John McCarthy (ice hockey)

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John McCarthy
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McCarthy with the San Jose Sharks in 2010
Born (1986-08-09) August 9, 1986 (age 36) [1]
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for San Jose Sharks
National teamFlag of the United States.svg  United States
NHL Draft 202nd overall, 2006
San Jose Sharks
Playing career 2009–2019
Coaching career 2019–present

John McCarthy (born August 9, 1986) is an American ice hockey coach and former left winger who currently is the head coach for the San Jose Barracuda in the American Hockey League (AHL). He formerly played with the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League (NHL). [1]

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Playing career

McCarthy played the 2004–05 season with the Des Moines Buccaneers of the United States Hockey League. He then played collegiate hockey with Boston University in the Hockey East before he was drafted by the San Jose Sharks, 202nd overall in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft.

McCarthy made his NHL debut on January 9, 2010, [2] and earned his first NHL point on October 21, 2010 against the Colorado Avalanche, by assisting Scott Nichol to score a game-tying goal at the end of the first period. [3] His first NHL goal was scored the next game, on October 23, against Nikolai Khabibulin of the Edmonton Oilers.

In the 2013–14 season, his fifth within the Sharks organization, McCarthy split the season between Worcester and San Jose, scoring 1 goal and assist in 36 games. [4]

On July 4, 2014, McCarthy signed as a free agent to a one-year, two-way contract with the St. Louis Blues. [5] On January 14, 2015, the St. Louis Blues loaned McCarthy back to the Worcester Sharks in exchange for Adam Burish to play for the Blues' AHL affiliate the Chicago Wolves. [6]

On July 1, 2015, McCarthy returned to the San Jose Sharks in full, signing a one-year, two-way contract as a free agent. [7] On July 11, 2016, McCarthy opted to return for a second season with the Barracuda, signing a one-year AHL contract as a free agent on July 11, 2016. [8] He re-signed with the Barracuda on April 19, 2018. [9]

On December 27, 2019, McCarthy announced his retirement for health reasons; he had suffered an Ischemic stroke on December 10 due to an undetected hole in his heart. Later in the day, he joined the Barracuda's coaching staff. [10] He was named the Barracuda's head coach on May 18, 2022. [11]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2003–04 St. John's Preparatory School HS Prep 2318173518—————
2004–05 Des Moines Buccaneers USHL 608101832—————
2005–06 Boston University HE 3222412—————
2006–07 Boston UniversityHE3923518—————
2007–08 Boston UniversityHE3843724—————
2008–09 Boston UniversityHE456232924—————
2009–10 Worcester Sharks AHL 74152742391123510
2009–10 San Jose Sharks NHL 40000—————
2010–11 San Jose SharksNHL372248—————
2010–11 Worcester SharksAHL25751213—————
2011–12 Worcester SharksAHL6520274741—————
2011–12 San Jose SharksNHL1000010—————
2012–13 Worcester SharksAHL659162512—————
2013–14 San Jose SharksNHL361124—————
2013–14 Worcester SharksAHL133479—————
2014–15 Chicago Wolves AHL2553811—————
2014–15Worcester SharksAHL3599188—————
2015–16 San Jose Barracuda AHL671629452240000
2015–16 San Jose SharksNHL10000—————
2016–17 San Jose BarracudaAHL67191433261525718
2017–18 San Jose BarracudaAHL561016261840110
2018–19 San Jose BarracudaAHL671317302641230
2019–20 San Jose BarracudaAHL184048—————
AHL totals577130167297233385111628
NHL totals8833622—————

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2018 United States OG 7th50002
Senior totals50002

Awards and honors

AwardYear
College
HE All-Tournament Team 2009
Swifts Beach Open Champion [12]

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References

  1. 1 2 "John McCarthy Stats and News". National Hockey League. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Detroit Red Wings at San Jose Sharks Box Score – January 9, 2010". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Sharks vs. Avalanche – 10/21/2010 – San Jose Sharks – Boxscore". San Jose Sharks. October 21, 2010. Archived from the original on October 25, 2010. Retrieved October 22, 2010.
  4. ↑ "Sharks Recall John McCarthy, Assign Matt Pelech". San Jose Sharks . October 4, 2013. Retrieved October 5, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Roundup: Blues sign McCarthy, Hurricanes ink Holmstrom". NBC Sports. July 4, 2014. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
  6. ↑ "John McCarthy Returns to Worcester". Archived from the original on February 2, 2015. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
  7. ↑ Ren Lavoie (July 1, 2015). "John McCarthy returns to San Jose". Twitter . Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Barracuda sign four players". San Jose Barracuda. July 11, 2016. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  9. ↑ "BARRACUDA RE-SIGN MCCARTHY TO ONE-YEAR DEAL". theahl.com. April 19, 2018. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Barracuda Captain John McCarthy Retiring Due to Health Reasons". San Jose Barracuda . December 27, 2019. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  11. ↑ "San Jose Barracuda announce changes to coaching staff". San Jose Barracuda . May 18, 2022. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
  12. ↑ "2013–14 Hockey East Media Guide". Hockey East. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
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