John Carter (ice hockey)

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John Carter
Born (1963-05-03) May 3, 1963 (age 58)
Winchester, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shot Left
Played for San Jose Sharks
Boston Bruins
National teamFlag of the United States.svg  United States
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 1985–1995

John A. Carter (born May 3, 1963) is an American former professional ice hockey player who played for the Boston Bruins and San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League.

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Carter also represented the United States at the 1986 Ice Hockey World Championships.

Playing career

As a youth, Carter played in the 1976 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Assabet Valley. [1]

Carter played four years with the Engineers at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. During his four years, he was named an All-American and helped Rensselaer to win the 1985 NCAA Championships. [2]

Undrafted out of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1986, Carter signed a three-year contract with the Boston Bruins. [3]

Carter had a 10-year career jumping between the NHL and AHL. In a 1993 preseason game, he suffered a serious eye injury. After eight eye surgeries in the next few years, his eye finally had to be removed in 1996, leading to his retirement. [4]

Personal life

Carter was born in Winchester, Massachusetts and raised in nearby Woburn.

In 1990, while playing for the Boston Bruins, Carter had a relationship with Joanne Presti, which resulted in a daughter, Alyssa, born in 1991. The couple was never married and Carter was not involved in his daughter's life – he said in 2004 that he had only met his daughter once. [5] In January 2004, Joanne Presti and daughter Alyssa Presti were brutally murdered in their home in Woburn, Massachusetts. [6] Joanne had also been raped. [7] While Carter, being Alyssa's biological father, was questioned by police, his voluntary DNA sample did not match DNA found at the scene. [7] [8]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

   Regular season   Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPPIM
1982–83 RPI Engineers ECAC 2916223833—————
1983–84 RPI EngineersECAC3835397452—————
1984–85 RPI EngineersECAC3743297252—————
1985–86 RPI EngineersECAC2723184168—————
1985–86 Boston Bruins NHL 30000—————
1986–87 Moncton Golden Flames AHL 582530556062355
1986–87 Boston BruinsNHL80110—————
1987–88 Maine Mariners AHL763838761451044844
1987–88 Boston BruinsNHL40112—————
1988–89 Maine MarinersAHL241361912—————
1988–89 Boston BruinsNHL4412102244101236
1989–90 Maine MarinersAHL22242—————
1989–90 Boston BruinsNHL76172239262163945
1990–91 Maine MarinersAHL16591416100010
1990–91 Boston BruinsNHL50471168—————
1991–92 Kansas City Blades IHL 4211152611615691518
1991–92 San Jose Sharks NHL40000—————
1992–93Kansas City BladesIHL942614—————
1992–93 San Jose SharksNHL55791681—————
1993–94 Providence Bruins AHL471151682—————
1994–95 Worcester IceCats AHL641892796—————
NHL totals24440509020131751251

Awards and honors

AwardYear
All-ECAC Hockey Second Team 1983–84 [9]
AHCA East First-Team All-American 1983–84 [10]
All-ECAC Hockey First Team 1984–85 [9]
AHCA East Second-Team All-American 1984–85 [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
  2. ↑ "John Carter '86 Added to Hockey Ring of Honor". morningmail.rpi.edu. February 19, 2015. Retrieved August 17, 2018.[ permanent dead link ]
  3. ↑ "On every level of John Carter's hockey career, people..." upi.com. December 28, 1998. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  4. ↑ Pelletier, Joe (March 2011). "Boston Bruins Legends: John Carter". GreatestHockeyLegends.com. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  5. ↑ Ranalli, Ralph; Belkin, Douglas (January 9, 2004). "Woburn deaths are ruled homicide". The Boston Globe . Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Ex-Wife, Daughter of Former RPI Star Murdered". ushr.com. January 8, 2004. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  7. 1 2 Vincent, Gordon (March 12, 2007). "Defendant had 'no idea' how DNA was at scene". Woburn Daily Times. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  8. ↑ "New England Nightmare". Nightmare Next Door . Season 2. Episode 208. March 11, 2012. 44 minutes in. Investigation Discovery . Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  9. 1 2 "ECAC All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  10. 1 2 "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
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