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Canada Jeff Carter
#77 Pittsburgh Penguins / NHL - 23/24
1-time U18 WJC Gold Medal 1
1-time U20 WJC Gold Medal 1
1-time Olympic Gold Medal 1
1-time U20 WJC Silver Medal 1
1-time U17 WHC Bronze Medal 1
1-time AHL Calder Cup Champion 1
1-time CHL First All-Star Team 1
1-time CHL Sportsman of the Year 1
2-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 2
1-time OHL First All-Star Team 1
1-time OHL Second All-Star Team 1
2-time U20 WJC All-Star Team 2
Date of Birth
Jan 01, 1985
Position
C
Age
41
Height
6'3" / 191 cm
Place of Birth
London, ON, CAN
Weight
216 lbs / 98 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
R
Youth Team
Elgin Middlesex MHA
Status
Retired
Drafted
2003 round 1 #11 overall by Philadelphia Flyers
Agency
PREMIUM

Carter was selected 11th overall in 2003 after scoring 71 points with the Soo Greyhounds and winning gold at the World Juniors. The big center has won 2 Stanley Cups and an Olympic gold medal. He is a 4x 30-goal scorer and set career highs with 46 goals and 84 points in 2009.

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Jeff Carter Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1999-00 Elgin Middlesex Canucks U15 AAA ALLIANCE U15 -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2000-01 Strathroy Rockets GOHL 49* 27* 20* 47* 10* -* |
2001-02 Soo Greyhounds OHL 63* 18* 17* 35* 12* 1* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 2 -2
Canada Ontario U17 WHC-17 6* 5* 3* 8* 4* -* |
2002-03 Soo Greyhounds OHL 61* 35* 36* 71* 55* -5* | Playoffs 4 0 2 2 2 -5
Canada U18 WJC-18 7* 2* 4* 6* 2* 6* |
2003-04 Soo Greyhounds “C” OHL 57* 36* 30* 66* 26* 4* |
Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* | Playoffs 12 4 1 5 0 -2
Canada U20 WJC-20 6* 5* 2* 7* 2* 5* |
2004-05 Soo Greyhounds “C” OHL 55* 34* 40* 74* 40* 20* | Playoffs 7 5 5 10 6 0
Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 3* 0* 1* 1* 4* -1* | Playoffs 21 12 11 23 12 10
Canada U20 “A” WJC-20 6* 7* 3* 10* 6* 10* |
2005-06 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 81* 23* 19* 42* 40* 10* | Playoffs 6 0 0 0 10 -4
Canada WC 9* 4* 2* 6* 2* 6* |
2006-07 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 62* 14* 23* 37* 48* -17* |
2007-08 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 82* 29* 24* 53* 55* 6* | Playoffs 17 6 5 11 12 0
2008-09 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 82* 46* 38* 84* 68* 23* | Playoffs 6 1 0 1 8 -2
2009-10 Philadelphia Flyers “A” NHL 74* 33* 28* 61* 38* 2* | Playoffs 12 5 2 7 2 -5
2010-11 Philadelphia Flyers “A” NHL 80* 36* 30* 66* 39* 27* | Playoffs 6 1 1 2 2 -3
2011-12 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 39* 15* 10* 25* 14* -11* |
Los Angeles Kings NHL 16* 6* 3* 9* 2* -1* | Playoffs 20 8 5 13 4 0
2012-13 Los Angeles Kings NHL 48* 26* 7* 33* 16* 0* | Playoffs 18 6 7 13 14 6
2013-14 Los Angeles Kings NHL 72* 27* 23* 50* 44* 8* | Playoffs 26 10 15 25 4 5
Canada Olympics OG 6* 3* 2* 5* 2* 6* |
2014-15 Los Angeles Kings NHL 82* 28* 34* 62* 28* 7* |
2015-16 Los Angeles Kings “A” NHL 77* 24* 38* 62* 20* 18* | Playoffs 5 2 0 2 4 -5
2016-17 Los Angeles Kings “A” NHL 82* 32* 34* 66* 41* 2* |
2017-18 Los Angeles Kings “A” NHL 27* 13* 9* 22* 2* 4* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 2 0
2018-19 Los Angeles Kings “A” NHL 76* 13* 20* 33* 42* -20* |
2019-20 Los Angeles Kings “A” NHL 60* 17* 10* 27* 36* -21* |
2020-21 Los Angeles Kings “A” NHL 40* 8* 11* 19* 22* -6* |
Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 14* 9* 2* 11* 0* 9* | Playoffs 6 4 1 5 4 0
2021-22 Pittsburgh Penguins “A” NHL 76* 19* 26* 45* 38* -8* | Playoffs 7 4 1 5 6 -6
2022-23 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 79* 13* 16* 29* 30* -16* |
2023-24 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 72* 11* 4* 15* 12* -7* |

Jeff Carter Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2003-04 OHL All-Stars CHL Challenge 2* 1* 0* 1* 0* -* |
2004-05 OHL All-Stars CHL Challenge 2* 0* 2* 2* 0* -* |

Jeff Carter Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 2 3* 0* 1* 1* 0.33* 4* -1* | 2 33 16 * 12 * 28 * 0.85 * 12 * 8 *
ALLIANCE U15 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
CHL Challenge 2 4* 1* 2* 3* 0.75* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
GOHL 1 49* 27* 20* 47* 0.96* 10* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 19 1 321* 442* 409* 851* 0.64* 635* 9* | 12 133 47 * 37 * 84 * 0.63 * 72 * -14 *
OG 1 6* 3* 2* 5* 0.83* 2* 6* | 0 * * * * * *
OHL 4 236* 123* 123* 246* 1.04* 133* 20* | 3 15 5 * 7 * 12 * 0.80 * 10 * -7 *
WC 1 9* 4* 2* 6* 0.67* 2* 6* | 0 * * * * * *
WHC-17 1 6* 5* 3* 8* 1.33* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-18 1 7* 2* 4* 6* 0.86* 2* 6* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 2 12* 12* 5* 17* 1.42* 8* 15* | 0 * * * * * *

Jeff Carter Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
04/18/2024
04/18/2024 Confirmed Pittsburgh Penguins Retired
01/26/2022
01/26/2022 Extension Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins
04/12/2021
04/12/2021 Confirmed Los Angeles Kings Pittsburgh Penguins
02/24/2012
02/24/2012 Confirmed Columbus Blue Jackets Los Angeles Kings
06/23/2011
06/23/2011 Confirmed Philadelphia Flyers Columbus Blue Jackets
11/13/2010
11/13/2010 Extension Philadelphia Flyers Philadelphia Flyers
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2001, 1 #3 overall by Soo Greyhounds in the OHL Priority Selection

Cult/Star player for Los Angeles Kings

Cult/Star player for Philadelphia Flyers

Career transactions
- 2012-02-23 • Traded to the Los Angeles Kings for Jack Johnson & a 2013 1st round pick (Marko Dano)
- 2011-06-23 • Traded to the Columbus Blue Jackets for Jakub Voracek, a 2011 1st round pick (Sean Couturier) & 3rd round pick (Nick Cousins)
- 2008-06-20 • Signed to a three-year contract extension by the Philadelphia Flyers
- 2005-07-27 • Signed to a three-year, entry-level contract by the Philadelphia Flyers