Anson Carter

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Position Right Wing
Shoots Right
Nickname Chocolate Rocket
Height
Weight		 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
NHL Team
F. Teams		 Columbus Blue Jackets
Washington Capitals
Boston Bruins
Edmonton Oilers
New York Rangers
Los Angeles Kings
Vancouver Canucks
Nationality Flag of Canada Canada
Born June 6, 1974,
Scarborough, Ontario, CAN
NHL Draft 220th overall, 1992
Quebec Nordiques
Pro Career 1996 – present

Anson Carter (born June 6, 1974 in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger in the National Hockey League who has played for the Washington Capitals, Boston Bruins, Edmonton Oilers, New York Rangers, Los Angeles Kings, Vancouver Canucks and Columbus Blue Jackets.

Carter is of Bajan descent and is known as "Soul Brother" by fans and pundits alike.

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[edit] Playing career

Carter was drafted by the Quebec Nordiques in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft, 10th round, 220th overall, after starring at Michigan State University. He has previously played for the Washington Capitals, Boston Bruins, Edmonton Oilers, New York Rangers, and Los Angeles Kings. He was traded to New York, along with Ales Pisa, in 2003 for Radek Dvorak and Cory Cross. This was only the first of several moves for Carter as the next year he was sent to Washington as part of the Jaromir Jagr deal.

On August 16, 2005, he signed with the Vancouver Canucks for the 2005-06 Season for a 1-year deal worth $1 million. He played in Vancouver on the second offensive line with identical twins Henrik and Daniel Sedin, where the trio were sometimes known colloquially as the Brothers Line. He scored a season high 33 goals in his 2005-2006 NHL season with the Vancouver Canucks.

On September 13, 2006, he signed a one year deal with the Columbus Blue Jackets. On November 25, 2006, after an abysmal start to the season where he scored only 4 points (2 goals, 2 assists) in the first 20 games of the season, Carter turned his season around with a 3 point performance against the Minnesota Wild; he has scored 11 points (3 goals, 8 assists) in the past 8 games.

[edit] Awards and achievements

  • 1995-96 CCHA - Second All-Star Team
  • 1994-95 NCAA - West Second All-American Team
  • 1994-95 CCHA - First All-Star Team
  • 1993-94 CCHA - First All-Star Team

[edit] Career statistics

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1996-1997 Washington Capitals NHL 19 3 2 5 7 - - - - -
1996-1997 Boston Bruins NHL 19 8 5 13 2 - - - - -
1997-1998 Boston Bruins NHL 78 16 27 43 31 6 1 1 2 0
1998-1999 Boston Bruins NHL 55 24 16 40 22 12 4 3 7 0
1999-2000 Boston Bruins NHL 59 22 25 47 14 - - - - -
2000-01 Edmonton Oilers NHL 61 16 26 42 23 6 3 1 4 4
2001-02 Edmonton Oilers NHL 82 28 32 60 25 - - - - -
2002-03 Edmonton Oilers NHL 68 25 30 55 20 - - - - -
2002-03 New York Rangers NHL 11 1 4 5 6 - - - - -
2003-04 New York Rangers NHL 43 10 7 17 14 - - - - -
2003-04 Washington Capitals NHL 19 5 5 10 6 - - - - -
2003-04 Los Angeles Kings NHL 15 0 1 1 0 - - - - -
2005-06 Vancouver Canucks NHL 81 33 22 55 41 - - - - -
NHL Totals 610 191 203 393 211 24 8 5 13 4

Stats as of April 18, 2006.

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