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Ducks Trade McCarthy to Atlanta for Future Considerations
Thursday, Sep. 24th, 2009
ANAHEIM, Calif. – The Anaheim Ducks announced today that the National Hockey League (NHL) club has traded defenseman Steve McCarthy to the Atlanta Thrashers for future considerations.
McCarthy, 28 (2/3/81), appeared in two preseason contests with Anaheim, collecting an assist (0-1=1) with seven penalty minutes (PIM). He has appeared in 302 career NHL regular season games, recording 17-38=55 points with 168 PIM. McCarthy played last season in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), going scoreless with 16 PIM in 18 games with Ufa Salavat Yulayev. A native of Trail, British Columbia, McCarthy last appeared in the NHL with Atlanta in 2007-08, collecting 1-6=7 points with 48 PIM in 55 games. In 2006-07, he matched a personal best in points (4-12=16) while setting a career high in assists with the Thrashers.
Originally selected by Chicago in the first round (23rd overall) of the 1999 NHL Entry Draft, McCarthy has also played for the Blackhawks, Canucks and Thrashers during an eight-year NHL career. McCarthy spent his first four NHL seasons with Chicago before being acquired by Vancouver in exchange for a third-round selection in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft on Aug. 22, 2005. During his first season with the Canucks in 2005-06, he was acquired by Atlanta in exchange for a fourth-round selection in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft on Mar. 9, 2006. McCarthy was signed by Anaheim to a one-year contract on July 10, 2009.
McCarthy, 28 (2/3/81), appeared in two preseason contests with Anaheim, collecting an assist (0-1=1) with seven penalty minutes (PIM). He has appeared in 302 career NHL regular season games, recording 17-38=55 points with 168 PIM. McCarthy played last season in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), going scoreless with 16 PIM in 18 games with Ufa Salavat Yulayev. A native of Trail, British Columbia, McCarthy last appeared in the NHL with Atlanta in 2007-08, collecting 1-6=7 points with 48 PIM in 55 games. In 2006-07, he matched a personal best in points (4-12=16) while setting a career high in assists with the Thrashers.
Originally selected by Chicago in the first round (23rd overall) of the 1999 NHL Entry Draft, McCarthy has also played for the Blackhawks, Canucks and Thrashers during an eight-year NHL career. McCarthy spent his first four NHL seasons with Chicago before being acquired by Vancouver in exchange for a third-round selection in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft on Aug. 22, 2005. During his first season with the Canucks in 2005-06, he was acquired by Atlanta in exchange for a fourth-round selection in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft on Mar. 9, 2006. McCarthy was signed by Anaheim to a one-year contract on July 10, 2009.
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