| Position: | Center |
| Shoots: | Left |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 2 |
| Weight Lb: | 195 |
| Played For: | Philadelphia Flyers Hartford Whalers |
| Birth Date: | November 21, 1960 |
| Birth Place: | Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Draft: | 56th overall |
| Draft Year: | 1979 |
| Draft Team: | Philadelphia Flyers |
| Career Start: | 1980 |
| Career End: | 1989 |
Lindsay Warren Carson (born November 21, 1960) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played seven seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Philadelphia Flyers and Hartford Whalers. Carson was born in Oxbow, Saskatchewan, but grew up in North Battleford, Saskatchewan.
Carson started his NHL career with the Philadelphia Flyers in 1981. He also played for the Hartford Whalers. He left the NHL after the 1988 season. He played one more season in the AHL before retiring from hockey.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||
| 1976–77 | Battleford Barons | SJHL | 59 | 31 | 39 | 70 | 111 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Saskatoon Blades | WCHL | 62 | 23 | 55 | 78 | 124 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Saskatoon Blades | WHL | 37 | 21 | 29 | 50 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Billings Bighorns | WHL | 30 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 50 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 2 | ||
| 1979–80 | Billings Bighorns | WHL | 70 | 42 | 66 | 108 | 101 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | ||
| 1980–81 | Saginaw Gears | IHL | 79 | 11 | 25 | 36 | 84 | 20 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 45 | ||
| 1981–82 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Maine Mariners | AHL | 54 | 20 | 31 | 51 | 92 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1982–83 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 78 | 18 | 19 | 37 | 67 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1983–84 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 16 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 1984–85 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 77 | 20 | 19 | 39 | 123 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 24 | ||
| 1985–86 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 50 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 84 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 1986–87 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 71 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 141 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 22 | ||
| 1987–88 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 36 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 27 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1988–89 | Binghamton Whalers | AHL | 24 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 373 | 66 | 80 | 146 | 524 | 49 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 56 | ||||
Carson likes to go hunting and fishing. Some of his favorite places have included North Glaslyn, Saskatchewan, Jasper National Park, Billings, Montana, and Portland, Maine.[1]