Gene Carr (ice hockey)
Encyclopedia
Eugene William Carr is a retired professional ice hockey
forward
who played 465 games in the National Hockey League
. He played for the St. Louis Blues
, New York Rangers
, Los Angeles Kings
, Pittsburgh Penguins
and Atlanta Flames
.
He was the son of Al Carr
who played in the NHL.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
forward
Forward (ice hockey)
In ice hockey, a forward is a player position on the ice whose primary responsibility is to score goals. Generally, the forwards try to stay in three different lanes, also known as thirds, of the ice going from goal to goal. It is not mandatory however, to stay in a lane. Staying in a lane aids in...
who played 465 games in the National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
. He played for the St. Louis Blues
St. Louis Blues
The St. Louis Blues are a professional ice hockey team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The team is named after the famous W. C. Handy song "St. Louis Blues", and plays in the 19,150-seat Scottrade...
, New York Rangers
New York Rangers
The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...
, Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles Kings
The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
, Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh Penguins
The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the first expansion teams during the league's original...
and Atlanta Flames
Atlanta Flames
The Atlanta Flames were a professional ice hockey team based in Atlanta, Georgia, USA from 1972 to 1980. The team, a member of the National Hockey League , was relocated to Calgary, Alberta, Canada for the start of the 1980–81 NHL season and were re-named the Calgary Flames. The NHL returned to the...
.
He was the son of Al Carr
Al Carr
Alfred George Richard “Red” Carr was a Canadian ice hockey left winger, who spent eight seasons playing Senior hockey before playing for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League in 1943. He played junior hockey for the Winnipeg Junior Falcons. He was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba...
who played in the NHL.
Career statistics
--- Regular Season --- ---- Playoffs ----
Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
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1969-70 Flin Flon Bombers WCHL 60 22 51 73 118 -- -- -- -- --
1970-71 Flin Flon Bombers WCHL 62 36 68 104 150 -- -- -- -- --
1971-72 St. Louis Blues NHL 14 3 2 5 9 -- -- -- -- --
1971-72 New York Rangers NHL 60 8 8 16 25 16 1 3 4 21
1972-73 New York Rangers NHL 50 9 10 19 50 1 0 1 1 0
1973-74 Providence Reds AHL 10 4 10 14 18 -- -- -- -- --
1973-74 Los Angeles Kings NHL 21 6 11 17 36 5 2 1 3 14
1973-74 New York Rangers NHL 29 1 5 6 15 -- -- -- -- --
1974-75 Los Angeles Kings NHL 80 7 32 39 103 3 1 2 3 29
1975-76 Los Angeles Kings NHL 38 8 11 19 16 -- -- -- -- --
1976-77 Los Angeles Kings NHL 68 15 12 27 25 9 1 1 2 2
1977-78 Los Angeles Kings NHL 5 2 0 2 4 -- -- -- -- --
1977-78 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 70 17 37 54 76 -- -- -- -- --
1978-79 Tulsa Oilers CHL 22 4 8 12 35 -- -- -- -- --
1978-79 Atlanta Flames NHL 30 3 8 11 6 1 0 0 0 0
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NHL Totals 465 79 136 215 365 35 5 8 13 66