Jack Carlson (ice hockey)

This article is about the ice hockey player. For the rower, see Jack Carlson (rower).

Jack Carlson
Born	(1954-08-23) August 23, 1954 Virginia, MN, USA
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight	205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position	Left Wing
Shot	Left
Played for	WHA Minnesota Fighting Saints Edmonton Oilers New England Whalers NHL Minnesota North Stars St. Louis Blues
NHL draft	117th overall, 1974 Detroit Red Wings
WHA draft	103rd overall, 1974 Minnesota Fighting Saints
Playing career	1974–1987

Jack Carlson (born August 23, 1954 in Virginia, Minnesota) is a retired American ice hockey forward.

Carlson played in the World Hockey Association with the Minnesota Fighting Saints, Edmonton Oilers and New England Whalers, and in the National Hockey League for the Minnesota North Stars and St. Louis Blues. He was a fan favorite with his hard-hitting style, piling up 1111 penalty minutes in 508 professional games.

Carlson's brothers Steve and Jeff are also former professional hockey players, and famous for roles in the movie Slap Shot as two of the Hanson Brothers. Carlson was originally supposed to play the third brother; however, he was called up by the Edmonton Oilers just prior to shooting and was replaced by Dave Hanson.

Carlson is a currently an acting referee and linesman for the Twin Cities AHA Hockey League.

Regular season

Season	Team	League		GP	Goals	Assists	Points	PIM
1973–74	Marquette Iron Rangers	USHL		55	42	30	72	175
1974–75	Johnstown Jets	NAHL		50	27	22	49	246
1974–75	Minnesota Fighting Saints	WHA		32	5	5	10	85
1975–76	Minnesota Fighting Saints	WHA		58	8	10	18	189
1975–76	Edmonton Oilers	WHA		10	1	1	2	31
1976–77	Minnesota Fighting Saints	WHA		36	4	3	7	55
1976–77	New England Whalers	WHA		35	7	5	12	81
1977–78	New England Whalers	WHA		67	9	20	29	192
1978–79	New England Whalers	WHA		34	2	7	9	61
1979–80	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		16	3	0	3	40
1980–81	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		43	7	2	9	108
1981–82	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		57	8	4	12	103
1982–83	St. Louis Blues	NHL		54	6	1	7	58
1983–84	St. Louis Blues	NHL		58	6	8	14	95
1986–87	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		8	0	0	0	13
Major Leagues	WHA career totals (5 seasons)			272	36	51	87	694
	NHL career totals (6 seasons)			236	30	15	45	417

Playoffs

Season	Team	League		GP	Goals	Assists	Points	PIM
1974–75	Minnesota Fighting Saints	WHA		10	1	2	3	41
1975–76	Edmonton Oilers	WHA		4	0	0	0	4
1976–77	New England Whalers	WHA		5	1	1	2	9
1977–78	New England Whalers	WHA		9	1	1	2	14
1980–81	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		15	1	2	3	50
1981–82	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		1	0	0	0	15
1982–83	St. Louis Blues	NHL		4	0	0	0	5
1983–84	St. Louis Blues	NHL		5	0	0	0	2
Major Leagues	WHA career totals (4 playoffs)			28	3	4	7	68
	NHL career totals (4 playoffs)			25	1	2	3	72

Transactions

• Selected by Detroit Red Wings, 7th Round, #117 overall, 1974 NHL Amateur Draft.
• Selected by Minnesota Fighting Saints, 9th round, #132 overall 1974 WHA Amateur Draft.
• Signed as a free agent by Edmonton (WHA) after Minnesota (WHA) franchise folded, March 10, 1976.
• Claimed by Calgary (WHA) from Edmonton in 1976 WHA Intra-League Draft, June, 1976.
• Sold to Edmonton (WHA) by Minnesota (WHA) with Mike Antonovich, Bill Butters, Dave Keon, Jean-Louis Levasseur, Steve Carlson and John McKenzie for cash, January, 1977.
• Traded to New England (WHA) by Edmonton (WHA) with Dave Keon, Steve Carlson, Dave Dryden and John McKenzie for future considerations (Dave Debol, June, 1977), Dan Arndt and cash, January, 1977.
• Rights traded to Minnesota by Detroit for future considerations, July 27, 1978.
• Traded to Minnesota by New England (WHA) for future considerations, February 1, 1979.
• Missed entire 1979–80 season recovering from back surgery.
• Claimed by St. Louis from Minnesota in Waiver Draft, October 4, 1982.
• Signed as a free agent by Minnesota, November, 1986.

Hockey cards

Year	Card	Set name
2002–03	87	Fleer Throwbacks

External links

• Jack Carlson career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
• Jack Carlson biography at Legends of Hockey (archived)
• Jack Carlson's Hockeydraftcentral.com profile