2021-03-12.

[7] "@PLLRedwoods". Twitter. Retrieved 2023-07-05.

[8] "Clarke Petterson - National Lacrosse League - on Pointstreak Sports Technologies". Pointstreak Sports Technologies. Retrieved 2022-03-07.

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