was born in Natick, Massachusetts, and lived in Marlborough, Massachusetts. His family moved to the Colonia section of Woodbridge Township, New Jersey, when he was five years old. Carlson has an older brother, Andrew, whom he played high school hockey with for one season. Carlson is of Swedish descent on his father's side and Italian on his mother's. On September 6, 2014, Carlson married his long-time girlfriend Gina Nucci, and in June 2015, they had their firstborn child, a son named Lucca. They had their second child, a boy named Rudy, in May 2018. The couple welcomed their third child, a boy named Sawyer, in November of 2020. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs International Awards and honors References External links 1990 births American men's ice hockey defensemen American people of Swedish descent Hershey Bears players Ice hockey players from Massachusetts Ice hockey players from New Jersey Indiana Ice players Living people National Hockey League first-round draft picks Olympic ice hockey players of the United States Ice hockey players at the 2014 Winter Olympics People from Natick, Massachusetts People from Woodbridge Township, New Jersey Sportspeople from Middlesex County, Massachusetts Sportspeople from Middlesex County, New Jersey St. Joseph High School (Metuchen, New Jersey) alumni Washington Capitals draft picks Washington Capitals players Stanley Cup champions