What is Matt Carle?
{{Infobox ice hockey player | image = Matt Carle - Tampa Bay Lightning.jpg | image_size = | caption = Carle with the Lightning in February 2013 | position = [[Defenceman|Defense]] | shoots = Left | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|9|25}} | birth_place = [[Anchorage, Alaska|Anchorage]], [[Alaska|AK]], [[United States|USA]] | death_date = | death_place = | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 0 | weight_lb = 205 | team = [[Tampa Bay Lightning]] | former_teams = [[San Jose Sharks]]<br>[[Philadelphia Flyers]] | league = [[National Hockey League|NHL]] | ntl_team = | draft = 47th overall | draft_year = 2003 | draft_team = [[San Jose Sharks]] | career_start = 2005 | career_end = }} '''Matthew Carle''' (born September 25, 1984) is an [[Americans|American]] professional [[ice hockey]] [[Defenceman|defenseman]]. He currently plays for the [[Tampa Bay Lightning]] of the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL). He has also played for the [[San Jose Sharks]] and [[Philadelphia Flyers]]. ==Career== Before playing in the NHL, Carle played parts of 2 seasons with the [[USA Hockey|US National Team Development Program]], 1 season with the [[Omaha Lancers|River City Lancers]] of the [[United States Hockey League]] (USHL), and 3 years of college hockey with the [[University of Denver]] Pioneers. During his time with the Pioneers, Carle won the [[Hobey Baker Award]] in 2006 for being the top [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] men's ice hockey player. He was also the only junior defenseman in history to win the award.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hobeybaker.com/awards/the-hobey-baker-memorial-award/past-winners/item/2006-winner|accessdate=2015-05-01|title=2006 Winner|publisher=Hobey Baker Memorial Award Foundation|archive-date=2015-04-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150423013617/http://www.hobeybaker.com/awards/the-hobey-baker-memorial-award/past-winners/item/2006-winner|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was drafted 47th overall by the [[San Jose Sharks]] in the [[2003 NHL Entry Draft]]. On March 25, 2006, Carle made his