John McCarthy (ice hockey)

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]

John McCarthy
McCarthy with the San Jose Sharks in 2010
Born (1986-08-09) August 9, 1986[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 team  United States
NHL Draft 202nd overall, 2006
San Jose Sharks
Playing career 2009–2019
Coaching career 2019–present

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 Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2003–04 St. John's Preparatory School HS Prep 23 18 17 35 18 — — — — —
2004–05 Des Moines Buccaneers USHL 60 8 10 18 32 — — — — —
2005–06 Boston University HE 32 2 2 4 12 — — — — —
2006–07 Boston University HE 39 2 3 5 18 — — — — —
2007–08 Boston University HE 38 4 3 7 24 — — — — —
2008–09 Boston University HE 45 6 23 29 24 — — — — —
2009–10 Worcester Sharks AHL 74 15 27 42 39 11 2 3 5 10
2009–10 San Jose Sharks NHL 4 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2010–11 San Jose Sharks NHL 37 2 2 4 8 — — — — —
2010–11 Worcester Sharks AHL 25 7 5 12 13 — — — — —
2011–12 Worcester Sharks AHL 65 20 27 47 41 — — — — —
2011–12 San Jose Sharks NHL 10 0 0 0 10 — — — — —
2012–13 Worcester Sharks AHL 65 9 16 25 12 — — — — —
2013–14 San Jose Sharks NHL 36 1 1 2 4 — — — — —
2013–14 Worcester Sharks AHL 13 3 4 7 9 — — — — —
2014–15 Chicago Wolves AHL 25 5 3 8 11 — — — — —
2014–15 Worcester Sharks AHL 35 9 9 18 8 — — — — —
2015–16 San Jose Barracuda AHL 67 16 29 45 22 4 0 0 0 0
2015–16 San Jose Sharks NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2016–17 San Jose Barracuda AHL 67 19 14 33 26 15 2 5 7 18
2017–18 San Jose Barracuda AHL 56 10 16 26 18 4 0 1 1 0
2018–19 San Jose Barracuda AHL 67 13 17 30 26 4 1 2 3 0
2019–20 San Jose Barracuda AHL 18 4 0 4 8 — — — — —
AHL totals 577 130 167 297 233 38 5 11 16 28
NHL totals 88 3 3 6 22 — — — — —

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2018 United States OG 7th 5 0 0 0 2
Senior totals 5 0 0 0 2

Awards and honors
Award Year
College
HE All-Tournament Team 2009
Swifts Beach Open Champion [12]

References
  1. "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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