He played one game in the National Hockey League for the Edmonton Oilers in 1984.
[citation needed] Clark returned to the game in 1996 as head coach of the Calgary Hitmen after Graham James was forced to resign as Calgary's before the start of that season.
In his first full year as Hitmen coach, Clark guided the formerly woeful franchise to a division title.
This accomplishment earned him the Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy as WHL coach of the year.
Clark left the Hitmen after two more successful seasons after compiling a mark of 183–118–30–3.