Cliff Pu

Cliff Pu
Born	(1998-06-03) June 3, 1998 North York, ON, CAN
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb)
Position	Center
Shoots	Right
OHL team	London Knights
NHL Draft	69th overall, 2016 Buffalo Sabres
Playing career	TBD–present

Clifford Pu (born June 3, 1998) is a Canadian junior Ice hockey player. He is currently playing for the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League. He was selected 69th overall in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft by the Buffalo Sabres.^[1]

Playing career

Youth

Clifford played at the AAA hockey level since the Atom age group. He was named an International Silverstick Atom AAA All Star in 2009. In his final year of Minor ice hockey, he played for the Toronto Marlboros Minor Midget AAA team. He was seen as one of the top prospects in the 2014 OHL Priority Selection after finishing 4th on his team in points.^[2]

Junior

Clifford was drafted in the 1st round, 16th overall, in the 2014 OHL Priority Selection by the Oshawa Generals.^[3] He appeared in 17 games with the Generals, scoring 2 goals and adding an assist.^[4] On January 1, 2015, Clifford was traded to the London Knights along with Josh Sterk and 3 draft picks, in exchange for Michael McCarron and Dakota Mermis.^[5] In the 24 games he appeared in for the London Knights following the trade, Cliff scored 4 goals and added 2 assists. In 2016, Cliff performed the handshake celebration and started the "Puuuuuuu" cheer at the Budweiser Gardens.

In his first complete season with the Knights, Cliff has scored 11 goals and 16 assists.^[6]

Future

Clifford Pu is eligible for the 2016 NHL Entry Draft. He is the eighty-third ranked North American skater by the NHL's Scouting Service. He has been drafted in the third round, 69th overall, by the Buffalo Sabres

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

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