Carson Cooper

For then American basketball player, see Carson Cooper (basketball).

Carson Eric "Shovel Shot" Cooper (July 17, 1897 – July 4, 1955) was a Canadian ice hockey player who played 8 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Boston Bruins, Montreal Canadiens, Detroit Cougars and Detroit Falcons between 1924 and 1932.^[1]

Carson Cooper
Born	(1897-07-17)July 17, 1897 Cornwall, Ontario, Canada
Died	July 4, 1955(1955-07-04) (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 Detroit Cougars
Playing career	1918–1935

Born in Cornwall, Ontario, Cooper scored the winning goal for the Boston Bruins in the team's first NHL game on December 1, 1924. It was the Bruins' second goal in a 2-1 win against the other 1924-25 expansion team, the Montreal Maroons. 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.^{[citation needed]}

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 and playoffs

				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 Sr		—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—
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
NHL totals				294	110	57	167	111		7	0	0	0	2