Tommy McCarthy (ice hockey player)

Tommy McCarthy
Date of birth	April 12, 1893
place of birth	St. Peter’s , Nova Scotia , Canada
date of death	December 28, 1959
Place of death	Sacramento , California , USA
size	180 cm
Weight	75 kg
position	Right wing
Shot hand	Right
Career stations
1914-1915	New York Irish-Americans
1915-1917	Brooklyn Crescents
1917-1918	New York Wanderers
1918-1919	Hamilton Tigers
1920	Quebec Bulldogs
1920-1921	Hamilton Tigers
1921-1922	Saskatoon / Moose Jaw Crescents
1922-1923	Seattle Metropolitans

Thomas Edward McCarthy (born April 12, 1893 in St. Peter’s , Nova Scotia , † December 28, 1959 in Sacramento , California , USA ) was a Canadian ice hockey player who played 35 games for Quebec during his active career between 1914 and 1923 Bulldogs and Hamilton Tigers in the National Hockey League on the position of right winger .

Career

McCarthy first made a name for himself in the New York City area , where he played for the New York Irish-Americans, Brooklyn Crescents and New York Wanderers in the amateur field between 1914 and 1918. He then moved back to his native Canada , where he was active for the Hamilton Tigers in the Ontario Hockey Association . With the team he won the Allan Cup in 1919 .

Then the winger switched to the professional field and ran from February 1920 for the Quebec Bulldogs in the National Hockey League . In twelve games in the 1919/20 season, he scored 18 points scorer . Prior to the 1920/21 season , the Quebec Bulldogs franchise was relocated to Hamilton and renamed Hamilton Tigers . McCarthy remained loyal to the team and went on the ice for the team in another 23 games in which he scored eleven times.

After the season, the attacker left the NHL and joined the Saskatoon Crescents from the Western Canada Hockey League , who moved to Moose Jaw during the 1921/22 season . McCarthy spent his last game year in the 1922/23 season with the Seattle Metropolitans in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association .

McCarthy died on December 28, 1959 at the age of 66 in Sacramento , California, USA .

Achievements and Awards

• 1916 AAHA Second All-Star Team
• 1917 AAHA First All-Star Team
• 1918 AAHA First All-Star Team
• 1919 Allan Cup win with the Hamilton Tigers

NHL statistics

	Seasons	Games	Gates	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes
Regular season	2	35	22nd	7th	29	10
Playoffs	-	-	-	-	-	-

Web links

• Tommy McCarthy at legendsofhockey.net (English)
• Tommy McCarthy at eliteprospects.com (English)