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.

[1] Born in Cornwall, Ontario, Cooper scored the winning goal for the Boston Bruins in the team's first NHL game on December 1, 1924.

Cooper later served as the Chief Scout with the Detroit Red Wings.

[citation needed] Cooper played senior lacrosse in Hamilton, Ontario in the early 1920s.

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