Jimmy Carson

James Charles Carson (born July 20, 1968) is an American former professional hockey player. He played 10 seasons in the National Hockey League with five different teams. In 1988, he became only the second teenager in NHL history to score 50 goals in a season; the first was Wayne Gretzky.^[1]

Jimmy Carson
Born	(1968-07-20) July 20, 1968 (age 57) Southfield, Michigan, U.S.
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position	Center
Shot	Right
Played for	Los Angeles Kings Edmonton Oilers Detroit Red Wings Vancouver Canucks Hartford Whalers Lausanne (Swiss) Detroit Vipers (IHL)
National team	United States
NHL draft	2nd overall, 1986 Los Angeles Kings
Playing career	1986–1998

Achievements

• Played in 1989 NHL All-Star Game.
• Named to the NHL All-Rookie Team in 1987.
• NHL single-season record for games played with 86, 1992–93 shared with Bob Kudelski who also played 86 games in 1993-94^[2]
• Scored more goals as a teenager than any player in NHL history- 92 goals
• Only Wayne Gretzky (20 years, 40 days old) scored 100 goals at a younger age than Jimmy Carson who achieved the feat at 20 years, 116 days old.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1983–84	Detroit Compuware Ambassadors	MNHL		65	85	74	159	—		—	—	—	—	—
1984–85	Verdun Junior Canadiens	QMJHL		68	44	72	116	16		14	9	17	26	12
1984–85	Verdun Junior Canadiens	MC		—	—	—	—	—		3	0	1	1	4
1985–86	Verdun Junior Canadiens	QMJHL		69	70	83	153	46		5	2	6	8	0
1986–87	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		80	37	42	79	22		5	1	2	3	6
1987–88	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		80	55	52	107	45		5	5	3	8	4
1988–89	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		80	49	51	100	36		7	2	1	3	6
1989–90	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		4	1	2	3	0		—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		44	20	16	36	8		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		64	21	25	46	28		7	2	1	3	4
1991–92	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		80	34	35	69	30		11	2	3	5	0
1992–93	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		52	25	26	51	18		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		34	12	10	22	14		18	5	4	9	2
1993–94	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		25	4	7	11	2		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		34	10	7	17	22		2	0	1	1	0
1994–95	Hartford Whalers	NHL		38	9	10	19	29		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Lausanne HC	NDA		13	3	4	7	14		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Hartford Whalers	NHL		11	1	0	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Detroit Vipers	IHL		18	7	16	23	4		13	4	6	10	12
1997–98	Detroit Vipers	IHL		49	10	28	38	34		9	3	4	7	6
NHL totals				626	275	286	561	254		55	17	15	32	22

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1986	United States	WJC		7	4	1	5	0
1987	United States	WC		10	2	3	5	4