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Daniel Carr (ice hockey)

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Daniel Carr
Carr at the 2019 AHL All-Star Game
Born (1991-11-01) November 1, 1991 (age 32)
Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 186 lb (84 kg; 13 st 4 lb)
Position Left wing
Shoots Left
NL team
Former teams
HC Lugano
Montreal Canadiens
Vegas Golden Knights
Nashville Predators
Washington Capitals
National team  Canada
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2014–present

Daniel Carr (born November 1, 1991) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward for HC Lugano of the National League (NL). Originally undrafted by teams in the National Hockey League (NHL), Carr has previously played for the Montreal Canadiens, Vegas Golden Knights, Nashville Predators, and Washington Capitals.

Playing career

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Collegiate

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Carr played collegiate hockey with the Union Dutchmen in the ECAC Hockey conference of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). In his senior year of 2013–14, Carr's outstanding play was rewarded with a selection to the ECAC Hockey All-Conference First Team.[1]

Professional

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On April 24, 2014, as an undrafted free agent, Carr signed a two-year entry-level contract with the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL).[2]

During the 2015–16 season, Carr became one of only a few NHL players to score a goal on the first shot during the first shift of their NHL debut on November 29, 2015 in a game versus the Carolina Hurricanes.[3] He re-signed with the Canadiens on July 1, 2016.[4]

On July 1, 2018, Carr signed a one-year, $750,000 deal with the Vegas Golden Knights after not receiving a qualifying offer from the Canadiens.[5] In the 2018–19 season, Carr won the Les Cunningham Award as league MVP while he was assigned to the Golden Knights American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Chicago Wolves. He recorded a career-best 30 goals and 41 assists for 71 points in just 52 games. He was recalled through the season to feature in six games for Vegas, registering a goal. In returning to the Wolves for the 2019 Calder Cup playoffs, Carr recorded 12 points in 15 games before falling in the Finals to the Charlotte Checkers.

On July 1, 2019, Carr agreed to a one-way $700,000 contract with the Nashville Predators for the 2019–20 season.[6]

On September 5, 2020, as a free agent from the Predators, Carr signed a three-month contract through November 15 by HC Lugano of the National League (NL) as a replacement for injured forward Jani Lajunen.[7] At the opening of free agency, he was signed by the Washington Capitals to a one-year, two-way contract on October 12, 2020. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Carr remained in Switzerland with Lugano until the commencement of the Capitals' training camp.[8]

In the 2020–21 season, Carr served the majority of his tenure with the Capitals as a healthy scratch, registering an assist in six regular season games and drawing into a first-round playoff contest against the Boston Bruins.

As an impending free agent, Carr opted to return to Switzerland, rejoining HC Lugano on a one-year contract in July 2021.[9] Shortly thereafter, he agreed to a three-year extension with the team on January 1, 2022.[10]

International play

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In January 2022, Carr was selected to play for Team Canada at the 2022 Winter Olympics.[11][12][13]

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2007–08 St. Albert Steel AJHL 62 16 11 27 36 5 0 0 0 0
2008–09 St. Albert Steel AJHL 59 27 28 55 81 4 2 2 4 2
2009–10 St. Albert Steel AJHL 30 24 30 54 15
2009–10 Powell River Kings BCHL 22 10 17 27 14 23 15 11 26 10
2010–11 Union College ECAC 40 20 15 35 28
2011–12 Union College ECAC 41 20 20 40 30
2012–13 Union College ECAC 40 16 16 32 26
2013–14 Union College ECAC 39 22 28 50 28
2014–15 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 76 24 15 39 21
2015–16 St. John's IceCaps AHL 24 10 11 21 10
2015–16 Montreal Canadiens NHL 23 6 3 9 8
2016–17 Montreal Canadiens NHL 33 2 7 9 6
2016–17 St. John's IceCaps AHL 19 6 5 11 2
2017–18 Laval Rocket AHL 20 11 8 19 14
2017–18 Montreal Canadiens NHL 38 6 10 16 8
2018–19 Chicago Wolves AHL 52 30 41 71 10 15 5 7 12 0
2018–19 Vegas Golden Knights NHL 6 1 0 1 0
2019–20 Nashville Predators NHL 11 1 0 1 4
2019–20 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 47 23 27 50 20
2020–21 HC Lugano NL 8 4 4 8 4
2020–21 Washington Capitals NHL 6 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 2
2021–22 HC Lugano NL 29 17 10 27 16 6 1 3 4 0
2022–23 HC Lugano NL 30 10 4 14 45 8 4 3 7 6
2023–24 HC Lugano NL 39 17 29 46 63 9 5 3 8 6
AHL totals 238 104 107 211 77 15 5 7 12 0
NHL totals 117 16 21 37 28 1 0 0 0 2

Awards and honours

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Medal record
Ice hockey
Representing Canada Canada West
World Junior A Challenge
Silver medal – second place 2009 Summerside
Award Year Ref
College
ECAC Hockey All-Rookie Team 2011 [14]
ECAC All-Tournament Team 2012, 2013, 2014 [15]
ECAC Tournament MVP 2014 [16]
All-ECAC Third Team 2012–13 [14]
All-ECAC First Team 2013–14 [14]
AHCA East Second-Team All-American 2013–14 [17]
AHL
Les Cunningham Award (MVP) 2018–19 [18]
First All-Star Team 2018–19 [19]
All-Star Game 2018–19 [20]

References

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  1. ^ Schotts, Ken (March 21, 2014). "Union dominates All-ECAC Hockey first team". The Daily Gazette. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
  2. ^ "Canadiens signs Daniel Carr, Connor Crisp". Yahoo! Sports. April 24, 2014. Archived from the original on September 13, 2018. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
  3. ^ Clinton, Jared (December 5, 2015). "Canadiens' Daniel Carr scores first NHL goal on first shot of first shift in first game". The Hockey News. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
  4. ^ Proulx, William (July 1, 2016). "Montreal Canadiens Re-Sign Daniel Carr". TheHockeyWriters.com. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
  5. ^ "Vegas announces free agency signings". Vegas Golden Knights. July 1, 2018. Retrieved July 1, 2018 – via NHL.com.
  6. ^ "Preds sign forward Daniel Carr to a one-year contract". Nashville Predators. July 1, 2019. Retrieved July 1, 2019 – via NHL.com.
  7. ^ "È Daniel Carr il nuovo attaccante straniero". HC Lugano (in Italian). September 5, 2020. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  8. ^ "Capitals sign forward Daniel Carr". Washington Capitals. October 12, 2020. Retrieved October 12, 2020 – via NHL.com.
  9. ^ "Daniel Carr torna a casa". HC Lugano (in Italian). July 5, 2021. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  10. ^ "Three-year extension with HC Lugano for Daniel Carr". swisshockeynews.ch. January 1, 2022. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
  11. ^ Harrison, Doug (January 25, 2022). "Canada unveils non-NHL Olympic hockey roster with pro experience, young talent". CBC Sports. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  12. ^ Nichols, Paula (January 25, 2022). "Team Canada's 25-player men's hockey roster nominated for Beijing 2022". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  13. ^ Stephens, Mike (January 25, 2022). "Canada Names Men's 2022 Olympic Hockey Roster". The Hockey News. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  14. ^ a b c "Men's Hockey ECAC Hockey Awards". Union College Athletics. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
  15. ^ "All-Tournament Honors" (PDF). ECAC Hockey. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
  16. ^ "ECAC Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
  17. ^ "2014 All-American Teams". AHCA Hockey. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
  18. ^ "Wolves' Carr voted AHL MVP". TheAHL.com. April 19, 2019. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
  19. ^ "2018-19 AHL First, Second All-Star Teams unveiled". TheAHL.com. April 11, 2019. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
  20. ^ "Rosters announced for 2019 AHL All-Star Classic". TheAHL.com. January 3, 2019. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
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Awards and achievements
Preceded by ECAC Hockey Tournament Most Outstanding Player
2014
Succeeded by