Bobby Carpenter

Date of Birth: Jul 13, 1963
Age: 63
Place of Birth: Peabody, MA, USA
Nation: USA
Youth Team: -
Position: C
Height: 183 cm / 6'0"
Weight: 91 kg / 201 lbs
Shoots: L
Status: Retired

Bobby Carpenter Facts

Drafted: 1981 round 1 #3 overall by Washington Capitals

Daughter: Alex Carpenter
Son: Robert Carpenter

Bobby Carpenter was the first American player to score 50 goals in a season. He was selected 3rd overall in 1981 after leading the United States with 9 points in 5 games at the World Juniors. He scored 32 goals and 67 points as a rookie in 1982 and set career highs in 1985 with 53 goals and 95 points. He won a Stanley Cup with the Devils in 1995 and retired in 1999 with 320 goals and 408 assists. Bobby later won 2 more Cups as assistant coach of the Devils in 2000 and 2003.

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Bobby Carpenter Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1978-1979	St. John's Prep	USHS-Prep	23	23	31	54	-	-
1979-1980	St. John's Prep	USHS-Prep	33	28	37	65	-	-
1980-1981	St. John's Prep	USHS-Prep	18	16	31	47	-	-
1980-1981	USA U20	WJC-20	5	5	4	9	6	-
1981-1982	Washington Capitals	NHL	80	32	35	67	69	-23
1982-1983	Washington Capitals	NHL	80	32	37	69	64	0	Playoffs	4	1	0	1	2	-
1983-1984	Washington Capitals	NHL	80	28	40	68	51	0	Playoffs	8	2	1	3	25	-
1984-1985	Washington Capitals	NHL	80	53	42	95	87	20	Playoffs	5	1	4	5	8	-
1984-1985	USA	CC	6	1	4	5	4	4
1985-1986	Washington Capitals	NHL	80	27	29	56	105	-12	Playoffs	9	5	4	9	12	-
1986-1987	Washington Capitals	NHL	22	5	7	12	21	-7
1986-1987	New York Rangers	NHL	28	2	8	10	20	-12
1986-1987	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	10	2	3	5	6	-8	Playoffs	5	1	2	3	2	-
1986-1987	USA	WC	10	2	2	4	8	-
1987-1988	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	71	19	33	52	84	-21	Playoffs	5	1	1	2	0	-7
1987-1988	USA	CC	5	1	2	3	4	4
1988-1989	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	39	11	15	26	16	3
1988-1989	Boston Bruins	NHL	18	5	9	14	10	4	Playoffs	8	1	1	2	4	-6
1989-1990	Boston Bruins	NHL	80	25	31	56	97	-3	Playoffs	21	4	6	10	39	-3
1990-1991	Boston Bruins	NHL	29	8	8	16	22	2	Playoffs	1	0	1	1	2	1
1991-1992	Boston Bruins	NHL	60	25	23	48	46	-3	Playoffs	8	0	1	1	6	-1
1992-1993	Washington Capitals	NHL	68	11	17	28	65	-16	Playoffs	6	1	4	5	6	2
1993-1994	New Jersey Devils	NHL	76	10	23	33	51	7	Playoffs	20	1	7	8	20	-1
1994-1995	New Jersey Devils	NHL	41	5	11	16	19	-1	Playoffs	17	1	4	5	6	-1
1995-1996	New Jersey Devils	NHL	52	5	5	10	14	-10
1996-1997	New Jersey Devils	NHL	62	4	15	19	14	6	Playoffs	10	1	2	3	2	2
1997-1998	New Jersey Devils	NHL	66	9	9	18	22	-4	Playoffs	6	1	0	1	0	0
1998-1999	New Jersey Devils	NHL	56	2	8	10	36	-3	Playoffs	7	0	0	0	2	-1

Bobby Carpenter Career Totals by League

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
CC	2	11	2	6	8	0.73	8	8	0
NHL	18	1178	320	408	728	0.62	919	-81	16	140	21	38	59	0.42	136	-15*
USHS-Prep	3	74	67	99	166	2.24	-	-	0
WC	1	10	2	2	4	0.40	8	-	0
WJC-20	1	5	5	4	9	1.80	6	-	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Bobby Carpenter Career Totals by Team

Team	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Boston Bruins	4	187	63	71	134	0.72	175	0	4	38	5	9	14	0.37	51	-9
Los Angeles Kings	3	120	32	51	83	0.69	106	-26	2	10	2	3	5	0.50	2	-7*
New Jersey Devils	6	353	35	71	106	0.30	156	-5	5	60	4	13	17	0.28	30	-1
New York Rangers	1	28	2	8	10	0.36	20	-12	0
St. John's Prep (MA)	3	74	67	99	166	2.24	-	-	0
USA	1	10	2	2	4	0.40	8	-	0
USA (CC)	2	11	2	6	8	0.73	8	8	0
USA U20	1	5	5	4	9	1.80	6	-	0
Washington Capitals	7	490	188	207	395	0.81	462	-38	5	32	10	13	23	0.72	53	2*

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Bobby Carpenter Career Highlights

Season	Awards
1984-1985	NHL All-Star Game NHL Most Game Winning Goals (7)
1994-1995	NHL Stanley Cup Champion
1999-2000	NHL Stanley Cup Champion (As Coach)
2007-2008	United States Hockey Hall of Fame

Bobby Carpenter Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1980, 10 #125 by Windsor Spitfires in the OHL Priority Selection
Cult/Star player for Washington Capitals

Career transactions
- 1999-08-16 • Announced his retirement
- 1993-09-13 • Signed to a two-year contract by the New Jersey Devils
- 1992-06-30 • Signed to a one-year contract by the Washington Capitals
- 1989-01-23 • Traded to the Boston Bruins for Steve Kasper
- 1987-03-10 • Traded to the Los Angles Kings with Tom Laidlaw for Marcel Dionne, Jeff Crossman & a 1989 3rd round pick
- 1987-01-01 • Traded to the New York Rangers with a 1989 2nd round pick (Jason Prosofsky) for Bobby Crawford, Kelly Miller & Mike Ridley
- 1985-07-00 • Re-signed to a four-year contract by the Washington Capitals
- 1981-08-27 • Signed to a three-year entry-level contract by the Washington Capitals

His daughter Alexandra Carpenter Played for Team USA Women's U-18 National Women's Hockey Team as just a sophomore in High School