Bobby Carpenter

Ice Hockey, Ice hockey player

1963 –

16

Who is Bobby Carpenter?

Robert E. Carpenter, Jr. is an American former professional ice hockey center who played in the National Hockey League for 18 seasons from 1981–82 until 1998–99. In his NHL career that spanned 18 years, Carpenter played 1,178 games, scoring 320 goals and 408 assists for 728 points. He has the distinction of being the first American-born hockey player to be selected in the first round of the National Hockey League Draft, and the first player to play in the NHL directly from high school after being drafted. Carpenter was born in Beverly, Massachusetts, but grew up in Peabody, Massachusetts.

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Born
Jul 13, 1963
Beverly
Children
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • St. John's Preparatory School
Lived in
  • Beverly

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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