Playing career
Carrick played major junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) with the Mississauga St. Michael's Majors/Mississauga Steelheads and the Sudbury Wolves. After completing his lone season with the Majors, Carrick was selected in the fourth round, 115th overall, by the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League (NHL) during the 2012 NHL Entry Draft. On December 18, 2013, the Hurricanes signed Carrick to a three-year, entry-level contract. [1]
Carrick had a breakout season with the Charlotte Checkers, the American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the Hurricanes, during the 2015–16 season. He recorded a career-high 42 points in 70 games and was named to the AHL All-Star Game. [2] Carrick also received his first NHL recall by the Hurricanes on March 15, 2016. [3] He made his NHL debut the following day against the Washington Capitals. [4] In the 2017–18 season, Carrick played appeared in one game for Carolina, spending the majority of the season with Charlotte. He led all Checkers' defencemen in scoring with 11 goals and 44 points in 73 games. On May 29, 2018, the Hurricanes re-signed Carrick to a one-year contract extension. [5] He appeared in one game with Carolina, spending the rest of the 2018–19 season with the Checkers, scoring nine goals and 47 points in 71 games. [6] He represented Charlotte at the 2019 AHL All-Star Classic. [7] In his final year with the Checkers he won the Calder Cup as champions of the AHL. [8]
On August 6, 2019, Carrick was traded by the Hurricanes to the San Jose Sharks in exchange for Kyle Wood. [9] Immediately following the trade, Carrick signed a two-year contract extension with the Sharks. [6] Although initially assigned to their AHL affiliate, the San Jose Barracuda, to begin the season, Carrick was recalled before the first game of the season and made his debut for the Sharks in a 3–1 loss to the Anaheim Ducks on October 5, 2019. [10] After appearing in two more games, he was returned to the Barracuda. He appeared in 48 games in the AHL and became the first defenceman in Barracuda franchise history to score a hat trick, which he did on December 3, 2019 against the Bakersfield Condors. [8]
Entering the pandemic-delayed 2020–21 season, Carrick was initially assigned the Barracuda. On January 27, 2021, Carrick was traded by the Sharks in a three-way trade to the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for Jack Kopacka. [11] Carrick joined brother Sam, following his reassignment to AHL affiliate, the San Diego Gulls. He had one goal and 12 points with the Gulls. He signed a one-year, two-way extension with the Ducks on July 13, 2021. [12] In his second season with the Gulls, Carrick appeared in 61 games, scoring 10 goals and 30 points, good for second among the team's defencemen. [13]
As an unrestricted free agent from the Ducks, Carrick was signed to a one-year, two-way contract for the 2022–23 season with the Tampa Bay Lightning on July 25, 2022. [13] Carrick played the entirety of his contract with the Lightning on assignment to AHL affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch. He was named an alternate captain and posted a career-high 15 goals and tallied 46 points through 60 regular season games. [7]
On July 1, 2023, Carrick returned to the Anaheim Ducks organization as a free agent from the Lightning, securing a one-year, two-way contract through the 2023–24 season. [7] He was assigned to San Diego to start the season and remained with the club for the duration of the campaign, leading the club on the blueline in scoring with 9 goals and 44 points through 72 regular season games. [14]
As a free agent from the Ducks, Carrick returned to the Charlotte Checkers of the AHL, signing a two-year contract on July 2, 2024. [15] In the 2024–25 season with the Checkers, he reached the 50-point mark for the first time in his career, and in recognition of his performance was named to the Second All-Star team for the first time. [16]
