William Carrier (ice hockey)

William Carrier
Born	(1994-12-20) December 20, 1994 LaSalle, QC, CAN
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb)
Position	Left wing
Shoots	Left
NHL team (P) Cur. team	Buffalo Sabres Rochester Americans (AHL)
NHL Draft	57th overall, 2013 St. Louis Blues
Playing career	2014–present

William Carrier (born December 20, 1994) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward. He is currently playing with the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect for the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League (NHL). Carrier was selected by the St. Louis Blues in the 2nd round (57th overall) of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

He was born in LaSalle, Quebec, but grew up in Pierrefonds, Quebec.^[1] Carrier was selected in the fourth round, 61st overall at the 2010 QMJHL draft by the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles. He was a member of the Bronze Medal winning Team Canada at 2012 IIHF World U18 Championships.^[2] Leading up to the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, Carrier was lauded as a top-30 prospect.^[3]

On January 7, 2014, the Eagles traded Carrier along with Matthew Donnelly to the Drummondville Voltigeurs in exchange for Guillaume Gauthier, a first round pick in 2015, and a fifth round pick in 2014.^[4]

On February 28, 2014 The St Louis Blues traded Carrier along with Chris Stewart, Jaroslav Halak, and 1st and 3rd round draft picks for the 2014 NHL Draft to the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for netminder Ryan Miller and captain Steve Ott.

Awards and honours

Award	Year
IIHF World U18 Championship Bronze Medal (Team Canada)	2012	^[5]

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