Jeff Carter Jeff Carter ( born January 1 , 1985 ) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who plays for the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League ( NHL ) . Playing career . Carter began his hockey career with the Sault Ste . Marie Greyhounds of the Ontario Hockey League ( OHL ) , before the Philadelphia Flyers selected him 11th overall in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft . He was a Second Team All - Star in 2003 – 04 before recording a major junior career - high 74 points ( 34 goals and 40 assists ) in 55 games for the Greyhounds in 2004 – 05 . He was a First Team OHL All - Star that season and won the OHL and CHL Sportsman of the Year Awards . After the Greyhounds were eliminated from the the 2005 playoffs , Carter joined the Flyers ' American Hockey League ( AHL ) affiliate , the Philadelphia Phantoms and recorded 23 points ( 12 goals , 11 assists ) in 21 playoff games to help the Phantoms win the Calder Cup . The next season , in 2005 – 06 , Carter made the Flyers out of training camp . He was joined by fellow rookies Mike Richards and R . J . Umberger , who were both also instrumental in the Phantoms ' Calder Cup championship of the previous season . He scored his first career NHL goal on October 24 , 2005 , against Roberto Luongo of the Florida Panthers . He finished the campaign first in team - scoring among rookies with 23 goals and 42 points . Then , after 37 - and 53 - point seasons , Carter and the Flyers agreed to a 3 - year , $ 15 - million contract extension , on June 27 , 2008 , days before he was set to become a restricted free agent . He responded with a breakout campaign in 2008 – 09 , leading the team in scoring with 46 goals and 84 points . During the season , he was named to his first NHL All - Star Game , representing the Eastern Conference . Despite a strong regular season , Carter was held to just 1 goal in 6 playoff games as the Flyers were eliminated by the Pittsburgh Penguins 4 - 2 . His series was also marred when he failed to score with an open net in front of him in Game 2 of the series , where Penguins goalie Marc - Andre Fleury made a toe save to block the shot that would have given the Flyers a 3 - 1 lead late in the third period . Carter was later called off for a dubious hooking penalty and the Penguins scored to tie the game and eventually win in overtime . It was later revealed that Carter had played the final four games of the series with a separated shoulder . International play . Carter debuted internationally with Team Canada at the 2003 IIHF World U18 Championships . He scored 6 points in 7 games , helping Canada to their first gold medal at the tournament . Carter was then a member of Canada ' s national junior team for the 2004 and 2005 IIHF World U20 Championship . Winning silver and gold , he was named to the tournament ' s All - Star Team in both instances . His combined 12 goals over both years tie him with Eric Lindros and John Tavares for the all - time Canadian record for most goals scored during the World Juniors . Lindros , however , played three tournaments in 1990 , 1991 and 1992 ( one more than both Carter and Tavares ) . Two other members of both medal teams , Mike Richards and Braydon Coburn would later become teammates of Carter with the Flyers . Coburn and Richards were also drafted in 2003 , 8th overall by Atlanta and 24th overall by Philadelphia respectively . Following his rookie NHL season , Carter played for Canada at the 2006 World Championships , but the team failed to qualify for a medal . Awards . Major junior Professional International