Anson Carter
Anson Carter
Anson Horace Carteris a retired Canadian professional ice hockey right winger of Barbadian descent who last played for HC Lugano in the Swiss Nationalliga A. In the past, he has played for eight different National Hockey League teams, most notably with the Boston Bruins, Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks. He is also the founder of Big Up Entertainment, a record label specializing in hip hop music. He attended high school at Agincourt Collegiate Institute and attended college and played collegiately...
jobs player average
You never have enough competition at any position, ... Several of the players listed at right wing have played center in the NHL, like Trevor Linden. Some can play both wings. I've been skating on a line with the Sedin twins. They are a lot more skilled than some people give them credit. Look at their point totals and they are right up there in their point-per-minute averages. My job will be to complement them and try to get our line to provide secondary scoring behind the big line of Naslund, Bertuzzi and Morrison. Those guys look good and I expect they'll be the top line in the NHL again.
environment good hockey number playing reasons
There were a number of reasons why I wanted to get back to playing in a good hockey environment and I think they have that here in Vancouver,
focus mental process toughness
This is when mental toughness comes into play. You really have to focus on the process more so than the results. You have to be optimistic.
bit coffin drive few final gave goals hang nail point sloppy turning
It was big. We let them hang around a little bit after being up by a few goals and we gave them a little bit of life. We got a little sloppy but we were able to drive the final nail in the coffin and that was a big turning point for us.
conscious effort front harder move score
In the new NHL, it's a little harder to move you once you get in front of the net. We made a pretty conscious effort to get in front and try to score from there.
competition directly easy few four great job michigan played players preparing quite state step tough wonderful
I had a wonderful four years at Michigan State and they did a great job preparing me for the NHL. We played tough competition so it was pretty easy for me to step right in when I went to the NHL. I went directly to the NHL and quite a few other Michigan State players have done the same thing.
attack controlled corner danny exactly fast front great guy hank hard low net pass presence
If you have a net presence that guy in the front of the net can't attack the corner guy as fast or as hard as he was in the first two periods. That s exactly what happened. Danny and Hank (Henrik) controlled the puck, I was in front and the D-man couldn't attack Danny down low and he was able to make a great pass on my stick.
bag confidence dark economic helps hockey lining looking moved quality quite reasons silver traded
If you're looking for a silver lining to a dark cloud, that would be it, ... I wasn't traded for a bag of pucks. It helps your confidence to know that you are being traded for quality hockey players. It's been interesting. I've been moved around quite a bit, always in big trades. Most times, the reasons were economic ones.
challenge door face guys head room
We're not going to get in through the back door so we're going to have to face this challenge head on. That's how I see it and that's how the guys in the room see it, too.
chances early intensity match
We were able to match their intensity early and we got some big chances late.
afford easy establish hungry players points record struggling taking themselves trying
We're a struggling team, too. We're not taking them for granted. They've got a lot of young hungry players trying to establish themselves in the NHL. These are two points we have to have. We can't afford to come in here and look at their record and think these are an easy two points.
capable confidence goals matter scoring time top
I think we have a lot of confidence in our top two lines. We think we're capable of scoring goals and any time of the game. It's just a matter of getting it done.
bought few maturity maybe weeks
We never got frustrated. Maybe a few weeks ago, we would have. We've really bought into what will make us successful. ... We showed a lot of maturity tonight.
again downward fun hockey playing rough start traded washington york
We got off to a rough start in New York where I wasn't playing too much. Going to Washington I was having fun playing hockey again but got hurt. I got traded to L.A. and everything was a downward spiral.