Anson Horace Carter (born June 6, 1974) is a Canadian former professional

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right winger who played in the

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(NHL) for eight teams, most notably with the

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and

Vancouver Canucks The Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference, and play their home games at Rogers Arena. Bruce ...

. He was last active as a player with

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in the Swiss Nationalliga A, and was an ice hockey analyst for

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and is now an analyst for ''

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'' and

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. Carter is also the founder of Big Up Entertainment, a

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specializing in hip hop music. He attended high school at Agincourt Collegiate Institute and attended college and played collegiately at

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. He is of Bajan descent.

Early life

Playing career

Carter was drafted by the

Quebec Nordiques The Quebec Nordiques (french: Nordiques de Québec, pronounced in Quebec French, in Canadian English; translated "Quebec City Northmen" or "Northerners") were a professional ice hockey team based in Quebec City. The Nordiques played in the W ...

in the

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in the 10th round, 220th overall, after playing AAA level hockey in the Metro Toronto Hockey League. After completing his AAA hockey career, Carter played one season in the Metro Junior 'A' Hockey League for the Wexford Raiders, scoring 18 goals and adding 22 assists for 40 points in 42 games, helping the Raiders to a league title as a result of sweeping the Bramalea Blues 4–0 in the championship final. (Incidentally, the Raiders' head coach was

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, current special advisor to the owner of the

Ontario Hockey League The Ontario Hockey League (OHL; french: Ligue de hockey de l'Ontario (LHO)) is one of the three major junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League. The league is for players aged 16–19. There are exceptions for overa ...

's North Bay Battalion). Carter went on to play four years at

, earning himself honours on the CCHA First All-Star Team in 1994 and 1995, Second All-Star Team in 1996, as well as the

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West Second All-American Team in 1995. On April 3, 1996, the Nordiques' successor, the

Colorado Avalanche The Colorado Avalanche (colloquially known as the Avs) are a professional ice hockey team based in Denver. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division (NHL), Central Division in the Western Conference (N ...

, traded his rights to the

Washington Capitals The Washington Capitals (colloquially known as the Caps) are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. The team competes in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference, a ...

in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the

1996 NHL Entry Draft The 1996 NHL Entry Draft was the 34th NHL Entry Draft. It was held at the Kiel Center in St. Louis, Missouri, on June 22, 1996. The last active player in the NHL from this draft class was Zdeno Chára, who retired after the 2021–22 season. ...

. Carter made his professional debut in 1996–97, splitting his time with the Capitals and their

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(AHL) affiliate, the

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, before being traded to the

on March 1, 1997. As part of a blockbuster deal, Carter was sent with Jason Allison, Jim Carey, a third-round selection in the 1997 draft (63rd overall–

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) and a conditional second-round pick in the 1998 draft to the Bruins in exchange for

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and

Rick Tocchet Richard Tocchet (; born April 9, 1964) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player. Playing as a right winger, he played 18 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Los A ...

. Both Carter and Tocchet would work together as studio analysts with the ''

'' nearly a quarter of a century later beginning in 2021. After spending several seasons with the Bruins, Carter was traded (along with a conditional pick in the 2003 draft, a first- and a second-round pick in the 2001 draft) to the

in exchange for Bill Guerin and a first-round pick in the 2001 draft. In his second season with Edmonton, Carter would record career-highs in assists (32) and points (60). However, on March 11, 2003, he was again traded, to the

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(along with Aleš Píša) in exchange for Radek Dvořák and

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. At the completion of the 2002–03 season, Carter played for

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in the 2003 World Championships. Over 14 minutes into the first overtime of the gold medal game against

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, Carter beat Swedish goaltender Mikael Tellqvist with a wraparound goal. The goal was contested for several minutes before replays confirmed Tellqvist had stopped the puck behind the goal line. It was Canada's first World Championship win in five years. Lasting half a season with the Rangers, Carter was traded back to the Washington Capitals on January 23, 2004, in exchange for

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. His second go with the Capitals was even more short-lived than his stint with New York, as he was flipped to the

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for

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just over a month later on March 8, 2004. On August 16, 2005, Carter signed a one-year contract with the

as an unrestricted

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. He played in Vancouver on the second offensive line with twins Henrik and

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, where the trio were known colloquially as the "Brothers Line". He set a new career-high in goals with 33, leading the team, and earned the Canucks' Most Exciting Player Award. However, he did not re-sign with the Canucks at the end of the season. On September 13, 2006, Carter signed a one-year contract with the

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, but was traded once again to the

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on February 23, 2007, in exchange for a fifth-round pick in the 2008 draft. In September 2007, Carter rejoined the Edmonton Oilers on a try-out basis during their training camp, and played one exhibition game before being released on October 2, 2007. Without an NHL job, on November 5, Carter joined

of the Swiss Nationalliga A.

Post-playing career

After playing in the NHL for 11 seasons, Carter began his post-hockey career in 2013 with the

coverage of NHL regular season, and

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games. Besides covering the professional ranks, Carter provides game analysis for NBCSN's Notre Dame's Fighting Irish college hockey. Additionally, Carter also made his debut as part of the 2018 Olympic coverage of the PyeongChang Winter games. Carter founded the Big Up Entertainment

in March 2005. The label's first release was from

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natives Main & Merc. Carter now lives in

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. In 2022, Carter become the minority owner of the Atlanta Gladiators of the

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Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards and honours

Transactions

*June 20, 1992 –

' 10th round draft choice, 220th overall, in the

. *June 21, 1995 – Rights transferred to the

after Quebec Nordiques relocation. *April 3, 1996 – Traded by the Colorado Avalanche to the

in exchange for Washington's

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4th round draft choice. *March 1, 1997 – Traded by the Washington Capitals, along with Jim Carey, Jason Allison and Washington's

1997 File:1997 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The movie set of ''Titanic'', the highest-grossing movie in history at the time; '' Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', is published; Comet Hale-Bopp passes by Earth and becomes one of ...

3rd round draft choice to the

in exchange for

and

. *November 15, 2000 – Traded by the Boston Bruins, along with Boston's

2001 The September 11 attacks against the United States by Al-Qaeda, which killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror, were a defining event of 2001. The United States led a multi-national coalition in an invasion of Afghanist ...

1st round draft choice and Boston's 2001 2nd round draft choice to the

in exchange for Bill Guerin and future considerations. *March 11, 2003 – Traded by the Edmonton Oilers, along with Aleš Píša, to the

in exchange for Radek Dvořák and

. *January 23, 2004 – Traded by the New York Rangers to the Washington Capitals in exchange for

. *March 8, 2004 – Traded by the Washington Capitals to the

in exchange for

. *August 17, 2005 – Signed a one-year, $1 million contract as a free agent with the

. *September 13, 2006 – Signed a one-year, $2.5 million contract as a free agent with the

. *February 23, 2007 – Traded by the Columbus Blue Jackets to the

in exchange for Carolina's

2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...

5th round draft choice ( Tomáš Kubalík).

References

Notes

External links

*
Big Up Entertainment official site
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