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For McCartan Olympics opened door NHLcom History Welcome PROFILE ACCOUNT SIGN OUT USERNAME or EMAILPASSWORDFORGOT YOUR USERNAME OR PASSWORDSIGN IN REGISTER SCORES LEAGUE SCORES NHL GAMECENTER LIVE SCHEDULE TODAY BY WEEK BY MONTH BY SEASON STANDINGS DIVISION CONFERENCE LEAGUE VS EAST VS WEST 2009 PRESEASON STATS LEAGUE LEADERS INDIVIDUALS TEAMS GAMEBYGAME CAREER SHOOTOUTS 2009 PRESEASON TEAMS Chicago Blackhawks Columbus Blue Jackets Detroit Red Wings Nashville Predators St Louis Blues Calgary Flames Colorado Avalanche Edmonton Oilers Minnesota Wild Vancouver Canucks Anaheim Ducks Dallas Stars Los Angeles Kings Phoenix Coyotes San Jose Sharks New Jersey Devils New York Islanders New York Rangers Philadelphia Flyers Pittsburgh Penguins Boston Bruins Buffalo Sabres Montreal Canadiens Ottawa Senators Toronto Maple Leafs Atlanta Thrashers Carolina Hurricanes Florida Panthers Tampa Bay Lightning Washington Capitals PLAYERS SEARCH PLAYERS ROOKIES DRAFT HISTORY NEWS HEADLINES FEATURES NHL WINTER CLASSIC 2010 WINTER OLYMPICS NHL ENTRY DRAFT NHL AWARDS STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS NHL ALLSTAR GAME HOCKEYS FINEST ALL NEWS STORIES NOUVELLES EN FRANAIS FANTASY PLAY FANTASY HOCKEY 09 VIDEO LIVE GAME VIDEO NHL NETWORK PHOTOS FANS NHL FANS NHL ON FACEBOOK NHL ON TWITTER NHL ON YOUTUBE NHL TOOLBARS SATURDAYNHLPICKS NHL TWITTER LISTS NHL TWEETMIXX MOBILE TICKETS NHL TICKETS BUY AND SELL NHL TICKETS SHOP SHOPNHLCOM AUCTIONS JERSEYS MEN WOMEN KIDS NYC NHL STORE HEADLINES DIVISION NOTES OLYMPICS FANTASY ALL FEATURES For McCartan Olympics opened doorFriday 08022002 713 PM History By John McGourty NHLcom Staff Writer In recent years many players have used international success as a springboard to compete in the NHL Over 30 years ago goaltender Jack McCartan was one of the pioneers McCartan was named the West AllAmerica goalie in 1958 as he finished his career at the University of Minnesota In 1959 he was the goalie of the United States team that finished fourth at the World ChampionshipsIn 1960 he helped lead the US to the hockey gold medal at Squaw Valley Calif and a few weeks later he was in net for the New York RangersWhat a wild ride for a young man from St Paul Minn who hadnt seen more than a handful of NHL games before he played in oneThere were only six National Hockey League teams in those days so we never had much exposure to the NHL in Minnesota McCartan recalled It wasnt on television in the 1950s I read a little about it in the papers That was about it In college when we played in Michigan we sometimes stopped on the way back at Chicago Stadium and saw the BlackhawksI might have seen three NHL games before I played in a Rangers game McCartan said To play in Madi...