Jack Carlson (ice hockey)

For the rower, see Jack Carlson (rowing).

Jack Carlson
Born	(1954-08-23) August 23, 1954 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.

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.

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

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, 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.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
• Jack Carlson's Hockeydraftcentral.com profile