Steve McCarthy

Steve McCarthy (born February 3, 1981) is a professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for the ZSC Lions of National League A.
==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 Canucks for a conditional fourth-round pick. on March 9, 2006
In the 2008-09 season, McCarthy left the NHL and signed a one-year contract with Russian team Salavat Yulaev Ufa of the newly formed Kontinental Hockey League. McCarthy struggled to adapt to the European transition and went scoreless in just 18 games with Ufa. 
On July 10, 2009, McCarthy returned to the North America when he was signed by the Anaheim Ducks on a one-year contract. However, on September 24, before ever playing a game with the Ducks prior to the 2009-10 season McCarthy was traded back to Atlanta, for future considerations.
On October 1, 2010, McCarthy, went back to Europe, signing with TPS, whose squad had been decimated by injuries in defence. He played 32 games in his only season for the team.
McCarthy signed with the ZSC Lions on October 16, 2011. 
==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.
==Honours and awards==
* WHL - East First All-Star Team (1999–00)
== Career statistics ==
===Regular season and playoffs===
  	  	  	 	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	 	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	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 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10	Chicago Wolves 	AHL 	 	25 	2 	5 	7 	28 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals 	NHL totals 	NHL totals	 	302 	17 	38 	55 	168 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
AHL totals 	AHL totals 	AHL totals	 	128 	10 	36 	46 	81 	 	11 	0 	7 	7 	2
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
===International===
Year 	Team 	Comp 	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1999 	Canada 	WJC18 	3 	0	1	1 	0
2000 	Canada 	WJC 	7 	0	2	2 	0
2001 	Canada 	WJC 	7 	1	1	2 	6
Junior Int'l totals	Junior Int'l totals	Junior Int'l totals	17	1	4	5 	6
==References==
==External links==
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Category:Born in 1981
Category:Atlanta Thrashers players
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Chicago Blackhawks draft picks
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Category:Chicago Wolves players
Category:Edmonton Ice alumni
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Category:National Hockey League first round draft picks
Category:Norfolk Admirals players
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