Jack Carlson (ice hockey)

For the rower, see Jack Carlson (rowing).
Jack Carlson
Born (1954-08-23) August 23, 1954 (age 70)
Virginia, Minnesota, U.S.
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shot Left
Played for Minnesota Fighting Saints
Edmonton Oilers
New England Whalers
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 Anthony Carlson (born August 23, 1954) is an American former professional ice hockey forward. He played in the World Hockey Association from 1974 to 1979 and in the National Hockey League from 1979 to 1987.

Career

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 accumulated 1,111 penalty minutes in 508 professional games. Late in his professional career, he came to be known as "Killer Carlson" because of "enforcer" style of play.[1]

Carlson's brothers Steve and Jeff are also former professional hockey players, and are 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 before shooting and was replaced by Dave Hanson.[2]

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

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1972–73 Minnesota Rangers USHL 35 15 18 33 49 — — — — —
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 10 1 2 3 41
1975–76 Minnesota Fighting Saints WHA 58 8 10 18 189 — — — — —
1975–76 Edmonton Oilers WHA 10 1 1 2 31 4 0 0 0 4
1976–77 Minnesota Fighting Saints WHA 36 4 3 7 55 — — — — —
1976–77 New England Whalers WHA 35 7 5 12 81 5 1 1 2 9
1977–78 New England Whalers WHA 67 9 20 29 192 9 1 1 2 14
1978–79 New England Whalers WHA 34 2 7 9 61 — — — — —
1978–79 Minnesota North Stars NHL 16 3 0 3 40 — — — — —
1980–81 Minnesota North Stars NHL 43 7 2 9 108 15 1 2 3 50
1981–82 Minnesota North Stars NHL 57 8 4 12 103 1 0 0 0 15
1982–83 St. Louis Blues NHL 54 6 1 7 58 4 0 0 0 5
1983–84 St. Louis Blues NHL 58 6 8 14 95 5 0 0 0 2
1986–87 Minnesota North Stars NHL 8 0 0 0 13 — — — — —
WHA totals 272 36 51 87 694 28 3 4 7 68
NHL totals 236 30 15 45 417 25 1 2 3 72

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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.[3]
  • Signed as a free agent by Edmonton (WHA) after Minnesota (WHA) franchise folded, on 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 the 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, in November 1986.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Carlson Brothers". Retrieved April 11, 2020.
  2. ^ "THE HANSON BROTHERS - The Men Behind the Glasses". Archived from the original on 2010-07-10. Retrieved 2007-07-20.
  3. ^ a b Jack Carlson's career hockey statistics at hockeydb.com
  4. ^ Legends of Hockey – NHL Player Search – Player – Jack Carlson