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Mac Carruth’s career was heading in the wrong direction.
Carruth had played in more ECHL games than AHL games two years after signing his entry-level contract with the Chicago Blackhawks. His ECHL numbers weren’t great. He was also thought to be immature and a hothead. When his NHL deal came up after the 2014-15 season, the Blackhawks didn’t offer him a new one. His best bet was an AHL/ECHL contract with the Rockford IceHogs and Indy Fuel.
That could have been the last you heard of Carruth. Plenty of NHL-drafted goalies never find their footing in professional hockey and end up bouncing around lower leagues or get out of the game all together.

Lucas Johansen had more than a passing interest when Shea Theodore made an NHL playoff impression with the Anaheim Ducks this spring.

The left-shot defencemen share more than B.C. birth certificates and a WHL pedigree.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – The American Hockey League announced today that Rockford IceHogs goaltender Mac Carruth has been selected as the CCM/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending Apr. 17, 2016.

Mac Carruth of the Indy Fuel is the Warrior Hockey ECHL Goaltender of the Month for January.
Carruth went 7-2-0 with two shutouts, a 1.45 goals-against average and a save percentage of .951 in 10 appearances during the month.

Mac Carruth of the Indy Fuel is the CCM ECHL Goaltender of the Week for Jan. 19-25.
Carruth went 3-0-0 with one shutout, a 0.67 goals-against average and a save percentage of .974 last week, helping the Fuel extend their unbeaten streak to eight games (7-0-1).

PORTLAND, Ore. – Goaltender Mac Carruth made 23 saves in picking up his franchise-record 106th career victory as the Portland Winterhawks downed the Prince George Cougars 3-0 Wednesday in Western Hockey League action.

Blackhawks prospect and current Portland Winterhawks goalie Mac Carruth has some unfinished business in the Western Hockey League playoffs. Last season, the team made the Championship round and won the opening game, only to fall in five against the Kootenay Ice. This year, after sweeping Kelowna, battling Kamloops to a dramatic seven-game series and then sweeping Tri-City, the Winterhawks again find themselves on the brink of the WHL title.