Carson Cooper
Carson Eric "Shovel Shot" Cooper (July 17, 1897 – July 4, 1955) was a Canadian Professional Hockey right winger who played 8 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Boston Bruins, Montreal Canadiens, Detroit Cougars and Detroit Falcons.[1]
| Carson Cooper | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
July 17, 1897 Cornwall, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Died | July 4, 1955 (aged 57) | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | ||
| Weight | 160 lb (73 kg; 11 st 6 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Boston Bruins Montreal Canadiens Detroit Falcons | ||
| Playing career | 1918–1935 | ||
Born in Cornwall, Ontario, Cooper later served as the Chief Scout with the Detroit Red Wings. His name was engraved on the Stanley Cup in 1950, 1952 with Detroit.
Cooper played senior lacrosse in Hamilton, Ontario in the early 1920s. He was teammates and roommates with future professional hockey players Hap Day, and future Canadian Amateur Hockey Association president Frank Sargent.[2][3]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1916–17 | Montreal Canada Cement | MCHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1917–18 | Hamilton Tigers | OHA-Int. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1918–19 | Hamilton Tigers | OHA-Sr. | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1919–20 | Hamilton Tigers | OHA-Sr. | 6 | 18 | 2 | 20 | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1920–21 | Hamilton Tigers | OHA-Sr. | 10 | 14 | 2 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1921–22 | Hamilton Tigers | OHA-Sr. | 10 | 22 | 1 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1922–23 | Hamilton Tigers | OHA-Sr. | 12 | 20 | 7 | 27 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1923–24 | Hamilton Tigers | OHA-Sr. | 10 | 33 | 7 | 40 | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | — | ||
| 1924–25 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 12 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1925–26 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 36 | 28 | 3 | 31 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1926–27 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1926–27 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 14 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1927–28 | Detroit Cougars | NHL | 43 | 15 | 2 | 17 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1928–29 | Detroit Cougars | NHL | 43 | 18 | 9 | 27 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1929–30 | Detroit Cougars | NHL | 44 | 18 | 18 | 36 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1930–31 | Detroit Falcons | NHL | 44 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1931–32 | Detroit Falcons | NHL | 48 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1932–33 | Detroit Olympics | IHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1933–34 | Detroit Olympics | IHL | 37 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1934–35 | Windsor Bulldogs | IHL | 14 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1934–35 | Detroit Olympics | IHL | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| OHA-Sr. totals | 55 | 108 | 20 | 128 | — | 6 | 8 | 2 | 10 | — | ||||
| NHL totals | 294 | 110 | 57 | 167 | 111 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
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References
- Birth and death taken from SIHR.
- "Frank Sargent dead at 86". The Chronicle-Journal. Thunder Bay, Ontario. September 29, 1988. p. 3.
- "Realm of Sport". Winnipeg Free Press. Winnipeg, Manitoba. April 19, 1940. p. 22.
External links
| Preceded by George Hay |
Detroit Falcons captain 1931–32 |
Succeeded by Detroit Red Wings captains Larry Aurie |
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