| Position: | Right Wing |
| Played For: | Boston Bruins Montreal Canadiens Detroit Falcons Detroit Cougars |
| Shoots: | Right |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 7 |
| Weight Lb: | 160 |
| Birth Date: | 17 July 1897 |
| Birth Place: | Cornwall, Ontario, Canada |
| Career Start: | 1918 |
| Career End: | 1935 |
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.[1]
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.[2] [3]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | 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 | ||||