Paul Carey (ice hockey)

Paul Carey
Born (1988-09-24) September 24, 1988
Weymouth, MA, USA
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Center
Shoots Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Former teams		 Washington Capitals
Hershey Bears (AHL)
Colorado Avalanche
NHL Draft 135th overall, 2007
Colorado Avalanche
Playing career 2012–present

Paul Charles Carey (born September 24, 1988 in Weymouth, Massachusetts) is an American ice hockey center currently playing for the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League.

Playing career

He was drafted by the Colorado Avalanche in the 5th Round, 135th overall, in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft. Carey played in the United States Hockey League with the Indiana Ice in the 2007–08 season and was a Rookie of the year finalist, before committing to play for the Boston College Eagles of the Hockey East in his freshman year in the 2008–09 season.[1]

After capturing his first national title with the Eagles in his sophomore year, Carey repeated the feat in his senior year in 2012, scoring the championship winning goal against Ferris State University and earning selection to the Frozen Four All-Tournament team.[2] Carey was subsequently signed by the Avalanche to a two-year entry level contract on April 11, 2012. He was immediately assigned on an amateur try-out to begin his professional career and finish the duration of the season with AHL affiliate, the Lake Erie Monsters.[3] He made his professional debut in a 5-3 victory over the Hamilton Bulldogs on April 13, 2012.

In his first full professional season in 2012–13, Carey was an offensive contributor for the Monsters. After scoring his first professional goal and point against the Oklahoma City Barons, on October 13, 2012, Carey played in 72 games to finish fourth amongst Lake Erie players with 19 goals and 41 points. During the season, Carey accounted for the teams longest individual point scoring streak at 8 games.[4]

During the following 2013–14 season, despite a dip in his offensive numbers, Carey received his first NHL recall by the injury depleted Avalanche on March 11, 2014.[5][6] He made his NHL debut with the Avalanche in a 3-2 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on March 12.[7]

Carey was assigned to the Lake Erie Monsters to begin the 2014–15 season. Amongst the top offensive producers on the Monsters, Carey was recalled by the Avalanche on multiple occasions and on February 15, 2015, in his 17th career game he recorded his first NHL point, an assist, in a 5-2 victory over the Arizona Coyotes.[8] On March 2, 2015, Carey was traded by the Avalanche along with Maxime Talbot to his hometown team, the Boston Bruins, in exchange for Jordan Caron and a 6th-round draft pick in 2016.[9]

On July 8, 2015, Carey signed as a free agent to a one-year, two-way contract with the Washington Capitals.[10] He scored his first NHL goal on February 6, 2016, against Cory Schneider of the New Jersey Devils[11] while playing in his third game for the Capitals. He was called up a day earlier for the second time of the season by the Capitals from the American Hockey League, where he was playing for the Hershey Bears.

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2007–08Indiana IceUSHL603432663241232
2008–09Boston CollegeHE245498 — — — — —
2009–10Boston CollegeHE419122129 — — — — —
2010–11Boston CollegeHE3813132618 — — — — —
2011–12Boston CollegeHE4418123030 — — — — —
2011–12Lake Erie MonstersAHL20002 — — — — —
2012–13Lake Erie MonstersAHL7219224129 — — — — —
2013–14Lake Erie MonstersAHL548132142 — — — — —
2013–14Colorado AvalancheNHL120002 3 0 0 0 0
2014–15Lake Erie MonstersAHL4313142716 — — — — —
2014–15Colorado AvalancheNHL100110 — — — — —
2014–15Providence BruinsAHL1725710 4 1 0 1 4
2015–16Hershey BearsAHL4413183118 — — — — —
2015–16Washington CapitalsNHL41010 — — — — —
NHL totals 26 1 1 2 2 3 0 0 0 0

Awards and honors

Award Year
USHL
Second All-Star Team 2008 [12]
All-Rookie Team 2008 [13]
College
NCAA All-Tournament Team 2012 [2]

References

  1. ↑ "USHL announces finalists for League Awards". United States Hockey League. 2008-04-02. Retrieved 2010-01-02.
  2. 1 2 "Avalanche sign Boston College forward Paul Carey". Denver Post. 2012-04-11. Retrieved 2012-04-11.
  3. ↑ "Avalanche signs Carey". Colorado Avalanche. 2012-04-11. Retrieved 2012-04-11.
  4. ↑ "By the numbers: Paul Carey". Lake Erie Monsters. 2013-05-02. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
  5. ↑ "'Avalanche way' In place for times like this". Colorado Avalanche. 2013-03-12. Retrieved 2013-03-12.
  6. ↑ "Avs brass networking future". Denver Post. 2013-03-11. Retrieved 2013-02-12.
  7. ↑ "Varlamov notches 100th NHL win, Avs edge Blackhawks". CBS Sports. 2014-03-12. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
  8. ↑ "Avalanche builds early lead, stifles Coyotes in win". Colorado Avalanche. 2015-02-15. Retrieved 2015-02-15.
  9. ↑ "Bruins announce trade deadline transactions". Boston Bruins. 2015-03-02. Retrieved 2015-03-02.
  10. ↑ "Capitals sign Paul Carey". Washington Capitals. 2015-07-08. Retrieved 2015-07-08.
  11. ↑ http://espn.go.com/nhl/boxscore?gameId=400815639
  12. ↑ "Player Bio - Paul Carey". Boston College Eagles. 2010-01-02. Retrieved 2010-03-29.
  13. ↑ "Paul Carey Biography". Hockeysfuture.com. 2010-03-29. Retrieved 2010-03-29.
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