in his fifth season with the ducks organization in 2014–15, clark was recalled from ahl affiliate in the norfolk admirals to play at the nhl level for the first time in three seasons on november 9, 2014. clark endured his longest stretch with the ducks appearing in 7 games and registering his first nhl point, an assist on a goal to matt beleskey, against the calgary flames on november 25, 2014. after he was reassigned back to the admirals, on march 2, 2015, clark was traded by the ducks to the colorado avalanche in exchange for michael sgarbossa. he was immediately assigned to remain in the ahl with the lake erie monsters.