Steve McCarthy (ice hockey)

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Steve McCarthy
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Steve McCarthy with the ZSC Lions after winning the championship in Switzerland in 2012.
Born (1981-02-03) February 3, 1981 (age 43)
Trail, BC, CAN
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
NHL Draft 23rd overall, 1999
Chicago Blackhawks
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.

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
Representing  Canada
Ice hockey
IIHF World U20 Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sweden
Bronze medal – third place 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

McCarthy while playing for the Vancouver Canucks

Regular season and playoffs

    Regular season   Playoffs
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
1999 Canada WJC18 3 0 1 1 0
2000 Canada WJC 3rd 7 0 2 2 0
2001 Canada WJC 3rd 7 1 1 2 6
Junior totals 17 1 4 5 6

Honours and awards

  • WHL - East First All-Star Team (1999–00)
  • 2012 Swiss champion with ZSC Lions

References

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Chicago Blackhawks first round draft pick
1999
Succeeded by
Mikhail Yakubov