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| 1979 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Lindsay Carson
Selected in third round
No.
56 overall by Philadelphia Flyers
Born
November 21, 1960
 | Position:
Left Wing / Center
Height: 6-2 Weight: 190
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Billings (WHL)
Birthplace: Oxbow, Saskatchewan (Canada)
Hometown:
North Battleford, Saskatchewan |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1976-77 |
Battleford | SJHL |
59 | 31 |
39 | 70 |
111 | | 1977-78 |
Saskatoon | WCHL |
62 | 23 |
55 | 78 |
124 | | 1978-79 |
Saskatoon | WHL |
37 | 21 |
29 | 50 |
55 | | |
Billings | WHL |
30 | 13 |
22 | 35 |
50 |
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| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 9, 1981 (Detroit at
Philadelphia)
Numbers: 18 (Philadelphia); 28 (Hartford)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1989 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1981-1988 |
Philadelphia, Hartford | 373 |
66 | 80 |
146 | 524 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1983-1988 |
Philadelphia, Hartford | 49 |
4 | 10 |
14 | 56 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Stanley Cup Finals (Lost): 1985, 1987 (Philadelphia)
Miscellaneous: Missed most of 1983-84 season with broken left arm, an
injury suffered when he was checked by Bob Nystrom during Philadelphia's Oct.
15, 1983, game vs. N.Y. Islanders. ... Missed part of 1985-86 season with
broken bone in left hand, an injury suffered in fight with Dave Pasin during
Philadelphia's Nov. 23, 1985, game at Boston. ... Missed part of 1987-88
season with back spasms, an injury suffered in March 1988. ... Played on line
with Kevin Dineen and Ron Francis for Hartford during 1988 playoffs. ...
Released by Hartford on June 8, 1989, after Whalers bought out his contract. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Billings (WHL); Saginaw (IHL);
Maine (AHL); Springfield (AHL); Binghamton (AHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
IHL Turner Cup: 1981 (Saginaw)
Miscellaneous:
Missed part of 1988-89 season with injured jaw and shoulder, suffered in
November 1988. ... Worked with financial planning firm in Philadelphia during
off-seasons of his playing days.
Personal: Full name is Lindsay
Warren Carson. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Philadelphia traded Carson to Hartford
in exchange for Paul Lawless on January 22, 1988. |
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SNAPSHOT '79 | | Total Selected: |
126 | | Forwards: |
74 | | Defense: |
41 | | Goaltenders: |
11 | | Major Junior: |
97 | | College Players: |
15 |
| Canadian: |
109 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
1 | | USA Citizens: |
10 | | U.S.-Born: |
10 |
| European: |
6 |
| Reached NHL: |
103 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
23 | | Hall of Fame: |
3 |
| All-Star Game: |
23 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
10 |
| Olympians: |
15 |
| Picks Traded: |
17 |
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