Tom McCarthy (ice hockey b. 1960)

For other people named Tom McCarthy, see Tom McCarthy (disambiguation).

Tom McCarthy
Born	June 31, 1960 (1960-06-31) Toronto, ON, CAN
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position	Forward
Shot	Left
Played for	NHL Minnesota North Stars Boston Bruins AHL Moncton Golden Flames Maine Mariners
NHL Draft	10th overall, 1979 Minnesota North Stars
Playing career	1979–1988

Tom McCarthy (born July 31, 1960) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 460 games in the National Hockey League. He played for the Minnesota North Stars and Boston Bruins.

Playing career

He was the number 1 overall pick in the 1977 OMJHL Midget Draft, making him one of two players drafted ahead of Wayne Gretzky. He had 69 goals for the Oshawa Generals in the 1978–79 season.

In the 1979 NHL Entry Draft, he was chosen in the first round (tenth overall) by the Minnesota North Stars. He was selected to play in the 1983 NHL All-Star Game and finished the season with 39 goals. He went on to play seven seasons for the North Stars and two for the Boston Bruins, finishing his career with 178 goals and 399 points. He had 12 goals and 38 points in the playoffs.

Legal trouble

After he retired he became involved with drug dealer Carl Thompsen. His activities ended up with McCarthy receiving a sentence of five years and ten months for conspiracy to traffic drugs in 1994. As he was considered an illegal alien by U.S. authorities, he ended up serving part of his sentence at Leavenworth Penitentiary Federal Prison. After being transferred to a Canadian prison to complete his sentence, he was released in 1998.

Later life

After release from prison, he became a junior hockey coach in Mississauga, Ontario.

He coached the Huntsville Otters of the OPJHL.^{[citation needed]}

McCarthy also coached the Trenton Golden Hawks of the OJHL.

On June 27, 2011 McCarthy was named head coach of the North Bay Trappers Junior "A" Hockey Club of the NOJHL,

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1976–77	Kingston Canadiens	OMJHL		2	1	0	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
1976–77	North York Rangers	OPJHL		43	49	47	96	12		—	—	—	—	—
1977–78	Oshawa Generals	OMJHL		62	47	46	93	72		—	—	—	—	—
1978–79	Oshawa Generals	OMJHL		63	69	75	144	98		—	—	—	—	—
1979–80	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		68	16	20	36	39		15	5	6	11	20
1980–81	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		62	23	25	48	62		8	0	3	3	6
1981–82	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		40	12	30	42	36		4	0	2	2	4
1982–83	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		80	28	48	76	59		9	2	4	6	9
1983–84	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		66	39	31	70	49		8	1	4	5	6
1984–85	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		44	16	21	37	36		7	0	2	2	0
1985–86	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		25	12	12	24	12		—	—	—	—	—
1986–87	Boston Bruins	NHL		68	30	29	59	31		4	1	1	2	4
1986–87	Moncton Golden Flames	AHL		2	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	Boston Bruins	NHL		7	2	5	7	6		13	3	4	7	18
1987–88	Maine Mariners	AHL		17	7	6	13	14		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				460	178	221	399	330		68	12	26	38	67

External links

• article at Slam Sports
• U.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons listing
• page at Hockey Draft Central
• Tom McCarthy's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Tom McCarthy's biography at Legends of Hockey

Preceded by Craig Hartsburg

Minnesota North Stars first round draft pick 1979

Succeeded by Brad Palmer