Anson Carter

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Anson Carter

Anson Carter (b. June 6, 1974 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a professional ice hockey right winger in the National Hockey League.

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 spent several years as one of the Oilers' top players, before being 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. When at the end of the season Washington traded away almost all its most expensive players Carter was sent to Los Angeles. During this turbulent period, Carter failed to meet expectations and had far less impact than he had had in Edmonton.

On August 16, 2005, he signed with the Vancouver Canucks for the 2005-06 Season for a 1-year deal worth $1 million. He plays in Vancouver on the second offensive line with identical twins Henrik and Daniel Sedin, where the trio are sometimes known colloquially as the Brothers Line. He scored a season high 33 goals in his 2005-2006 NHL season with the Vancouver Canucks and was the team's leading goal scorer--beating out Canuck's captain Markus Naslund tally by only 1 goal.[1] His previous season high was 28 goals with the Oilers.

Career NHL 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.

External links

• Anson Carter on Internet Hockey Database

• Anson Carter on Vancouver Canucks Roster

• Anson Carter on NHL Player Profile

See also

• List of NHL players