Pat Falloon

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Pat Falloon (born 22 September 1972 in Foxwarren, Manitoba, Canada) is a retired professional ice hockey right winger who played 9 seasons in the National Hockey League between 1991 and 2000.

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. After playing in San Jose for four years he 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 Buffalo Sabres and used to acquire Daniel Brière and Mike Martone, respectively).

He was traded January 17, 1998 to the Ottawa Senators along with Vaclav Prospal and a Second Round Draft Choice, in exchange for Alexandre Daigle, the overall first 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

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

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

Teammates in Philadelphia called him "Fat Balloon" because of his weight.