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USA Carter Sanderson This Player is Verified by Elite Prospects
#15 Muskegon Lumberjacks / USHL - 25/26
1-time WJAC-19 Gold Medal 1
1-time US 14U Nationals Tier II Champion 1
1-time USHL Clark Cup Champion 1
Date of Birth
Sep 12, 2007
Position
C/LW
Age
18
Height
6'1" / 185 cm
Place of Birth
Pierre, SD, USA
Weight
196 lbs / 89 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Contract
-
NHL Rights
Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins / Unsigned
Drafted
2025 round 6 #169 overall by Pittsburgh Penguins
Agency
PREMIUM

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Carter Sanderson Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2021-22 Oahe Capitals USHS-SD 20* 26* 13* 39* 16* -* | Playoffs 3 1 2 3 2 -
2022-23 Northstar Christian Acad 16U AAA 16U AAA 55* 12* 23* 35* 8* -* |
2023-24 Sioux Falls Power 16U AAA 16U AAA 65* 36* 37* 73* -* -* |
Sioux Falls Power 16U AAA T1EHL 16U 12* 7* 4* 11* 10* -* | Playoffs 4 2 1 3 0 -
2024-25 Muskegon Lumberjacks USHL 48* 5* 6* 11* 62* 2* | Playoffs 13 0 1 1 6 4
U.S. National U18 Team NTDP 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
2025-26 Muskegon Lumberjacks USHL 22* 8* 11* 19* 42* 13* |
Projected USHL 57* 21* 29* 50* 109* 34* |
2026-27 Univ. of North Dakota NCAA -* -* -* -* -* -* |

Carter Sanderson Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2021-22 Team South Dakota 14U AA US 14U Nationals Tier II 6* 6* 6* 12* 4* -* |
2022-23 Team White USA-S15 4* 1* 2* 3* 0* -* |
2023-24 Sioux Falls Power 16U AAA US 16U Nationals 3* 1* 3* 4* 2* -* |
2024-25 Northern Plains District USA-S17 6* 4* 3* 7* 4* -* |
2025-26 USA U19 WJAC-19 5* 2* 2* 4* 0* -* |

Carter Sanderson Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
16U AAA 2 120* 48* 60* 108* 0.90* 8* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NCAA 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NTDP 1 2* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
T1EHL 16U 1 12* 7* 4* 11* 0.92* 10* -* | 1 4 2 * 1 * 3 * 0.75 * 0 * - *
US 14U Nationals Tier II 1 6* 6* 6* 12* 2.00* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
US 16U Nationals 1 3* 1* 3* 4* 1.33* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USA-S15 1 4* 1* 2* 3* 0.75* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USA-S17 1 6* 4* 3* 7* 1.17* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USHL 2 70* 13* 17* 30* 0.43* 104* 15* | 1 13 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.08 * 6 * 4 *
USHS-SD 1 20* 26* 13* 39* 1.95* 16* -* | 1 3 1 * 2 * 3 * 1.00 * 2 * - *
WJAC-19 1 5* 2* 2* 4* 0.80* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Carter Sanderson Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
08/03/2024
08/03/2024 Confirmed Sioux Falls Power 16U AAA Univ. of North Dakota
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2024, 4 #51 overall by Muskegon Lumberjacks in the USHL Entry Draft