Anson Carter

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Position Right Wing
Shoots Left
Height
Weight		 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
210 lb (95 kg/14 st 0 lb)
Nationalliga A Team
F. Teams		 HC Lugano
NHL
Carolina Hurricanes
Columbus Blue Jackets
Vancouver Canucks
Los Angeles Kings
Edmonton Oilers
New York Rangers
Boston Bruins
Washington Capitals
Nationality Flag of Canada Canada
Born June 6, 1974 (1974-06-06) (age 33),
Toronto, ON, CAN
NHL Draft 220th overall, 1992
Quebec Nordiques
Pro 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.

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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 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 the 1996–97 NHL season, splitting his time with the Capitals and the American Hockey League affiliates of the Capitals, the Portland Pirates, before being traded to the Boston Bruins on 1 March 1997 in a blockbuster deal that saw Carter, Jason Allison, Jim Carey, a conditional pick in the 1998 draft and a third-round pick in the 1997 draft move to the Bruins for Adam Oates, Bill Ranford, and Rick Tocchet. He would finish the season with the Bruins.

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. Carter would have the best season of his career in Edmonton, putting up a career-high 28 goals and 32 assists for 60 points. 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. Carter's career with the Rangers would not even last a year, as 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 sometimes known colloquially as the "Brothers Line". He set a new career high in goals with 33, leading the team, and earned the team's "Most Exciting Player" award[2]. 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].

On 5 November 2007, Carter joined HC Lugano playing in the Swiss league Nationalliga A.

[edit] 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.

[edit] Awards and achievements

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

[edit] International play

Played for Canada in:

[edit] International statistics

Year Team Comp GP G A Pts PIM
1994 Canada WJHC 7 3 2 5 0
1997 Canada WC 11 4 2 6 4
2003 Canada WC 9 2 1 3 8

[edit] See also

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