- Sandy McCarthy
Infobox Ice Hockey Player
played_for =Calgary Flames Tampa Bay Lightning Philadelphia Flyers Carolina Hurricanes New York Rangers Boston Bruins
position = Right Winger
height_ft = 6
height_in = 3
weight_lb = 225
nationality = CAN
birth_date = Birth date and age|1972|6|15|mf=y
birth_place = Toronto, ON, CAN
draft = 52nd overall
draft_year = 1991
draft_team =Calgary Flames
career_start = 1992
career_end = 2004Sandy McCarthy (born
June 15 1972 ,Toronto, Ontario ), is aCanadian professionalice hockey player. He plays right wing.Playing career
Sandy McCarthy was selected 52nd overall, in the
1991 NHL Entry Draft . He was selected as the 3rd choice of theCalgary Flames onJune 22 1991 . He began playing hockey in the Georgian Bay Junior C Hockey League with the Midland Centennials and theCentral Junior A Hockey League for theHawkesbury Hawks . As a power forward, McCarthy played for the QMJHLLaval Titan in the 1989–90 season before being drafted by theCalgary Flames . He played one last season with the Titan. His next stop was during the 1992–93 season for the IHL'sSalt Lake Golden Eagles .He would stay in Calgary for the next five years before being traded, in 1998, to the
Tampa Bay Lightning , for a short stay. His next stop was with thePhiladelphia Flyers for the next two seasons then a brief stint for theCarolina Hurricanes . McCarthy would then move on to theNew York Rangers in August 2000 where he would have score a career season high 11 goals. The next season, he would score a career high in points with 23. He was then signed by theBoston Bruins during the summer of 2003 then was claimed offwaivers at the 2004 trade deadline by the Rangers. He remains anunrestricted free agent .Transactions
*March 24, 1998- Traded by the
Calgary Flames , along with Calgary's 1998 3rd and 5th round draft choices, to theTampa Bay Lightning in exchange forJason Wiemer .*March 20, 1999- Traded by the Tampa Bay Lightning, along with
Mikael Andersson , to thePhiladelphia Flyers in exchange forColin Forbes and Philadelphia's 1999 4th round draft choice.*March 14, 2000- Traded by the Philadelphia Flyers to the
Carolina Hurricanes in exchange forKent Manderville .*August 4, 2000- Traded by the Carolina Hurricanes, along with Carolina's 2001 4th round draft choice, to the
New York Rangers in exchange forDarren Langdon andRob DiMaio .*August 12, 2003- Signed as a free agent with the
Boston Bruins .*March 9, 2004- Claimed on waivers by the New York Rangers from the Boston Bruins.
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