John William (Jack) McCartan
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BIOGRAPHY
- BORN: St. Paul, Minnesota, August 5, 1935.
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- HEIGHT: 6'1".
- WEIGHT: 195 lbs.
- UNIFORM #: 1 (NY Rangers).
- CATCHES: Left.
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TRANSACTIONS:
- Signed to five-game amateur tryout contract by New York Rangers, March 2, 1960.
- Traded by Rangers to Los Angeles Blades (WHL) for cash, October 2, 1962.
- Claimed (from Blades) by Chicago Black Hawks in Inter-League Draft, June 4, 1963.
- Traded by Black Hawks to Los Angeles Blades (WHL) for cash, January 1965.
- Traded by Blades to San Francisco Seals (WHL) for Paul Jackson, June 1965.
- National Hockey League rights transferred to California Golden Seals after owners of San Francisco franchise granted expansion team, April 6, 1966.
- Claimed (from Seals) by San Diego Gulls (WHL) in Reverse Draft, June 13, 1968.
- Selected by Minnesota Fighting Saints in World Hockey Association General Player Draft, February 12, 1972.
ACCOLADES:
- Named to Western Collegiate Hockey Association All-Star First Team, 1956-57.
- Named to Western Collegiate Hockey Association All-Star First Team, 1957-58.
- Member of gold medal-winning United States Olympic ice hockey team, 1960.
- Named Best Goaltender, Olympic Games, 1960.
- Named to Western Hockey League All-Star Second Team, 1968-69.
- Named to Western Hockey League All-Star First Team, 1969-70.
- Named to Western Hockey League All-Star First Team, 1970-71.
- Inducted into United States Hockey Hall of Fame, 1983.
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DID YOU KNOW?
- Jack was the goaltender for the United States Olympic Ice Hockey team which captured the gold medal at the 1960 Winter Games.
In the key game against Canada, McCartan made thirty-nine shops, many of them of the unbelievable variety, in a 2-1
victory. Said Jack Riley, the coach of the Americans: "He was the most outstanding goalie I've ever seen. Without him we
wouldn't have been successful at Squaw Valley."
SEASON RECORDS:
REGULAR SEASON
Year Team GP Min W L T GA GAA Shots Sv% ShO G A PiM S/60 PERS
55-56 University of Minnesota WCHA 24 1440 67 2.79 0
56-57 University of Minnesota WCHA 15 900 43 2.87 0
57-58 University of Minnesota WCHA 28 1680 89 3.18 1
58-59 United States NATIONAL TEAM 29 1740 104 3.65 876 .881 0 0 0 14
59-60 Minneapolis Rangers CHL 5 300 17 3.40 0
United States OLYMPICS 5 300 5 0 0 11 2.20 0
New York Rangers NHL 4 240 1 1 2 7 1.75 0 0 0 0
60-61 New York Rangers NHL 8 440 1 6 1 35 4.77 1 0 0 0
Kitchener-Waterloo Beavers EPHL 52 3120 25 21 6 145 2.79 2
61-62 Kitchener-Waterloo Beavers EPHL 70 4200 36 24 10 217 3.10 5
62-63 Los Angeles Blades WHL 60 3600 31 27 2 187 3.12 4 0 1 15
63-64 St. Louis Braves CPHL 67 4020 31 30 6 262 3.91 3 0 1 2
64-65 St. Louis Braves CPHL 5 300 1 4 0 27 5.40 0 0 0 2
Los Angeles Blades WHL 32 1948 8 22 2 122 3.76 1 0 2 24
65-66 San Francisco Seals WHL 53 3229 23 27 3 183 3.40 2 0 0 26
66-67 California Seals WHL 61 3784 25 26 10 200 3.17 1 0 2 14
67-68 Omaha Knights CPHL 43 2380 9 25 7 148 3.77 1365 .892 1 0 0 17
68-69 San Diego Gulls WHL 43 2380 20 14 6 134 3.38 1418 .906 0 0 0 19
69-70 San Diego Gulls WHL 52 3025 21 20 9 162 3.21 1685 .904 3 0 0 0
70-71 San Diego Gulls WHL 55 3239 24 20 11 161 2.98 1602 .900 3 0 1 19
71-72 San Diego Gulls WHL 36 1955 14 16 2 112 3.44 0 0 0 10
72-73 Minnesota Fighting Saints WHA 38 2160 15 19 1 129 3.58 1181 .891 1 0 0 19
73-74 Minnesota Fighting Saints WHA 2 42 0 0 0 5 7.14 26 .808 0 0 0 0
Suncoast Suns SHL 6 323 26 4.83 172 .849 0 0 0 12
74-75 Minnesota Fighting Saints WHA 2 61 1 0 0 5 4.92 38 .868 0 0 0 0
TWO (2) NHL SEASONS 12 680 2 7 3 42 3.71 1 0 0 0
THREE (3) WHA SEASONS 42 2263 16 19 1 139 3.69 1 0 0 19
POST-SEASON
Year Team GP Min W L GA GAA Shots Sv% ShO G A PiM S/60 PERS
58-59 United States NATIONAL TEAM 3 180 12 4.00 0
60-61 Kitchener-Waterloo Beavers EPHL 7 421 3 4 20 2.85 2 0 0 4
61-62 Kitchener-Waterloo Beavers EPHL 7 451 3 4 20 2.66 0 0 0 0
62-63 Los Angeles Blades WHL 3 181 1 2 9 2.98 0 0 0 2
63-64 St. Louis Braves CPHL 6 361 2 4 27 4.49 0 0 0 0
66-67 California Seals WHL 5 300 2 3 13 2.60 0 0 0 0
68-69 San Diego Gulls WHL 1 20 0 0 2 6.00 0 0 0 0
69-70 San Diego Gulls WHL 4 199 0 3 19 5.73 0 0 0 2
70-71 San Diego Gulls WHL 6 379 2 4 24 3.80 0 0 0 2
71-72 San Diego Gulls WHL 2 118 0 2 6 3.05 0 0 0 0
72-73 Minnesota Fighting Saints WHA 4 213 1 2 14 3.94 0 0 1 0
ONE (1) WHA POSTSEASON 4 213 1 2 14 3.94 0 0 1 0
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