Biography

Playing career

Prior to his career as a broadcaster, Clement was an NHL hockey player. As a native of Buckingham, he played in nearby Thurso with Guy Lafleur. He played Junior Hockey with the Ottawa 67s of the O.H.A., in their first three seasons.

Originally selected 18th (Second Round) of the 1970 NHL Entry Draft by the Philadelphia Flyers (first pick by the Flyers), he played four seasons with the Flyers (as well as in minor league teams at Quebec City and Richmond, VA), and was part of the Stanley Cup-winning Flyers teams of 1973-74 and 1974-75 as the 4th line Center. Prior to the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft, he was traded to the Washington Capitals for their right to draft Mel Bridgman, as the first overall draft pick that year. After playing just forty-six games with the Capitals (and serving as Captain) in the 1975-76 season, he was then traded to the Atlanta Flames for Gerry Meehan. He would play with the Flames organization in both Atlanta and Calgary, until his retirement following the 1981-82 NHL season. He played in two National Hockey League All-Star Games, in 1976 and 1978. In 719 regular season games, he scored 148 Goals, earned 206 Assists, and 383 Penalty Minutes. In 50 playoff games, 5 goals and three assists.

Clement was known for a calm and consistent passing game, leading to the rhyme "Clement, Clement, Hands of Cement." Bud Light referenced the old taunt in one of their popular "Hockey Falls" commercials.

Post-playing career

After retiring from hockey, Clement worked for many years as a color commentator at ESPN for their skydiving and hockey coverage. From 1988-89 until 1991-92 he worked for SportsChannel America, providing color commentary on the network's national telecasts as well as regional Philadelphia Flyers games.

Clement worked alongside Jim Lampley as a studio analyst for NBC during their coverage of both the men's and women's ice hockey tournaments at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. He worked as the play-by-play announcer for table tennis, pentathlon events, and badminton tournaments for the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics for NBC. Clement won province championships playing badminton in high school. He also worked as an analyst in ESPN's Great Outdoor Games for several years.

Clement provided color commentary for the EA Sports' NHL series for NHL 2000 and NHL 2001, with Jim Hughson; and for all next-generation versions from NHL 07 through NHL 14, with Gary Thorne. The latter duo previously voiced 2K Sports' NHL 2K series for ESPN NHL Hockey and ESPN NHL 2K5, when 2K Sports had the ESPN license.

Clement is also host of a Flyers-based radio talk show on WBCB 1490 AM in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The show includes current and former players and coaches, as well as players from the ECHL's Trenton Devils. He also continues to provide color commentary, as well as post-game show analysis, working several local Flyers broadcasts for Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia and The Comcast Network since the 2007-08 season.

From 1986-2004, Clement broadcast at least one game of every Stanley Cup Finals series (with ESPN from 1986-1988, SportsChannel America from 1989-1992, ESPN again from 1993-2004, and ABC from 2000-2004). After a lockout canceled the 2005 Finals, he worked the 2006 and 2007 Finals as the studio host for OLN and NBC. He continued his streak in 2008 as a colour commentator for NHL Radio on Westwood One.

Personal life

After retirement from hockey, he married and had two children, and resides in Solebury Township, Pennsylvania. His daughter Savannah graduated from The Hun School of Princeton in 2007, while his son Chase graduated from New Hope-Solebury High School in 2008 and now goes to Delaware Valley College where he plays soccer as their goalkeeper and was First Team All Freedom Conference Player in 2012. Clement became a U.S. citizen on November 4, 2010.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1967-68	Ottawa 67's	OHA		38	6	19	25	41		—	—	—	—	—
1968-69	Ottawa 67's	OHA		53	18	28	46	101		—	—	—	—	—
1969-70	Ottawa 67's	OHA		54	19	36	55	62		—	—	—	—	—
1970-71	Quebec Aces	AHL		69	19	39	58	88		1	0	0	0	0
1971-72	Richmond Robins	AHL		26	8	9	17	20		—	—	—	—	—
1971-72	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		49	9	14	23	39		—	—	—	—	—
1972-73	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		73	14	14	28	51		2	0	0	0	0
1973-74	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		39	9	8	17	34		4	1	0	1	4
1974-75	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		68	21	16	37	42		12	1	0	1	8
1975-76	Washington Capitals	NHL		46	10	17	27	20		—	—	—	—	—
1975-76	Atlanta Flames	NHL		31	13	14	27	29		2	0	1	1	0
1976-77	Atlanta Flames	NHL		67	17	26	43	27		3	1	1	2	0
1977-78	Atlanta Flames	NHL		70	20	30	50	34		2	0	0	0	2
1978-79	Atlanta Flames	NHL		65	12	23	35	14		2	0	0	0	0
1979-80	Atlanta Flames	NHL		64	7	14	21	32		4	0	0	0	4
1980-81	Calgary Flames	NHL		78	12	20	32	33		16	2	1	3	6
1981-82	Calgary Flames	NHL		69	4	12	16	28		3	0	0	0	2
NHL totals				719	148	208	356	383		50	5	3	8	26

[ Source: Wikipedia ]