Carson Cooper

Carson Eric "Shovel Shot" Cooper (July 17, 1897 – July 4, 1955) was a Canadian ice hockey player who played 8 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Boston Bruins, Montreal Canadiens, Detroit Cougars and Detroit Falcons between 1924 and 1932.

Born in Cornwall, Ontario, Cooper scored the winning goal for the Boston Bruins in the team's first NHL game on December 1, 1924. It was the Bruins' second goal in a 2-1 win against the other 1924-25 expansion team, the Montreal Maroons. Cooper later served as the Chief Scout with the Detroit Red Wings. His name was engraved on the Stanley Cup in 1950, 1952 with Detroit.

Cooper played senior lacrosse in Hamilton, Ontario in the early 1920s. He was teammates and roommates with future professional hockey players Hap Day, and future Canadian Amateur Hockey Association president Frank Sargent.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1916–17 Montreal Canada Cement MCHL — — — — — — — — — — 1917–18 Hamilton Tigers OHA Sr — — — — — — — — — — 1918–19 Hamilton Tigers OHA Sr 7 1 1 2 — — — — — — 1919–20 Hamilton Tigers OHA Sr 6 18 2 20 — 2 2 0 2 0 1920–21 Hamilton Tigers OHA Sr 10 14 2 16 — — — — — — 1921–22 Hamilton Tigers OHA Sr 10 22 1 23 — — — — — — 1922–23 Hamilton Tigers OHA Sr 12 20 7 27 — 2 1 1 2 2 1923–24 Hamilton Tigers OHA Sr 10 33 7 40 — 2 5 1 6 — 1924–25 Boston Bruins NHL 12 5 3 8 4 — — — — — 1925–26 Boston Bruins NHL 36 28 3 31 10 — — — — — 1926–27 Boston Bruins NHL 10 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1926–27 Montreal Canadiens NHL 14 9 3 12 16 3 0 0 0 0 1927–28 Detroit Cougars NHL 43 15 2 17 32 — — — — — 1928–29 Detroit Cougars NHL 43 18 9 27 14 2 0 0 0 2 1929–30 Detroit Cougars NHL 44 18 18 36 14 — — — — — 1930–31 Detroit Falcons NHL 44 14 14 28 10 — — — — — 1931–32 Detroit Falcons NHL 48 3 5 8 11 2 0 0 0 0 1932–33 Detroit Olympics IHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1933–34 Detroit Olympics IHL 37 11 6 17 16 6 1 1 2 2 1934–35 Windsor Bulldogs IHL 14 4 5 9 4 — — — — — 1934–35 Detroit Olympics IHL 12 2 4 6 0 3 0 0 0 2 NHL totals 294 110 57 167 111 7 0 0 0 2