John Carter (ice hockey)

John A. Carter (born May 3, 1963) is an American former professional ice hockey player who played for the Boston Bruins and San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League.

John Carter
Born (1963-05-03) May 3, 1963
Winchester, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shot Left
Played for San Jose Sharks
Boston Bruins
National team  United States
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 1985–1995

Carter also represented the United States at the 1986 Ice Hockey World Championships.

Playing career

As a youth, Carter played in the 1976 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Assabet Valley.[1]

Carter played four years with the Engineers at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. During his four years, he was named an All-American and helped Rensselaer to win the 1985 NCAA Championships.[2]

Undrafted out of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1986, Carter signed a three-year contract with the Boston Bruins.[3]

Carter had a 10-year career jumping between the NHL and AHL. In a 1993 preseason game, he suffered a serious eye injury. After eight eye surgeries in the next few years, his eye finally had to be removed in 1996, leading to his retirement.[4]

Personal life

Carter was born in Winchester, Massachusetts and raised in nearby Woburn.

In 1990, while playing for the Boston Bruins, Carter had a relationship with Joanne Presti, which resulted in a daughter, Alyssa, born in 1991. The couple was never married and Carter was not involved in his daughter's life – he said in 2004 that he had only met his daughter once.[5] In January 2004, Joanne Presti and daughter Alyssa Presti were brutally murdered in their home in Woburn, Massachusetts.[6] Joanne had also been raped.[7] While Carter, being Alyssa's biological father, was questioned by police, but his voluntary DNA sample did not match DNA found at the scene.[7][8]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A P PIM
1982–83 RPI Engineers ECAC 29 16 22 38 33 — — — — —
1983–84 RPI Engineers ECAC 38 35 39 74 52 — — — — —
1984–85 RPI Engineers ECAC 37 43 29 72 52 — — — — —
1985–86 RPI Engineers ECAC 27 23 18 41 68 — — — — —
1985–86 Boston Bruins NHL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1986–87 Moncton Golden Flames AHL 58 25 30 55 60 6 2 3 5 5
1986–87 Boston Bruins NHL 8 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
1987–88 Maine Mariners AHL 76 38 38 76 145 10 4 4 8 44
1987–88 Boston Bruins NHL 4 0 1 1 2 — — — — —
1988–89 Maine Mariners AHL 24 13 6 19 12 — — — — —
1988–89 Boston Bruins NHL 44 12 10 22 44 10 1 2 3 6
1989–90 Maine Mariners AHL 2 2 2 4 2 — — — — —
1989–90 Boston Bruins NHL 76 17 22 39 26 21 6 3 9 45
1990–91 Maine Mariners AHL 16 5 9 14 16 1 0 0 0 10
1990–91 Boston Bruins NHL 50 4 7 11 68 — — — — —
1991–92 Kansas City Blades IHL 42 11 15 26 116 15 6 9 15 18
1991–92 San Jose Sharks NHL 4 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1992–93 Kansas City Blades IHL 9 4 2 6 14 — — — — —
1992–93 San Jose Sharks NHL 55 7 9 16 81 — — — — —
1993–94 Providence Bruins AHL 47 11 5 16 82 — — — — —
1994–95 Worcester IceCats AHL 64 18 9 27 96 — — — — —
NHL totals 244 40 50 90 201 31 7 5 12 51

Awards and honors
Award Year
All-ECAC Hockey Second Team 1983–84 [9]
AHCA East First-Team All-American 1983–84 [10]
All-ECAC Hockey First Team 1984–85 [9]
AHCA East Second-Team All-American 1984–85 [10]

References
  1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
  2. "John Carter '86 Added to Hockey Ring of Honor". morningmail.rpi.edu. February 19, 2015. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  3. "On every level of John Carter's hockey career, people..." upi.com. December 28, 1998. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  4. Pelletier, Joe (March 2011). "Boston Bruins Legends: John Carter". GreatestHockeyLegends.com. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  5. Ranalli, Ralph; Belkin, Douglas (January 9, 2004). "Woburn deaths are ruled homicide". The Boston Globe. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  6. "Ex-Wife, Daughter of Former RPI Star Murdered". ushr.com. January 8, 2004. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  7. Vincent, Gordon (March 12, 2007). "Defendant had 'no idea' how DNA was at scene". Woburn Daily Times. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  8. "New England Nightmare". Nightmare Next Door. Season 2. Episode 208. March 11, 2012. 44 minutes in. Investigation Discovery. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  9. "ECAC All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  10. "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
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