Steve Carlson (ice hockey)
| Steve Carlson | |||
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| Born |
August 26, 1955 Virginia, MN, USA |
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| 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 |
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| NHL Draft | 131st overall, 1975 Detroit Red Wings |
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| WHA Draft | 73rd overall, 1974 Minnesota Fighting Saints |
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| 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. He is the brother of Jack Carlson, a former NHL hockey player.
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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