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.

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.[citation needed]

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.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
1916–17Montreal Canada CementMCHL——————————
1917–18Hamilton TigersOHA Sr——————————
1918–19Hamilton TigersOHA Sr7112——————
1919–20Hamilton TigersOHA Sr618220—22020
1920–21Hamilton TigersOHA Sr1014216——————
1921–22Hamilton TigersOHA Sr1022123——————
1922–23Hamilton TigersOHA Sr1220727—21122
1923–24Hamilton TigersOHA Sr1033740—2516—
1924–25Boston BruinsNHL125384—————
1925–26Boston BruinsNHL362833110—————
1926–27Boston BruinsNHL100000—————
1926–27Montreal CanadiensNHL1493121630000
1927–28Detroit CougarsNHL431521732—————
1928–29Detroit CougarsNHL43189271420002
1929–30Detroit CougarsNHL4418183614—————
1930–31Detroit FalconsNHL4414142810—————
1931–32Detroit FalconsNHL483581120000
1932–33Detroit OlympicsIHL20000—————
1933–34Detroit OlympicsIHL37116171661122
1934–35Windsor BulldogsIHL144594—————
1934–35Detroit OlympicsIHL12246030002
NHL totals2941105716711170002

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Preceded byGeorge HayDetroit Falcons captain 1931–32Succeeded byDetroit Red Wings captains Larry Aurie