Canada Carter Ashton
#44 Leksands IF / SHL - 23/24
1-time U20 WJC Silver Medal 1
Date of Birth
Position
LW/RW
Age
33
Height
6'4" / 194 cm
Place of Birth
Weight
209 lbs / 95 kg
Nation
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Contract
23/24
Agency


Father: Brent Ashton

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Carter Ashton Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2004-05 Saskatoon Generals U15 AA SAAHL U15 56* 25* 39* 64* 93* -* |
2005-06 Saskatoon Frostbite U15 AA U15 AA 50* 58* 44* 102* 172* -* |
Saskatoon Contacts U18 AAA SMAAAHL 6* 2* 1* 3* 2* -* |
2006-07 Saskatoon Contacts U18 AAA SMAAAHL 41* 28* 38* 66* 99* -* | Playoffs 3 3 5 8 6 -
Lethbridge Hurricanes WHL 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
2007-08 Lethbridge Hurricanes WHL 40* 5* 4* 9* 21* -2* | Playoffs 19 0 1 1 12 -2
Canada Western U17 “A” WHC-17 6* 1* 5* 6* 2* -* |
2008-09 Lethbridge Hurricanes WHL 70* 30* 20* 50* 93* -5* | Playoffs 11 1 2 3 15 -8
2009-10 Lethbridge Hurricanes WHL 28* 13* 13* 26* 52* -8* |
Regina Pats WHL 37* 11* 14* 25* 57* -5* |
Norfolk Admirals AHL 11* 1* 0* 1* 6* -3* |
2010-11 Regina Pats WHL 29* 16* 11* 27* 44* -12* |
Tri-City Americans WHL 33* 17* 27* 44* 62* 6* | Playoffs 10 3 5 8 4 -1
Norfolk Admirals AHL 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 -3
Canada U20 WJC-20 7* 1* 2* 3* 6* 1* |
2011-12 Norfolk Admirals AHL 56* 19* 16* 35* 58* 8* |
Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 15* 0* 0* 0* 13* -10* |
Toronto Marlies AHL 7* 2* 1* 3* 8* -3* | Playoffs 6 1 2 3 8 -2
2012-13 Toronto Marlies AHL 53* 11* 8* 19* 67* 5* | Playoffs 9 3 2 5 4 -1
2013-14 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 32* 0* 3* 3* 19* 1* |
Toronto Marlies AHL 24* 16* 7* 23* 30* 8* | Playoffs 12 4 5 9 16 3
2014-15 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 7* 0* 0* 0* 0* -3* |
Toronto Marlies AHL 12* 4* 4* 8* 8* -2* |
Syracuse Crunch AHL 29* 3* 11* 14* 61* -6* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 7 0
2015-16 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod KHL 46* 13* 10* 23* 61* 3* | Playoffs 9 0 0 0 38 -1
2016-17 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod KHL 59* 18* 10* 28* 48* -1* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 4 -3
2017-18 Lada Togliatti KHL 6* 2* 1* 3* 4* 0* |
2018-19 Severstal Cherepovets KHL 36* 9* 5* 14* 26* -4* |
2019-20 Dinamo Riga KHL 62* 15* 10* 25* 39* -14* |
2020-21 Leksands IF SHL 24* 13* 6* 19* 16* 6* | Playoffs 4 1 0 1 0 -5
2021-22 Leksands IF SHL 52* 7* 15* 22* 18* -6* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 -1
2022-23 Leksands IF SHL 37* 5* 6* 11* 26* -5* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 4 0
2023-24 Leksands IF SHL 26* 4* 4* 8* 6* 0* | Playoffs 6 0 1 1 4 2

Carter Ashton Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2006-07 Team Saskatchewan CWG 5* 4* 2* 6* 2* -* |
2008-09 Canada U18 Ivan Hlinka Memorial 4* 1* 2* 3* 0* -* |
2009-10 WHL All-Stars Jr Super Series 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
2010-11 WHL All-Stars Jr Super Series 1* 1* 0* 1* 2* 0* |
2017-18 Team Canada International 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2021-22 Leksands IF Champions HL 8* 0* 5* 5* 31* 2* |

Carter Ashton Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 6 192* 56* 47* 103* 0.54* 238* 7* | 5 32 8 * 9 * 17 * 0.53 * 35 * -3 *
Champions HL 1 8* 0* 5* 5* 0.63* 31* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
CWG 1 5* 4* 2* 6* 1.20* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Ivan Hlinka Memorial (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) 1 4* 1* 2* 3* 0.75* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
International 1 3* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Jr Super Series 2 2* 1* 0* 1* 0.50* 2* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
KHL 5 209* 57* 36* 93* 0.45* 178* -16* | 2 14 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 42 * -4 *
NHL 3 54* 0* 3* 3* 0.06* 32* -12* | 0 * * * * * *
SAAHL U15 1 56* 25* 39* 64* 1.14* 93* -* | 0 * * * * * *
SHL 4 139* 29* 31* 60* 0.43* 66* -5* | 4 16 1 * 1 * 2 * 0.13 * 8 * -4 *
SMAAAHL 2 47* 30* 39* 69* 1.47* 101* -* | 1 3 3 * 5 * 8 * 2.67 * 6 * - *
U15 AA 1 50* 58* 44* 102* 2.04* 172* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WHC-17 1 6* 1* 5* 6* 1.00* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WHL 5 239* 92* 89* 181* 0.76* 329* -27* | 3 40 4 * 8 * 12 * 0.30 * 31 * -11 *
WJC-20 1 7* 1* 2* 3* 0.43* 6* 1* | 0 * * * * * *

Carter Ashton Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
04/12/2024
04/12/2024 Confirmed Leksands IF Unknown
03/16/2021
03/16/2021 Extension Leksands IF Leksands IF
12/08/2020
12/08/2020 Confirmed No team Leksands IF
05/31/2019
05/31/2019 Confirmed Severstal Cherepovets Dinamo Riga
06/15/2018
06/15/2018 Confirmed Lada Togliatti Severstal Cherepovets
06/02/2017
06/02/2017 Confirmed Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod Lada Togliatti
05/18/2016
05/18/2016 Extension Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
07/21/2015
07/21/2015 Confirmed Syracuse Crunch Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
02/07/2015
02/07/2015 Confirmed Toronto Maple Leafs Tampa Bay Lightning
07/16/2014
07/16/2014 Extension Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs
02/27/2012
02/27/2012 Confirmed Tampa Bay Lightning Toronto Maple Leafs
12/10/2010
12/10/2010 Confirmed Regina Pats Tri-City Americans
12/10/2009
12/10/2009 Confirmed Lethbridge Hurricanes Regina Pats
10/02/2009
10/02/2009 Confirmed Lethbridge Hurricanes Tampa Bay Lightning
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2006, 1 #7 overall by Lethbridge Hurricanes in the WHL Bantam Draft

Career transactions
- 2015-02-06 • Traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning with David Broll for a 2016 conditional 7th round pick
- 2012-02-27 • Traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs for Keith Aulie
- 2009-10-02 • Signed by the Tampa Bay Lightning

2014 suspension
On November 6, 2014, the NHL suspended Ashton for 20 games for a violation of the NHL/NHLPA Performance Enhancing Substances Program. Ashton had inhaled a banned substance while treating asthma.