Kyle Garcia 
LA Kings prospect Brandt Clarke was named OHL player and defenseman (again!) of the month for March, Tuesday afternoon.
With 22 points over nine games in March, @LAKings prospect Brandt Clarke of the @OHLBarrieColts is both #OHL Player and Defenceman of the Month. https://t.co/FdIjV5dgiW pic.twitter.com/jRRVBIerTi
— Ontario Hockey League (@OHLHockey) March 28, 2023
For the third straight month, Brandt Clarke has won the defenseman of the month award. I’m running out of things to say other than he will be a stud. In nine games, Clarke recorded 22 points (11 G, 11 A), including a hat trick on March 18th against the Niagara IceHogs, and a +16 rating for the month. In addition to that, he was also named player of the month.
Brandt Clarke with another hatty! 🎩🎩🎩 @OHLBarrieColts
The @LAKings prospect scores three times in the first 25 minutes of the game for his third-career hat trick 🔥 pic.twitter.com/fZwVSJKxnc
— Ontario Hockey League (@OHLHockey) March 19, 2023
#OHL Defenceman of the Month for the third straight month and the fourth time in his career, Brandt Clarke finished-off a historic season on the @OHLBarrieColts blue line, also being named the League's Player of the Month 🎥 pic.twitter.com/B1zyGoVt3h
— Ontario Hockey League (@OHLHockey) March 28, 2023
For the season, Clarke recorded 61 points in 31 games (23 G, 38 A). His 1.97 points per game were the best in the OHL and second highest in OHL history.
Brandt Clarke ends the OHL regular season with the second highest points-per-game mark by a defenseman in league history.
1. Bryan Fogarty 2.58
2. Brandt Clarke 1.97
3. Jamie Rivers 1.86
4. Scott MacLellan 1.83
5. John Slaney 1.76#GoKingsGo | @OHLBarrieColts— Russell Morgan (@NHLRussell) March 25, 2023
Clarke also ended the regular season on a 16-game point streak and was held out of the Barrie Colts’ final two games over the weekend to get him ready and fresh for their postseason run. What a way to end your OHL career!
The Barrie Colts’ first playoff game is scheduled for this Thursday.
Featured image credit: Ontario Hockey League/Josh Kim