Born in New Haven, CT, at the age of 5, Carter moved to Nashville, where he played roller hockey until he was old enough to get on an ice hockey team. He grew up playing for the Total Package Hockey (TPH) program, where he then went on to play a few years in the NAHL for the Amarillo Bulls and managed to claim a National Championship. After Junior hockey, Carter moved on to play for University of Georgia’s Hockey Team, where he helped lead the team to 2 SECHC Championships and 3 National Championship Tournament appearances. Carter was selected for the ACHA Select Team that went to play in the 2019 Universiade Games in Krasnoyarsk, Russia. The same year he also claimed the honors of 2019 First Team All ACHA, First Team South Region, South Region MVP and SECHC MVP.