| Ryan Carter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born | (1983-08-03)August 3, 1983 (age 42) White Bear Lake,Minnesota, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Center | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Anaheim Ducks Carolina Hurricanes Florida Panthers New Jersey Devils Minnesota Wild | ||
| National team |  United States | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2006–2017 | ||
Ryan Michael Carter (born August 3, 1983) is an American former professionalice hockeyforward. He played nearly 500 games in theNational Hockey League (NHL).
From 2001 to 2004 Ryan Carter played for theGreen Bay Gamblers of theUSHL. From 2004 to 2006 Carter played forMinnesota State University, Mankato.
In2006, Carter signed a professional contract with theAnaheim Ducks. He played for the DucksAHL affiliate at the time, thePortland Pirates where he had 16 goals and 20 assists for 36 points in 76 games.
Carter was called up to theAnaheim Ducks from thePortland Pirates for the2007 playoff run and played four games. The Ducks would defeat theOttawa Senators in the2007 Stanley Cup Finals, and Carter's name was engraved on theStanley Cup.[1]
On February 8, 2008, during the2007–08 NHL season, Carter scored his first and second NHL goal againstMartin Brodeur of theNew Jersey Devils. Later that season, Carter was injured in bizarre fashion when his right arm went through a photographer's hole on the glass. Carter had surgery on his right wrist, and was out for six weeks.[2]
On April 29, 2008, Carter re-signed a three-year, $2 million contract with the Ducks.[3]
During the2008–09 NHL season, Carter switched to the number 20 jersey. He became the first forward to wear the number 20 in Anaheim since fan-favoriteSteve Rucchin (Russian defensemanMaxim Kondratiev wore number 20 on 4 games during the2007–08 NHL season[4]). Carter played 48 games during the regular season, often being a healthy scratch, and finished with nine points. In a first-round playoff game against the Sharks on April 25, 2009, Carter scored his first NHL playoff point with a goal.
Carter was traded to theCarolina Hurricanes on November 23, 2010, for minor league forwards Matt Kennedy and Stefan Chaput.[5] In 32 games with the club, Carter recorded 3 assists.
On February 24, 2011, Carter was traded to the Florida Panthers along with a 5th round pick in the2011 NHL Entry Draft forCory Stillman.[6] On July 9, 2011, Carter signed a one-year, two-way contract with theFlorida Panthers.[7]
In the2011–12 season on October 26, 2011, Carter was claimed off of waivers by theNew Jersey Devils.[8] On March 19, 2012, the Rangers and Devils had a brawl in which Carter's nose was broken byStu Bickel.[9] He would go on to score five goals along with two assists during the2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs with the Devils as they ultimately lost in the Stanley Cup Finals.
On April 8, 2014, at the conclusion of the 2013–14 NHL season, Carter was awarded the New Jersey Devils Player's Player Award at their annual team awards ceremony. Carter attended the Devils' training camp for the2014–15 season on a try-out basis.
At the conclusion of camp, the Devils did not offer Carter a contract and he instead signed a one-year deal with the Minnesota Wild on October 6, 2014.[10]
After two seasons with the Wild, Carter went un-signed over the summer as a free agent. He belatedly accepted a try-out to remain in Minnesota and contend for a new contract at training camp. He was not offered a contract at the conclusion of training camp and pre-season with the Wild, opting to undergo shoulder surgery for a torn labrum on October 9, 2016.[11] Carter endured months of rehabilitation before returning to play within the Wild's affiliate, theIowa Wild, on a professional try-out on February 18, 2017. He later signed a one-year, two-way contract for the remainder of the2016–17 season with Minnesota on February 26, 2017.[12] He played out the season with Iowa, finishing with 3 points in 18 games.
On September 10, 2017, Carter announced his retirement from playing after 10 years in the NHL.[13]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2000–01 | White Bear Lake Area High School | HS-MN | ||||||||||||
| 2001–02 | White Bear Lake Area High School | HS-MN | ||||||||||||
| 2001–02 | Green Bay Gamblers | USHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Green Bay Gamblers | USHL | 55 | 19 | 17 | 36 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Green Bay Gamblers | USHL | 59 | 22 | 23 | 45 | 131 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Minnesota State | WCHA | 37 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Minnesota State | WCHA | 39 | 19 | 16 | 35 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 76 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Anaheim Ducks | NHL | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 13 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Anaheim Ducks | NHL | 34 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2008–09 | Anaheim Ducks | NHL | 48 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 52 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | Anaheim Ducks | NHL | 38 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Anaheim Ducks | NHL | 18 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 32 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 65 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 84 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 32 | ||
| 2012–13 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 44 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 62 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 53 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 60 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 48 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 2016–17 | Iowa Wild | AHL | 18 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 473 | 41 | 52 | 93 | 444 | 46 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 48 | ||||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representingthe United States | ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| Ice Hockey World Championships | ||
 | 2013 Sweden/Finland | |
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | United States | WC | 13th | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2013 | United States | WC |  | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | |
| Senior totals | 16 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | ||||
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| USHS | ||
| Minnesota Mr. Hockey Finalist | 2002 | |
| NHL | ||
| Stanley Cup (Anaheim Ducks) | 2007 | |
| FHL | ||
| FHL Cup (Team Grey) | 2019 | |
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