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Kevin McCarthy (born July 14, 1957 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada) is a former professional ice hockey player who played for the Vancouver Canucks, Philadelphia Flyers and the Pittsburgh Penguins during his career which included an appearance in the 1981 All-Star game in Los Angeles. McCarthy was drafted in the first round, 17th overall by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1977 NHL Amateur Draft. In 537 career games, he amassed 67 goals and 191 assists for 258 points as well as 527 PIMs. He retired after the '87-'88 season after playing much of the last 3 years with the Flyers' AHL affiliate, the Hershey Bears. He immediately jumped on as an assistant coach with the Bears. He went on to become an assistant coach with the Hartford Whalers before taking on head coaching duties with the American Hockey League's Springfield Falcons and the Beasts of New Haven. He's now the current National Hockey League assistant coach for the Carolina Hurricanes. He won the Stanley Cup Championship with Carolina in 2006.
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