Milestone Night For Clutterbuck

When Cal Clutterbuck was drafted by the Minnesota Wild, 72nd overall in 2006, there wasn't much expectations around the 3rd round draft pick. he was going to have an impact, sure on the Wild and whoever else he ended up playing for. But nobody expected him to have the career he's had. Tonight, in the Islanders home game against the Philadelphia Flyers, the team will honor Cal for playing in his 1,000th career game.

Cal joined the Wild full time in 2008. After spending five seasons and 346 games in Minnesota, he went to play on Long Island, where's he's spent the last eleven years and 655 games. During that time, nobody has thrown more hits in the NHL then Cal. He's thrown 3,802 of them in his career, and still counting. He's the 11th player in history to play their 1,000th career game in an Islanders uniform.

Everybody knows Cal for his physical presence, which is a huge factor as to why he's been able to stay in the NHL for over a thousand games. He can score. He's registered 138 goals and 280 points. HE can provide a spark in that regards too. He's also one of the more well rounded players in the league. He's a great penalty killer and a solid lock down defender. Cal's talents allow the coach to have faith in him to be used to hold a lea late in games.

He's also proven to be a leader in the room. During ten of his eleven seasons on Long Island, Cal has had a letter on his sweater. He's been a mentor to a lot of the younger guys on the hockey club and had a positive impact on a lot of the guys he's called teammates over the course of his career.

Congratulations Cal on hitting the milestone thousand game mark!