Steven Edward Carlson (born August 26, 1955) is a retired American ice hockey forward and a former minor league hockey coach.

Carlson was born in Virginia, Minnesota. He appeared in the movie Slap Shot as one of the Hanson Brothers.[1] Carlson played in the World Hockey Association with the New England Whalers, Edmonton Oilers and Minnesota Fighting Saints and in the National Hockey League for the Los Angeles Kings, scoring nine goals for the Kings.[1] While playing for the Edmonton Oilers in the WHA, he was the roommate of Wayne Gretzky during his rookie season.[2][1] Carlson and Al McLeod are the only players to ever be on a team with Gordie Howe and on a team with Wayne Gretzky.

Since retiring from hockey, Carlson runs a power skating school and returned “Back to where we started from” in Johnstown, PA. Carlson, his brother Jeff and Dave Hanson also make numerous public appearances, primarily at hockey-related events and charities, as their Hanson Brothers characters.[2] The trio also appeared in two sequels to Slap Shot, Slap Shot 2: Breaking the Ice, 2002 and Slap Shot 3: The Junior League, 2008.

Regular season [ edit ]

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Coaching career [ edit ]

Season Team League Position Games Wins Losses Ties Overtime Losses Playoff Result 1986–87 Baltimore Skipjacks AHL Assistant Coach 80 35 37 0 8 Out of Playoffs 1987–88 Baltimore Skipjacks AHL Assistant Coach 80 13 58 9 0 Out of Playoffs 1988–89 Johnstown Chiefs ECHL Head Coach 60 32 22 0 6 Lost in Finals 1989–90 Johnstown Chiefs ECHL Head Coach 60 23 31 0 6 Did not make playoffs 1990–91 Johnstown Chiefs ECHL Head Coach 64 32 29 0 3 Lost in Second Round 1991–92 Johnstown Chiefs ECHL Head Coach 64 36 23 0 5 Lost in Second Round 1992–93 Memphis Riverkings CHL Head Coach 60 26 27 7 0 Lost in First Round 2007–08 Kenosha Thunder (High School) WIAA Head Coach 20 8 12 1 Lost in First Round

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Transactions [ edit ]

Selected by Minnesota Fighting Saints, 7th round, #102 overall 1974 WHA Amateur Draft. [4]

Selected by Detroit Red Wings, 8th round, #131 overall 1975 NHL Amateur Draft. [4]

Traded to Edmonton (WHA) by Minnesota (WHA) with Mike Antonovich, Bill Butters, Jack Carlson, Dave Keon, Jean-Louis Levasseur and John McKenzie, January, 1977. [5]

Traded to New England (WHA) by Edmonton (WHA) with Jack Carlson, Dave Dryden, Dave Keon and John McKenzie for future considerations (Dave Debol, June, 1977), Dan Arndt and cash, January, 1977.[5]

Hockey Cards [ edit ]

Year Card Set Name 1982–83 6 Birmingham South Stars [CHL] 1989–90 36 Johnstown Chiefs - Sheetz/Big League Cards [ECHL] 1991–92 1 Johnstown Chiefs [ECHL] (Coach)

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