#18 Jay McClement /forward

AGE: 19    HT: 6'1"    WT: 193    SHOT: left    BORN: March 2, 1983   HOMETOWN: Kingston, ON

2002-03 team: Brampton Battalion, OHL

Pro Status: NHL Draft St. Louis Blues 2001 (2, 57)

 

International background: Attended Canada’s National Junior Team’s Development Camp in Halifax, NS in August, 2002 … Won a silver medal with Canada’s National Junior Team at the 2002 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship in the Czech Republic … Won a gold medal with Canada’s National Under 18 Team at the 2000 Four Nations Cup in Slovakia … Won a silver medal as an assistant captain with Team Ontario at 2000 World Under 17 Challenge in Timmins, ON

 

Hockey background: In his fourth season with the OHL’s Brampton Battalion … Brampton’s captain in 2002-2003 … Played for the OHL Eastern Conference All-Stars vs. WHL West in the 2002 Hershey Cup game (7-5 W) in Vancouver, BC ... An assistant captain with Brampton in 2001-2002 … Brampton’s Scholastic Player-of-the-Year for 2001- 2002 … Voted the Top Defensive Forward in the OHL Eastern Conference in the 2002 OHL Coaches Poll … Played in the 2001 CHL Top Prospects Game … Set a club record in 2000-2001 with 13 power-play goals … Brampton's 1st round selection, 2nd overall in 1999 OHL Priority Draft

Profile: An unsung player who will likely be counted on to anchor the top checking unit, kill penalties and take crucial faceoffs. Captain of the Brampton Battalion. Drafted 57th overall in 2001 by the St. Louis Blues.

Personal: Nickname: Clemmer … Son of David and Charlaine … Has one sister, Kristin … Favorite NHL Player: Steve Yzerman … Favorite sport other than hockey: Basketball