Jack Carlson

Jack Carlson (born August 23, 1954, in Virginia, Minnesota) is a retired American ice hockey forward.
Carlson played in the World Hockey Association with the Minnesota Fighting Saints, Edmonton Oilers and New England Whalers, and in the National Hockey League for the Minnesota North Stars and St. Louis Blues. He was a fan favorite with his hard-hitting style, piling up 1111 penalty minutes in 508 professional games.
Carlson's brothers Steve and Jeff are also former professional hockey players, and famous for roles in the movie Slap Shot as two of the Hanson Brothers. Jack was originally supposed to play the third brother, however, he was called up by the Edmonton Oilers just prior to shooting and was replaced by Dave Hanson.
==Regular Season==
  	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Season 	Team 	League	 	GP 	Goals	Assists	Points	PIM
1973–74 	Marquette Iron Rangers 	USHL 	 	55 	42 	30 	72 	175
1974–75 	Johnstown Jets 	NAHL 	 	50 	27 	22 	49 	246
1974–75 	Minnesota Fighting Saints 	WHA 	 	32 	5 	5 	10 	85
1975–76 	Minnesota Fighting Saints 	WHA 	 	58 	8 	10 	18 	189
1975–76 	Edmonton Oilers 	WHA 	 	10 	1 	1 	2 	31
1976–77 	Minnesota Fighting Saints 	WHA 	 	36 	4 	3 	7 	55
1976–77 	New England Whalers 	WHA 	 	35 	7 	5 	12 	81
1977–78 	New England Whalers 	WHA 	 	67 	9 	20 	29 	192
1978–79 	New England Whalers 	WHA 	 	34 	2 	7 	9 	61
1979–80 	Minnesota North Stars 	NHL 	 	16 	3 	0 	3 	40
1980–81 	Minnesota North Stars 	NHL 	 	43 	7 	2 	9 	108
1981–82 	Minnesota North Stars 	NHL 	 	57 	8 	4 	12 	103
1982–83 	St. Louis Blues 	NHL 	 	54 	6 	1 	7 	58
1983–84 	St. Louis Blues 	NHL 	 	58 	6 	8 	14 	95
1986–87 	Minnesota North Stars 	NHL 	 	8 	0 	0 	0 	13
Major Leagues	WHA career totals (5 seasons)	 	 	272	36 	51 	87 	694
 	NHL career totals (6 seasons)	 	 	236	30 	15 	45 	417
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Playoffs==
  	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Season 	Team 	League	 	GP	Goals	Assists	Points	PIM
1974–75 	Minnesota Fighting Saints 	WHA 	 	10	1 	2 	3 	41
1975–76 	Edmonton Oilers 	WHA 	 	4 	0 	0 	0 	4
1976–77 	New England Whalers 	WHA 	 	5 	1 	1 	2 	9
1977–78 	New England Whalers 	WHA 	 	9 	1 	1 	2 	14
1980–81 	Minnesota North Stars 	NHL 	 	15	1 	2 	3 	50
1981–82 	Minnesota North Stars 	NHL 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	15
1982–83 	St. Louis Blues 	NHL 	 	4 	0 	0 	0 	5
1983–84 	St. Louis Blues 	NHL 	 	5 	0 	0 	0 	2
Major Leagues	WHA career totals (4 playoffs)	 	 	28	3 	4 	7 	68
 	NHL career totals (4 playoffs)	 	 	25	1 	2 	3 	72
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Transactions==
* Selected by Detroit Red Wings, 7th Round, #117 overall, 1974 NHL Amateur Draft.
* Selected by Minnesota Fighting Saints, 9th round, #132 overall 1974 WHA Amateur Draft.
* Signed as a free agent by Edmonton (WHA) after Minnesota (WHA) franchise folded, March 10, 1976.
* Claimed by Calgary (WHA) from Edmonton in 1976 WHA Intra-League Draft, June, 1976.
* Sold to Edmonton (WHA) by Minnesota (WHA) with Mike Antonovich, Bill Butters, Dave Keon, Jean-Louis Levasseur, Steve Carlson and John McKenzie fror cash, January, 1977.
* Traded to New England (WHA) by Edmonton (WHA) with Dave Keon, Steve Carlson, Dave Dryden and John McKenzie for future considerations (Dave Debol, June, 1977), Dan Arndt and cash, January, 1977.
* Rights traded to Minnesota by Detroit for future considerations, July 27, 1978.
* Traded to Minnesota by New England (WHA) for future considerations, February 1, 1979.
* Missed entire 1979–80 season recovering from back surgery.
* Claimed by St. Louis from Minnesota in Waiver Draft, October 4, 1982.
* Signed as a free agent by Minnesota, November, 1986.
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Category:Born in 1954
Category:American ice hockey players
Category:Detroit Red Wings draft picks
Category:Edmonton Oilers players
Category:Minnesota Fighting Saints players
Category:Minnesota North Stars players
Category:New England Whalers players
Category:St. Louis Blues players
Category:Johnstown Jets (NAHL) players
Category:Marquette Iron Rangers players
Category:Retired in 1987