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John Carlson

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John Carlson (born January 10, 1990) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman and alternate captain for the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted by the Capitals in the first round, 27th overall, in the 2008 NHL entry draft after playing a year in the United States Hockey League (USHL) with the Indiana Ice. Before reaching the NHL, Carlson played junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) with the London Knights and played professionally with the Capitals' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Hershey Bears. He also participated internationally for the United States in the 2010 World Juniors and 2014 Winter Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). John Carlson is the 653rd most popular hockey player (down from 624th in 2024), the 20,377th most popular biography from United States (down from 19,889th in 2019) and the 38th most popular American Hockey Player.

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, John Carlson ranks 653 out of 676. Before him are Rick DiPietro, Dominik Kubalík, Alexander Vasyunov, Jamie Benn, Erik Gustafsson, and Tobias Hauke. After him are Rasmus Dahlin, Dan Boyle, Marko Daňo, Derek Boogaard, Sean Avery, and Elvis Merzļikins.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1990, John Carlson ranks 1,338. Before him are Dave Bulthuis, Đorđe Gagić, Alfredo Mejía, Nadine Broersen, Lauritz Schoof, and Ivo Pinto. After him are Fausto Rossi, Marats Kasems, Manoel, Žarko Tomašević, Dirk Uittenbogaard, and Alexa Guarachi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Carlson ranks 20,385 out of 20,380. Before him are Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (1970), Sadie Stanley (2001), Christian Cantwell (1980), Derrick Favors (1991), Ali Landry (1973), and Alyssa Naeher (1988). After him are DJ Drama (1978), Max Burkholder (1997), Zachary Donohue (1991), Cody Horn (1988), Justin Meram (1988), and Tunde Adebimpe (1975).

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In United States

Among hockey players born in United States, John Carlson ranks 38. Before him are Doug Weight (1971), Joe Pavelski (1984), Phil Kessel (1987), Jonathan Quick (1986), Brooks Orpik (1980), and Rick DiPietro (1981). After him are Bryan Berard (1977), Robert Esche (1978), Jamie Langenbrunner (1975), Matthew Tkachuk (1997), Brian Rolston (1973), and Mike Dunham (1972).

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