John Carlson (born January 10, 1990) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman currently playing for the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League. He was drafted by the Capitals in the first round, 27th overall, in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.
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Playing career
Carlson began his ice hockey career with the New Jersey Rockets Youth Hockey Organization of the Atlantic Youth Hockey League.
Carlson lived near the New Jersey Rockets Organization based in Newark, New Jersey for Tier II and Juniors and Somerset, New Jersey for Tier I. He attended St. Joseph High School in New Jersey for three years before he attended Cathedral High School in Indianapolis.
Carlson played in the United States Hockey League with the Indiana Ice in 2007-08, but signed to play for the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League in 2008-09.
Carlson made his professional debut for the Capitals' AHL affiliate Hershey Bears on May 2, 2009 in a Calder Cup playoff game versus the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. The following night he scored his first professional goal in Game 2 of the series.
Carlson made his NHL debut for the Capitals on November 21, 2009, against the Toronto Maple Leafs.
On January 21, 2010, Carlson was recalled by the Capitals. Carlson would go on to score his first NHL goal against Cam Ward of the Carolina Hurricanes on March 25, 2010.
Carlson scored his first career playoff goal, which was a game tying goal with just over one minute to play in game 2 against the Montreal Canadiens, in round 1 of the 2010 Stanley Cup playoffs. Later that season, he scored the game winning and Calder Cup winning goal in Game Six of the Hershey Bears/Texas Stars finals.
Carlson signed a six year, $23.8 million contract extension with the Capitals on September 14, 2012.
Carlson's 2015-16 season was interrupted by an injury that contributed to him playing in only 56 regular season games. Carlson was injured in late December 2015, and his injury emerged again throughout the second half of the 2015-16 season. Despite the injury, Carlson compiled 39 points by the end of the regular season.
In the last year of his contract, Carlson had a career year, putting up career numbers in goals and assists. He played in all 82 games during the 2017-18 season, and his success helped push the Capitals to the 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs. At the conclusion of the regular season, Carlson led NHL defensemen in points and became the first Capitals player since the 2009-2010 season to compile 60 points in a season.
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International play
Carlson was an alternate captain for the United States in the 2010 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. On January 5, 2010, Carlson scored the game-winning goal in overtime of the Gold Medal game as part of a two-goal effort to beat Team Canada 6-5. Additionally, he was named to the WJC all-star team.
In December 2010 Carlson was named to NHL.com's All-Time World Junior Championship team.
On January 1, 2014, Carlson was named to the USA Men's Ice Hockey Team for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. On February 13, 2014, Carlson scored Team USA's first goal of the tournament, at 15:27 of the first period of the opening match vs. Slovakia. His goal was scored on his first shot in the tournament, giving him consecutive goals on shots in international play for Team USA.
Personal life
Carlson was born in Natick, Massachusetts, but grew up in the Colonia section of Woodbridge Township, New Jersey after moving as a five-year-old.
On September 6, 2014, he married his long-time girlfriend Gina Nucci, and in June 2015, they had their firstborn child, a son named Lucca. They had their second child in May 2018.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
International
Awards
Junior
Professional
References
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- John Carlson on Twitter
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