Clay Stevenson (born March 3, 1999) is a Canadian ice hockey goaltender currently playing with the Hershey Bears in the AHL while under contract to the Washington Capitals of the NHL.

[2] His parents separated when he was young; he moved to Chilliwack, British Columbia, with his mother, paramedic Holly Stevenson, when he was 16.

Stevenson credited his mother for supporting his hockey career and pushing him to train as a child, calling her his inspiration to play in the NHL.

[2][3] On his goalie mask, he has his nickname, "Mud", on the front, and a Star of Life on the back as an homage to his mother.

Following months of deliberation with his coaches at Dartmouth and his agent, he decided to accept the offer and leave college, signing a two-year entry level contract worth $1.85 million on March 28, 2022.

[3][7] He spent most of 2022–23 in the ECHL with the South Carolina Stingrays, a Capitals minor league associate, which he believed was beneficial for his development.

[3] Stevenson made his ECHL debut on November 5, 2022, stopping 38 of 40 shots in a 4–2 victory against the Atlanta Gladiators.

[7] That season, he also made three appearances for the Capitals' AHL associate, the Hershey Bears, posting a 3–0 record with a 1.96 GAA and a .924 SV%.

[18] During the playoffs that year, Stevenson mainly acted as a backup for Shepard, playing in just 2 games and recording 9 saves out of 10 as the Hershey Bears went on to win their second consecutive Calder Cup.