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Born	February 3, 1981 (age 28),; Trail, British Columbia
Height; Weight	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m); 198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb)
Position	Defence
Shoots	Left
NHL team; F. teams	Atlanta Thrashers; Chicago Blackhawks; Vancouver Canucks; Salavat Yulaev Ufa
NHL Draft	23rd overall, 1999; Chicago Blackhawks
Pro career	2000 – present

Steve McCarthy (born February 3, 1981 in Trail, British Columbia) is a professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for the Atlanta Thrashers of the National Hockey League (NHL).

[edit] Playing career

McCarthy was drafted by the Chicago Blackhawks with the twenty-third pick in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft. He made his debut in the 1999–2000 NHL season and he recorded an assist on his first shift. After playing 134 games with the Blackhawks, he was traded to the Vancouver Canucks on August 22, 2005 in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft. He was then traded to the Atlanta Thrashers by the Vancouver Canucks for a conditional fourth-round pick.

On July 10, 2009, he was signed by the Anaheim Ducks, but on September 24 he was traded back to Atlanta, for future considerations, before ever playing a regular season game for Anaheim.

[edit] International play

McCarthy was captain of Team Canada at the 2000 World Juniors Championships in Sweden. He led the team to a bronze medal finish, as Canada defeated the United States in a shootout.

[edit] Honours and awards

WHL - East First All-Star Team (1999–00)
2000 World Juniors Championships - Bronze medal

[edit] Career statistics

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1996–97	Trail Smoke Eaters	BCHL	57	25	52	77	61	—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Edmonton Ice	WHL	2	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Edmonton Ice	WHL	58	11	29	40	59	—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Kootenay Ice	WHL	57	19	33	52	79	6	0	5	5	8
1999–00	Kootenay Ice	WHL	37	13	23	36	36	—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL	5	1	1	2	4	—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Norfolk Admirals	AHL	7	0	4	4	2	—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL	44	0	5	5	8	—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Norfolk Admirals	AHL	77	7	21	28	37	2	0	3	3	2
2001–02	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL	3	0	0	0	2	—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Norfolk Admirals	AHL	19	1	6	7	14	9	0	4	4	0
2002–03	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL	57	1	4	5	23	—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL	25	1	3	4	8	—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Vancouver Canucks	NHL	51	2	4	6	43	—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL	16	7	3	10	8	—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL	46	4	12	16	24	—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL	55	1	6	7	48	—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Salavat Yulaev Ufa	KHL	18	0	0	0	16	—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals			302	17	38	55	168	—	—	—	—	—
AHL totals			103	8	31	39	53	11	0	7	7	2
WHL totals			154	43	85	128	174	6	0	5	5	8

[edit] International

Year	Team	Event	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1999	Canada	WC U-18	3	0	1	1	0
2000	Canada	WJAC	7	0	2	2	0
2001	Canada	WJAC	7	1	1	2	6
Int'l totals			17	1	4	5	6

[edit] External links

Preceded by Mark Bell	Chicago Blackhawks first round draft pick 1999	Succeeded by Mikhail Yakubov

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