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USA Bobby Carpenter
#19 New Jersey Devils / NHL - 98/99
1-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 1
1-time United States Hockey Hall of Fame 1
Date of Birth
Jul 13, 1963
Position
C
Age
61
Height
6'0" / 183 cm
Place of Birth
Peabody, MA, USA
Weight
201 lbs / 91 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
1981 round 1 #3 overall by Washington Capitals

Daughter: Alex Carpenter
Son: Robert Carpenter

Bobby Carpenter was the first American player to score 50 goals in a season. He was selected 3rd overall in 1981 after leading the United States with 9 points in 5 games at the World Juniors. He scored 32 goals and 67 points as a rookie in 1982 and set career highs in 1985 with 53 goals and 95 points. He won a Stanley Cup with the Devils in 1995 and retired in 1999 with 320 goals and 408 assists. Bobby later won 2 more Cups as assistant coach of the Devils in 2000 and 2003.

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Bobby Carpenter Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1978-79 St. John's Prep USHS-Prep 23* 23* 31* 54* -* -* |
1979-80 St. John's Prep USHS-Prep 33* 28* 37* 65* -* -* |
1980-81 St. John's Prep USHS-Prep 18* 16* 31* 47* -* -* |
USA U20 WJC-20 5* 5* 4* 9* 6* -* |
1981-82 Washington Capitals NHL 80* 32* 35* 67* 69* -23* |
1982-83 Washington Capitals NHL 80* 32* 37* 69* 64* 0* | Playoffs 4 1 0 1 2 -
1983-84 Washington Capitals NHL 80* 28* 40* 68* 51* 0* | Playoffs 8 2 1 3 25 -
1984-85 Washington Capitals NHL 80* 53* 42* 95* 87* 20* | Playoffs 5 1 4 5 8 -
USA CC 6* 1* 4* 5* 4* 4* |
1985-86 Washington Capitals NHL 80* 27* 29* 56* 105* -12* | Playoffs 9 5 4 9 12 -
1986-87 Washington Capitals NHL 22* 5* 7* 12* 21* -7* |
New York Rangers NHL 28* 2* 8* 10* 20* -12* |
Los Angeles Kings NHL 10* 2* 3* 5* 6* -8* | Playoffs 5 1 2 3 2 -
USA WC 10* 2* 2* 4* 8* -* |
1987-88 Los Angeles Kings NHL 71* 19* 33* 52* 84* -21* | Playoffs 5 1 1 2 0 -7
USA CC 5* 1* 2* 3* 4* 4* |
1988-89 Los Angeles Kings NHL 39* 11* 15* 26* 16* 3* |
Boston Bruins NHL 18* 5* 9* 14* 10* 4* | Playoffs 8 1 1 2 4 -6
1989-90 Boston Bruins NHL 80* 25* 31* 56* 97* -3* | Playoffs 21 4 6 10 39 -3
1990-91 Boston Bruins NHL 29* 8* 8* 16* 22* 2* | Playoffs 1 0 1 1 2 1
1991-92 Boston Bruins NHL 60* 25* 23* 48* 46* -3* | Playoffs 8 0 1 1 6 -1
1992-93 Washington Capitals NHL 68* 11* 17* 28* 65* -16* | Playoffs 6 1 4 5 6 2
1993-94 New Jersey Devils NHL 76* 10* 23* 33* 51* 7* | Playoffs 20 1 7 8 20 -1
1994-95 New Jersey Devils NHL 41* 5* 11* 16* 19* -1* | Playoffs 17 1 4 5 6 -1
1995-96 New Jersey Devils NHL 52* 5* 5* 10* 14* -10* |
1996-97 New Jersey Devils NHL 62* 4* 15* 19* 14* 6* | Playoffs 10 1 2 3 2 2
1997-98 New Jersey Devils NHL 66* 9* 9* 18* 22* -4* | Playoffs 6 1 0 1 0 0
1998-99 New Jersey Devils NHL 56* 2* 8* 10* 36* -3* | Playoffs 7 0 0 0 2 -1

Bobby Carpenter Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
CC 2 11* 2* 6* 8* 0.73* 8* 8* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 18 1 178* 320* 408* 728* 0.62* 919* -81* | 16 140 21 * 38 * 59 * 0.42 * 136 * -15 *
USHS-Prep 3 74* 67* 99* 166* 2.24* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 1 10* 2* 2* 4* 0.40* 8* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 5* 5* 4* 9* 1.80* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Bobby Carpenter Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1980, 10 #125 overall by Windsor Spitfires in the OHL Priority Selection

Cult/Star player for Washington Capitals

Career transactions
- 1999-08-16 • Announced his retirement
- 1993-09-13 • Signed to a two-year contract by the New Jersey Devils
- 1992-06-30 • Signed to a one-year contract by the Washington Capitals
- 1989-01-23 • Traded to the Boston Bruins for Steve Kasper
- 1987-03-10 • Traded to the Los Angles Kings with Tom Laidlaw for Marcel Dionne, Jeff Crossman & a 1989 3rd round pick
- 1987-01-01 • Traded to the New York Rangers with a 1989 2nd round pick (Jason Prosofsky) for Bobby Crawford, Kelly Miller & Mike Ridley
- 1985-07-00 • Re-signed to a four-year contract by the Washington Capitals
- 1981-08-27 • Signed to a three-year entry-level contract by the Washington Capitals

His daughter Alexandra Carpenter Played for Team USA Women's U-18 National Women's Hockey Team as just a sophomore in High School