| Carson Cooper | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Born |
(1897-07-17)July 17, 1897 Cornwall, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Died | July 4, 1955(1955-07-04) (aged 57) | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | ||
| Weight | 160 lb (73 kg; 11 st 6 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Boston Bruins Montreal Canadiens Detroit Falcons Detroit Cougars | ||
| Playing career | 1918–1935 | ||
Carson Eric "Shovel Shot" Cooper (July 17, 1897 – July 4, 1955) was a Canadian ice hockey player who played 8 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Boston Bruins, Montreal Canadiens, Detroit Cougars and Detroit Falcons between 1924 and 1932.[1]
Born in Cornwall, Ontario, Cooper scored the winning goal for the Boston Bruins in the team's first NHL game on December 1, 1924. It was the Bruins' second goal in a 2-1 win against the other 1924-25 expansion team, the Montreal Maroons. Cooper later served as the Chief Scout with the Detroit Red Wings. His name was engraved on the Stanley Cup in 1950, 1952 with Detroit.[citation needed]
Cooper played senior lacrosseinHamilton, Ontario in the early 1920s. He was teammates and roommates with future professional hockey players Hap Day, and future Canadian Amateur Hockey Association president Frank Sargent.[2][3]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1916–17 | Montreal Canada Cement | MCHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1917–18 | Hamilton Tigers | OHA Sr | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1918–19 | Hamilton Tigers | OHA Sr | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1919–20 | Hamilton Tigers | OHA Sr | 6 | 18 | 2 | 20 | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1920–21 | Hamilton Tigers | OHA Sr | 10 | 14 | 2 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1921–22 | Hamilton Tigers | OHA Sr | 10 | 22 | 1 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1922–23 | Hamilton Tigers | OHA Sr | 12 | 20 | 7 | 27 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1923–24 | Hamilton Tigers | OHA Sr | 10 | 33 | 7 | 40 | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | — | ||
| 1924–25 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 12 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1925–26 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 36 | 28 | 3 | 31 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1926–27 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1926–27 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 14 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1927–28 | Detroit Cougars | NHL | 43 | 15 | 2 | 17 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1928–29 | Detroit Cougars | NHL | 43 | 18 | 9 | 27 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1929–30 | Detroit Cougars | NHL | 44 | 18 | 18 | 36 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1930–31 | Detroit Falcons | NHL | 44 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1931–32 | Detroit Falcons | NHL | 48 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1932–33 | Detroit Olympics | IHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1933–34 | Detroit Olympics | IHL | 37 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1934–35 | Windsor Bulldogs | IHL | 14 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1934–35 | Detroit Olympics | IHL | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| NHL totals | 294 | 110 | 57 | 167 | 111 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Preceded by | Detroit Falcons captain 1931–32 |
Succeeded by
Detroit Red Wings captains |
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