Jimmy Carson

Jimmy Carson
Born	(1968-07-20) July 20, 1968 (age 50) Southfield, Michigan, U.S.
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position	Center
Shot	Right
Played for	Detroit Vipers (IHL) Hartford Whalers Lausanne (Swiss) Vancouver Canucks Los Angeles Kings Detroit Red Wings Edmonton Oilers
National team	United States
NHL Draft	2nd overall, 1986 Los Angeles Kings
Playing career	1986–1998

James Charles Carson (born July 20, 1968) is an American former professional hockey player. He is best known for his 10-year NHL career, spent with several teams. After retiring from professional hockey, he embarked on a new career as a financial advisor.

Contents

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  1 Playing career
  


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  2 Personal life
  


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  3 Achievements
  


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  4 Career statistics
  


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  5 See also
  


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  6 References
  


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  7 External links
  

Playing career

Jimmy Carson was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft as the 2nd overall pick. He scored 37 goals as an 18-year-old rookie in the 1986–87 NHL season. In just his second NHL season he notched 55 goals, and established himself as one of the sport's top young players. Along with Martin Gélinas, he was a key part of the August 9, 1988, blockbuster trade that sent them, the Kings' three first-round draft picks in 1989, 1991 and 1993, and $15 million cash to the Edmonton Oilers for Wayne Gretzky, Marty McSorley and Mike Krushelnyski.

Carson demanded a trade out of Edmonton in November 1989. He was traded to his home town of Detroit along with Kevin McClelland and a fifth round draft pick for Adam Graves, Petr Klíma and Joe Murphy. These players were instrumental in helping Edmonton win their 5th Stanley Cup in 7 years in 1990.

Carson would later return to Los Angeles, in January 1993, following a trade for popular all-star defenseman Paul Coffey. He played with Gretzky and the Kings for parts of two seasons, but never regained the scoring touch he had early in his career. He later played for the Vancouver Canucks and the Hartford Whalers, where he ended his NHL career in 1996.

From 1996-1998 Carson played for his hometown Detroit Vipers of the International Hockey League. He was a member of the 1997 Turner Cup championship team.

Carson represented the USA in the 1986 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships and the 1987 World Ice Hockey Championships.

Carson participated in the Red Wings versus Maple Leafs alumni game before the 2014 NHL Winter Classic at Comerica Park.^[1]

Personal life

Carson is of Greek descent; his grandfather changed the family name from Kyriazopoulos to Carson upon emigrating to the United States.^[2]

While still a player in the NHL, Carson began to prepare for a post-hockey career by earning certifications in financial planning in 1992.^[3] When his playing career ended, he joined Northwestern Mutual.

Carson and his wife have four children and reside in the Metro Detroit area. They have three sons and one daughter.

Achievements

• Named to the NHL All-Rookie Team in 1987.


• NHL single-season record for games played with 86, 1992–93 shared with Bob Kudelski who also played 86 games in 1993-94^[4]
  


• Scored more goals as a teenager than any player in NHL history- 92 goals


• Only Wayne Gretzky (20 years, 40 days old) scored 100 goals at a younger age than Jimmy Carson who achieved the feat at 20 years, 116 days old.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1984–85	Verdun Junior Canadiens	QMJHL		68	44	72	116	16		14	9	17	26	12
1985–86	Verdun Junior Canadiens	QMJHL		69	70	83	153	46		5	2	6	8	0
1986–87	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		80	37	42	79	22		5	1	2	3	6
1987–88	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		80	55	52	107	45		5	5	3	8	4
1988–89	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		80	49	51	100	36		7	2	1	3	6
1989–90	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		4	1	2	3	0		—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		44	20	16	36	8		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		64	21	25	46	28		7	2	1	3	4
1991–92	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		80	34	35	69	30		11	2	3	5	0
1992–93	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		52	25	26	51	18		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		34	12	10	22	14		18	5	4	9	2
1993–94	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		25	4	7	11	2		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		34	10	7	17	22		2	0	1	1	0
1994–95	Hartford Whalers	NHL		38	9	10	19	29		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Lausanne	Swiss-A		13	3	4	7	11		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Hartford Whalers	NHL		11	1	0	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Detroit Vipers	IHL		18	7	16	23	4		13	4	6	10	12
1997–98	Detroit Vipers	IHL		49	10	28	38	34		9	3	4	7	6
NHL totals				626	275	286	561	254		55	17	15	32	22

See also

• List of NHL players with 100-point seasons

References

1. 
   ^ http://www.mlive.com/redwings/index.ssf/2012/08/jimmy_carson_red_berenson_amon.html
   


2. 
   ^ "The Trade at 25: Wayne Gretzky Oral History" by Adam Proteau. The Hockey News. Vol 67, Number SC. July, 2013
   


3. 
   ^ http://thehockeywriters.com/what-ever-happened-to-jimmy-carson/
   


4. 
   ^ Kreiser, John. "A look at some off-the-beaten-track NHL marks". nhl.com. Retrieved 4 June 2012..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
   

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or Legends of Hockey, or The Internet Hockey Database
  

Preceded by Dan Gratton

Los Angeles Kings first round draft pick 1986

Succeeded by Wayne McBean

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