Introduction
Daniel Carr (born November 1, 1991) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward currently plays for the St. John's IceCaps in the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect to the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing career
Carr played collegiate hockey with the Union Dutchmen in the a NCAA Men's Division I ECAC Hockey conference. In his senior year, Carr's outstanding play was rewarded with a selection to the 2013–14 ECAC Hockey All-Conference First Team.
On April 24, 2014, as an undrafted free agent Carr signed a two-year entry-level contract with the Montreal Canadiens of the NHL.
On Nov. 29, 2015, against the Carolina Hurricanes, Carr became one of few NHL players to score a goal on the first shot during the first shift of their NHL debut.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2007–08 | St. Albert Steel | AJHL | 62 | 16 | 11 | 27 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | St. Albert Steel | AJHL | 59 | 27 | 28 | 55 | 81 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2009–10 | St. Albert Steel | AJHL | 30 | 24 | 30 | 54 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Powell River Kings | BCHL | 22 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 14 | 23 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 10 | ||
| 2010–11 | Union College | ECAC | 40 | 20 | 15 | 35 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Union College | ECAC | 41 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Union College | ECAC | 40 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Union College | ECAC | 39 | 22 | 28 | 50 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 76 | 24 | 15 | 39 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | St. John's IceCaps | AHL | 24 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 23 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 23 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Awards and honours
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| ECAC Hockey All-Tournament Team | 2012 | |
| ECAC Hockey All-Tournament Team | 2013 | |
| All-ECAC Hockey First Team | 2013–14 | |
| AHCA East Second-Team All-American | 2013–14 | |
| ECAC Hockey All-Tournament Team | 2013 |