Terry Kenneth Carkner (born March 7, 1966) is a

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former professional

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who played 13 seasons in the

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(NHL) with the

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and

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. He was selected fourteenth overall in the

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. Carkner was born in

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, but grew up in

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. Carkner was a fearless, tough defensive defenseman. He got over 100 penalty minutes 8 times in his NHL career. Carkner was the head coach of the club ice hockey team for

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, the Icecats, for the 2004–05 season. The Villanova team is a member of the ACHA (

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) Division 1 and the ECHA (Eastern Collegiate Hockey Association). He is currently (09–10) an assistant coach for the Great Valley Ice Hockey Varsity Team. Carkner is an honorary member of the Nordmont (Pennsylvania) Sport & Social Club.

Playing career

Carkner played major-junior for the

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, an

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team based in Peterborough, Ontario. He played 184 games for that club, amassing 130 points (0.71 points per game) and 322 penalty minutes. He would also play for team Canada in the 1986

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, where he won a silver medal. In the 1984

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, Carkner was chosen 14th overall by the

. In that draft, the NHL Central Scouting bureau ranked him as the 17th best prospect, while the Hockey News ranked him 11th. He would play one season with the Rangers, sharing time between them and the

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, their AHL affiliate. Before the start of the 1987–88 season, he was traded to the

with Jeff Jackson for

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and David Shaw. Carkner would play the entire 1987–88 season for Quebec, getting 27 points and 159 penalty minutes in 63 games. Once again, before the start of the next season, he was traded to the

for

Greg Smyth Greg “Bird Dog” Smyth (April 23, 1966 – February 16, 2018) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played ten seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). Playing career Smyth was born in Oakville, Ontario. As a youth, he pla ...

and a draft pick. With the Flyers, Carkner would play 5 seasons, getting 376 games, 132 points (0.35 points per game), and 867 penalty minutes. In 1989, the Flyers named him an alternate captain. He was later traded to the

for

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and a draft pick. After playing two years in Detroit, he signed as a free agent for the

on a two-year, 1.2 million dollar deal. He would finish his NHL career in Florida after four seasons with the Panthers. In total, Carkner played 858 games in the NHL, amassing 230 points (0,27 points per game) and 1588 penalty minutes.

Personal

Carkner's father, Robert Carkner, was a major junior hockey player in his youth. He is a third cousin of former NHL defenceman

Matt Carkner Matthew "Matt" Carkner (born November 3, 1980) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens 58th overall in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft and played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the San J ...

. He is also active with the hockey club ShinnyUSA.(Rink 4)

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards and honours

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Carkner, Terry 1966 births Living people Canadian ice hockey defencemen Detroit Red Wings players Florida Panthers players Ice hockey people from Ontario National Hockey League first-round draft picks New Haven Nighthawks players New York Rangers draft picks New York Rangers players People from Smiths Falls People from the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Peterborough Petes (ice hockey) players Philadelphia Flyers players Quebec Nordiques players