Mike Carman

Mike Carman (born April 14, 1988) is an American bandy player and former professional ice hockey player. He played in the American Hockey League for the Lake Erie Monsters, Hershey Bears and the Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins. He was selected by the Colorado Avalanche in the 3rd round (81st overall) of the 2006 NHL entry draft.

Playing career Prior to turning professional, Carman played attended the University of Minnesota where he played four seasons of college hockey with the NCAA Division I Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey team.

On March 19, 2010, the Colorado Avalanche signed Carman to an entry-level contract. On February 2, 2012, Carman was traded by the Avalanche to the Washington Capitals in exchange for Danny Richmond.

On September 19, after failing to earn a new contract with the Capitals, Carman accepted a try-out contract to attend the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins training camp for the 2013–14 season. After 13 games into the season, Carman was signed to an AHL with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton for the remainder of the year on December 2, 2013.

After a solitary seasons with the Penguins, without NHL interest as a free agent Carman opted to end his professional career on September 29, 2014.

Carman keeping physically active later represented the United States national bandy team during the 2015 Bandy World Championship.

Mike Carman also competes in the annual Transfusion Invitational Tournament, hosted by Matt Matter, at the Reunion Resort and Golf Club in Orlando, FL. While he is not in the running for actually winning the tournament, his donation to the group is much appreciated.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2003–04 Academy of Holy Angels HSMN 29 19 40 59 — — — — — 2004–05 US NTDP U17 USDP 63 16 28 44 88 — — — — — 2004–05 US NTDP Juniors NAHL 40 12 15 27 38 10 2 4 6 10 2005–06 US NTDP U18 USDP 60 21 33 54 102 — — — — — 2005–06 US NTDP U18 NAHL 17 6 10 16 24 — — — — — 2006–07 University of Minnesota WCHA 41 9 11 20 55 — — — — — 2007–08 University of Minnesota WCHA 23 4 7 11 28 — — — — — 2008–09 University of Minnesota WCHA 32 8 9 17 32 — — — — — 2009–10 University of Minnesota WCHA 39 8 10 18 39 — — — — — 2009–10 Lake Erie Monsters AHL 10 2 0 2 10 — — — — — 2010–11 Lake Erie Monsters AHL 69 9 8 17 59 7 0 1 1 2 2011–12 Lake Erie Monsters AHL 28 3 3 6 10 — — — — — 2011–12 Hershey Bears AHL 32 7 5 12 31 5 1 0 1 0 2012–13 Hershey Bears AHL 62 4 6 10 20 — — — — — 2013–14 Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 63 6 8 14 34 7 1 1 2 4 AHL totals264313061164192246

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2005 United States U17 5th 5 1 3 4 10 2006 United States WJC18 6 4 4 8 10 2007 United States WJC 7 1 0 1 4 2008 United States WJC 4th 6 2 1 3 10 Junior totals 24 8 8 16 34