John McCarthy

Playing career McCarthy played the 2004–05 season with the Des Moines Buccaneers of the United States Hockey League. He then played collegiate hockey with Boston University in the Hockey East before he was drafted by the San Jose Sharks, 202nd overall in the 2006 NHL entry draft.

McCarthy made his NHL debut on January 9, 2010, and earned his first NHL point on October 21, 2010 against the Colorado Avalanche, by assisting Scott Nichol to score a game-tying goal at the end of the first period. His first NHL goal was scored the next game, on October 23, against Nikolai Khabibulin of the Edmonton Oilers.

In the 2013–14 season, his fifth within the Sharks organization, McCarthy split the season between Worcester and San Jose, scoring 1 goal and assist in 36 games.

On July 4, 2014, McCarthy signed as a free agent to a one-year, two-way contract with the St. Louis Blues. On January 14, 2015, the St. Louis Blues loaned McCarthy back to the Worcester Sharks in exchange for Adam Burish to play for the Blues' AHL affiliate the Chicago Wolves.

On July 1, 2015, McCarthy returned to the San Jose Sharks in full, signing a one-year, two-way contract as a free agent. On July 11, 2016, McCarthy opted to return for a second season with the Barracuda, signing a one-year AHL contract as a free agent on July 11, 2016. He re-signed with the Barracuda on April 19, 2018.

On December 27, 2019, McCarthy announced his retirement for health reasons; he had suffered an Ischemic stroke on December 10 due to an undetected hole in his heart. Later in the day, he joined the Barracuda's coaching staff. He was named the Barracuda's head coach on May 18, 2022.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2003–04 St. John's Preparatory School HS Prep 23 18 17 35 18 — — — — — 2004–05 Des Moines Buccaneers USHL 60 8 10 18 32 — — — — — 2005–06 Boston University HE 32 2 2 4 12 — — — — — 2006–07 Boston University HE 39 2 3 5 18 — — — — — 2007–08 Boston University HE 38 4 3 7 24 — — — — — 2008–09 Boston University HE 45 6 23 29 24 — — — — — 2009–10 Worcester Sharks AHL 74 15 27 42 39 11 2 3 5 10 2009–10 San Jose Sharks NHL 4 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2010–11 San Jose Sharks NHL 37 2 2 4 8 — — — — — 2010–11 Worcester Sharks AHL 25 7 5 12 13 — — — — — 2011–12 Worcester Sharks AHL 65 20 27 47 41 — — — — — 2011–12 San Jose Sharks NHL 10 0 0 0 10 — — — — — 2012–13 Worcester Sharks AHL 65 9 16 25 12 — — — — — 2013–14 San Jose Sharks NHL 36 1 1 2 4 — — — — — 2013–14 Worcester Sharks AHL 13 3 4 7 9 — — — — — 2014–15 Chicago Wolves AHL 25 5 3 8 11 — — — — — 2014–15 Worcester Sharks AHL 35 9 9 18 8 — — — — — 2015–16 San Jose Barracuda AHL 67 16 29 45 22 4 0 0 0 0 2015–16 San Jose Sharks NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2016–17 San Jose Barracuda AHL 67 19 14 33 26 15 2 5 7 18 2017–18 San Jose Barracuda AHL 56 10 16 26 18 4 0 1 1 0 2018–19 San Jose Barracuda AHL 67 13 17 30 26 4 1 2 3 0 2019–20 San Jose Barracuda AHL 18 4 0 4 8 — — — — — AHL totals 577 130 167 297 233 38 5 11 16 28 NHL totals 88 3 3 6 22 — — — — —

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2018 United States OG 7th 5 0 0 0 2 Senior totals 5 0 0 0 2

Awards and honors Award Year College HE All-Tournament Team 2009 Swifts Beach Open Champion