Chris Clark, Director of Player Personnel / Cleveland Monsters General Manager

Chris Clark was promoted to director of player personnel for the Blue Jackets on June 13, 2019 after spending the previous seven seasons with the club as a development coach and most recently its drector of player development.

While continuing to be involved with the development of players throughout the organization, he also has an active role in evaluating personnel at the NHL level and serves as the general manager of the Cleveland Monsters, the club’s American Hockey League affiliate.

Internationally, Clark served as general manager of the United States Men's National Team that competed at the 2023 IIHF World Championships in Tampere, Finland.

A native of South Windsor, Connecticut, Clark registered 103-111-214 and 700 penalty minutes in 607 career NHL games with the Blue Jackets, Washington Capitals and Calgary Flames, including 8-12-20 and 59 penalty minutes in 89 games with Columbus from 2009-11. He spent four-plus seasons with the Capitals, tallying 60-63-123 and 278 penalty minutes in 240 games with the club and served as captain from 2006-09.

Calgary’s third round pick, 77th overall, in the 1994 NHL Draft, Clark earned All-ECAC honors during four seasons at Clarkson University from 1994-98. He then spent six seasons in the Flames organization from 1998- 04, and helped the club reach the 2004 Stanley Cup Final.

He and his wife, Kim, are the parents of daughters, Hailie and Rylan; and son, Braiden.