Anson Carter

Anson Carter

Carter with the Vancouver Canucks in 2005.
Born June 6, 1974 (1974-06-06) (age 37)
Toronto, ON, CAN
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight 219 lb (99 kg; 15 st 9 lb)
Position Right wing
Shot Right
Played for Washington Capitals
Boston Bruins
Edmonton Oilers
New York Rangers
Los Angeles Kings
Vancouver Canucks
Columbus Blue Jackets
Carolina Hurricanes
HC Lugano
National team  Canada
NHL Draft 220th overall, 1992
Quebec Nordiques
Playing career 1996–2008

Anson Carter (born June 6, 1974) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey right winger of Barbadian descent who last played for HC Lugano in the Swiss Nationalliga A. In the past, he has played for eight different National Hockey League teams, most notably with the Boston Bruins, Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks. He is also the founder of Big Up Entertainment, a record label specializing in hip hop music. He attended Agincourt Collegiate Institute

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Playing career

Carter was drafted by the Quebec Nordiques in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft, 10th round, 220th overall, after playing AAA level hockey in the Metro Toronto Hockey League. He went on to play four years at Michigan State University, earning himself honours on the CCHA First All-Star Team in 1994 and 1995, Second All-Star Team in 1996, as well as the NCAA West Second All-American Team in 1995.[1] On 3 April 1996, the Nordiques' successor, the Colorado Avalanche, traded his rights to the Washington Capitals for a fourth-round pick in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft.

Carter made his professional début in 1996–97, splitting his time with the Capitals and their American Hockey League affiliate, the Portland Pirates, before being traded to the Boston Bruins on March 1, 1997. As part of a blockbuster deal, Carter was sent with Jason Allison, Jim Carey, a conditional pick in the 1998 draft and a third-round pick in the 1997 draft to the Bruins for Adam Oates, Bill Ranford, and Rick Tocchet.

After spending several seasons with the Bruins, Carter was dealt along with a conditional pick in the 2003 draft a first- and a second-round pick in the 2001 draft to the Edmonton Oilers for Bill Guerin and a first-round pick in the 2001 draft. In his second season with Edmonton, Carter would record career-highs in assists (32) and points (60). However, he was still deemed expendable, and was traded once again to the New York Rangers along with Ales Pisa for Radek Dvořák and Cory Cross on March 11, 2003.

At the completion of the 2002–03 season, Carter played for Team Canada in the 2003 World Championships. Over 14 minutes into the first overtime of the gold medal game against Sweden, Carter beat Swedish goaltender Mikael Tellqvist with a wraparound goal. The goal was contested for several minutes before replays confirmed that Tellqvist had stopped the puck behind the goal line. It was Canada's first World Championship win in five years.[2]

Lasting half a season with the Rangers, he was traded back to the Capitals on January 23, 2004 for Jaromír Jágr. His second go with the Capitals was even more short lived than his stint with New York, as he was flipped to the Los Angeles Kings for Jared Aulin just over a month later on March 8, 2004.

On August 16, 2005, Carter signed a one-year deal with the Vancouver Canucks as an unrestricted free agent.[3] He played in Vancouver on the second offensive line with identical twins Henrik and Daniel Sedin, where the trio were known colloquially as the "Brothers Line".[4] He set a new career high in goals with 33, leading the team, and earned the Canucks' Most Exciting Player Award. However, he did not re-sign with the Canucks at the end of the season due to a contract dispute.

On September 13, 2006, Carter signed a one-year deal with the Columbus Blue Jackets,[5] but was traded once again to the Carolina Hurricanes on February 23, 2007 for a fifth-round pick in the 2008 draft.[6]

In September 2007, Carter rejoined the Edmonton Oilers on a try-out basis during their training camp, and played one exhibition game before being released on October 2, 2007.[7] Without an NHL job, on November 5, Carter joined HC Lugano of the Swiss Nationalliga A.

Big Up Entertainment

Carter founded the Big Up Entertainment label in March 2005. The label's first release was from Richmond, Virginia natives Main & Merc. Big Up Entertainment hopes to release apparel and movies in addition to music.[8]

Carter, is now living in Atlanta, Georgia,

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1992–93 Michigan State University NCAA 36 19 11 30 20
1993–94 Michigan State University NCAA 39 30 24 54 36
1994–95 Michigan State University NCAA 39 34 17 51 40
1995–96 Michigan State University NCAA 42 23 20 43 36
1996–97 Portland Pirates AHL 27 19 19 38 11
1996–97 Washington Capitals NHL 19 3 2 5 7
1996–97 Boston Bruins NHL 19 8 5 13 2
1997–98 Boston Bruins NHL 78 16 27 43 31 6 1 1 2 0
1998–99 Boston Bruins NHL 55 24 16 40 22 12 4 3 7 0
1999–00 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
2006–07 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 54 10 17 27 16
2006–07 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 10 1 0 1 2
2007–08 HC Lugano NLA 15 3 5 8 22
NHL totals 674 202 219 421 229 24 8 5 13 4

Awards and achievements

Transactions

International play

Medal record
Competitor for Canada
Men's ice hockey
World Championships
Gold 2003 Finland
Gold 1997 Finland
World Juniors
Gold 1994 Czech Republic

Played for Canada in:

International statistics

Year Team Comp GP G A Pts PIM
1994 Canada WJC 7 3 2 5 0
1997 Canada WC 11 4 2 6 4
2003 Canada WC 9 2 1 3 8
Senior int'l totals 20 6 3 9 12

See also

References

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