THE BLACK SOCIAL HISTORY:: BLACK SOCIAL HISTORY : AFRO-CANADIAN " ANSON CARTER " IS A RETIRED CANADIAN PROFESSIONAL ICE HOCKEY RIGHT WINGER WHO PLAYED FOR HC LUGANO IN THE SWISS NATIONALLIGA A : GOES INTO THE " HALL OF BLACK GENIUS "

BLACK SOCIAL HISTORY Anson Carter (born June 6, 1974) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey right winger of Barbadian descent^[1] who last played for HC Lugano in the Swiss Nationalliga A. In the past, he has played for eight different National Hockey League teams, most notably with the Boston Bruins, Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks. He is also the founder of Big Up Entertainment, a record labelspecializing in hip hop music. He attended Agincourt Collegiate Institute.

He was raised in Scarborough, a suburb of Toronto,^[2] where his first exposure to hockey was a game of foot hockey.^[3]

Playing career

Carter was drafted by the Quebec Nordiques in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft, 10th round, 220th overall, after playing AAA level hockey in the Metro Toronto Hockey League.

After completing his AAA hockey career, Carter played one season in the Metro Junior 'A' Hockey League for the Wexford Raiders, scoring 18 goals and adding 22 assists for 40 points in 42 games,^[4] helping the Raiders to a league title as a result of sweeping the Bramalea Blues 4-0 in the championship final. (Incidentally, the Raiders' Head Coach was Stan Butler, current Director of Hockey Operations & Head Coach with the Ontario Hockey League's North Bay Battalion).^[5]

Carter went on to play four years at Michigan State University, earning himself honours on the CCHA First All-Star Team in 1994 and 1995, Second All-Star Team in 1996, as well as the NCAA West Second All-American Team in 1995.^[6]

On April 3, 1996, the Nordiques' successor, the Colorado Avalanche, traded his rights to the Washington Capitals for a fourth-round pick in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft.

Carter made his professional début in 1996–97, splitting his time with the Capitals and their American Hockey League affiliate, thePortland Pirates, before being traded to the Boston Bruins on March 1, 1997. As part of a blockbuster deal, Carter was sent with Jason Allison, Jim Carey, a conditional pick in the 1998 draft and a third-round pick in the 1997 draft to the Bruins for Adam Oates, Bill Ranfordand Rick Tocchet.

After spending several seasons with the Bruins, Carter was dealt along with a conditional pick in the 2003 draft, a first- and a second-round pick in the 2001 draft to the Edmonton Oilers for Bill Guerin and a first-round pick in the 2001 draft. In his second season with Edmonton, Carter would record career-highs in assists (32) and points (60). However, he was still deemed expendable, and was traded once again to the New York Rangers along with Ales Pisa for Radek Dvořák and Cory Cross on March 11, 2003.

At the completion of the 2002–03 season, Carter played for Team Canada in the 2003 World Championships. Over 14 minutes into the first overtime of the gold medal game against Sweden, Carter beat Swedish goaltender Mikael Tellqvist with a wraparound goal. The goal was contested for several minutes before replays confirmed that Tellqvist had stopped the puck behind the goal line. It was Canada's first World Championship win in five years.^[7]

Lasting half a season with the Rangers, he was traded back to the Capitals on January 23, 2004, for Jaromír Jágr. His second go with the Capitals was even more short-lived than his stint with New York, as he was flipped to the Los Angeles Kings for Jared Aulin just over a month later on March 8, 2004.

On August 16, 2005, Carter signed a one-year deal with the Vancouver Canucks as an unrestricted free agent.^[8] He played in Vancouver on the second offensive line with identical twins Henrik and Daniel Sedin, where the trio were known colloquially as the "Brothers Line".^[9] He set a new career high in goals with 33, leading the team, and earned the Canucks' Most Exciting Player Award. However, he did not re-sign with the Canucks at the end of the season due to a contract dispute.

On September 13, 2006, Carter signed a one-year deal with the Columbus Blue Jackets,^[10] but was traded once again to the Carolina Hurricanes on February 23, 2007, for a fifth-round pick in the 2008 draft.^[11]

In September 2007, Carter rejoined the Edmonton Oilers on a try-out basis during their training camp, and played one exhibition game before being released on October 2, 2007.^[12] Without an NHL job, on November 5, Carter joined HC Lugano of the Swiss Nationalliga A.

Big Up Entertainment

Carter founded the Big Up Entertainment label in March 2005. The label's first release was from Richmond, Virginia, natives Main & Merc. Big Up Entertainment hopes to release apparel and movies in addition to music.^[13]

Carter is now living in Atlanta, Georgia,

Anson Carter on the bottom left of a faceoff with the Vancouver Canucks

Career statistics

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1991-92	Wexford Raiders	Metro Junior 'A' Hockey League	42	18	22	40	24
1992–93	Michigan State Spartans	CCHA	36	19	11	30	20	—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Michigan State Spartans	CCHA	39	30	24	54	36	—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Michigan State Spartans	CCHA	39	34	17	51	40	—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Michigan State Spartans	CCHA	42	23	20	43	36	—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Portland Pirates	AHL	27	19	19	38	11	—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Washington Capitals	NHL	19	3	2	5	7	—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Boston Bruins	NHL	19	8	5	13	2	—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Boston Bruins	NHL	78	16	27	43	31	6	1	1	2	0
1998–99	Boston Bruins	NHL	55	24	16	40	22	12	4	3	7	0
1999–00	Boston Bruins	NHL	59	22	25	47	14	—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	61	16	26	42	23	6	3	1	4	4
2001–02	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	82	28	32	60	25	—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	68	25	30	55	20	—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	New York Rangers	NHL	11	1	4	5	6	—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	New York Rangers	NHL	43	10	7	17	14	—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Washington Capitals	NHL	19	5	5	10	6	—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	15	0	1	1	0	—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Vancouver Canucks	NHL	81	33	22	55	41	—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL	54	10	17	27	16	—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL	10	1	0	1	2	—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	HC Lugano	NLA	15	3	5	8	22	—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals			674	202	219	421	229	24	8	5	13	4

Awards and honours

Award	Year
All-CCHA First Team	1993-94
All-CCHA First Team	1994-95
AHCA West Second-Team All-American	1994–95
All-CCHA Second Team	1995-96
Vancouver Canucks Most Exciting Player Award	2005-06

Transactions[edit]

June 20, 1992 – Quebec Nordiques' 10th round draft choice, 220th overall, in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft.

June 21, 1995 – Rights transferred to the Colorado Avalanche after Quebec Nordiques relocation.

April 3, 1996 – Traded by the Colorado Avalanche to the Washington Capitals in exchange for Washington's 1996 4th round draft choice.

March 1, 1997 – Traded by the Washington Capitals, along with Jim Carey, Jason Allison and Washington's 1997 3rd round draft choice to the Boston Bruins in exchange forBill Ranford, Adam Oates and Rick Tocchet.

November 15, 2000 – Traded by the Boston Bruins, along with Boston's 2001 1st round draft choice and Boston's 2001 2nd round draft choice to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for Bill Guerin and future considerations.

March 11, 2003 – Traded by the Edmonton Oilers, along with Aleš Píša, to the New York Rangers in exchange for Radek Dvořák and Cory Cross.

January 23, 2004 – Traded by the New York Rangers to the Washington Capitals in exchange for Jaromír Jágr.

March 8, 2004 – Traded by the Washington Capitals to the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for Jared Aulin.

August 17, 2005 – Signed a one-year, $1 million contract as a free agent with the Vancouver Canucks.

September 13, 2006 – Signed a one-year, $2.5 million contract as a free agent with the Columbus Blue Jackets.

February 23, 2007 – Traded by the Columbus Blue Jackets to the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for Carolina's 2008 5th round draft choice (Tomáš Kubalík).