Sandy McCarthy

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Sandy McCarthy (born June 15, 1972, Toronto, Ontario), is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He plays right wing.

[edit] Playing career

Sandy McCarthy was selected 52nd overall, in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft. He was selected as the 3rd choice of the Calgary Flames on June 22, 1991. He began playing hockey in the Georgian Bay Junior C Hockey League with the Midland Centennials and the Central Junior A Hockey League for the Hawkesbury Hawks. As a power forward, McCarthy played for the QMJHL Laval Titan in the 1989–90 season before being drafted by the Calgary Flames. He played one last season with the Titan. His next stop was during the 1992–93 season for the IHL's Salt 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 the Philadelphia Flyers for the next two seasons then a brief stint for the Carolina Hurricanes. McCarthy would then move on to the New 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 the Boston Bruins during the summer of 2003 then was claimed off waivers at the 2004 trade deadline by the Rangers. He remains an unrestricted free agent.

[edit] Transactions

March 24, 1998- Traded by the Calgary Flames, along with Calgary's 1998 3rd and 5th round draft choices, to the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for Jason Wiemer.

March 20, 1999- Traded by the Tampa Bay Lightning, along with Mikael Andersson, to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for Colin Forbes and Philadelphia's 1999 4th round draft choice.

March 14, 2000- Traded by the Philadelphia Flyers to the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for Kent 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 for Darren Langdon and Rob DiMaio.