John Carter (ice hockey)

For other people named John Carter, see John Carter (disambiguation).

John A. Carter (born May 3, 1963) is an American former professional ice hockey player who played for the Boston Bruins and San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League. Carter also represented the United States at the 1986 Ice Hockey World Championships.

John Carter
Born	(1963-05-03) May 3, 1963 (age 62) Winchester, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position	Left wing
Shot	Left
Played for	San Jose Sharks Boston Bruins
National team	United States
NHL draft	Undrafted
Playing career	1985–1995

Early life

Carter was born in Winchester, Massachusetts and raised in nearby Woburn. As a youth, Carter played in the 1976 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Assabet Valley.^[1]

Career

Carter played four years with the RPI Engineers men's ice hockey team at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. During his four years, he was named an All-American and helped Rensselaer to win the 1985 NCAA Championships.^[2]

Undrafted out of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1986, Carter signed a three-year contract with the Boston Bruins.^[3] Carter had a 10-year career jumping between the NHL and AHL. In a 1993 preseason game, he suffered a serious eye injury. After eight eye surgeries in the next few years, his eye finally had to be removed in 1996, leading to his retirement.^[4]

Personal life

In 1990, while playing for the Boston Bruins, Carter had a relationship with Joanne Presti. They had a daughter, Alyssa, born in 1991. The couple was never married, and Carter was not involved in his daughter's life; he said in 2004 that he had only met his daughter once.^[5] In January 2004, Presti and her daughter were murdered in their home in Woburn, Massachusetts.^[6] Joanne had also been raped.^[7] While Carter was questioned by police, his voluntary DNA sample did not match DNA found at the scene.^[7][8] Michael Bizanowicz, a convicted sex offender and acquaintance of Presti, was later charged and convicted of the crimes.^[9]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	P	PIM
1982–83	RPI Engineers	ECAC		29	16	22	38	33		—	—	—	—	—
1983–84	RPI Engineers	ECAC		38	35	39	74	52		—	—	—	—	—
1984–85	RPI Engineers	ECAC		37	43	29	72	52		—	—	—	—	—
1985–86	RPI Engineers	ECAC		27	23	18	41	68		—	—	—	—	—
1985–86	Boston Bruins	NHL		3	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1986–87	Moncton Golden Flames	AHL		58	25	30	55	60		6	2	3	5	5
1986–87	Boston Bruins	NHL		8	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	Maine Mariners	AHL		76	38	38	76	145		10	4	4	8	44
1987–88	Boston Bruins	NHL		4	0	1	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	Maine Mariners	AHL		24	13	6	19	12		—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	Boston Bruins	NHL		44	12	10	22	44		10	1	2	3	6
1989–90	Maine Mariners	AHL		2	2	2	4	2		—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	Boston Bruins	NHL		76	17	22	39	26		21	6	3	9	45
1990–91	Maine Mariners	AHL		16	5	9	14	16		1	0	0	0	10
1990–91	Boston Bruins	NHL		50	4	7	11	68		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Kansas City Blades	IHL		42	11	15	26	116		15	6	9	15	18
1991–92	San Jose Sharks	NHL		4	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	Kansas City Blades	IHL		9	4	2	6	14		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	San Jose Sharks	NHL		55	7	9	16	81		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Providence Bruins	AHL		47	11	5	16	82		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Worcester IceCats	AHL		64	18	9	27	96		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				244	40	50	90	201		31	7	5	12	51

Awards and honors

Award	Year
All-ECAC Hockey Second team	1983–84	[10]
AHCA East First-Team All-American	1983–84	[11]
All-ECAC Hockey First Team	1984–85	[10]
AHCA East Second-Team All-American	1984–85	[11]