Clarence Kparghai
Clarence Kparghai (born 13 May 1985 in Monrovia, Liberia) is a Liberian-born Swiss professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He was most recently contracted with HC Lugano in the National League (NL). He has previously played for SC Langenthal, EHC Chur, HC Thurgau, EHC Olten, HC Davos and EHC Biel.
Playing career edit
Kparghai made his professional debut with SC Langenthal in the Swiss League (SL) during the 2004-05 SL season. He then made his National League (NL) debut during the 2005-06 NL season with HC Davos, playing 24 games that season.
Kparghai officially joined EHC Biel for the 2008-09 NL season and eventually played five years with the team, establishing himself as a National League player.
On 26 November 2012, Kparghai agreed to a three-year contract with HC Lugano for the 2013-14 NL season.
During the 2012–13 season, Kparghai was fined CHF 1,000 for biting SC Bern's John Tavares on 22 December 2012.[1]
On 5 November 2015, Kparghai was signed to a three-year contract extension by Lugano. During the 2016 NL final against SC Bern, Kparghai tore his ACL, ending his season. He underwent surgery in the following days and once again in September because of complications, forcing him to sit out the entire 2016-17 NL season. He was able to resume hockey activities in July 2017.[2]
Career statistics edit
Regular season and playoffs edit
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2004–05 | SC Langenthal | NLB | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | HC Davos | NLA | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | EHC Chur | NLB | 18 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | HC Davos | NLA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | HC Thurgau | NLB | 30 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | EHC Biel | NLB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 2007–08 | EHC Olten | NLB | 39 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | EHC Biel | NLB | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2008–09 | EHC Biel | NLA | 50 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | EHC Biel | NLA | 41 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | EHC Biel | NLA | 43 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | EHC Biel | NLA | 49 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2012–13 | EHC Biel | NLA | 37 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | HC Lugano | NLA | 39 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2014–15 | HC Lugano | NLA | 34 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | HC Lugano | NLA | 50 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | HC Lugano | NL | 20 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | HCB Ticino Rockets | SL | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | EHC Kloten | NL | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | HCB Ticino Rockets | SL | 23 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | HC Davos | NL | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | EHC Olten | SL | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | ||
| NL totals | 401 | 15 | 38 | 53 | 176 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | ||||
International edit
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Switzerland | WJC | 8th | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
| Junior totals | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||||
References edit
- ^ "John Tavares bitten in Swiss League, player fined". Newsday.com. 22 December 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
- ^ RSI (19 July 2017). "HCL's Clarence Kparghai ready to play again". swisshockeynews.ch. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
External links edit
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database