Ben McCartney
{{short description|Canadian ice hockey player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2023}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| name = Ben McCartney
| image = Mccartney (cropped).jpg
| image_size = 230px
| caption = McCartney with the Tucson Roadrunners in 2023
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|7|13}}
| birth_place = Macdonald, Manitoba, Canada
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 0
| weight_lb = 199
| position = Forward
| shoots = Left
| league = NHL
| team = Utah Mammoth
| prospect_league = AHL
| prospect_team = Tucson Roadrunners
| former_teams = Arizona Coyotes
| ntl_team =
| draft = 204th overall
| draft_year = 2020
| draft_team = Arizona Coyotes
| career_start = 2021
| career_end =
}}
Ben McCartney (born July 13, 2001) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward for the Tucson Roadrunners of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Utah Mammoth of the National Hockey League (NHL). McCartney was drafted 204th overall by the Arizona Coyotes in the 2020 NHL entry draft and made his NHL debut in 2021.{{cite web |title= McCartney, Soderstrom assigned to Tucson |url=https://www.tucsonroadrunners.com/releases/mccartney-soderstrom-assigned-to-tucson/ |publisher=Tucson Roadrunners |access-date=November 10, 2021 |date=November 8, 2021}}
Playing career
McCartney played major junior hockey in the Western Hockey League (WHL) with the Brandon Wheat Kings. He played in five seasons with the Wheat Kings scoring 60 goals and 151 points in 205 games. He was selected by the Arizona Coyotes of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the seventh round, 204th overall, in the 2020 NHL entry draft. He signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Coyotes on May 27, 2021.{{cite web| url = https://www.nhl.com/coyotes/news/coyotes-sign-mccartney-to-entry-level-contract/c-325034066 | title = Coyotes sign McCartney to entry-level contract | publisher = Arizona Coyotes | date = May 27, 2021 | access-date = May 27, 2021 |via=NHL.com}} Following the end of his junior year McCartney joined Arizona's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Tucson Roadrunners for the last four games of the season, making him the youngest player for the team in their history.{{cite web |url=https://www.tucsonroadrunners.com/news/ben-mccartney-assigned-to-roadrunners/ |title=Ben McCartney Assigned to Roadrunners |publisher=Tucson Roadrunners |date=October 19, 2022 |access-date=November 30, 2023}}
During the 2021–22 season, McCartney scored the first of two hat tricks in a 4–0 win over the Texas Stars in the Roadrunners' home opener on October 23, 2021.{{cite web |url=https://www.tucsonroadrunners.com/news/roadrunning-2021-2022-season-in-review/ |title=Roadrunning: 2021–2022 Season in Review |publisher=Tucson Roadrunners |date=May 2, 2022 |access-date=November 30, 2023}} He was recalled by Arizona in November 2021 and made his NHL debut on November 5 in a 3–1 loss to the Anaheim Ducks.{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/recap/_/gameId/401349293 |title=Henrique, Ducks hand Coyotes 11th straight loss, 3-1 |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |date=November 6, 2021 |access-date=November 30, 2023}} He was returned to Tucson after the game.{{cite web |url=https://tucson.com/sports/roadrunners/coyotes-call-ups-ben-mccartney-and-cam-dineen-take-varying-routes-to-nhl/article_a7900874-418a-11ec-bbb7-331720078d2a.html |title=Coyotes call-ups Ben McCartney and Cam Dineen take varying routes to NHL |last=Fera |first=Brett |work=The Arizona Daily Star |date=November 10, 2021 |access-date=November 30, 2023}} He scored his second hat trick for Tucson in a 6–5 loss to the Colorado Eagles on April 16, 2022.{{cite web |url=https://www.tucsonroadrunners.com/game-previews-recaps/game-recap-colorado-6-at-tucson-5/ |title=Game Recap: Colorado (6) at Tucson (5) |publisher=Tucson Roadrunners |date=April 16, 2022 |access-date=November 30, 2023}} McCartney finished the season with 18 goals and 35 points in 55 games, second on the team in goals and fifth in scoring. He began the 2022–23 season with Tucson, where he was named an alternate captain. He began the 2023–24 season with Tucson, but was recalled by Arizona on October 28, 2023.{{cite web |url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/hockey/news/coyotes-ben-mccartney-summoned-from-ahl/ |title=Coyotes' Ben McCartney: Summoned from AHL |work=CBS Sports |date=October 28, 2023 |access-date=November 30, 2023}} He saw no action with Arizona and was returned to Tucson on October 30.{{cite web |url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/hockey/news/coyotes-ben-mccartney-returned-to-ahl/ |title=Coyotes' Ben McCartney: Returned to AHL |work=CBS Sports |date=October 30, 2023 |access-date=November 30, 2023}}
Career statistics
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| bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5"| Regular season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5"| Playoffs | ||||||||
| bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! Season ! Team ! League ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM | ||||||||
| 2016–17
| WHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2017–18 | Brandon Wheat Kings | WHL | 51 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 32
| 11 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
| 2018–19
| Brandon Wheat Kings | WHL | 67 | 21 | 20 | 41 | 72
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2019–20 | Brandon Wheat Kings | WHL | 61 | 25 | 36 | 61 | 105
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020–21
| Brandon Wheat Kings | WHL | 24 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 29
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2020–21 | AHL | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021–22
| Tucson Roadrunners | AHL | 57 | 18 | 17 | 35 | 60
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2021–22 | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022–23
| Tucson Roadrunners | AHL | 45 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 65
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2023–24 | Tucson Roadrunners | AHL | 46 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 67
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024–25
| Tucson Roadrunners | AHL | 63 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 86
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | NHL totals ! 2 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 4 ! — !! — !! — !! — !! — |
References
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External links
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Category:21st-century Canadian sportsmen
Category:Arizona Coyotes draft picks
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Category:Brandon Wheat Kings players
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