Carson Soucy

Carson Soucy is a Canadian defenceman who has built a long NHL career on size, penalty killing and shot blocking. Soucy came up with the Minnesota Wild, was taken by the Seattle Kraken in the 2021 expansion draft, and went on to play for Vancouver, the New York Rangers and the New York Islanders. Soucy split the 2025-26 season between the two New York clubs and reached unrestricted free agency on 1 July 2026.

Position	Defence, shoots left
Born	27 July 1994, Viking, Alberta
Drafted	137th overall, 2013, by Minnesota
College	Minnesota Duluth
NHL teams	Minnesota, Seattle, Vancouver, NY Rangers, NY Islanders
Milestones	Passed 400 NHL games, 30 goals and 90 points
Known for	A six-foot-four shutdown defender, penalty killer and shot blocker

Corey Perry hilariously trolls Brock Boeser in the middle of a scrum; fans couldn’t stop laughing at his perfectly executed move

Fans couldn't stop laughing at this

Carson Soucy reveals exactly what he said to Connor McDavid after the cross-check to the Oilers’ superstar’s face

This is what he said after the cross-check

Fans were left absolutely furious after Carson Soucey’s one-game suspension for cross-checking Connor McDavid

They all say the exact same thing about it

Connor McDavid receives a nasty cross-check to the face after the final buzzer of Game 3

This could've ended bad for McDavid