Defenseman Brett Carson plays professional hockey in the Carolina Hurricanes' organization. He was selected by the Hurricanes in the fourth round of the 2004 National Hockey League (NHL) Entry Draft, and made his NHL debut with the team on December 7, 2008, in a game against the Washington Capitals. During his debut game, he recorded 22:07 of time on ice in 30 shifts.http://hurricanes.nhl.com/club/player.htm?id=8471321&season=20082009&view=gamelog Carson posted his first NHL assist on December 16, 2009, in a match-up between the Hurricanes and the Dallas Stars, and notched his first NHL goal on January 10, 2010, in a game against the Ottawa Senators.http://hurricanes.nhl.com/club/player.htm?id=8471321&view=bio

Prior to playing hockey at the professional level, Brett Carson played five seasons of major junior hockey in the Western Hockey League (WHL). During his 2006 season with the Calgary Hitmen, he was named to the WHL East First All-Star Team.http://hurricanes.nhl.com/club/player.htm?id=8471321&view=bio

Brett Carson is a 6-foot-4 defenseman that wears the #27 on his NHL jersey. He was born on November 29, 1985, in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, and is described by The Hockey News as a "depth defenseman with an impressive frame, a player that has the ability to log huge minutes for his team, but can also add to the offense, and stabilize the back end."http://forecaster.thehockeynews.com/hockeynews/hockey/player.cgi?4533

Brett Carson played major junior hockey in the WHL from 2001-06 with the Moose Jaw Warriors and the Calgary Hitmen. In 268 WHL games, he logged 110 points on 28 goals and 82 assists. He also logged a +45 plus/minus rating and 204 penalty minutes. In his 45 playoff appearances, he logged 16 points on seven goals and nine assists. He also registered a -2 plus/minus rating and 34 penalty points.http://forecaster.thehockeynews.com/hockeynews/hockey/player.cgi?4533

Carson began his professional hockey career playing for the Albany River Rats in the American Hockey League (AHL). In 223 games for the River Rats through the 2009-10 season, he posted 88 points on 13 goals and 75 assists.http://hurricanes.nhl.com/club/player.htm?id=8471321&view=bio In 12 playoff games, he notched six points on one goal and five assists. He also logged a -6 plus/minus rating, and 11 penalty minutes.http://forecaster.thehockeynews.com/hockeynews/hockey/player.cgi?4533 In his first 26 AHL games on the 2010-11 season with the Charlotte Checkers, Carson posted 10 points on 10 assists and 12 penalty minutes.http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=62526

In 59 NHL games through the 2009-10 season, Brett Carson recorded 12 points on two goals and 10 assists. He also recorded 16 penalty minutes.http://hurricanes.nhl.com/club/player.htm?id=8471321&view=bio In his first seven NHL games of the 2010-11 season, he logged a +3 plus/minus rating, and logged two penalty minutes.http://forecaster.thehockeynews.com/hockeynews/hockey/player.cgi?4533