Anson Carter

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Anson Carter
Born (1974-06-06) June 6, 1974 (age 49)
Toronto, ON, CAN
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shoots Right
Nationalliga A team
Former teams		 HC Lugano
NHL
Carolina Hurricanes
Columbus Blue Jackets
Vancouver Canucks
Los Angeles Kings
Edmonton Oilers
New York Rangers
Boston Bruins
Washington Capitals
NHL draft 220th overall, 1992
Quebec Nordiques
Playing career 1996–present

Anson Carter (born 6 June 1974) is a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger of Barbadian descent currently playing for HC Lugano in the Swiss national league Nationalliga A. In the past, he has played for eight different National Hockey League teams, most recently the Carolina Hurricanes in the 2006–07 NHL season. He is also the founder of Big Up Entertainment, a record label specializing in hip hop music.

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 and on its 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 debut 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 1 March 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 Dvorak and Cory Cross on 11 March 2003.

After the 2003 seasons completed, Anson played for Team Canada in the World Championships. Over 14 minutes into overtime of the Gold Medal Game vs. Sweden, Anson beat Swedish goaltender Michael Telqvist with a wraparound goal. It was Canada's first World Championship win in five years, and Carter was briefly a national hero after the goal.

Lasting half a season with the Rangers, he was traded back to the Capitals on 23 January 2004 for Jaromir Jagr. 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 8 March 2004.

On 16 August 2005, Carter signed a one-year deal with the Vancouver Canucks as an unrestricted free agent. 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".[2] 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 13 September 2006, Carter signed a one-year deal with the Columbus Blue Jackets, but was traded once again to the Carolina Hurricanes on 23 February 2007 for a fifth-round pick in the 2008 draft.

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 2 October 2007.[3] Without an NHL job, on 5 November, Carter joined HC Lugano of the Swiss league 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.

Awards and achievements

  • Silver Springs Public School History Award - 1988
  • CCHA First All-Star Team - 1994
  • CCHA First All-Star Team - 1995
  • NCAA West Second All-American Team - 1995
  • CCHA Second All-Star Team - 1996
  • Most Exciting Player Award (Vancouver Canucks) - 2006

Transactions

Career statistics

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
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 - - - - -
NHL Totals 674 202 219 421 229 24 8 5 13 4

International play

Anson Carter
Medal record
Representing Canada Canada
Men's ice hockey
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003 Finland
Gold medal – first place 1997 Finland
World Juniors
Gold medal – first place 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

External links

References

  1. ^ "Anson Carter".
  2. ^ "Sedins debate pucks, bad habits, Mrs. Tiger Woods". ESPN. Retrieved 2008-09-25.
  3. ^ "Edmonton Oilers Transactions".
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