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Steve Carlson

Steve Carlson
Born (1955-08-26) August 26, 1955 (age 61)
Virginia, MN, USA
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Center
Shot Left
Played for AHL
 Springfield Indians
 Baltimore Skipjacks
NHL
  Los Angeles Kings
WHA

 New England Whalers
 Minnesota Fighting Saints
 Edmonton Oilers
NHL Draft 131st overall, 1975
Detroit Red Wings
WHA Draft 73rd overall, 1974
Minnesota Fighting Saints
Playing career 1973–1987

Steven Edward Carlson (born August 26, 1955) is a retired American ice hockey forward and a former minor league hockey coach.

Carlson was born in Virginia, Minnesota. He appeared in the movie Slap Shot as one of the Hanson Brothers. Carlson played in the World Hockey Association with the New England Whalers, Edmonton Oilers and Minnesota Fighting Saints and in the National Hockey League for the Los Angeles Kings, scoring nine goals for the Kings. While playing for the Edmonton Oilers in the WHA, he was the roommate of Wayne Gretzky during his rookie season. Carlson and Al McLeod are the only players to ever be on a team with Gordie Howe and on a team with Wayne Gretzky.

Since retiring from hockey, Carlson runs a power skating school in Northern California. Carlson, his brother Jeff and Dave Hanson also make numerous public appearances, primarily at hockey-related events and charities, as their Hanson Brothers characters. The trio also appeared in two sequels to Slap Shot, Slap Shot 2: Breaking the Ice, 2002 and Slap Shot 3: The Junior League, 2008.


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