Joe Fallon

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Joe Fallon

Joe Fallon at Game 5 of the Kelly Cup Finals in 2012.
Born (1985-02-01) February 1, 1985
Bemidji, MN, USA
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Goaltender
Shoots Left
GET-ligaen team
Former teams 		Lillehammer IK
AHL
Rockford IceHogs
Peoria Rivermen
San Antonio Rampage
ECHL
Fresno Falcons
Gwinnett Gladiators
Las Vegas Wranglers
NHL Draft 167th overall, 2005
Chicago Blackhawks
Playing career 2008–present

Joe Fallon (born February 1, 1985) is an American professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing for Lillehammer IK of Norway's GET-ligaen. Fallon was selected by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 6th round (167th overall) of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft. Before playing professionally, Fallon attended the University of Vermont, where he holds several goaltending records.

Career

Amateur

Fallon spent three seasons in the USHL, playing for the Rochester Mustangs and Cedar Rapids RoughRiders, before spending four years playing for the University of Vermont.

Professional

Fallon's professional career has seen him playing extensively in the ECHL and AHL. He spent the 2008-09 season almost exclusively in the ECHL, seeing only back-up ice time in the AHL with the Rockford IceHogs for 2 games. 2009-10, he spent completely in the AHL, playing for Rockford and the Peoria Rivermen. 2010-11 was spent splitting time between the AHL and ECHL, playing for the San Antonio Rampage and Las Vegas Wranglers.

On September 16, 2011, the Las Vegas Wranglers announced that they had re-signed Fallon to play for the 2011-12 season.[1] He spent the majority of the season with the Wranglers, with short call-ups to the AHL's Bridgeport Sound Tigers and Houston Aeros, earning All-ECHL second team honors[2] and helping his team in the postseason to the Kelly Cup Finals.

On May 23, 2013, it was confirmed that Fallon was signed to play the 2013-14 season in Norway's GET-ligaen with Lillehammer IK.[3]

Awards and honors

Award Year
All-ECAC Hockey Rookie Team 2004–05
  • NCAA (ECAC) Rookie of the Year, 2004-05[4]
  • University of Vermont record 20 shutouts over his college career[5]
  • University of Vermont single-season record 6 shutouts, twice, 2005–06 and 2006-07[5]
  • ECHL Goaltender Of The Week (01/17/11-01/23/11)[4]
  • All-ECHL Second Team, 2011-12 season[2]

Statistics

Regular Season

   
Season Team League GP Min GA SO GAA W L OTL SV SV%
2001-02 Rochester Mustangs USHL 27 1484 93 0 3.76 7 16 1 775 0.893
2002-03 Cedar Rapids RoughRiders USHL 42 2495 108 2 2.6 20 15 6 1054 0.907
2003-04 Cedar Rapids RoughRiders USHL 42 2370 108 4 2.73 25 13 2 1098 0.91
2004-05 U. of Vermont ECAC 32 1932 63 5 1.96 17 10 4 736 0.921
2005-06 U. of Vermont H-East 33 1931 65 6 2.02 14 14 5 631 0.907
2006-07 U. of Vermont H-East 34 1997 62 6 1.86 17 14 3 714 0.92
2007-08 U. of Vermont H-East 33 1942 77 3 2.38 15 13 5 826 0.915
2008-09 Fresno Falcons ECHL 13 747 32 1 2.57 8 4 1 326 0.911
2008-09 Rockford IceHogs AHL 2 63 1 0 0.95 16 0.941
2008-09 Gwinnett Gladiators ECHL 22 1246 67 1 3.23 10 10 1 608 0.901
2009-10 Rockford IceHogs AHL 29 1545 68 1 2.64 15 10 1 702 0.912
2009-10 Peoria Rivermen AHL 10 532 31 0 3.5 4 6 0 249 0.889
2010-11 Las Vegas Wranglers ECHL 27 1620 67 2 2.48 18 8 1 728 0.916
2010-11 San Antonio Rampage AHL 13 667 33 1 2.97 3 7 0 268 0.89
2011-12 Las Vegas Wranglers ECHL 47 2739 109 3 2.39 30 10 4 1135 0.912
2011-12 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 1 20 1 0 3 6 0.857
2011-12 Houston Aeros AHL 9 468 16 1 2.05 5 2 0 205 0.928

Postseason

   
Season Team League GP Min GA SO GAA W L OTL SV SV%
2008-09 Gwinnett Gladiators ECHL 3 Statistics incomplete
2011-12 Las Vegas Wranglers ECHL 10 627 21 1 2.01 7 2 1 265 0.927

References

  1. ↑ LasVegasWranglers.com – Fallon Joins the Wranglers for Second Season
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Huber, Craig (29 March 2012). "3 Wranglers named to All-ECHL teams". Fox 5 Vegas. Retrieved 23 May 2012. 
  3. ↑ http://www.lillehammerhockey.no/index.php/senior/content/view/full/2137
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Joe Fallon". Eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 23 May 2012. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Joe Fallon". ECHL. Retrieved 23 May 2012. 

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Brian Ihnacak
David McKee		 ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Year
2004–05 		Succeeded by
Bryan Leitch
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