Pat Falloon
J. Pat Falloon ( born September 22, 1972 in Foxwarren, Manitoba ) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player who has completed a total of nine seasons in the National Hockey League. During his active time he played for the San Jose Sharks, Philadelphia Flyers, Ottawa Senators, Edmonton Oilers and Pittsburgh Penguins.
Career
Falloon began his career with the Spokane Chiefs of the Western Hockey League ( WHL). There he played a total of three years and increased his offensive production year. Under Falloons leadership, the team won in the 1990/91 season, the championship of the WHL, the President's Cup and the Memorial Cup, where Falloon was awarded the Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy for the Most Valuable Player of the entire competition at the port. The following NHL Entry Draft, the Canadian was selected in the first round in second place, right behind Eric Lindros, of the San Jose Sharks. Falloon was the first draft pick in franchise history the Sharks.
Right at the beginning of the 1991/92 season as a rookie Falloon landed a place in the squad of the newly formed teams from California. With 59 points from 79 games, he fulfilled the expectations placed on it by management without further notice and finished the season as the top scoring player of the entire team. Falloons yield point in his first season is today still a valid franchise record on which rookies the Sharks have been a tough time. His outstanding performance of the season also earned him a place in the squad of the Canadian national team for the World Cup 1992. However in the following three seasons, spent Falloon all in San Jose, he was able to build only once in his performances from the first season. After Falloon had gone in his fifth season with the Sharks and again acted below average, the management was his patience at the end. Since the team had greatly improved in its entirety and it was no longer dependent on Falloons services, they gave him on 16 November 1995 from the Philadelphia Flyers. In return, San Jose Martin Špaňhel received, and a first-round and a fourth- round pick in the NHL Entry Draft in 1996.
Also in Philadelphia suffered the same fate as Falloon above for the Sharks. After a pleasant first season with the Flyers, in which the Canadians frequently flashed his potential, he fared similarly in California in the next two seasons. After just 23 points from 52 games in the season 1996/ 97 and just twelve points in the first 30 games of the season 1997/98, the Flyers sent him on 17 January 1998, together with Václav Prospal and a second-round pick in the NHL Entry Draft 1998 on the Ottawa Senators. In return, joined Alexandre Daigle, the first pick of the 1993 Drafts, to Philadelphia.
In Ottawa Falloon was also not happy and after only half a year one solved the contract by mutual consent on. As a free agent he signed before the 1998/99 season a contract with the Edmonton Oilers. Since Falloon was not again able to complete two consecutive strong seasons, the Oilers put him during the 1999/2000 season for the first time in his career on the waiver list, where it chose the Pittsburgh Penguins. As with his previous clubs succeeded Falloon also not realize its potential. So he moved to the 2000/01 season for a year to Europe for HC Davos in Switzerland, where he was for a long time to convince with his performance the first time.
His career was Falloon in his home, among others in the Manitoba Senior League finish and helped the Ile -des- Chenes North Stars to win the Allan Cup in 2003.
Awards and achievements
Career Stats
Internationally
Represented Team Canada at:
- World Youth Championship 1991
- World Cup 1992
( Key to Career statistics: Sp or GP = Games Played, T or G = goals scored, V or A = achieved assists; Pts or Pts = scored points scorer, SM or PIM = received penalty minutes, / - = Plus / Minus balance sheet; PP = scored majority gates; SH = scored shorthanded goals, GW = achieved victory gates; Play-downs/Relegation 1 )