John McFarland (ice hockey)
| John McFarland | |||
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| Born |
April 2, 1992 Richmond Hill, ON, CAN |
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| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
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Liiga team Former teams |
SaiPa Florida Panthers |
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| NHL Draft | 33rd overall, 2010 Florida Panthers |
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| Playing career | 2012–present | ||
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Representing  Canada
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| Ice hockey | ||
| Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament | ||
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2009 Slovakia | |
| World U-17 Hockey Challenge | ||
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2009 British Columbia | |
John McFarland (born April 2, 1992) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is currently playing within the SaiPa of the Finnish Liiga. He was taken first overall in the 2008 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection by the Sudbury Wolves. He was selected by the Florida Panthers in the 2nd round (33rd overall) of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.
In 2007, McFarland was turned down in his request to play in the OHL because of a Hockey Canada provision. Instead McFarland played the 2007–08 season with the Toronto Jr. Canadiens, where he accumulated 165 points, with 96 goals, and 69 assists. McFarland was named the tournament's most valuable player at the 2008 OHL Showcase tournament, where he captained the Jr. Canadiens to an OHL Cup win.
The Sudbury Wolves drafted McFarland first overall in the 2008 OHL Priority Selection. McFarland was the winner of the Jack Ferguson Award, which the OHL presents annually to the player picked first overall in the OHL Priority Selection. He then signed with the Wolves in August 2008. McFarland played his first OHL game on September 19, 2008. McFarland scored his first goal in the OHL on October 17, 2008 against goaltender Trevor Cann from the Peterborough Petes in a 5–4 win. He then went on to win the OHL Rookie of the Month for October 2008, finishing the month with 5 goals and 6 assists for 11 points in 12 games.
He was drafted by the Florida Panthers 33rd Overall in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.
On December 9, 2010, Sudbury traded McFarland (along with defenseman Ben Chiarot and a third-round pick in 2011) to the Saginaw Spirit in exchange for Michael Sgarbossa, Alex Racino, Frank Schumacher and a fourth-round pick.
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