Terry Kenneth Carkner (born March 7, 1966) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played 13 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the New York Rangers, Quebec Nordiques, Philadelphia Flyers, Detroit Red Wings and Florida Panthers.

Carkner was the head coach of the club ice hockey team for Villanova University, the Icecats, for the 2004–05 season.

He would also play for team Canada in the 1986 World Junior Hockey Championships, where he won a silver medal.

Before the start of the 1987–88 season, he was traded to the Quebec Nordiques with Jeff Jackson for John Ogrodnick and David Shaw.

After playing two years in Detroit, he signed as a free agent for the Florida Panthers on a two-year, 1.2 million dollar deal.