Brett Carson

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| alt =

| image = Brett Carson.jpg

| caption =

| image_size = 230px

| position = Defence

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 4

| weight_lb = 220

| shoots = Right

| team = Free agent

| league =

| former_teams = Carolina Hurricanes
Calgary Flames
AIK IF
Vienna Capitals
SaiPa
KooKoo
HC Slovan Bratislava
Bratislava Capitals
Lausitzer Füchse

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|11|29}}

| birth_place = Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

| draft = 109th overall

| draft_year = 2004

| draft_team = Carolina Hurricanes

| career_start = 2006

| career_end = 2022

}}

Brett Carson (born November 29, 1985) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently a free agent.

He previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Carolina Hurricanes and the Calgary Flames.

Playing career

Carson began his junior hockey career with the Moose Jaw Warriors of the Western Hockey League (WHL), but was sent to the Calgary Hitmen midway through his first full season of 2002–03.{{cite web |url=http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=21367 |title=Brett Carson profile |publisher=Hockey Hall of Fame |accessdate=2012-03-03}} Carson was invited to participate in the CHL Top Prospects Game in his draft year of 2003–04, during which he won the fastest skater event of the game's skills competition.{{cite book |last1=Hanlon |first1=Peter |last2=Kelso |first2=Sean |last3=Ahrens |first3=Janette |last4=Buer |first4=Greg |title=2011–12 Calgary Flames Media Guide |publisher=Calgary Flames Hockey Club |year=2011 |page=153}} At the 2004 NHL Entry Draft, he was selected by the Carolina Hurricanes in the fourth round, 109th overall.{{cite book |last1=Sundheim |first1=Mike |last2=Hanlin |first2=Kyle |title=2010–11 Carolina Hurricanes Media Guide |publisher=Carolina Hurricanes Hockey Club |year=2010 |page=65}} He remained with the Hitmen for two additional seasons. He was Calgary's captain in 2005–06, led the team with 40 points as a defenceman and was named a WHL East Division first-team all-star in a season where Calgary set a league record for fewest goals allowed in a 72-game season with 155.

Turning professional in 2006–07, Carson played three games with the ECHL's Florida Everblades before earning promotion to Carolina's top affiliate, the Albany River Rats of the American Hockey League (AHL). Remaining with Albany the following season, he led the team's defencemen with 24 points in 77 games. Carson made his NHL debut in 2008–09, playing his first of five games December 7, 2008, against the Washington Capitals. He spent the majority of the 2009–10 NHL season with Carolina, appearing in 54 games and recording 12 points. He scored his first NHL point on December 16, 2009, when he assisted on a Tuomo Ruutu goal against the Dallas Stars, and his first goal on January 10, 2010, against Pascal Leclaire of the Ottawa Senators.{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/recap?gameId=300110007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181013020140/http://www.espn.com/nhl/recap?gameId=300110007 |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 13, 2018 |title=Ward's 31 saves lead Canes to rare back-to-back wins |publisher=ESPN |date=2010-01-10 |access-date=2012-03-03}}

Carson split much of 2010–11 between the Hurricanes and the AHL's Charlotte Checkers, but was claimed by the Calgary Flames off waivers on February 28, 2011.{{cite news |url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=554517 |title=Flames claim D Carson off waivers from Hurricanes |publisher=National Hockey League |date=2011-02-28 |accessdate=2012-03-03}} He appeared in only six games for the Flames, but was signed by the team to a two-year contract extension late in the year.{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/news/story?id=6645027 |title=Brett Carson signs 2-year deal |publisher=ESPN |date=2011-06-09 |access-date=2012-03-03}} He missed the first third of the 2011–12 season after suffering a back injury in summer training. He did not make his season debut with Calgary until December 14, 2011.{{cite news |last=Sportak |first=Randy |url=https://lfpress.com/sports/hockey/2011/12/14/19121106.html |title=Flames have zero jump early |publisher=QMI Agency |date=2011-12-14 |accessdate=2012-03-03}}

On September 8, 2013, he signed a one-year contract with AIK Stockholm of the Swedish Hockey League.{{cite web |url=http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/hockey/sverige/shl/aik/article17430993.ab |title=AIK kan tappa NHL-backen – inom en månad |date=8 September 2013 |publisher=Aftonbladet |language= Swedish |accessdate=8 September 2013}} In his first European season in 2013–14, Carson established a stay-at-home role with AIK, contributing with 3 goals and 10 points in 49 games from the blueline.

On July 9, 2014, Carson opted to leave the SHL and signed a one-year contract with Austrian club, the Vienna Capitals of the EBEL.{{cite web| url = http://www.vienna-capitals.at/newsdetails/items/brett-carson-neues-mitglied-der-caps-familie.html | title = Brett Carson a new member of the Caps family | publisher = Vienna Capitals | date = 2014-07-09 | accessdate = 2014-07-09 | language = German}} In the 2014–15 season, Carson scored a team high 9 goals from the blueline with 24 points in 54 games. In the post-season he helped Vienna reach the Championship finals.

On August 6, 2015, Carson moved to the Finnish Liiga as a free agent, securing a one-year deal with SaiPa.{{cite web | url = http://www.saipa.fi/uutiset/4167/puolustaja-brett-carson-saipaan#.Vc19ryyqqkp | title = SaiPa signs defenseman Brett Carson | publisher = SaiPa | date = 2015-08-06 | accessdate = 2015-08-06 | language = Finnish | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150910160416/http://www.saipa.fi/uutiset/4167/puolustaja-brett-carson-saipaan#.Vc19ryyqqkp | archive-date = 2015-09-10 | url-status = dead }}

Career statistics

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bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" \| ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" \| ! colspan="5" \| Regular season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" \| ! colspan="5" \| Playoffs
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season ! Team ! League ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM
2001–02	Yorkton Mallers AAA	SMHL	41	16	37	53	32	—	—	—	—	—
style="background:#f0f0f0;" \| 2001–02	Moose Jaw Warriors	WHL	6	0	0	0	0	12	2	0	2	0
2002–03	Moose Jaw Warriors	WHL	28	1	4	5	28	—	—	—	—	—
style="background:#f0f0f0;" \| 2002–03	Calgary Hitmen	WHL	30	3	6	9	4	5	2	1	3	0
2003–04	Calgary Hitmen	WHL	71	5	27	32	49	7	0	0	0	6
style="background:#f0f0f0;" \| 2004–05	Calgary Hitmen	WHL	61	8	16	24	61	8	2	2	4	8
2005–06	Calgary Hitmen	WHL	72	11	29	40	62	13	1	6	7	20
style="background:#f0f0f0;" \| 2006–07	Florida Everblades	ECHL	3	1	1	2	0	—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Albany River Rats	AHL	63	2	16	18	26	5	0	2	2	0
style="background:#f0f0f0;" \| 2007–08	Albany River Rats	AHL	77	2	22	24	32	7	1	3	4	11
2008–09	Albany River Rats	AHL	69	6	29	35	34	—	—	—	—	—
style="background:#f0f0f0;" \| 2008–09	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL	5	0	0	0	4	—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Albany River Rats	AHL	14	3	8	11	0	—	—	—	—	—
style="background:#f0f0f0;" \| 2009–10	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL	54	2	10	12	12	—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Charlotte Checkers	AHL	26	0	10	10	12	—	—	—	—	—
style="background:#f0f0f0;" \| 2010–11	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL	13	0	0	0	4	—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Calgary Flames	NHL	6	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
style="background:#f0f0f0;" \| 2011–12	Calgary Flames	NHL	2	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Abbotsford Heat	AHL	34	2	6	8	10	3	0	0	0	2
style="background:#f0f0f0;" \| 2012–13	Abbotsford Heat	AHL	26	6	5	11	16	—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Calgary Flames	NHL	10	0	1	1	0	—	—	—	—	—
style="background:#f0f0f0;" \| 2013–14	AIK	SHL	49	3	7	10	43	—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	Vienna Capitals	AUT	54	9	15	24	14	15	1	7	8	4
style="background:#f0f0f0;" \| 2015–16	SaiPa	Liiga	60	5	11	16	16	5	1	1	2	0
2016–17	SaiPa	Liiga	30	3	5	8	12	—	—	—	—	—
style="background:#f0f0f0;" \| 2017–18	SaiPa	Liiga	56	2	5	7	47	2	0	0	0	0
2018–19	KooKoo	Liiga	33	1	0	1	20	—	—	—	—	—
style="background:#f0f0f0;" \| 2019–20	HC Slovan Bratislava	Slovak	9	2	3	5	2	—	—	—	—	—
2020–21 \| Bratislava Capitals \| ICEHL \| 10 \| 0 \| 1 \| 1 \| 4 \| 5 \| 0 \| 0 \| 0 \| 2
style="background:#f0f0f0;" \| 2021–22 \| Bratislava Capitals \| ICEHL \| 12 \| 0 \| 0 \| 0 \| 8 \| — \| — \| — \| — \| —
2021–22 \| Lausitzer Füchse \| GER.2 \| 37 \| 2 \| 7 \| 9 \| 12 \| — \| — \| — \| — \| —
style="background:#e0e0e0;" ! colspan="3" \| AHL totals ! 321 ! 25 ! 102 ! 127 ! 132 ! 15 ! 1 ! 5 ! 6 ! 13
style="background:#e0e0e0;" ! colspan="3" \| NHL totals ! 90 ! 2 ! 11 ! 13 ! 20 ! — ! — ! — ! — ! —
style="background:#e0e0e0;" ! colspan="3" \| Liiga totals ! 179 ! 11 ! 21 ! 32 ! 95 ! 7 ! 1 ! 1 ! 2 ! 0