Jimmy Carson

Jimmy Carson
Jimmy Carson
Born	July 20, 1968 (age 58); Southfield, Michigan, U.S.
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position	Center
Shot	Right
Played for	Los Angeles Kings; Edmonton Oilers; Detroit Red Wings; Vancouver Canucks; Hartford Whalers; Lausanne (Swiss); Detroit Vipers (IHL)
National team	United States
NHL draft	2nd overall, 1986; Los Angeles Kings
Playing career	1986–1998

James Charles Carson (born July 20, 1968) is an American former professional hockey player. He played 10 seasons in the National Hockey League with five different teams. In 1988, he became only the second teenager in NHL history to score 50 goals in a season; the first was Wayne Gretzky.

Achievements

Played in 1989 NHL All-Star Game.
Named to the NHL All-Rookie Team in 1987.
NHL single-season record for games played with 86, 1992–93 shared with Bob Kudelski who also played 86 games in 1993-94
Scored more goals as a teenager than any player in NHL history- 92 goals
Only Wayne Gretzky (20 years, 40 days old) scored 100 goals at a younger age than Jimmy Carson who achieved the feat at 20 years, 116 days old.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1983–84	Detroit Compuware Ambassadors	MNHL	65	85	74	159	—	—	—	—	—	—
1984–85	Verdun Junior Canadiens	QMJHL	68	44	72	116	16	14	9	17	26	12
1984–85	Verdun Junior Canadiens	MC	—	—	—	—	—	3	0	1	1	4
1985–86	Verdun Junior Canadiens	QMJHL	69	70	83	153	46	5	2	6	8	0
1986–87	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	80	37	42	79	22	5	1	2	3	6
1987–88	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	80	55	52	107	45	5	5	3	8	4
1988–89	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	80	49	51	100	36	7	2	1	3	6
1989–90	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	4	1	2	3	0	—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	44	20	16	36	8	—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	64	21	25	46	28	7	2	1	3	4
1991–92	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	80	34	35	69	30	11	2	3	5	0
1992–93	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	52	25	26	51	18	—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	34	12	10	22	14	18	5	4	9	2
1993–94	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	25	4	7	11	2	—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Vancouver Canucks	NHL	34	10	7	17	22	2	0	1	1	0
1994–95	Hartford Whalers	NHL	38	9	10	19	29	—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Lausanne HC	NDA	13	3	4	7	14	—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Hartford Whalers	NHL	11	1	0	1	0	—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Detroit Vipers	IHL	18	7	16	23	4	13	4	6	10	12
1997–98	Detroit Vipers	IHL	49	10	28	38	34	9	3	4	7	6
NHL totals			626	275	286	561	254	55	17	15	32	22

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1986	United States	WJC		7	4	1	5	0
1987	United States	WC		10	2	3	5	4

References

↑ Gave, Keith (2018). The Russian Five: A Story of Espionage, Defection, Bribery and Courage. Gold Star Publishing. p. 54. ISBN 9781947165175. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
↑ Kreiser, John. "A look at some off-the-beaten-track NHL marks". nhl.com. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2012.

Other websites

Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

Preceded by Dan Gratton	Los Angeles Kings first round draft pick 1986	Succeeded by Wayne McBean

[Gave-1] Gave, Keith (2018). The Russian Five: A Story of Espionage, Defection, Bribery and Courage. Gold Star Publishing. p. 54. ISBN 9781947165175. Retrieved 10 April 2020.

[2] Kreiser, John. "A look at some off-the-beaten-track NHL marks". nhl.com. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2012.

Jimmy Carson
Born	(1968-07-20) July 20, 1968 (age 58) Southfield, Michigan, U.S.
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position	Center
Shot	Right
Played for	Los Angeles Kings Edmonton Oilers Detroit Red Wings Vancouver Canucks Hartford Whalers Lausanne (Swiss) Detroit Vipers (IHL)
National team	United States
NHL draft	2nd overall, 1986 Los Angeles Kings
Playing career	1986–1998