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| 1981 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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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
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Oshawa (OMJHL)
Birthplace: Parry Sound, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Parry Sound, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM |
| 1978-79 |
Newmarket | OPJHL |
22 |
4 | 5 |
9 | 26 |
| 1979-80 |
Oshawa | OMJHL |
51 | 7 |
11 | 18 |
190 | | 1980-81 |
Oshawa | OMJHL |
61 | 18 |
59 | 77 |
320 |
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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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