Kenneth Wayne "Swoop" Carleton (born August 4, 1946) is a
Canadian
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former professional
ice hockey
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player. Carleton played in the
National Hockey League
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(NHL) and the
World Hockey Association
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(WHA) in the 1960s and 1970s. He was a member of the
1970 Boston Bruins Stanley Cup champions.
Playing career
Carleton played junior hockey for the
Toronto Marlboros
The Toronto Marlborough Athletic Club, commonly known as the Toronto Marlboros, was founded in 1903. It operated junior ice hockey and senior ice hockey teams in the Ontario Hockey Association and later the Ontario Hockey League. The Marlboros ...
, from 1961–62 to 1965–66. During this period, with Carleton playing a starring role, the Marlboros won the
1964 Memorial Cup
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.
Carleton was called up by the
Toronto Maple Leafs
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, for 2 games, during the
1965–66 NHL season
The 1965–66 NHL season was the 49th season of the National Hockey League. Six teams each played 70 games. The Montreal Canadiens won their second consecutive Stanley Cup as they defeated the Detroit Red Wings four games to two in the final ser ...
. He earned a regular spot with the Leafs the following season, and would later play with the
Boston Bruins
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and
California Golden Seals
The California Golden Seals were a professional ice hockey club that competed in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1967 to 1976. Based in Oakland, California, they played their home games at the Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena. The S ...
.
Carleton was a member of one
Stanley Cup
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championship team, the
1969–70 Bruins. He was on the ice as the left wing on
Derek Sanderson
Derek Michael Sanderson (born June 16, 1946), nicknamed "Turk", is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre and two-time Stanley Cup champion who helped transform the culture of the professional athlete in the 1970s era. The two-time Sta ...
's line when
Bobby Orr
Robert Gordon Orr (born March 20, 1948) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player, widely acknowledged as one of the greatest of all time. Orr used his ice skating speed, scoring, and play-making abilities to revolutionize the pos ...
scored his famous Cup-clinching goal in the fourth game of the
1970 Stanley Cup Final
The 1970 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 1969–70 season, and the culmination of the 1970 Stanley Cup playoffs.
It was a contest between the Boston Bruins and the St. Louis Blues, who appeare ...
.
Carleton played in the NHL until the
1971–72 NHL season
The 1971–72 NHL season was the 55th season of the National Hockey League. Fourteen teams each played 78 games. The Boston Bruins beat the New York Rangers four games to two for their second Stanley Cup in three seasons in the finals.
Regular s ...
, after which he moved to the WHA and played for the
Ottawa Nationals
The Ottawa Nationals were a professional men's ice hockey team out of Ottawa that played in the World Hockey Association (WHA) during the 1972–73 WHA season.
The WHA had originally granted a franchise to Doug Michel for "Ontario." Original p ...
,
Toronto Toros
The Toronto Toros were an ice hockey team based in Toronto that played in the World Hockey Association from 1973 to 1976.
History
The franchise was awarded to Doug Michel in 1971 for $25,000 to play in the WHA's inaugural 1972–73 season. Haro ...
,
Edmonton Oilers
The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton. The Oilers compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference. They play their home games at Rogers Place, which ...
,
Birmingham Bulls, and
New England Whalers
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Albums and EPs
* ''New'' (album), by Paul McCartney, 2013
* ''New'' (EP), by Regurgitator, ...
.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
External links
*
1946 births
Living people
Birmingham Bulls players
Boston Bruins players
California Golden Seals players
Canadian ice hockey forwards
Edmonton Oilers (WHA) players
Ice hockey people from Ontario
New England Whalers players
Ontario Hockey Association Senior A League (1890–1979) players
Ottawa Nationals players
Phoenix Roadrunners (WHL) players
Rochester Americans players
Sportspeople from Greater Sudbury
Stanley Cup champions
Toronto Maple Leafs players
Toronto Marlboros players
Toronto Toros players
Tulsa Oilers (1964–1984) players
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