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| 1975 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Steve Carlson
Selected in eighth round
No. 131 overall
by Detroit Red Wings
Born August 26, 1955
 | Position:
Center / Left Wing
Height: 6-3 Weight: 180
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Johnstown (NAHL)
Birthplace: Virginia, Minnesota (USA)
Hometown:
Virginia, Minnesota |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1972-73 |
Virginia | Minn. HS |
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-- | -- |
-- | -- | | 1973-74 |
Marquette | USHL |
42 |
34 | 45 |
79 | 77 | | 1974-75 |
Johnstown | NAHL |
70 | 30 |
58 | 88 |
84 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
NAHL Lockhart Trophy: 1975 (Johnstown)
USHL All-Star First Team: 1973-74 (Marquette)
Minnesota High School All-State First Team: 1972-73 (Virginia) |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 10, 1979 (Detroit at Los
Angeles)
Numbers: 10 (Los Angeles)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1987 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1979-80 |
Los Angeles | 52 |
9 | 12 | 21 |
23 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1980 |
Los Angeles | 4 |
1 | 1 | 2 |
7 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Selected by Los Angeles in NHL Reclaim Draft when WHA
and NHL merged on June 9, 1979. ... Left unprotected by Los Angeles for 1979
NHL Expansion Draft, but was reclaimed as fill-in after Hartland Monahan was
taken off Los Angeles roster on June 13, 1979. Played all three forward positions for Los
Angeles in 1979-80. ... Missed part of 1979-80 season with back injury. ...
Released by Los Angeles in December 1981. He signed with Minnesota as unrestricted free
agent but never played for parent team. ... Signed with
Pittsburgh as free agent on Aug. 15, 1983, but never played for
parent team. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Minnesota (WHA); Johnstown
(NAHL); New England (WHA); Springfield (AHL); Edmonton (WHA); Houston (CHL);
Nashville, Birmingham (CHL); Baltimore (AHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
WHA Draft Pick: 1974 (by Minnesota,
No. 102 overall in Round 7)
1978-79: Played on WHA regular-season
champion (Edmonton).
1983-84: Played on AHL regular-season champion
(Baltimore).
Coaching Career: Named Johnstown (ECHL) head coach
prior to franchise's inaugural 1988-89 season and remained in that position
through 1991-92 season.
Miscellaneous: Missed part of
1975-76 season with broken right hand. ... Was playing in Minnesota (WHA)
organization when parent team folded on Feb. 27, 1976. He became an
unrestricted free agent and signed with New England in May 1976. ... Left
unprotected by New England in 1976 WHA Intra-League Draft and claimed by
Cleveland in June 1976. ... Was on Cleveland (WHA) team that relocated to
Minnesota in July 1976. ... Sold to Edmonton with Mike Antonovich, Bill
Butters, Dave Keon, Jack Carlson, Jean-Louis Levasseur and John McKenzie by
cash-strapped Minnesota team in January 1977 as team was preparing to fold.
Was immediately traded by Edmonton with Keon, Jack Carlson, Dave Dryden and
John McKenzie to New England for Danny Arndt, future considerations (Dave
Debol in June 1977) and cash. ... Placed on waivers by New England (WHA) in
May 1978 and claimed by Edmonton. ... Missed part of 1980-81 season with lower
back problems suffered in October 1980. ... Was on Houston (CHL) team that
folded on Jan. 8, 1981. ... Missed part of 1982-83 season with separated
shoulder suffered in December 1982. ... Missed part of 1985-86 season with
back injury suffered in December 1985.
Personal: Full name is Steve Edward
Carlson. ... Younger brother of former
WHA player Jeff Carlson and former NHL player Jack Carlson. ... One of five
children. ... Father was an iron ore miner.
Carlson and
Slap Shot: Carlson and his
brothers, Jeff and Jack, played together on a line for the Johnstown Jets (NAHL) in
1974-75 and were the inspiration for the Hanson brothers in the
movie Slap Shot. Following the 1975-76 season, when filming on Slap
Shot was set to begin, director George Roy Hill could not find anyone
suitable to play the Hanson brothers. He offered the parts to the three Carlsons themselves. Both Steve and Jeff were available to participate in the
film, although Jack was unavailable because he was competing in the 1976 WHA
playoffs. Steve was given the role of Steve Hanson, who wore No. 17 for the
fictional team in the film, the Johnstown Chiefs. No. 17 was the same uniform
number he had worn for the Jets in 1974-75. The film made the two
Carlson brothers and their Johnstown teammate Dave Hanson, who played
Jack Hanson, into instant celebrities. The three continue to appear all over
the world at charity hockey events, and even reprised their roles for the film
Slap Shot 2. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| WHA/TRADE: Carlson was already playing in the
Minnesota (WHA) organization when he was drafted by Detroit and he remained in
the WHA after the draft. Three years later, Detroit traded his NHL rights to
Los Angeles in exchange for Steve Short on December 6, 1978. |
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SNAPSHOT '75 | | Total Selected: |
217 | | Forwards: |
126 | | Defense: |
65 | | Goaltenders: |
26 | | Major Junior: |
135 | | College Players: |
61 |
| Canadian: |
162 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
3 | | USA Citizens: |
46 | | U.S.-Born: |
45 |
| European: |
6 |
| Reached NHL: |
87 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
8 | | Hall of Fame: |
0 |
| All-Star Game: |
6 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
3 |
| Olympians: |
11 |
| Picks Traded: |
21 |
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