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Charlie McCarthy (ice hockey)

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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

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.

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)