John Carlson (ice hockey)
| John Carlson | |
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 Carlson with the Caps, January 2012. |
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| Born | January 10, 1990 Natick, MA, USA |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 218 lb (99 kg; 15 st 8 lb) |
| Position | Defense |
| Shoots | Right |
| NHL team | Washington Capitals |
| National team |  United States |
| NHL Draft | 27th overall, 2008 Washington Capitals |
| Playing career | 2009–present |
John Carlson (born January 10, 1990) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman currently playing for the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League. He was drafted by the Capitals in the first round, 27th overall, in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.
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[edit] Playing career
Carlson began his ice hockey career with the New Jersey Rockets Youth Hockey Organization of the Atlantic Youth Hockey League.
Carlson lived in Colonia, NJ near the Rockets Organization based in Newark,NJ for Tier II and Juniors and Somerset, NJ for Tier I. He attended St. Joseph High School (Metuchen, New Jersey) for three years before he attended Cathedral High School in Indianapolis.
Carlson played in the United States Hockey League with the Indiana Ice in 2007–08, but signed to play for the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League in 2008–09.
Carlson made his professional debut for the Capitals' AHL affiliate Hershey Bears on May 2, 2009 in a Calder Cup playoff game versus the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. The following night he scored his first professional goal in Game 2 of the series.
Carlson made his NHL debut for the Capitals on November 21, 2009 against the Toronto Maple Leafs.
On January 21, 2010, Carlson was recalled by the Capitals.[1] Carlson would go on to score his first NHL goal against Cam Ward of the Carolina Hurricanes on March 25, 2010.
Carlson scored his first career playoff goal, which was a game tying goal with just over one minute to play in game 2 against the Montreal Canadiens, in round 1 of the 2010 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Later that season, he scored the game winning and Calder Cup winning goal in Game Six of the Hershey Bears/Texas Stars finals.
[edit] International play
| Medal record | ||
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| Competitor for United States |
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| Men's ice hockey | ||
| World Junior Championships | ||
| Gold | 2010 Saskatchewan | |
Carlson was an alternate captain for the United States in the 2010 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. On January 5, 2010, Carlson scored the game-winning goal in overtime of the Gold Medal game as part of a two goal effort to beat Team Canada 6-5.[2] Additionally, he was named to the WJC all-star team.
In December 2010 Carlson was named to NHL.com's All-Time World Junior Championship team.
[edit] Awards
[edit] Junior
| USHL Second All-Star Team | 2007–08[3] |
| USHL All-Rookie Team | 2007–08[3] |
| London Knights MVP | 2008–09[3] |
| London Knights Booster Club Player of the Year | 2008–09[3] |
| London Knights Best Defenseman | 2008–09[3] |
| London Knights Rookie of the Year | 2008–09[3] |
| London Knights Playoff Performer of the Year | 2008–09[3] |
| World Junior Championships All-Star Team | 2010[4] |
[edit] Professional
| AHL All-Star Game selection | 2010[5] |
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2006–07 | Indiana Ice | USHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Indiana Ice | USHL | 59 | 12 | 31 | 43 | 72 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | London Knights | OHL | 59 | 16 | 60 | 76 | 65 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 16 | ||
| 2008–09 | Hershey Bears | AHL | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 48 | 4 | 35 | 39 | 26 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | ||
| 2009–10 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 22 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 82 | 7 | 30 | 37 | 44 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| OHL totals | 59 | 16 | 60 | 76 | 65 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 16 | ||||
| AHL totals | 48 | 4 | 35 | 39 | 26 | 29 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 | ||||
| NHL totals | 104 | 8 | 35 | 43 | 52 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | ||||
[edit] International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | United States |
WJC | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | +8 |
[edit] References
- ^ "Capitals Recall WJC hero Carlson". Associated Press. 2010-01-21. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
- ^ "New champs: USA stuns Canada". iihf.com. January 14, 2010. http://www.iihf.com/channels0910/wm20/news/news-singleview-world-juniors/article/canada-us-tied-after-one.html.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Washington Capitals 2009–10 Media Guide".
- ^ "U.S. National Junior Team Wins Gold at 2010 IIHF World Junior Championship with 6-5 Overtime Win over Canada". USA Hockey. 2010-01-06. http://www.usahockey.com/world_junior_championships_2010/default.aspx?NAV=AF_01&id=277426&DetailedNews=yes. Retrieved 2010-04-20.
- ^ "PlanetUSA AHL All-Stars 2010 All-Star Game Roster". theahl.com. http://theahl.com/stats/roster.php?step=&sub=&season_id=31&team_id=368. Retrieved 2010-03-13.
[edit] External links
- John Carlson's NHL player profile
- John Carlson's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
- John Carlson on Twitter
| Preceded by Anton Gustafsson |
Washington Capitals first round draft pick 2008 |
Succeeded by Marcus Johansson |
- 1990 births
- American ice hockey defencemen
- Hershey Bears players
- Indiana Ice alumni
- Living people
- National Hockey League first round draft picks
- People from Middlesex County, New Jersey
- Washington Capitals draft picks
- Washington Capitals players
- American people of Swedish descent
- Ice hockey people from Massachusetts
