Pat Falloon

Patrick J. Falloon (born September 22, 1972) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger who played nine seasons in the National Hockey League between 1991 and 2000. He played with the San Jose Sharks, Philadelphia Flyers, Ottawa Senators, Edmonton Oilers, and Pittsburgh Penguins. He would also play a season in the Swiss National League. The first player drafted by the Sharks, Falloon had a standout junior career with the Spokane Chiefs of the Western Hockey League, with consecutive 60 goal seasons before being drafted.

Pat Falloon
Born	September 22, 1972 Foxwarren, Manitoba, Canada
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shot	Right
Played for	San Jose Sharks Philadelphia Flyers Ottawa Senators Edmonton Oilers Pittsburgh Penguins HC Davos
National team	Canada
NHL Draft	2nd overall, 1991 San Jose Sharks
Playing career	1991–2001

For the Texas state legislator and Congressman-elect, see Pat Fallon.

Playing career

Falloon was named Memorial Cup Tournament MVP in 1991 with the Spokane Chiefs of the WHL.

Falloon was drafted 2nd overall by the San Jose Sharks in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft. He was the first-ever draft pick in the history of the San Jose Sharks organization. Ray Whitney, his teammate with the WHL's Spokane Chiefs, was the Sharks' second pick.[1] The Sharks had thought the pair would be a natural scoring combination, but that didn't pan out. After playing in San Jose for four years, Falloon was traded November 16, 1995 to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for LW Martin Spanhel, a first-round draft choice in the 1996 Entry Draft and a third-round draft choice (these picks were later transferred to the Phoenix Coyotes and Buffalo Sabres and used to acquire Danny Briere and Mike Martone, respectively).

He was traded January 17, 1998 to the Ottawa Senators along with Václav Prospal and a second-round draft choice, in exchange for Alexandre Daigle, the first overall draft pick in 1993. He later played for both the Edmonton Oilers and Pittsburgh Penguins.

After 2000, he was no longer an active NHL player. After playing for Davos in Switzerland for the 2000–2001 season, Falloon returned home to play in his hometown, for the Foxwarren Falcons – a team from the tiny North Central Hockey League in western Manitoba. Not surprisingly, he was a top scorer in the league.[2] With the Falcons, he helped them win six straight league championships from 2001–02 to 2006–07 (the Falcons also won without Falloon in 2000–01). This string of championships was broken in 2007–08 by the Roblin Northstars.[3]

As the second overall pick, Falloon will probably always be remembered as the 'consolation prize' in the 1991 draft, since No. 1 pick Eric Lindros was easily the most coveted player available that year. Still, Falloon was considered a talented prospect in his own right, and the Sharks expected him to be one of the building blocks of their young franchise in the coming decade. Falloon delivered decent returns as a rookie, notching 59 points in 1991–92, but never topped that production for the remainder of his career, and is widely regarded as a draft bust. Future Hockey Hall-of-Famers Scott Niedermayer and Peter Forsberg were selected with the third and sixth picks respectively after Falloon went second in the 1991 draft. Later in his career Falloon became known more for his lack of conditioning.[4][5][6]

He played 575 career NHL games, scoring 143 goals and 179 assists for 322 points.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1987–88	Yellowhead Chiefs	MMHL		52	74	69	143	50		—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	Spokane Chiefs	WHL		72	22	56	78	41		—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	Spokane Chiefs	WHL		71	60	64	124	48		6	5	8	13	4
1990–91	Spokane Chiefs	WHL		61	64	74	138	33		15	10	14	24	10
1990–91	Spokane Chiefs	MC		—	—	—	—	—		4	8	4	12	2
1991–92	San Jose Sharks	NHL		79	25	34	59	16		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	San Jose Sharks	NHL		41	14	14	28	12		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	San Jose Sharks	NHL		83	22	31	53	18		14	1	2	3	6
1994–95	San Jose Sharks	NHL		46	12	7	19	25		11	3	1	4	0
1995–96	San Jose Sharks	NHL		9	3	0	3	4		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		62	22	26	48	6		12	3	2	5	2
1996–97	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		52	11	12	23	10		14	3	1	4	2
1997–98	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		30	5	7	12	8		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Ottawa Senators	NHL		28	3	3	6	8		1	0	0	0	0
1998–99	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		82	17	23	40	20		4	0	1	1	4
1999–2000	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		33	5	13	18	4		—	—	—	—	—
1999–2000	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		30	4	9	13	10		10	1	0	1	2
2000–01	HC Davos	NLA		43	12	26	38	49		4	1	0	1	2
2001–02	Foxwarren Falcons	NCHL		23	51	60	111	0		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Foxwarren Falcons	NCHL		23	47	64	111	6		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Île-des-Chênes North Stars	AC		—	—	—	—	—		4	4	5	9	10
2003–04	Foxwarren Falcons	NCHL		26	55	63	118	8		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Foxwarren Falcons	NCHL		16	23	41	64	4		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Foxwarren Falcons	NCHL		22	44	49	93	10		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Foxwarren Falcons	NCHL		21	28	48	76	14		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Foxwarren Falcons	NCHL		13	17	18	35	8		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				575	143	179	322	141		66	11	7	18	16

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1991	Canada	WJC		7	3	3	6	2
1992	Canada	WC		6	2	1	3	6

After hockey

Falloon became a grain farmer near Linden, Manitoba after he retired from hockey.[7] On January 23, 2020, he was convicted of impaired driving.[7]

References

1. "Curious Case of Ray Whitney". gretzky.com. Archived from the original on 2011-06-30. Retrieved 2012-03-26.
2. "NCHL Team Scoring: Final 2006/07 Regular Season Statistics" (PDF). NCHL. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2010-01-28.
3. "Past NCHL Champions". NCHL. Archived from the original on 2009-02-05. Retrieved 2010-01-28.
4. Les surnoms dans le hockey! http://www.fanatique.ca/lnh/les-surnoms-dans-le-hockey-+1229.html Archived 2010-07-23 at the Wayback Machine
5. http://bleacherreport.com/articles/30191-nhl-top-five-draft-busts-of-all-time
6. Spitznamen – Wer? Wie? Wieso? http://www.ehc-gegengerade.de/index.php?ption=com_content&task=view&id=5929&Itemid=47%5B%5D
7. Ross, Jordan (2020-01-27). "Former NHLer spared custody". The Carillon. Retrieved 2020-02-04.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or Legends of Hockey, or The Internet Hockey Database