Steve McCarthy (ice hockey)
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Steve McCarthy with the ZSC Lions after winning the championship in Switzerland in 2012.
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| Born | February 3, 1981 Trail, BC, CAN |
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| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| ECHL team Former teams |
Kalamazoo Wings Chicago Blackhawks Vancouver Canucks Atlanta Thrashers Salavat Yulaev Ufa TPS ZSC Lions |
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| NHL Draft | 23rd overall, 1999 Chicago Blackhawks |
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| Playing career | 2000–present | ||
Steve McCarthy (born February 3, 1981) is a professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing for the Kalamazoo Wings of the ECHL. McCarthy has previously played in the National Hockey League with the Chicago Blackhawks, Vancouver Canucks and the Atlanta Thrashers.
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Playing career
McCarthy was drafted by the Chicago Blackhawks with the twenty-third pick in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft. He made his debut in the 1999–2000 NHL season and he recorded an assist on his first shift. After playing 134 games with the Blackhawks, he was traded to the Vancouver Canucks on August 22, 2005 in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft. He was then traded to the Atlanta Thrashers by the Canucks for a conditional fourth-round pick. on March 9, 2006[1]
In the 2008-09 season, McCarthy left the NHL and signed a one-year contract with Russian team Salavat Yulaev Ufa of the newly formed Kontinental Hockey League. McCarthy struggled to adapt to the European transition and went scoreless in just 18 games with Ufa.
On July 10, 2009, McCarthy returned to the North America when he was signed by the Anaheim Ducks on a one-year contract.[2] However, on September 24, before ever playing a game with the Ducks prior to the 2009-10 season McCarthy was traded back to Atlanta, for future considerations.[3]
On October 1, 2010, McCarthy, went back to Europe, signing with TPS, whose squad had been decimated by in defence. He played 32 games in his only season for the team.
McCarthy signed a one-year deal with the ZSC Lions of the Swiss National League A on October 16, 2011, to play under former NHL coach Bob Hartley.[4] On April 17, 2012 - with just 2.5 seconds left in regulation time - he scored the game-winning goal in game 7 of the Swiss playoff finals for ZSC Lions.
Helping the Lions to claim the title, McCarthy followed Bob Hartley, as the newly appointed head coach of the Calgary Flames, back to North America and signed with Flames AHL affiliate, the Abbotsford Heat after a successful try-out on October 7, 2012.[5] McCarthy though was released by the Flames on January 18, 2013 and five days later on January 23, rejoined ZSC Lions for the remainder of the campaign.
In the 2014-15 season, McCarthy as a free agent belatedly signed a professional tryout contract with the AHL's Springfield Falcons on November 11, 2014. He played three games before being released.[6] On February 23, 2015, he was again signed in the AHL in agreeing to a try-out contract with the Iowa Wild.[7]
As an unsigned free agent over the summer, McCarthy continued his playing career by signing a one-year contract with the Kalamazoo Wings of the ECHL on October 3, 2015.[8]
International play
| Medal record | ||
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Representing  Canada |
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| Ice hockey | ||
| IIHF World U20 Championship | ||
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2000 Sweden | |
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2001 Russia | |
McCarthy was captain of Team Canada at the 2000 World Juniors Championships in Sweden. He led the team to a bronze medal finish, as Canada defeated the United States in a shootout.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1996–97 | Trail Smoke Eaters | BCHL | 57 | 25 | 52 | 77 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Edmonton Ice | WHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Edmonton Ice | WHL | 58 | 11 | 29 | 40 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Kootenay Ice | WHL | 57 | 19 | 33 | 52 | 79 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 1999–00 | Kootenay Ice | WHL | 37 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 44 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 77 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2001–02 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 19 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2002–03 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 57 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 25 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 51 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 16 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 46 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 55 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | KHL | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 25 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | TPS | SM-l | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 27 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 2012–13 | Abbotsford Heat | AHL | 30 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 2014–15 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Iowa Wild | AHL | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 302 | 17 | 38 | 55 | 168 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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| 1999 | Canada | WJC18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2000 | Canada | WJC |  |
7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2001 | Canada | WJC | |
7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| Junior totals | 17 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
Honours and awards
References
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External links
- Steve McCarthy's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Steve McCarthy's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
| Awards and achievements | ||
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| Preceded by | Chicago Blackhawks first round draft pick 1999 |
Succeeded by Mikhail Yakubov |
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- 1981 births
- Abbotsford Heat players
- Atlanta Thrashers players
- Canadian people of Irish descent
- Canadian ice hockey defencemen
- Chicago Blackhawks draft picks
- Chicago Blackhawks players
- Chicago Wolves players
- Edmonton Ice players
- Expatriate ice hockey players in Russia
- Iowa Wild players
- Kalamazoo Wings (ECHL) players
- Kootenay Ice players
- Living people
- National Hockey League first round draft picks
- Norfolk Admirals players
- Salavat Yulaev Ufa players
- Sportspeople from Trail, British Columbia
- Springfield Falcons players
- Vancouver Canucks players
- ZSC Lions players
- Ice hockey people from British Columbia
