# Ben McCartney > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ben_McCartney > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ben_McCartney.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_McCartney > Source revision: 1327005921 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player (born 2001)}} {{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](/source/Tucson_Roadrunners) in 2023 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|7|13}} | birth_place = [Macdonald, Manitoba](/source/Macdonald%2C_Manitoba), Canada | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 0 | weight_lb = 199 | position = [Forward](/source/Forward_(ice_hockey)) | shoots = Left | league = [NHL](/source/National_Hockey_League) | team = [Utah Mammoth](/source/Utah_Mammoth) | prospect_league = [AHL](/source/American_Hockey_League) | prospect_team = [Tucson Roadrunners](/source/Tucson_Roadrunners) | former_teams = [Arizona Coyotes](/source/Arizona_Coyotes) | ntl_team = | draft = 204th overall | draft_year = 2020 | draft_team = [Arizona Coyotes](/source/Arizona_Coyotes) | career_start = 2021 | career_end = }} '''Ben McCartney''' (born July 13, 2001) is a Canadian professional [ice hockey](/source/ice_hockey) [forward](/source/Forward_(ice_hockey)) for the [Tucson Roadrunners](/source/Tucson_Roadrunners) of the [American Hockey League](/source/American_Hockey_League) (AHL) while under contract to the [Utah Mammoth](/source/Utah_Mammoth) of the [National Hockey League](/source/National_Hockey_League) (NHL). McCartney was drafted 204th overall by the [Arizona Coyotes](/source/Arizona_Coyotes) in the [2020 NHL entry draft](/source/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](/source/Western_Hockey_League) (WHL) with the [Brandon Wheat Kings](/source/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](/source/Arizona_Coyotes) of the [National Hockey League](/source/National_Hockey_League) (NHL) in the seventh round, 204th overall, in the [2020 NHL entry draft](/source/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](/source/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](/source/American_Hockey_League) (AHL) affiliate, the [Tucson Roadrunners](/source/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](/source/2021%E2%80%9322_AHL_season), McCartney scored the first of two [hat trick](/source/hat_trick)s in a 4–0 win over the [Texas Stars](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/2022%E2%80%9323_AHL_season) with Tucson, where he was named an [alternate captain](/source/alternate_captain). He began the [2023–24 season](/source/2023%E2%80%9324_AHL_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== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em" |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5"| [Regular season](/source/Regular_season) ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5"| [Playoffs](/source/Playoffs) |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! [Season](/source/Season_(sports)) ! Team ! League ! GP !! [G](/source/Goal_(ice_hockey)) !! [A](/source/Assist_(ice_hockey)) !! [Pts](/source/Point_(ice_hockey)) !! [PIM](/source/Penalty_(ice_hockey)) ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM |- | [2016–17](/source/2016%E2%80%9317_WHL_season) | [Brandon Wheat Kings](/source/Brandon_Wheat_Kings) | [WHL](/source/Western_Hockey_League) | 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | 3 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 2 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [2017–18](/source/2017%E2%80%9318_WHL_season) | Brandon Wheat Kings | WHL | 51 || 2 || 10 || 12 || 32 | 11 || 1 || 5 || 6 || 8 |- | [2018–19](/source/2018%E2%80%9319_WHL_season) | Brandon Wheat Kings | WHL | 67 || 21 || 20 || 41 || 72 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [2019–20](/source/2019%E2%80%9320_WHL_season) | Brandon Wheat Kings | WHL | 61 || 25 || 36 || 61 || 105 | — || — || — || — || — |- | [2020–21](/source/2020%E2%80%9321_WHL_season) | Brandon Wheat Kings | WHL | 24 || 13 || 24 || 37 || 29 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [2020–21](/source/2020%E2%80%9321_AHL_season) | [Tucson Roadrunners](/source/Tucson_Roadrunners) | [AHL](/source/American_Hockey_League) | 4 || 1 || 4 || 5 || 2 | — || — || — || — || — |- | [2021–22](/source/2021%E2%80%9322_AHL_season) | Tucson Roadrunners | AHL | 57 || 18 || 17 || 35 || 60 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [2021–22](/source/2021%E2%80%9322_NHL_season) | [Arizona Coyotes](/source/Arizona_Coyotes) | [NHL](/source/National_Hockey_League) | 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4 | — || — || — || — || — |- | [2022–23](/source/2022%E2%80%9323_AHL_season) | Tucson Roadrunners | AHL | 45 || 7 || 8 || 15 || 65 | 3 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 2 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [2023–24](/source/2023%E2%80%9324_AHL_season) | Tucson Roadrunners | AHL | 46 || 6 || 16 || 22 || 67 | — || — || — || — || — |- | [2024–25](/source/2024%E2%80%9325_AHL_season) | 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== {{reflist}} ==External links== *{{icehockeystats}} {{DEFAULTSORT:McCartney, Ben}} Category:2001 births Category:Living people Category:21st-century Canadian sportsmen Category:Arizona Coyotes draft picks Category:Arizona Coyotes players Category:Brandon Wheat Kings players Category:Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Category:Canadian ice hockey left wingers Category:Ice hockey people from Manitoba Category:Sportspeople from Portage la Prairie Category:Tucson Roadrunners players --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Ben McCartney](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_McCartney) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_McCartney?action=history)). 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