| Position: | Left Wing |
| Shoots: | Left |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 3 |
| Weight Lb: | 205 |
| Played For: | Minnesota Fighting Saints Edmonton Oilers New England Whalers Minnesota North Stars St. Louis Blues |
| Birth Date: | August 23, 1954 |
| Birth Place: | Virginia, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Draft: | 117th overall |
| Draft Year: | 1974 |
| Draft Team: | Detroit Red Wings |
| Wha Draft: | 103rd overall |
| Wha Draft Year: | 1974 |
| Wha Draft Team: | Minnesota Fighting Saints |
| Career Start: | 1974 |
| Career End: | 1987 |
Jack Anthony Carlson (born August 23, 1954) is an American former professional ice hockey forward. He played in the World Hockey Association from 1974 to 1979 and in the National Hockey League from 1979 to 1987.
Carlson played in the World Hockey Association with the Minnesota Fighting Saints, Edmonton Oilers and New England Whalers, and in the National Hockey League for the Minnesota North Stars and St. Louis Blues. He accumulated 1,111 penalty minutes in 508 professional games. Late in his professional career, he came to be known as "Killer Carlson" because of "enforcer" style of play.[1]
Carlson's brothers Steve and Jeff are also former professional hockey players, and are famous for roles in the movie Slap Shot as two of the Hanson Brothers. Carlson was originally supposed to play the third brother; however, he was called up by the Edmonton Oilers just before shooting and was replaced by Dave Hanson.[2]
Carlson is an acting referee and linesman for the Twin Cities AHA Hockey League.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||
| 1972–73 | Minnesota Rangers | USHL | 35 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Marquette Iron Rangers | USHL | 55 | 42 | 30 | 72 | 175 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Johnstown Jets | NAHL | 50 | 27 | 22 | 49 | 246 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Minnesota Fighting Saints | WHA | 32 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 85 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 41 | ||
| 1975–76 | Minnesota Fighting Saints | WHA | 58 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 189 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Edmonton Oilers | WHA | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1976–77 | Minnesota Fighting Saints | WHA | 36 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | New England Whalers | WHA | 35 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 81 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | ||
| 1977–78 | New England Whalers | WHA | 67 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 192 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | ||
| 1978–79 | New England Whalers | WHA | 34 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 16 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 43 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 108 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 50 | ||
| 1981–82 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 57 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 103 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | ||
| 1982–83 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 54 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 58 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 1983–84 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 58 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 95 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1986–87 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| WHA totals | 272 | 36 | 51 | 87 | 694 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 68 | ||||
| NHL totals | 236 | 30 | 15 | 45 | 417 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 72 | ||||