Anson Carter

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Anson Carter
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Carter with the Vancouver Canucks in 2005
Born (1974-06-06) June 6, 1974 (age 49)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
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 teamFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
NHL draft 220th overall, 1992
Quebec Nordiques
Playing career 1996–2008

Anson Horace Carter (born June 6, 1974) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for eight teams from 1996 to 2007, most notably with the Boston Bruins, Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks. He was last active as a player with HC Lugano in the Swiss Nationalliga A. After retiring from professional hockey, he joined NBC Sports as an analyst and is now currently an analyst for NHL on TNT and MSG Network.

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Carter is also the founder of Big Up Entertainment, a record label specializing in hip hop music. He attended high school at Agincourt Collegiate Institute [1] and attended Michigan State University where he played at the college level. He is of Bajan descent. [2]

Early life

Anson Carter was born on June 6, 1974, in Toronto, Ontario. [3] He is one of three children of Horace and Valma Carter, who emigrated from Barbados. [4] He started playing hockey seriously at the age of eight. Carter received a scholarship to play hockey at Michigan State University (MSU) in 1992. [5]

Playing career

Carter was drafted by the Quebec Nordiques in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft in the 10th round, 220th overall, after playing AAA level hockey in the Metro Toronto Hockey League.

After completing his AAA hockey career, Carter played one season in the Metro Junior 'A' Hockey League for the Wexford Raiders, scoring 18 goals and adding 22 assists for 40 points in 42 games, [6] helping the Raiders to a league title as a result of sweeping the Bramalea Blues 4–0 in the championship final. (Incidentally, the Raiders' head coach was Stan Butler, current special advisor to the owner of the Ontario Hockey League's North Bay Battalion). [7]

Carter 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. [8]

On April 3, 1996, the Nordiques' successor, the Colorado Avalanche, traded his rights to the Washington Capitals in exchange 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 (AHL) 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 third-round selection in the 1997 draft (63rd overall– Lee Goren) and a conditional second-round pick in the 1998 draft to the Bruins in exchange for Adam Oates, Bill Ranford and Rick Tocchet. [9] [10] Both Carter and Tocchet would work together as studio analysts with the NHL on TNT nearly a quarter of a century later beginning in 2021. [11]

After spending several seasons with the Bruins, Carter was traded (along with a conditional pick in the 2003 draft, a first- and a second-round pick in the 2001 draft) to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange 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, on March 11, 2003, he was again traded, to the New York Rangers (along with Aleš Píša) in exchange for Radek Dvořák and Cory Cross.

At the completion of the 2002–03 season, Carter played for 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 Tellqvist had stopped the puck behind the goal line. It was Canada's first World Championship win in five years. [12]

Lasting half a season with the Rangers, Carter was traded back to the Washington Capitals on January 23, 2004, in exchange 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 contract with the Vancouver Canucks as an unrestricted free agent. [13] He played in Vancouver on the second offensive line with twins Henrik and Daniel Sedin, where the trio were known colloquially as the "Brothers Line". [14] 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.

On September 13, 2006, Carter signed a one-year contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets, [15] but was traded once again to the Carolina Hurricanes on February 23, 2007, in exchange for a fifth-round pick in the 2008 NHL draft (Tomas Kubalik). [16]

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. [17] Without an NHL job, on November 5, Carter joined HC Lugano of the Swiss Nationalliga A.

Post-playing career

After playing in the NHL for 11 seasons, Carter began his post-hockey career in 2013 with the NBC Sports coverage of NHL regular season, and Stanley Cup Playoffs games. Besides covering the professional ranks, Carter provides game analysis for NBCSN's Notre Dame's Fighting Irish college hockey. Additionally, Carter also made his debut as part of the 2018 Olympic coverage of the PyeongChang Winter games. [5] [18]

On Canadian television, starting in 2022, Carter was a panelist on Sportsnet's Rogers Monday Night Hockey NHL broadcasts. [19] He continues to be on Sportsnet NHL coverage in 2024.

Carter founded the Big Up Entertainment record label in March 2005. The label's first release was from Richmond, Virginia, natives Main & Merc. [20]

Carter now lives in Atlanta, Georgia. In 2022, Carter become the minority owner of the Atlanta Gladiators of the ECHL. [21] He is currently seeking to bring an NHL expansion team to Atlanta, with his new group Alpharetta Sports & Entertainment, which would be the city’s third team since the departure of the Atlanta Flames in 1980 and the Atlanta Thrashers in 2011. [22]

Anson Carter on the bottom left of a faceoff with the Vancouver Canucks Sedins and Carter vs Oilers.jpg
Anson Carter on the bottom left of a faceoff with the Vancouver Canucks

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1991–92 Wexford Raiders MetJHL 4218224024—————
1992–93 Michigan State University CCHA 3619113020—————
1993–94 Michigan State UniversityCCHA3930245436—————
1994–95 Michigan State UniversityCCHA3934175140—————
1995–96 Michigan State UniversityCCHA4223204336—————
1996–97 Washington Capitals NHL 193257—————
1996–97 Portland Pirates AHL 2719193811—————
1996–97 Boston Bruins NHL1985132—————
1997–98 Boston BruinsNHL781627433161120
1998–99 Boston BruinsNHL5524164022124370
1999–00 Boston BruinsNHL5922254714—————
2000–01 Edmonton Oilers NHL611626422363144
2001–02 Edmonton OilersNHL8228326025—————
2002–03 Edmonton OilersNHL6825305520—————
2002–03 New York Rangers NHL111456—————
2003–04 New York RangersNHL431071714—————
2003–04Washington CapitalsNHL1955106—————
2003–04 Los Angeles Kings NHL150110—————
2005–06 Vancouver Canucks NHL8133225541—————
2006–07 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL5410172716—————
2006–07 Carolina Hurricanes NHL101012—————
2007–08 HC Lugano NLA 1535822—————
NHL totals6742022194212292485134

International

Medal record
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1997 Finland
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2003 Finland
World Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1994 Czech Republic
YearTeamEventGPGAPtsPIM
1994 Canada WJC 73250
1997 Canada WC 114264
2003 CanadaWC92138
Junior totals73250
Senior totals2063912

Awards and honours

AwardYear
All-CCHA First Team 1993–94
1994–95
AHCA West Second-Team All-American 1994–95
All-CCHA Second Team 1995–96
Vancouver Canucks Most Exciting Player Award 2005–06

Transactions

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Notes

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