Brett Carson

Brett Carson (born November 29, 1985) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for HC Slovan Bratislava in the Tipsport Liga (Slovak). He previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Carolina Hurricanes and the Calgary Flames.

Brett Carson
Born (1985-11-29) November 29, 1985
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Right
Slovak team
Former teams		 HC Slovan Bratislava
Carolina Hurricanes
Calgary Flames
AIK IF
Vienna Capitals
SaiPa
KooKoo
NHL Draft 109th overall, 2004
Carolina Hurricanes
Playing career 2006–present

Playing career

Carson began his junior hockey career with the Moose Jaw Warriors of the Western Hockey League (WHL), but was sent to the Calgary Hitmen midway through his first full season of 2002–03.[1] Carson was invited to participate in the CHL Top Prospects Game in his draft year of 2003–04, during which he won the fastest skater event of the game's skills competition.[2] At the 2004 NHL Entry Draft, he was selected by the Carolina Hurricanes in the fourth round, 109th overall.[3] He remained with the Hitmen for two additional seasons. He was Calgary's captain in 2005–06, led the team with 40 points as a defenceman and was named a WHL East Division first-team all-star in a season where Calgary set a league record for fewest goals allowed in a 72-game season with 155.[2]

Turning processional in 2006–07, Carson played three games with the ECHL's Florida Everblades before earning promotion to Carolina's top affiliate, the Albany River Rats of the American Hockey League (AHL). Remaining with Albany the following season, he led the team's defencemen with 24 points in 77 games.[3] Carson made his NHL debut in 2008–09, playing his first of five games December 7, 2008, against the Washington Capitals.[2] He spent the majority of the 2009–10 NHL season with Carolina, appearing in 54 games and recording 12 points.[1] He scored his first NHL point on December 16, 2009, when he assisted on a Tuomo Ruutu goal against the Dallas Stars,[3] and his first goal on January 10, 2010, against Pascal Leclaire of the Ottawa Senators.[4]

Carson split much of 2010–11 between the Hurricanes and the AHL's Charlotte Checkers, but was claimed by the Calgary Flames of waivers on February 28, 2011.[5] He appeared in only six games for the Flames, but was signed by the team to a two-year contract extension late in the year.[6] He missed the first third of the 2011–12 season after suffering a back injury in summer training. He did not make his season debut with Calgary until December 14, 2011.[7]

On September 8, 2013, he signed a one-year contract with AIK Stockholm of the Swedish Hockey League.[8] In his first European season in 2013–14, Carson established a stay-at-home role with AIK, contributing with 3 goals and 10 points in 49 games from the blueline.

On July 9, 2014, Carson opted to leave the SHL and signed a one-year contract with Austrian club, the Vienna Capitals of the EBEL.[9] In the 2014–15 season, Carson scored a team high 9 goals from the blueline with 24 points in 54 games. In the post-season he helped Vienna reach the Championship finals.

On August 6, 2015, Carson moved to the Finnish Liiga as a free agent, securing a one-year deal with SaiPa.[10]

Career statistics
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2001–02Moose Jaw WarriorsWHL60000122020
2002–03Moose Jaw WarriorsWHL2814528—————
2002–03Calgary HitmenWHL30369452130
2003–04Calgary HitmenWHL71527324970006
2004–05Calgary HitmenWHL61816246182248
2005–06Calgary HitmenWHL72112940621316720
2006–07Florida EverbladesECHL31120—————
2006–07Albany River RatsAHL63216182650220
2007–08Albany River RatsAHL772222432713411
2008–09Albany River RatsAHL696293534—————
2008–09Carolina HurricanesNHL50004—————
2009–10Albany River RatsAHL1438110—————
2009–10Carolina HurricanesNHL542101212—————
2010–11Charlotte CheckersAHL260101012—————
2010–11Carolina HurricanesNHL130004—————
2010–11Calgary FlamesNHL60000—————
2011–12Calgary FlamesNHL20000—————
2011–12Abbotsford HeatAHL342681030002
2012–13Abbotsford HeatAHL26651116—————
2012–13Calgary FlamesNHL100110—————
2013–14AIK IFSHL49371043—————
2014–15Vienna CapitalsEBEL549152414151784
2015–16SaiPaLiiga60511161651120
2016–17SaiPaLiiga3035812—————
2017–18SaiPaLiiga562574720000
2018–19KooKooLiiga3310120—————
2019–20HC Slovan BratislavaSlovak92352—————
NHL totals 90 2 11 13 20 — — — — —
SHL totals 49 3 7 10 43 — — — — —
Liiga totals 179 11 21 32 95 7 1 1 2 0

References
  1. "Brett Carson profile". Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
  2. Hanlon, Peter; Kelso, Sean; Ahrens, Janette; Buer, Greg (2011). 2011–12 Calgary Flames Media Guide. Calgary Flames Hockey Club. p. 153.
  3. Sundheim, Mike; Hanlin, Kyle (2010). 2010–11 Carolina Hurricanes Media Guide. Carolina Hurricanes Hockey Club. p. 65.
  4. "Ward's 31 saves lead Canes to rare back-to-back wins". ESPN. 2010-01-10. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
  5. "Flames claim D Carson off waivers from Hurricanes". National Hockey League. 2011-02-28. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
  6. "Brett Carson signs 2-year deal". ESPN. 2011-06-09. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
  7. Sportak, Randy (2011-12-14). "Flames have zero jump early". QMI Agency. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
  8. "AIK kan tappa NHL-backen – inom en månad" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 8 September 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
  9. "Brett Carson a new member of the Caps family" (in German). Vienna Capitals. 2014-07-09. Retrieved 2014-07-09.
  10. "SaiPa signs defenseman Brett Carson" (in Finnish). SaiPa. 2015-08-06. Archived from the original on 2015-09-10. Retrieved 2015-08-06.
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