Background
Carroll was born in Toronto, Ontario, but grew up in nearby Pickering.
Carroll was born in Toronto, Ontario, but grew up in nearby Pickering.
Carroll was drafted in the second round (38th overall) by the New York Islanders in the 1979 National Hockey League Entry Draft from the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). Carroll played two more seasons in the National Hockey League with the Detroit Red Wings before retiring from professional hockey in 1987. He has three sons, in order of birth, Michael and Matthew, who played professional lacrosse for the Toronto Rock of the NLL, while the youngest, Marcus Carroll, played professional ice hockey with the Utah Grizzlies of the ECHL.