Jack McCartan
| Jack McCartan | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Born |
August 5, 1935 Saint Paul, MN, USA | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Caught | Left | ||
| Played for |
New York Rangers Minnesota Fighting Saints | ||
| National team |
 United States | ||
| Playing career | 1959–1975 | ||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's ice hockey | ||
Representing the  United States
| ||
| Olympic Games | ||
 |
1960 Squaw Valley | Team competition |
John William "Jack" McCartan (born August 5, 1935) was a goaltender for the gold-medal-winning 1960 United States hockey team. He is also a member of the United States Hockey Hall of Fame, inducted in 1983.
McCartan was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota. He was a college standout at the University of Minnesota from 1955-1958. McCartan also played baseball at Minnesota.[1] McCartan was named First Team All-America after the 1957-1958 season. He played for the bronze medal winning US team in baseball at the 1959 Pan American Games.[2] After graduating, he joined the U.S. Army. While in the army, he joined the United States Olympic hockey team. His heroics helped the U.S. team defeat such powerful teams as Canada, the Soviet Union, and Czechoslovakia and win the gold medal at Squaw Valley. For his efforts, he was named as the "All-World" goaltender of the Winter Games.
He could not duplicate his success in the National Hockey League. The New York Rangers gave him a four-game trial late in the 1959–60 season and he did quite well, the highlight being a save on Gordie Howe of the Detroit Red Wings. Coach Alf Pike decided to alternate Gump Worsley and McCartan in 1960–61, but when McCartan gave up 36 goals in 7½ games, Worsley became the full-time goaltender and McCartan was demoted to the minors. He played for several minor league teams over the next several years. He played in the Eastern Professional League, Western League, Central League, and World Hockey Association. In the early 1970s he resurfaced when the Minnesota Fighting Saints of the World Hockey Association signed him, but he retired after two seasons.
He later scouted for the Vancouver Canucks.
Awards and honours
| Award | Year |
|---|---|
| All-WIHL First Team | 1956–57 |
| All-WIHL First Team | 1957–58 |
| AHCA West All-American | 1957–58 |
- Named Best Goaltender at Olympic Games (1960)
- WHL Second All-Star Team (1969)
- WHL First All-Star Team (1970, 1971)
References
- Jack McCartan biography at Legends of Hockey (archived)
- 1935 births
- Living people
- Eastern Professional Hockey League (1959–63) players
- Baseball players from Minnesota
- Ice hockey people from Minnesota
- Sportspeople from Saint Paul, Minnesota
- Ice hockey players at the 1960 Winter Olympics
- Los Angeles Blades players
- Medalists at the 1960 Winter Olympics
- Minnesota Fighting Saints players
- Minnesota Golden Gophers baseball players
- Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey players
- Minnesota Rangers players
- New York Rangers players
- Olympic gold medalists for the United States in ice hockey
- Olympic ice hockey players of the United States
- Omaha Knights (CHL) players
- St. Louis Braves players
- San Diego Gulls (WHL) players
- San Francisco Seals (ice hockey) players
- United States Army soldiers
- United States Hockey Hall of Fame inductees
- Vancouver Canucks scouts
- American ice hockey goaltenders
- Baseball players at the 1959 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States