First NHL Goal for Carpenter

Rookie Ryan Carpenter Hits Big Milestone in LA

By Ann Frazier / sjsharks.com

December 01, 2016

On Wednesday, November 30, rookie forward Ryan Carpenter scored his first National Hockey League goal against the Los Angeles Kings. The twenty-five-year-old was in just his fourth career NHL game.

First goal feelings. #SJSharks pic.twitter.com/TVxAW1hORq
— San Jose Sharks (@SanJoseSharks) December 1, 2016

Signed as a free agent out of Bowling Green State University, Carpenter has spent the past three seasons on the AHL affiliate of the San Jose Sharks. Last season, Carpenter recorded 18 goals and 37 assists in 66 games, and was one of the two All-Star representatives for the San Jose Barracuda. He was the winner of the AHL's Yanick Dupre Memorial Award in 2016, awarded to him for his outstanding contributions to the community.

First career goal for @CarpyDeuces and he earns himself an interview with @DanRusanowsky. Smile says it all #SJSharks pic.twitter.com/ujQ4rXofuY
— Ben Guerrero (@brguerrero) December 1, 2016

Carpenter played one game with the Sharks at the end of the 2015-16 season, and was a part of the Black Aces during the Stanley Cup run. Prior to the season, he was named as an alternate captain for the Barracuda. Ryan Carpenter is the first NHL player to come from Oviedo, Florida.