Anson Carter

Anson Carter
Born	(1974-06-06) June 6, 1974 Scarborough, ONT, CAN
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shoots	Right
NHL team Former teams	'HC Lugano' Carolina Hurricanes Columbus Blue Jackets Vancouver Canucks Los Angeles Kings Edmonton Oilers New York Rangers Boston Bruins Washington Capitals
NHL draft	220th overall, 1992 Quebec Nordiques
Playing career	1996–present

Anson Carter (born June 6, 1974 in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger currently playing for HC Lugano. In the past, he has played for the Washington Capitals, Boston Bruins, Edmonton Oilers, New York Rangers, Los Angeles Kings, Vancouver Canucks, Columbus Blue Jackets and Carolina Hurricanes. He is also the founder of Big Up Entertainment, a record label specializing in hip hop music.

Playing career

Carter was drafted by the Quebec Nordiques in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft, 10th round, 220th overall, after starring at Michigan State University. He has previously played for the Washington Capitals, Boston Bruins, Edmonton Oilers, New York Rangers, and Los Angeles Kings. He was traded to New York, along with Ales Pisa, in 2003 for Radek Dvorak and Cory Cross. This was only the first of several moves for Carter as the next year he was sent to Washington as part of the Jaromir Jagr deal.

On August 16, 2005, he signed with the Vancouver Canucks for the 2005-06 Season for a 1-year deal worth $1 million. He played in Vancouver on the second offensive line with identical twins Henrik and Daniel Sedin, where the trio were sometimes known colloquially as the Brothers Line. He scored a career high 33 goals in his 2005-2006 NHL season with the Vancouver Canucks.

On September 13, 2006, he signed a one year deal with the Columbus Blue Jackets

On January 30, 2007 against the Vancouver Canucks he scored his 200th career goal.

On February 23, 2007, he was traded to the Carolina Hurricanes for a 2008 5th-round draft pick.

On September 16, 2007, as an UFA, Carter played in the Edmonton Oilers annual pre-season exhibition match. He was given an opportunity to re-join the Oilers on a try-out basis. He will continue to play with the Oilers through the pre-season NHL matches.[1] An early injury had prevented him from playing more than one pre-season game.

On October 2, 2007, Carter was released from the Edmonton Oilers. [2]

On November 5, 2007, he signed a one year deal with the swiss elite league club HC Lugano

Transactions

• Quebec Nordiques 10th round draft choice, 220th overall in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft

• June 21, 1995- Rights Transferred to the Colorado Avalanche after Quebec Nordiques relocated.

• April 3, 1996- Traded by the Colorado Avalanche to the Washington Capitals in exchange for Washington's 1996 4th round draft choice.

• March 1, 1997- Traded by the Washington Capitals, along with Jim Carey, Jason Allison and Washington's 1997 3rd round draft choice, to the Boston Bruins in exchange for Bill Ranford, Adam Oates and Rick Tocchet.

• November 15, 2000- Traded by the Boston Bruins, along with Boston's 2001 1st round draft choice and Boston's 2001 2nd round draft choice, to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for Bill Guerin and future considerations.

• March 11, 2003- Traded by the Edmonton Oilers to the New York Rangers in exchange for Radek Dvorak and Cory Cross.

• January 23, 2004- Traded by the New York Rangers to the Washington Capitals in exchange for Jaromir Jagr.

• March 8, 2004- Traded by the Washington Capitals to the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for Jared Aulin.

• August 17, 2005- Signed as a free agent with the Vancouver Canucks.

• September 13, 2006- Signed as a free agent with the Columbus Blue Jackets.

• February 23, 2007- Traded by the Columbus Blue Jackets to the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for Carolina's 2008 5th round draft choice.

• July 1, 2007 - Unrestricted Free Agent

• November 5, 2007 - Signed with HC Lugano (Swiss National League).

Awards and achievements

• 1995-96 CCHA - Second All-Star Team
• 1994-95 NCAA - West Second All-American Team
• 1994-95 CCHA - First All-Star Team
• 1993-94 CCHA - First All-Star Team

Career statistics

				Regular Season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1996-1997	Washington Capitals	NHL		19	3	2	5	7		-	-	-	-	-
1996-1997	Boston Bruins	NHL		19	8	5	13	2		-	-	-	-	-
1997-1998	Boston Bruins	NHL		78	16	27	43	31		6	1	1	2	0
1998-1999	Boston Bruins	NHL		55	24	16	40	22		12	4	3	7	0
1999-2000	Boston Bruins	NHL		59	22	25	47	14		-	-	-	-	-
2000-01	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		61	16	26	42	23		6	3	1	4	4
2001-02	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		82	28	32	60	25		-	-	-	-	-
2002-03	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		68	25	30	55	20		-	-	-	-	-
2002-03	New York Rangers	NHL		11	1	4	5	6		-	-	-	-	-
2003-04	New York Rangers	NHL		43	10	7	17	14		-	-	-	-	-
2003-04	Washington Capitals	NHL		19	5	5	10	6		-	-	-	-	-
2003-04	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		15	0	1	1	0		-	-	-	-	-
2005-06	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		81	33	22	55	41		-	-	-	-	-
2006-07	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL		54	10	17	27	16		-	-	-	-	-
2006-07	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL		10	1	0	1	2		-	-	-	-	-
NHL Totals				674	202	219	421	229		24	8	5	13	4

Big Up Entertainment

Carter founded the Big Up Entertainment label in March 2005. The label's first release was from Richmond, Virginia natives Main & Merc. Big Up Entertainment hopes to release apparel and movies, in addition to music.

Trivia

• In addition to being a professional hockey player, Carter is also the head of hip-hop label Big Up Entertainment. [3]
• His brother has appeared in commercials for Molson Canadian.
• He went to Silver Springs Public School in Scarborough, Ontario.
• He is of Barbadian descent.

External links

• Anson Carter career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
• Anson Carter player profile at NHL.com
• Big Up Entertainment official site

See also

• List of NHL players
• List of black NHL players
• List of NHL seasons