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1978 NHL DRAFT PICK
Dan McCarthy
Selected in 15th round
No. 223 overall by New York Rangers

Born April 7, 1958
Position: Center
Height: 5-9   Weight: 170
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Sudbury (OMJHL)                            
Birthplace: St. Mary's, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown: St. Mary's, Ontario
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1974-75 StratfordJr. B 3623 3760 73
1975-76 SudburyOMJHL 6517 3047 23
1976-77 SudburyOMJHL 5423 3255 76
1977-78 SudburyOMJHL 6830 5181 96
NHL CAREER
Debut: November 1, 1980 (N.Y. Rangers at Montreal)
Numbers:  28 (N.Y. Rangers)
Stanley Cup: Never won.  Playing Status: Retired 1986
CAREER NHL STATISTICS
YearsTeamsGPGATPPIM
1980-81 N.Y. Rangers5 404 4

NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous:
Scored two goals in his first NHL game. The goals came at 11:54 and 12:07 of the third period in N.Y. Rangers' 7-4 loss at Montreal. ... Traded by N.Y. Rangers to Minnesota in exchange for Shawn Dineen on Aug. 23, 1982, but never played for parent team.
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: Flint (IHL); Richmond (EHL); New Haven, Springfield (AHL); Birmingham (CHL); Baltimore (AHL)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
1979-80:
Played on AHL regular-season champion (New Haven).
1983-84: Played on AHL regular-season champion (Baltimore).
Coaching Career: Named self coach of Connecticut Wolves (U.S. Jr. B) prior to team's inaugural 1999-00 season and remained in that position through 2000-01 season.
Management Career: Founded Connecticut Wolves (U.S. Jr. B) organization in 1998 and served as team's president and general manager through 2002-03 season.
Miscellaneous: Spent part of 1984-85 season playing in Europe. ... Returned to New Haven area after his retirement and founded the Do It Right Foundation to help young hockey players prepare for college.
Personal: Full name is Daniel Michael McCarthy.

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SNAPSHOT '78
Total Selected: 234
Forwards: 143
Defense: 67
Goaltenders: 24
Major Junior: 127
College Players: 80
Canadian: 170
Euro-Canadian: 0
USA Citizens: 47
U.S.-Born: 47
European: 17
Reached NHL: 95
Won Stanley Cup: 16
Hall of Fame: 1
All-Star Game: 18
Year-end All-Star: 1
Olympians: 16
Picks Traded: 46
 
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