Gene Carr (ice hockey)

{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player (1951–2023)}}

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| name = Gene Carr

| image =

| image_size = 230px

| position = Centre

| shoots = Left

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 11

| weight_lb = 185

| played_for = St. Louis Blues
New York Rangers
Los Angeles Kings
Pittsburgh Penguins
Atlanta Flames

| ntl_team =

| birth_date = {{birth date|1951|9|17}}

| birth_place = Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada

| death_date = {{death date and age|2023|12|13|1951|9|17}}

| death_place =Los Angeles, California, US

| draft = 4th overall

| draft_year = 1971

| draft_team = St. Louis Blues

| career_start = 1971

| career_end = 1979

}}

Eugene William Carr (September 17, 1951 – December 13, 2023) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played 465 games in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played for the St. Louis Blues, New York Rangers, Los Angeles Kings, Pittsburgh Penguins and Atlanta Flames.

He played in all 16 games in the New York Rangers playoff run in 1972 which ended with a finals loss to the Stanley Cup Champions, Boston Bruins.

Carr's father, Red Carr, also played in the NHL. Gene Carr died in Los Angeles from complication of back surgery on December 13, 2023, at the age of 72.[https://www.castanet.net/obituaries/CARR%2C_Gene_William/29886/ CARR, Gene William] Obituary. Castanet.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/gene-carr-obituary-december-14-2023 |title=Carr dies at 72, played 465 NHL games for 5 teams|publisher=NHL.com|date=December 14, 2023|access-date=December 14, 2023}}