Tom McCarthy (ice hockey, born 1960)
| Tom McCarthy | |||
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| Born |
July 31, 1960 Toronto, ON, CAN |
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| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| 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 |
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| NHL Draft | 10th overall, 1979 Minnesota North Stars |
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| Playing career | 1979–1988 | ||
Thomas Joseph McCarthy (born July 31, 1960) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He played 460 games in the National Hockey League for the Minnesota North Stars and Boston Bruins. McCarthy is currently the head coach of the HSC Csíkszereda of the Romanian Hockey League (RHL).
McCarthy was born in Toronto, Ontario. He was the first 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.
After he retired from the NHL he became involved with drug dealer Carl Thompsen. His activities ended up with McCarthy receiving an unprecedented sentence of five years and ten months for conspiracy to traffic Marijuana 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.
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