Jack McCartan

Jack William McCartan (born August 5, 1935) was a goaltender for the gold medal winning 1960 United States hockey team. He is also a member of the United States Hockey Hall of Fame.
McCartan was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota. He was a college standout at the University of Minnesota. After graduating, he joined the U.S. Army. While in the army, he joined the United States Olympic hockey team. His heroics helped the U.S. team defeat such powerful teams as Canada, the Soviet Union, and Czechoslovakia and win the gold medal at 1960 Olympics.
He could not duplicate his success in the National Hockey League. The New York Rangers gave him a four-game trial late in the 1959–60 season and he did quite well, the highlight being a save on Gordie Howe of the Detroit Red Wings. Coach Alf Pike decided to alternate Gump Worsley and McCartan in 1960–61, but when McCartan gave up 36 goals in 7½ games, Worsley became the full-time goalkeeper and McCartan was demoted to the minors. He played for several minor league teams over the next several years. In the early 1970s, he resurfaced when the Minnesota Fighting Saints of the World Hockey Association signed him, but he retired after two seasons.
He later scouted for the Vancouver Canucks.
==Gallery==
1960-Mar9-Mccartan_Hull.jpg|Jack McCartan stops Bobby Hull, March 9, 1960.
1974-Jan7-Swenson-Asmundson-McCartan.jpg|Cal Swenson, Freeman "Duke" Asmundson, Jack McCartan, January 7, 1973.
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Category:Born in 1935
Category:Minnesota Golden Gophers players
Category:New York Rangers players
Category:Olympic ice hockey players of the United States
Category:United States Hockey Hall of Fame
Category:1960 Olympian
Category:Kitchener-Waterloo Beavers players
Category:Los Angeles Blades players
Category:St. Louis Braves players
Category:San Francisco Seals players
Category:California Seals players
Category:Omaha Knights (CHL) players
Category:San Diego Gulls (WHL) players
Category:Minnesota Fighting Saints players
Category:Suncoast Suns players
Category:Retired in 1975