Reginald Francis Carson (January 12, 1902 – April 21, 1957) was a National Hockey League forward from 1926 to 1934. He was born in Bracebridge, Ontario. Frank was one of three Carson brothers to play in the NHL, along with younger brother Gerry and older brother Bill. He won a Stanley Cup championship in 1926 with the Montreal Maroons. After the 1929-30 season he was sold to the New York Americans, along with Mike Neville, Red Dutton, and Hap Emms for $35,000.[1] With the latter he was traded to the Detroit Falcons during the 1931-32 season. He retired after 246 games, recording 42 goals and 48 assists for a total of 90 points.[2]
| Frank Carson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
January 12, 1902 Bracebridge, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Died |
April 21, 1957 (aged 55) Crumlin, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | ||
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Montreal Maroons New York Americans Detroit Falcons Detroit Red Wings | ||
| Playing career | 1926–1934 | ||
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1918–19 | Woodstock Athletics | OHA Jr | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1919–20 | Stratford Midgets | OHA Jr | 5 | 10 | 8 | 18 | — | 6 | 16 | 11 | 27 | — | ||
| 1920–21 | Stratford Midgets | OHA Jr | 8 | 20 | 9 | 29 | — | 13 | 33 | 15 | 48 | — | ||
| 1921–22 | Stratford Midgets | OHA Jr | 4 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 12 | — | ||
| 1921–22 | Stratford Indians | OHA Sr | 4 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 16 | ||
| 1922–23 | Stratford Indians | OHA Sr | 10 | 21 | 9 | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 20 | ||
| 1923–24 | Stratford Indians | OHA Sr | 12 | 19 | 10 | 29 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1924–25 | Stratford Indians | OHA Sr | 20 | 18 | 8 | 26 | 38 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1925–26 | Stratford Indians | OHA Sr | 12 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1925–26 | Montreal Maroons | NHL | 16 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1925–26 | Montreal Maroons | St-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1926–27 | Montreal Maroons | NHL | 44 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1927–28 | Montreal Maroons | NHL | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1927–28 | Stratford Nationals | Can-Pro | 13 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 1928–29 | Windsor Hornets | Can-Pro | 41 | 17 | 12 | 29 | 60 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 18 | ||
| 1929–30 | Windsor Bulldogs | IHL | 41 | 31 | 14 | 45 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1930–31 | New York Americans | NHL | 44 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1931–32 | New Haven Eagles | Can-Am | 15 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1931–32 | Detroit Falcons | NHL | 31 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1932–33 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 45 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1933–34 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 47 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| NHL totals | 248 | 42 | 48 | 90 | 166 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Red Dutton statistics". Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2011-01-02.
- ^ "Frank Reginald Carson statistics". Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2011-01-02.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Obituary at LostHockey.com
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