Brett Carson

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Brett Carson
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Born (1985-11-29) November 29, 1985 (age 38)
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Right
team
Former teams		Free agent
Carolina Hurricanes
Calgary Flames
AIK IF
Vienna Capitals
SaiPa
KooKoo
HC Slovan Bratislava
Bratislava Capitals
Lausitzer Füchse
NHL draft 109th overall, 2004
Carolina Hurricanes
Playing career 2006–2022

Brett Carson (born November 29, 1985) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently a free agent.

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He previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Carolina Hurricanes and the Calgary Flames.

Playing career

Carson began his junior hockey career with the Moose Jaw Warriors of the Western Hockey League (WHL), but was sent to the Calgary Hitmen midway through his first full season of 2002–03. [1] Carson was invited to participate in the CHL Top Prospects Game in his draft year of 2003–04, during which he won the fastest skater event of the game's skills competition. [2] At the 2004 NHL Entry Draft, he was selected by the Carolina Hurricanes in the fourth round, 109th overall. [3] He remained with the Hitmen for two additional seasons. He was Calgary's captain in 2005–06, led the team with 40 points as a defenceman and was named a WHL East Division first-team all-star in a season where Calgary set a league record for fewest goals allowed in a 72-game season with 155. [2]

Turning professional in 2006–07, Carson played three games with the ECHL's Florida Everblades before earning promotion to Carolina's top affiliate, the Albany River Rats of the American Hockey League (AHL). Remaining with Albany the following season, he led the team's defencemen with 24 points in 77 games. [3] Carson made his NHL debut in 2008–09, playing his first of five games December 7, 2008, against the Washington Capitals. [2] He spent the majority of the 2009–10 NHL season with Carolina, appearing in 54 games and recording 12 points. [1] He scored his first NHL point on December 16, 2009, when he assisted on a Tuomo Ruutu goal against the Dallas Stars, [3] and his first goal on January 10, 2010, against Pascal Leclaire of the Ottawa Senators. [4]

Carson split much of 2010–11 between the Hurricanes and the AHL's Charlotte Checkers, but was claimed by the Calgary Flames off waivers on February 28, 2011. [5] He appeared in only six games for the Flames, but was signed by the team to a two-year contract extension late in the year. [6] He missed the first third of the 2011–12 season after suffering a back injury in summer training. He did not make his season debut with Calgary until December 14, 2011. [7]

On September 8, 2013, he signed a one-year contract with AIK Stockholm of the Swedish Hockey League. [8] In his first European season in 2013–14, Carson established a stay-at-home role with AIK, contributing with 3 goals and 10 points in 49 games from the blueline.

On July 9, 2014, Carson opted to leave the SHL and signed a one-year contract with Austrian club, the Vienna Capitals of the EBEL. [9] In the 2014–15 season, Carson scored a team high 9 goals from the blueline with 24 points in 54 games. In the post-season he helped Vienna reach the Championship finals.

On August 6, 2015, Carson moved to the Finnish Liiga as a free agent, securing a one-year deal with SaiPa. [10]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2001–02Yorkton Mallers AAA SMHL 4116375332—————
2001–02 Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 60000122020
2002–03 Moose Jaw WarriorsWHL2814528—————
2002–03 Calgary Hitmen WHL30369452130
2003–04 Calgary HitmenWHL71527324970006
2004–05 Calgary HitmenWHL61816246182248
2005–06 Calgary HitmenWHL72112940621316720
2006–07 Florida Everblades ECHL 31120—————
2006–07 Albany River Rats AHL 63216182650220
2007–08 Albany River RatsAHL772222432713411
2008–09 Albany River RatsAHL696293534—————
2008–09 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 50004—————
2009–10 Albany River RatsAHL1438110—————
2009–10 Carolina HurricanesNHL542101212—————
2010–11 Charlotte Checkers AHL260101012—————
2010–11 Carolina HurricanesNHL130004—————
2010–11 Calgary Flames NHL60000—————
2011–12 Calgary FlamesNHL20000—————
2011–12 Abbotsford Heat AHL342681030002
2012–13 Abbotsford HeatAHL26651116—————
2012–13 Calgary FlamesNHL100110—————
2013–14 AIK SHL 49371043—————
2014–15 Vienna Capitals AUT 549152414151784
2015–16 SaiPa Liiga 60511161651120
2016–17 SaiPaLiiga3035812—————
2017–18 SaiPaLiiga562574720000
2018–19 KooKoo Liiga3310120—————
2019–20 HC Slovan Bratislava Slovak 92352—————
2020–21 Bratislava Capitals ICEHL 10011450002
2021–22 Bratislava CapitalsICEHL120008—————
2021–22 Lausitzer Füchse GER.2 3727912—————
AHL totals321251021271321515613
NHL totals902111320—————
Liiga totals1791121329571120

Awards and honours

AwardYear
WHL
East First All-Star Team 2006

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  2. 1 2 3 Hanlon, Peter; Kelso, Sean; Ahrens, Janette; Buer, Greg (2011). 2011–12 Calgary Flames Media Guide. Calgary Flames Hockey Club. p. 153.
  3. 1 2 3 Sundheim, Mike; Hanlin, Kyle (2010). 2010–11 Carolina Hurricanes Media Guide. Carolina Hurricanes Hockey Club. p. 65.
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  5. ↑ "Flames claim D Carson off waivers from Hurricanes". National Hockey League. 2011-02-28. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
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  7. ↑ Sportak, Randy (2011-12-14). "Flames have zero jump early". QMI Agency. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
  8. ↑ "AIK kan tappa NHL-backen – inom en månad" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 8 September 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
  9. ↑ "Brett Carson a new member of the Caps family" (in German). Vienna Capitals. 2014-07-09. Retrieved 2014-07-09.
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