| Jeff Carter | |||
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 Carter with theLos Angeles Kings in April 2016 | |||
| Born | (1985-01-01)January 1, 1985 (age 40) London, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||
| Weight | 217 lb (98 kg; 15 st 7 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre/Right wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for | Philadelphia Flyers Columbus Blue Jackets Los Angeles Kings Pittsburgh Penguins | ||
| National team |  Canada | ||
| NHL draft | 11th overall,2003 Philadelphia Flyers | ||
| Playing career | 2004–2024 | ||
Jeffrey J. Carter (born January 1, 1985) is aCanadian former professionalice hockeycentre who played 19 seasons in theNational Hockey League (NHL) for thePhiladelphia Flyers,Columbus Blue Jackets,Los Angeles Kings, andPittsburgh Penguins. He was drafted 11th overall by the Flyers in the2003 NHL Entry Draft.
During his NHL career, he won theStanley Cup in2012 and2014 (both with Los Angeles), appeared in twoAll-Star Games in2009 and2017, and led thePhiladelphia Flyers – for whom he played six seasons – in scoring during their2008–09 campaign; his 46 goals during that season were good for second overall in the NHL. Carter also played 39 games with theColumbus Blue Jackets during the2011–12 season before being traded to Los Angeles.
Carter played junior hockey for theSault Ste. Marie Greyhounds in theOntario Hockey League. He was a First Team All-Star,William Hanley Trophy andCHL Sportsman of the Year honors in his final year. Joining the Flyers'American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, thePhiladelphia Phantoms, immediately after his junior career, he helped the team win theCalder Cup in 2005.
Internationally, Carter won gold medals withTeam Canada at the under-18, under-20 levels and at theWinter Olympics. During his under-20 career, he tied as Canada's all-time leading scorer at the World Juniors and was named to back-to-back Tournament All-Star Teams. He has also represented Canada at the2006 IIHF World Championship. Carter represented Canada at the2014 Winter Olympics inSochi, where he won a gold medal.
Carter playedminor hockey inLondon, Ontario, with the London Jr. Knights rep program. He then played bantam hockey with the AAA Elgin-Middlesex Chiefs of theOntario Minor Hockey Association (OMHA) before spending a season with theStrathroy Rockets, aJunior B team. While playing with Strathroy, Carter's teammates includedJared Keeso.
Carter was selected in the first round, 3rd overall, of the 2001Ontario Hockey League (OHL) Priority Selection by theSault Ste. Marie Greyhounds. He began his OHL career in2001–02, recording 35 points over 63 games as a rookie. The following season, he improved to 71 points. In the off-season, thePhiladelphia Flyers selected him 11th overall in the2003 NHL Entry Draft.
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Returning to the Greyhounds following his draft, he earned Second Team OHL All-Star honours in2003–04 with a 66-point campaign. Following his third OHL season, he was assigned by the Flyers to theirAmerican Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, thePhiladelphia Phantoms, for their 2005Calder Cup playoff season. He recorded five points over 12 games in his initial stint at the professional level. Back in the OHL for his final junior season in2004–05, he recorded a major junior career-high 74 points (34 goals and 40 assists) in 55 games. He was a First Team OHL All-Star that season and won theOHL andCHL Sportsman of the Year Awards. After the Greyhounds were eliminated from the 2005 OHL playoffs, Carter joined the Phantoms once more and recorded 23 points (12 goals and 11 assists) in 21 playoff games, helping the team win the Calder Cup.
The next season, in2005–06, Carter made the Flyers' roster out of training camp. He was joined by fellow rookiesMike Richards andR. J. Umberger, who were both also instrumental in the Phantoms' Calder Cup championship of the previous season. He scored his first career NHL goal on October 27, 2005, againstRoberto Luongo of theFlorida Panthers. He finished the campaign first in team-scoring among rookies with 23 goals and 42 points.
After 37- and 53-point efforts in his second and third NHL seasons, respectively, Carter and the Flyers agreed to a three-year, $15-million contract extension on June 27, 2008, days before he was set to become arestricted free agent. He responded with a breakout campaign in2008–09, leading the team in scoring with 46 goals and 84 points. During the season, he was also named to his firstNHL All-Star Game, representing theEastern Conference. Despite a strong regular season, Carter was held to just one goal in sixStanley Cup playoff games as the Flyers were eliminated by thePittsburgh Penguins in six games. His series was also marred when he failed to score with an open net in front of him in Game 2 of the series, where Penguins goalieMarc-André Fleury made a toe save to block the shot that would have given the Flyers a 3–1 lead late in the third period. Carter was later called off for a hooking penalty and the Penguins scored to tie the game and eventually win in overtime. It was later revealed that Carter had played the final four games of the series with aseparated shoulder.[1]
On November 13, 2010, Carter signed an 11-year, $58 million contract extension with the Flyers through to the 2021–22 season,[2][3] the longest contract of his career.
While in the midst of a major re-tooling, the Flyers traded Carter to theColumbus Blue Jackets on June 23, 2011, in exchange forJakub Voráček, a2011 first-round pick (Sean Couturier) and a 2011 third-round pick (Nick Cousins).[4]
Despite being injured in the start of the season, Carter was named an alternate captain with the Blue Jackets, one of four rotating alternates along withJames Wisniewski, former Flyers teammate R. J. Umberger andAntoine Vermette.[5]
On February 23, 2012, Carter was traded to theLos Angeles Kings in exchange forJack Johnson and a conditional first-round pick, reuniting him with former Flyer and close friendMike Richards.[6]
On June 11, 2012, Carter scored the second of three unanswered goals on a five-minute power play in Game 6 of the2012 Stanley Cup Finals against theNew Jersey Devils. His goal proved to be the Cup-winning goal.[7] He would finish the2012 playoffs with eight goals and five assists.
During thelockout-shortened2012–13 season, Carter scored 26 goals along with seven assists, playing in all 48 regular season games.
In the first round of the2014 playoffs, the Kings rallied back from a 3–0 series deficit against theSan Jose Sharks to win four-straight and take the series in seven games. This made Carter one of the first and only two players (the other being his teammate Mike Richards) in history to be a part of two teams who achieved such a feat (Philadelphia Flyers in 2010, Los Angeles Kings in 2014; though Carter missed the Flyers' series in 2010 due to injury). When the Kings beat theNew York Rangers in 5 games in the2014 Stanley Cup Finals, Carter andDrew Doughty became the seventh and eighth NHL players to win both an Olympic ice hockey gold medal and the Stanley Cup in the same year.[8][9]
Early in the2014–15 season, Carter was named the NHL's First Star of the Week for October 20–26 after scoring two goals and four assists in just two games. This helped the reigning Stanley Cup champion Kings maintain a perfect 6–0 record during their season-opening homestand.[10] On February 15, 2015, Carter passed the 500 career NHL point mark with a three-assist performance against theCalgary Flames in a 5–3 victory for the Kings.[11] Carter played a majority of the season withTanner Pearson andTyler Toffoli, with the line being dubbed "That '70s Line" since all three had jersey numbers in the 70s.[citation needed]
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In the2016–17 season, Carter was named to hissecond All-Star game appearance, along with teammate Drew Doughty.[12] Appearing in all 82 games for the Kings, he ended the season as the team's leading scorer with 32 goals and 66 points.
With high expectations to replicate these stats in 2017–18, Carter would unfortunately suffer an injury on October 18, 2017. He had a lacerated left ankle from a skate cut from Montreal Canadiens forwardJeff Petry. Carter missed 55 games as a result and his scoring production would gradually decline following this season.[13]
Carter would play his 1,000th NHL game on November 16, 2019,[14] scoring the game winning goal in a 4-3 victory against theVegas Golden Knights in the process.
In his tenth season with the Kings, Carter began the pandemic delayed2020–21 season by adding 4 points in the Kings opening two games against theMinnesota Wild. He added 8 goals and 19 points through 40 regular season games with the rebuilding Kings.
On the eve of the 2021 trade deadline, Carter was traded with his salary retained by 50% by the Kings to thePittsburgh Penguins in exchange for a conditional2022 third-round draft pick and a 2023 fourth-round draft pick on April 11, 2021.[15] On May 6, 2021, he registered his first career four-goal game in an 8–4 victory against the Buffalo Sabres.[16] Since joining the Penguins, Carter credited the trade for rejuvenating his goalscoring and prolonging his career.[17]
After a few seasons of his point production dropping since 2017–18, Carter would play a larger role as a center for the Penguins in the2021–22 season, posting decent numbers of 19 goals, 26 assists, and 45 points in 76 games. Even with the return ofEvgeni Malkin, he continued to score very well in the left wing position. He signed a two-year contract extension with the Penguins on January 26, 2022.[18][19]
Carter announced his retirement from hockey on April 17, 2024, immediately following the Penguins' final game of the2023–24 season.[20]
 Carter pictured with Team Canada | ||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Canada | ||
| Men'sice hockey | ||
| Winter Olympics | ||
 | 2014 Sochi | |
| World Junior Championships | ||
| 2005United States | |
 | 2004Finland | |
| IIHF World U18 Championships | ||
| 2003Russia | |
Carter debuted internationally withTeam Canada with theunder-18 team at the2003 IIHF World U18 Championships. He scored six points in seven games, helping Canada to their first-ever gold medal at the tournament.
The following year, Carter moved on to theCanadian national under-20 team, playing in back-to-backWorld Junior Championships. Winning silver in2004 and gold in2005, he was named to the tournament's All-Star Team in both instances. His combined 12 goals over both years tied him withEric Lindros (later also tied byJohn Tavares) for Canada's all-time record at the World Juniors. Lindros had played in three tournaments between 1990 and 1992 (one more than both Carter and Tavares). Carter had been joined on the World Junior squads by two future Philadelphia Flyers teammates,Mike Richards andBraydon Coburn.
Following his rookie NHL season, Carter played for theCanadian men's team at the2006 World Championships. He recorded six points in nine games as Canada failed to qualify for a medal. He was also selected as a reserve by Team Canada for the2010 Winter Olympics should an injury occur.[21]
Carter then played for Canada at the2014 Winter Olympics, where he scored a naturalhat-trick againstAustria, and eventually took home gold after helping defeatSweden in the final.
Carter is good friends withMike Richards, his teammate from his tenure with the Flyers and the Kings.[22][23]
Bold indicates led league
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2000–01 | Strathroy Rockets | WOHL | 49 | 27 | 20 | 47 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | OHL | 63 | 18 | 17 | 35 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2002–03 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | OHL | 61 | 35 | 36 | 71 | 55 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2003–04 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | OHL | 57 | 36 | 30 | 66 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2004–05 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | OHL | 55 | 34 | 40 | 74 | 40 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 6 | ||
| 2004–05 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 12 | ||
| 2005–06 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 81 | 23 | 19 | 42 | 40 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 2006–07 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 62 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 82 | 29 | 24 | 53 | 55 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 12 | ||
| 2008–09 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 82 | 46 | 38 | 84 | 68 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 2009–10 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 74 | 33 | 28 | 61 | 38 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 80 | 36 | 30 | 66 | 39 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2011–12 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 39 | 15 | 10 | 25 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 16 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 4 | ||
| 2012–13 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 48 | 26 | 7 | 33 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 14 | ||
| 2013–14 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 72 | 27 | 23 | 50 | 44 | 26 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 4 | ||
| 2014–15 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 82 | 28 | 34 | 62 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 77 | 24 | 38 | 62 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2016–17 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 82 | 32 | 34 | 66 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 27 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 76 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 60 | 17 | 10 | 27 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 40 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 14 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 2021–22 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 76 | 19 | 26 | 45 | 38 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 2022–23 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 79 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 72 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 1,321 | 442 | 409 | 851 | 635 | 133 | 47 | 37 | 84 | 72 | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Canada Ontario | U17 |  | 6 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | |
| 2003 | Canada | U18 |  | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2004 | Canada | WJC |  | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | |
| 2005 | Canada | WJC | | 6 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 6 | |
| 2006 | Canada | WC | 4th | 9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2014 | Canada | OG | | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 25 | 19 | 12 | 31 | 14 | ||||
| Senior totals | 15 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 4 | ||||
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Jeff Carter (0-3=3) recorded his 499th, 500th and 501st career points (270-231=501) in the win and tied his career-high in assists (third time, all this season). He has five points (1-4=5) in the last two games. Los Angeles is 12-0-0 this season when Carter records more than one point.
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| Preceded by | Philadelphia Flyers first round draft pick 2003 | Succeeded by |
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