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1982 NHL DRAFT PICK
Kent Carlson
Selected in second round
No. 32 overall by Montreal Canadiens

Born January 11, 1962
Position: Defense
Height: 6-3   Weight: 200
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: St. Lawrence (ECAC)                       
Birthplace: Concord, New Hampshire (USA)
Hometown: Concord, New Hampshire
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1981-82 St. LawrenceECAC 288 1422 24

PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
RPI Invitational All-Tournament Second Team:
1981 (SLU)
Miscellaneous: Not selected in 1980 or 1981 NHL drafts despite being eligible both years. ... Earned St. Lawrence's Kevin Dougherty Scholarship prior to entering school in 1981. The award was retroactive to 1979, when Carlson had first committed to playing for St. Lawrence.
NHL CAREER
Debut: October 6, 1983 (N.Y. Islanders at Montreal)
Numbers:  2, 3 (Montreal); 33 (St. Louis); 39 (Washington)
Stanley Cup: Never won.  Playing Status: Retired 1989
CAREER NHL STATISTICS
Years TeamsGP GA TPPIM
1983-1988 Montreal, St. Louis, Wash. 1137 1118 148
CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS
YearsTeams GPG ATP PIM
1986-1988 St. Louis8 00 013

NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
1985-86:
Played two regular-season games for Montreal team that went on to win Stanley Cup, but was traded away before postseason.
Miscellaneous: Was first New Hampshire native to play in an NHL game. ... Missed parts of 1984-85 season with broken right hand, an injury suffered during Montreal's Jan. 8, 1985, game vs. N.Y. Islanders, and with sprained shoulder, an injury suffered in a Montreal practice in February 1985. ... Also played left wing for St. Louis during 1985-86 season. ... Missed part of 1985-86 season with back spasms, an injury suffered during St. Louis' Feb. 18, 1986, game vs. Detroit. ... Missed entire 1986-87 season recovering from spinal fusion surgery to correct chronic disc problems during summer of 1986. ... Had April 1987 surgery to repair nerve damage in right bicep. The nerve damage had resulted from his prior spinal surgery. ... Traded by St. Louis with 1989 12th-round pick (Sergei Kharin) and 1990 fourth-round pick (Scott Levins) to Winnipeg in exchange for Peter Douris on Sept. 29, 1988, but never played for parent team because he was dealt to Washington for future considerations three weeks later on Oct. 19, 1988.
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: St. Lawrence (ECAC); Sherbrooke (AHL); Peoria (IHL); Baltimore (AHL)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
AHL Calder Cup:
1985 (Sherbrooke)
New Hampshire Hockey Hall of Fame: Inducted 2002
ECAC All-Star Second Team: 1982-83 (St. Lawrence)
Miscellaneous: Left St. Lawrence after his sophomore year to pursue pro hockey career. ... Quit pro hockey on Feb. 1, 1989, when he left Baltimore (AHL) in middle of 1988-89 season. ... Ranked No. 36 on a Sports Illustrated list of the 50 greatest 20th-century New Hampshire sports figures in December 1999.
HOW HE GOT AWAY
TRADE: Montreal traded Carlson to St. Louis in exchange for Graham Herring and 1986 fifth-round pick (Eric Aubertin) on January 31, 1986.

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SNAPSHOT '82
Total Selected: 252
Forwards: 152
Defense: 82
Goaltenders: 18
Major Junior: 129
Tier II/Jr. B: 27/4
College Players: 20
High School: 37
Canadian: 152
Euro-Canadian: 3
USA Citizens: 62
U.S.-Born: 62
European: 35
Reached NHL: 109
Stanley Cup: 18
Hall of Fame: 0
All-Star Game: 14
Year-end All-Star: 4
Olympians: 37
Picks Traded: 50
 
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