John Carter (ice hockey)

John Carter
Born (1963-05-03) May 3, 1963
Winchester, MA, USA
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shot Left
Played for San Jose Sharks
Boston Bruins
National team  United States
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 1985–1995

John A. Carter (born May 3, 1963 in Winchester, Massachusetts and raised in Woburn, Massachusetts) is an American retired professional ice hockey player who played for the Boston Bruins and San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League.

Carter also represented the United States at the 1986 World Ice Hockey Championships.

Playing career

Carter played four years with the Engineers at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. During his four years, he was named an All-American and helped Rensselaer to win the 1985 NCAA Championships.[1]

Undrafted out of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1986, Carter signed a three-year contract with the Boston Bruins.[2]

Persoanl life

In 2004, Carter's ex-wife and daughter were murdered in Woburn, Massachusetts.[3][4]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A P PIM
1982–83 RPI Engineers ECAC 29 16 22 38 33 — — — — —
1983–84 RPI Engineers ECAC 38 35 39 74 52 — — — — —
1984–85 RPI Engineers ECAC 37 43 29 72 52 — — — — —
1985–86 RPI Engineers ECAC 27 23 18 41 68 — — — — —
1985–86 Boston Bruins NHL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1986–87 Moncton Golden Flames AHL 58 25 30 55 60 6 2 3 5 5
1986–87 Boston Bruins NHL 8 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
1987–88 Maine Mariners AHL 76 38 38 76 145 10 4 4 8 44
1987–88 Boston Bruins NHL 4 0 1 1 2 — — — — —
1988–89 Maine Mariners AHL 24 13 6 19 12 — — — — —
1988–89 Boston Bruins NHL 44 12 10 22 44 10 1 2 3 6
1989–90 Maine Mariners AHL 2 2 2 4 2 — — — — —
1989–90 Boston Bruins NHL 76 17 22 39 26 21 6 3 9 45
1990–91 Maine Mariners AHL 16 5 9 14 16 1 0 0 0 10
1990–91 Boston Bruins NHL 50 4 7 11 68 — — — — —
1991–92 Kansas City Blades IHL 42 11 15 26 116 15 6 9 15 18
1991–92 San Jose Sharks NHL 4 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1992–93 Kansas City Blades IHL 9 4 2 6 14 — — — — —
1992–93 San Jose Sharks NHL 55 7 9 16 81 — — — — —
1993–94 Providence Bruins AHL 47 11 5 16 82 — — — — —
1994–95 Worcester IceCats AHL 64 18 9 27 96 — — — — —
NHL totals 244 40 50 90 201 31 7 5 12 51

Awards and honors

Award Year
All-ECAC Hockey Second Team 1983–84 [5]
AHCA East First-Team All-American 1983–84 [6]
All-ECAC Hockey First Team 1984–85 [5]
AHCA East Second-Team All-American 1984–85 [6]

References

  1. ↑ "John Carter '86 Added to Hockey Ring of Honor". morningmail.rpi.edu. February 19, 2015. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  2. ↑ "On every level of John Carter's hockey career, people..." upi.com. December 28, 1998. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  3. ↑ Ralph Ranalli; Douglas Belkin (January 9, 2004). "Woburn deaths are ruled homicide". The Boston Globe. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Ex-Wife, Daughter of Former RPI Star Murdered". ushr.com. January 8, 2004. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  5. 1 2 "ECAC All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  6. 1 2 "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.


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