Mike Carman
Mike Carman (born April 14, 1988) is an American bandy player and former professional ice hockey player. He played in the American Hockey League for the Lake Erie Monsters, Hershey Bears and the Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins. He was selected by the Colorado Avalanche in the 3rd round (81st overall) of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft.
| Mike Carman | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Carman with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in 2013 | |||
| Born | April 14, 1988 Augusta, Georgia, U.S.[1] | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Center | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Lake Erie Monsters Hershey Bears Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | ||
| NHL Draft | 81st overall, 2006 Colorado Avalanche | ||
| Playing career | 2010–2014 | ||
Playing career edit
Prior to turning professional, Carman played attended the University of Minnesota where he played four seasons of college hockey with the NCAA Division I Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey team.
On March 19, 2010, the Colorado Avalanche signed Carman to an entry level contract.[2] On February 2, 2012, Carman was traded by the Avalanche to the Washington Capitals in exchange for Danny Richmond.[3]
On September 19, after failing to earn a new contract with the Capitals, Carman accepted a try-out contract to attend the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins training camp for the 2013–14 season.[4] After 13 games into the season, Carman was signed to an AHL with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton for the remainder of the year on December 2, 2013.[5]
After a solitary seasons with the Penguins, without NHL interest as a free agent Carman opted to end his professional career on September 29, 2014.[6]
Carman keeping physically active later represented the United States national bandy team during the 2015 Bandy World Championship.[7]
Career statistics edit
Regular season and playoffs edit
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2003–04 | Academy of Holy Angels | HSMN | 29 | 19 | 40 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2004–05 | US NTDP U17 | USDP | 63 | 16 | 28 | 44 | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | US NTDP Juniors | NAHL | 40 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 38 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | ||
| 2005–06 | US NTDP U18 | USDP | 60 | 21 | 33 | 54 | 102 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | US NTDP U18 | NAHL | 17 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | University of Minnesota | WCHA | 41 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | University of Minnesota | WCHA | 23 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | University of Minnesota | WCHA | 32 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | University of Minnesota | WCHA | 39 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Lake Erie Monsters | AHL | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Lake Erie Monsters | AHL | 69 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 59 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2011–12 | Lake Erie Monsters | AHL | 28 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 32 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 62 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 63 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 34 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| AHL totals | 264 | 31 | 30 | 61 | 164 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing United States | ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World Junior Championships | ||
| 2007 Mora | ||
| World U18 Championships | ||
| 2006 Halmstad | ||
International edit
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | United States | U17 | 5th | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | |
| 2006 | United States | WJC18 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | ||
| 2007 | United States | WJC | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2008 | United States | WJC | 4th | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | |
| Junior totals | 24 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 34 | ||||
References edit
- ^ "Where Are They Now? - Mike Carman's Road from a Gopher to a Monster". February 28, 2012.
- ^ "Avalanche signs Mike Carman". Colorado Avalanche. March 19, 2010. Retrieved March 4, 2011.
- ^ "Capitals acquire Marshall from Philadelphia, Carman from Colorado". Washington Capitals. February 2, 2012. Retrieved February 2, 2012.
- ^ . Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. September 21, 2013. Archived from the original on February 3, 2016. Retrieved September 22, 2013.
- ^ . Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. December 2, 2013. Archived from the original on December 17, 2013. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
- ^ "Retirement announcement". Twitter. September 29, 2014. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
- ^ "USA Bandy team heading to Russia". USABandy.com. March 23, 2015. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
External links edit
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database