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1981 NHL DRAFT PICK
Barry Tabobondung
Selected in third round
No. 47 overall by Philadelphia Flyers

Born April 3, 1961.  Died July 11, 2000
Position: Left Wing / Defense
Height: 5-10   Weight: 190
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Oshawa (OMJHL)                            
Birthplace: Parry Sound, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown: Parry Sound, Ontario
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1978-79 NewmarketOPJHL 22 45 926
1979-80 OshawaOMJHL 517 1118 190
1980-81 OshawaOMJHL 6118 5977 320

PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous:
Not selected in 1980 NHL Entry Draft despite being eligible. ... Played defense up until his final year of major junior hockey, when he was shifted to left wing. ... Grew up on Wasausking First Nations lands in Parry Sound, Ontario.
NHL CAREER
Never played in NHL.
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: Maine (AHL); Peoria (IHL); Erie (ACHL/ECHL)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
ACHL Payne Cup:
1984 (Erie)
ACHL MVP: 1984-85 (Erie)
ACHL Best Defenseman: 1984-85 (Erie)
ACHL All-Star First Team: 1984-85 (Erie)
ACHL All-Star Second Team: 1983-84 (Erie)
Bobby Orr (Parry Sound) Hall of Fame: Inducted 2004 (first year)
Coaching Career: Named Couchiching (OPJHL) head coach prior to 1997-98 season and remained in position through 1998-99 season. ... Named Parry Sound (OPJHL) head coach prior to 1999-00 season and remained in that position through 1999-00 season, having resigned just a few months before his death.
Miscellaneous: Returned to Parry Sound, Ontario, and worked with local kids as a minor hockey coach after his retirement before going into coaching with local NOJHL team. ... Served as a councilor on the Wasauksing First Nation and was very active in the local First Nations community after his retirement. ... A local minor hockey event in Rama, Ontario, was organized in Tabobondung's memory under the name "Spirit of Hawk" tournament following his death in 2000.
Embarrassed on Draft Day: Tabobondung attended the 1981 NHL Entry Draft in Montreal, marking only the second year that junior players had attended the draft in large numbers beyond those likely to be taken in the first round. Tabobondung was so excited to be chosen in the third round that he jumped over the front row of seats at the Montreal Forum in order to greet Flyers officials at their draft table. Unfortunately, in one of the draft's most embarrassing moments ever, Tabobondung's foot got stuck in a folding seat, and arena attendants, along with Flyers special-assignments coach Joe Watson, needed at least five minutes in order to get Tabobondung out of the seat. One of the arena attendants had to unscrew a portion of the folding seat to free the player. As Tabobondung was being extracted from the seat, NHL executive vice-president Brian O'Neill, who was running the draft from the main podium, joked the Flyers could at least be sure that Tabobondung would be available for all of their games in Montreal. Flyers coach Pat Quinn responded to O'Neill's joke by saying "We gotta play the kid. Obviously, we can't afford to have him sit." Asked about the incident, Tabobondung jokingly told Jay Greenburg of The Hockey News that he wasn't even embarrassed and was glad he was able to "do something to get the attention off the first-rounders."
The Death of Barry Tabobondung: Died in a vehicular accident at age 39 in native Wasausking First Nation neighborhood. The accident happened when Tabobondung and his 8-year-old son, Thomas, were riding in the cab of a road grader in which Tabobondung was working. Tommy Tabobondung fell out of the vehicle, and Barry jumped out of the cab to try to save his son from being run over. Barry and Thomas both got caught under the road grader's rear tires. Barry Tabobondung was taken to the West Parry Sound Health Center, where he was pronounced dead. His death wasn't in vain. Police on the scene said there was no doubt Barry Tabobodung managed to save his son's life, and the young boy came through the accident with only a broken leg.
Personal: Nicknamed "Hawk." ... Full-blooded Ojibway Indian.

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SNAPSHOT '81
Total Selected: 211
Forwards: 119
Defense: 67
Goaltenders: 25
Major Junior: 122
Tier II/Jr. B: 10/4
College Players: 21
High School: 18
Canadian: 139
Euro-Canadian: 3
USA Citizens: 37
U.S.-Born: 36
European: 32
Reached NHL: 114
Stanley Cup: 17
Hall of Fame: 2
All-Star Game: 14
Year-end All-Star: 7
Olympians: 30
Picks Traded: 38
 
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