Dan McCarthy

Daniel Patrick McCarthy (born April 7, 1958 ) is a Canadian coach and former professional ice hockey player. He played 5 games in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers during the 1980–81 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1978 to 1986, was mainly spent in the minor leagues.

Career

McCarthy worked as the general manager of the Connecticut Wolves junior hockey team. He stepped down as head coach early in 2000–01 after leading the team to two MJHL semifinal appearances in the team's first two years of operation. McCarthy returned to the bench during 2007–08 season as head coach of the Hartford Jr. Wolfpack in the AJHL.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1974–75 Stratford Cullitons OHA-B 36 23 37 60 73 — — — — — 1975–76 Sudbury Wolves OMJHL 65 17 30 47 23 17 1 7 8 8 1976–77 Sudbury Wolves OMJHL 54 23 32 55 76 6 0 3 3 12 1977–78 Sudbury Wolves OMJHL 68 30 51 82 96 — — — — — 1977–78 Toledo Goaldiggers IHL 9 2 4 6 9 — — — — — 1978–79 Flint Generals IHL 75 38 42 80 80 9 5 2 7 13 1979–80 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 26 6 3 9 8 — — — — — 1979–80 Richmond Rifles EHL 8 6 4 10 7 5 3 1 4 22 1980–81 New York Rangers NHL 5 4 0 4 4 — — — — — 1980–81 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 71 28 17 45 54 4 0 0 0 0 1981–82 Springfield Indians AHL 78 26 32 58 57 — — — — — 1982–83 Birmingham South Stars CHL 76 30 35 65 67 13 4 5 9 15 1983–4 Wiener EV AUT 10 2 9 11 28 — — — — — 1983–84 Baltimore Skipjacks AHL 27 8 11 19 8 — — — — — 1984–85 Baltimore Skipjacks AHL 32 3 11 14 15 15 3 4 7 18 1985–86 Springfield Indians AHL 33 7 9 16 46 — — — — — AHL totals 267 78 83 161 188 19 3 4 7 22 NHL totals 5 4 0 4 4 — — — — —