| Intro | Ice Hockey player |
| Is |
Athlete Ice hockey player |
| From |
Liberia Switzerland |
| Type | Sports |
| Gender | male |
| Birth |
13 May 1985, Monrovia |
| Age | 35 years |
Clarence Kparghai (born May 13, 1985 in Monrovia, Liberia) is a Swiss-Liberian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing with HC Lugano in the National League A (NLA).
During the 2012–13 season, while playing with EHC Biel against SC Bern on December 22, 2012, Kparghai bit an NHL player John Tavares who was playing in the Swiss league during the 2012–13 NHL lockout. The assault led to a $975 fine for Kparghai.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| 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 | ||
| NLA totals | 369 | 13 | 33 | 46 | 170 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | ||||
International
| 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 | ||||