Brett Carson

Brett Carson (born November 29, 1985) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently a scout with the Nashville Predators.
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. 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. At the 2004 NHL Entry Draft, he was selected by the Carolina Hurricanes in the fourth round, 109th overall. 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.
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. 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. 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.
On September 8, 2013, he signed a one-year contract with AIK Stockholm of the Swedish Hockey League. 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. 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.
==Career statistics==
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
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 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
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
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
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
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 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Carolina Hurricanes 	NHL 		5 	0 	0 	0 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	Albany River Rats 	AHL 		14 	3 	8 	11 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	Carolina Hurricanes 	NHL 		54 	2 	10 	12 	12 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	Charlotte Checkers 	AHL 		26 	0 	10 	10 	12 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	Carolina Hurricanes 	NHL 		13 	0 	0 	0 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	Calgary Flames 	NHL 		6 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
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
2012–13 	Abbotsford Heat 	AHL 		26 	6 	5 	11 	16 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2012–13 	Calgary Flames 	NHL 		10 	0 	1 	1 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2013–14 	AIK IF 	SHL 		49 	3 	7 	10 	43 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2014–15 	Vienna Capitals 	EBEL 		54 	9 	15 	24 	14 		15 	1 	7 	8 	4
2015–16 	SaiPa 	Liiga 		60 	5 	11 	16 	16 		5 	1 	1 	2 	0
2016–17 	SaiPa 	Liiga 		30 	3 	5 	8 	12 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2017–18 	SaiPa 	Liiga 		56 	2 	5 	7 	47 		2 	0 	0 	0 	0
2018–19 	KooKoo 	Liiga 		33 	1 	0 	1 	20 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
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
2021–22 	Bratislava Capitals 	ICEHL 		12 	0 	0 	0 	8 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2021–22 	Lausitzer Füchse 	DEL2 		37 	2 	7 	9 	12 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals 	NHL totals 	NHL totals 		90 	2 	11 	13 	20 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
SHL totals 	SHL totals 	SHL totals 		49 	3 	7 	10 	43 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
Liiga totals	Liiga totals 	Liiga totals		179 	11 	21 	32 	95 		7 	1 	1 	2 	0
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==Awards and honours==
Award 	Year	
WHL 	WHL 	WHL
East First All-Star Team	2006	
==References==
==External links==
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Category:1985 births
Category:Canadian ice hockey defencemen
Category:Ice hockey people from Saskatchewan
Category:Moose Jaw Warriors players
Category:Calgary Hitmen players
Category:Albany River Rats players
Category:Florida Everblades players
Category:Carolina Hurricanes draft picks
Category:Carolina Hurricanes players
Category:Charlotte Checkers (2010–) players
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