Tom McCarthy
Player profile and career history
L · #11
Tom McCarthy was a left wing. Born July 31, 1960 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, he stood 6'2", weighed 200 lbs and shot left. He was drafted in 1979 (round 1, 10th overall) by the MNS. In 460 NHL regular-season games he had 178 goals and 221 assists for 399 points.
NHL regular-season career
- Games
- 460
- Goals
- 178
- Assists
- 221
- Points
- 399
All supplied career statistics
- Assists
- 221
- Game Winning Goals
- 28
- Games Played
- 460
- Goals
- 178
- Ot Goals
- 2
- Pim
- 330
- Plus Minus
- 52
- Points
- 399
- Power Play Goals
- 46
- Power Play Points
- 119
- Shooting Pctg
- 0.1916
- Shorthanded Goals
- 3
- Shorthanded Points
- 6
- Shots
- 929
NHL playoff career
- Games
- 68
- Goals
- 12
- Assists
- 26
- Points
- 38
All supplied career statistics
- Assists
- 26
- Game Winning Goals
- 1
- Games Played
- 68
- Goals
- 12
- Ot Goals
- 0
- Pim
- 67
- Plus Minus
- -11
- Points
- 38
- Power Play Goals
- 5
- Power Play Points
- 17
- Shooting Pctg
- 0.1176
- Shorthanded Goals
- 0
- Shorthanded Points
- 1
- Shots
- 102
NHL career scoring rates
- Goals / game
- 0.39
- Assists / game
- 0.48
- Points / game
- 0.87
- Shots / game
- 2.02
Regular-season career totals divided by games played. Missing values stay blank.
NHL season record highs
Highest supplied regular-season team records. Split-team seasons are kept separate; these are not combined season totals. Ties show one recorded season.
- Goals
- 39 1983–84 · Minnesota North Stars
- Assists
- 48 1982–83 · Minnesota North Stars
- Points
- 76 1982–83 · Minnesota North Stars
- Shots
- 171 1982–83 · Minnesota North Stars
Teams & leagues through the years
Every team and league recorded in this player's supplied season history, including junior, minor-league and international appearances. Multiple teams in a season are listed together; transfer dates and their order are not supplied.
1988–89
- AsiagoItaly
1987–88
- MaineAHL
Boston BruinsNHL
1986–87
- MonctonAHL
Boston BruinsNHL
1985–86
1984–85
1983–84
1982–83
1981–82
1980–81
- MinnesotaDN-Cup
Minnesota North StarsNHL
1979–80
1978–79
- OshawaOMJHL
1977–78
- OshawaOMJHL
1976–77
- North YorkMTHL
- KingstonOMJHL
Coverage follows NHL's published player record. Earlier youth teams, loans, transfers and seasons absent from that source may be missing. A missing season does not imply the player was inactive.
Season-by-season history
All seasons and leagues supplied by the NHL player feed. NHL, junior and minor-league rows stay separate; this is not a guarantee of every game in a player's career.
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| Season | League | Team | Type | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | +/− | Shots | PPG | PPP | SHG | SHP | GWG | OTG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988–89 | Italy | Asiago | Regular | 19 | 9 | 26 | 35 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1987–88 | AHL | Maine | Regular | 17 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1987–88 | NHL | Regular | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1987–88 | NHL | Playoffs | 13 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1986–87 | AHL | Moncton | Regular | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1986–87 | NHL | Regular | 68 | 30 | 29 | 59 | 31 | 9 | 121 | 7 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | All stats
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| 1986–87 | NHL | Playoffs | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1985–86 | NHL | Regular | 25 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 12 | -3 | 45 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | All stats
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| 1984–85 | NHL | Regular | 44 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 36 | 2 | 80 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | All stats
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| 1984–85 | NHL | Playoffs | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1983–84 | NHL | Regular | 66 | 39 | 31 | 70 | 49 | 16 | 165 | 16 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | All stats
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| 1983–84 | NHL | Playoffs | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | -2 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | All stats
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| 1982–83 | NHL | Regular | 80 | 28 | 48 | 76 | 59 | 19 | 171 | 4 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | All stats
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| 1982–83 | NHL | Playoffs | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1981–82 | NHL | Regular | 40 | 12 | 30 | 42 | 36 | 10 | 89 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | All stats
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| 1981–82 | NHL | Playoffs | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1980–81 | DN-Cup | Minnesota | Regular | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1980–81 | NHL | Regular | 62 | 23 | 25 | 48 | 62 | 3 | 147 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | All stats
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| 1980–81 | NHL | Playoffs | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1979–80 | NHL | Regular | 68 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 39 | -7 | 101 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | All stats
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| 1979–80 | NHL | Playoffs | 15 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 20 | -4 | 28 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1978–79 | OMJHL | Oshawa | Regular | 63 | 69 | 75 | 144 | 98 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1978–79 | OMJHL | Oshawa | Playoffs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1977–78 | OMJHL | Oshawa | Regular | 62 | 47 | 46 | 93 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1977–78 | OMJHL | Oshawa | Playoffs | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1976–77 | MTHL | North York | Regular | 43 | 49 | 47 | 96 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1976–77 | OMJHL | Kingston | Regular | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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NHL game-by-game archive
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Recent NHL games
| Date | Opponent | Goals | Assists | Points | Time on ice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988-05-22 | EDM | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1988-05-12 | NJD | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1988-05-10 | NJD | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1988-05-08 | NJD | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1988-05-06 | NJD | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
Career refresh is delayed. The last imported record is retained.
Profile updated Oct 15, 8:45 am EDT. Missing stats are shown as –.