Education
Carpenter attended Northern Michigan University between 1990 and 1994.
Carpenter attended Northern Michigan University between 1990 and 1994.
Between 1995 and 1997 he played in the ECHL and the West Coast Hockey League before moving to the United Kingdom, where he played until he retired from ice hockey in 2005. Whilst there he played for the ice hockey team, the Wildcats, and was honoured by both the league and the team After university, Carpenter joined the Richmond Renegades in the ECHL for the 1995-1996 season.
The following season he went to the United Kingdom where he joined the Solihull Blaze in the British National League (BNL), before he returned to the United States to finish the season with the Fresno Falcons in the West Coast Hockey League.
Foreign the 1997-1998 season Carpenter returned to the United Kingdom to join the Nottingham Panthers in the Ice Hockey Superleague (ISL). He joined the Coventry Blaze in the second tier BNL in 2001-2002.
Coventry joined the new first tier Elite Ice Hockey League for 2003-2004 season where Carpenter played.
Named to the Western Collegiate Hockey Association 2nd All-League Team in 1994. Named to the Western Collegiate Hockey Association All-Academic Team in 1993 and 1994. Awarded the Northern Michigan University Tom Laidlaw Best defenceman Award in 1992, 1993 and 1994. Named to the British National League First All Star Team in 2003.