McCarthy retires, joins Barracuda teaching employees | TheAHL.com

Photograph: Jon HaytSan Jose Barracuda captain John McCarthy introduced his retirement on Friday, and can be part of the membership as an assistant coach efficient instantly.On Dec. 10, McCarthy suffered an ischemic stroke attributable to a beforehand undetected gap in his coronary heart. Following swift medical consideration from the crew’s medical employees and the physicians at Kaiser Permanente, McCarthy was stabilized and has made an entire restoration. Within the coming weeks, McCarthy will bear a minor coronary heart process to right the problem.McCarthy, 33, will be part of co-coaches Jimmy Bonneau and Michael Chiasson on the Barracuda teaching employees starting with right now’s recreation vs. Stockton.“There is no such thing as a participant who has had extra of a direct influence on our prospects and our American Hockey League franchise than John McCarthy,” stated Sharks normal supervisor Doug Wilson. “‘Mac’ has been a pillar for San Jose’s American Hockey League franchises, first in Worcester and the final four-plus seasons in San Jose. Whereas we’re unhappy to see his taking part in profession come to an finish, we couldn’t be extra enthusiastic about his staying in our group and becoming a member of the teaching employees of the Barracuda.”A member of the US Olympic males’s hockey crew in 2018, McCarthy skated in 577 profession regular-season AHL video games over 11 skilled seasons — all however 25 contests with the San Jose Sharks’ AHL associates in San Jose and Worcester. He totaled 130 objectives and 167 assists for 297 factors within the AHL, and is the Barracuda’s all-time chief in video games performed (275), objectives (62), assists (76) and factors (138). McCarthy notched 4 objectives in 18 assists with San Jose in 2019-20.Initially drafted by the Sharks in 2006, McCarthy additionally had three objectives and three assists in 88 profession NHL video games with San Jose.