Charlie McCarthy (ice hockey)

Charles Edward McCarthy (November 17, 1889 – November 11, 1965[2]) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played with the Montreal Wanderers of the National Hockey Association during the 1914–15 season as a starting goaltender. Prior to that he had played with the Canadian football team Toronto Argonauts and teams from Bassano, Calgary and Cobalt.

Charlie McCarthy
Photo from Montreal Daily Mail, March 10, 1915[1]
Born (1889-11-17)November 17, 1889
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Died November 11, 1965(1965-11-11) (aged 75)
Warm Springs, Montana, USA
Height 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight 135 lb (61 kg; 9 st 9 lb)
Position Goaltender
Played for Montreal Wanderers
Playing career 1910–1919

McCarthy was also a professional boxer and a Canadian lightweight boxing champion.[3]

McCarthy enlisted for military service in World War I where he served as a sergeant in the United States artillery, with the 151st Brigade.[4]

He died in Warm Springs, Montana in 1965.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Montreal Daily Mail, March 10, 1915 (p. 8)
  2. ^ Hockey deaths – November 1965
  3. ^ "Chas. McCarthy offers to come for sportsmen" Ottawa Citizen. May 6, 1916 (p. 8). Retrieved 2022-03-29.
  4. ^ "Charlie McCarthy in Germany" Ottawa Citizen. Jan. 28, 1919 (p. 9). Retrieved 2022-03-29.
  5. ^ Charles McCarthy (1889–1965) Find a Grave (findagrave.com)