(ROOT (S (NP (NNP Taro) (NNP Tsujimoto)) (VP (VBZ is) (NP (NP (DT an) (JJ imaginary) (NML (NN ice) (NN hockey)) (NN player)) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT that)) (S (VP (VBD was) (ADVP (RB legally)) (VP (VBN drafted) (PP (IN by) (NP (NP (DT the) (NNP National) (NNP Hockey) (NNP League) (POS 's)) (NNP Buffalo) (NNPS Sabres))) (PP (IN in) (NP (NP (DT the) (JJ 11th) (NN round)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT the) (CD 1974) (NNP NHL) (NNP Entry) (NNP Draft))))))))))) (. .)))
Taro Tsujimoto is an imaginary ice hockey player that was legally drafted by the National Hockey League's Buffalo Sabres in the 11th round of the 1974 NHL Entry Draft.
nsubj
Number=Sing
Taro
Taro
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Tsujimoto
Tsujimoto
PROPN
NNP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
an
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
imaginary
imaginary
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Sing
ice
ice
NOUN
NN
compound
Number=Sing
hockey
hockey
NOUN
NN
root
Number=Sing
player
player
NOUN
NN
nsubj:pass
PronType=Rel
that
that
PRON
WDT
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
advmod
legally
legally
ADV
RB
acl:relcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
draft
drafted
VERB
VBN
case
by
by
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
National
National
ADJ
NNP
compound
Number=Sing
Hockey
Hockey
PROPN
NNP
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
League
League
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
compound
Number=Sing
Buffalo
Buffalo
PROPN
NNP
obl
Number=Plur
Sabres
Sabres
PROPN
NNPS
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos|NumType=Ord
11th
11th
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
round
round
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1974
1974
NUM
CD
compound
Number=Sing
NHL
NHL
PROPN
NNP
compound
Number=Sing
entry
Entry
PROPN
NNP
nmod
Number=Sing
Draft
Draft
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (NP (NP (DT The) (NNPS Sabres) (POS ')) (JJ General) (NN Manager)) (PP (IN at) (NP (DT the) (NN time)))) (, ,) (NP (NNP Punch) (NNP Imlach)) (, ,)) (VP (VBD was) (ADVP (RB reportedly)) (VP (VBN fed) (PRT (RP up)) (PP (IN with) (NP (DT the) (JJ slow) (NN drafting) (NN process))) (PP (IN via) (NP (DT the) (NN telephone))))) (. .)))
The Sabres' General Manager at the time, Punch Imlach, was reportedly fed up with the slow drafting process via the telephone.
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
nmod:poss
Number=Plur
Sabres
Sabres
PROPN
NNPS
case
's
'
PART
POS
amod
Degree=Pos
General
General
ADJ
JJ
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
manager
Manager
NOUN
NN
case
at
at
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
time
time
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
appos
Number=Sing
Punch
Punch
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Imlach
Imlach
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
advmod
reportedly
reportedly
ADV
RB
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
feed
fed
VERB
VBN
compound:prt
up
up
ADP
RP
case
with
with
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
slow
slow
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Sing
draft
drafting
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Sing
process
process
NOUN
NN
case
via
via
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
telephone
telephone
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP He)) (VP (VP (VBD decided) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB have) (NP (DT some) (NN fun)) (PP (IN at) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN expense)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (NP (DT the) (NN league)) (CC and) (NP (NP (NNP President)) (PP (IN of) (NP (CD 28) (NNS years))))) (, ,) (NP (NNP Clarence) (NNP Campbell)) (, ,))))))))) (CC and) (VP (VBD contacted) (NP (NML (NML (JJ public) (NNS relations)) (NN director)) (NNP Paul) (NNP Wieland)) (PP (IN for) (NP (NP (NP (DT the) (NN translation)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NNP Sabre))) (PP (IN in) (NP (NNP Japanese)))) (CC and) (NP (DT a) (JJ common) (JJ Japanese) (NN name)))))) (. .)))
He decided to have some fun at the expense of the league and President of 28 years, Clarence Campbell, and contacted public relations director Paul Wieland for the translation of Sabre in Japanese and a common Japanese name.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
He
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
decide
decided
VERB
VBD
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
have
have
VERB
VB
det
some
some
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
fun
fun
NOUN
NN
case
at
at
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
expense
expense
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
league
league
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
President
President
PROPN
NNP
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
28
28
NUM
CD
nmod
Number=Plur
year
years
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
appos
Number=Sing
Clarence
Clarence
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Campbell
Campbell
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
contact
contacted
VERB
VBD
amod
Degree=Pos
public
public
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Plur
relation
relations
NOUN
NNS
obj
Number=Sing
director
director
NOUN
NN
flat
Number=Sing
Paul
Paul
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Wieland
Wieland
PROPN
NNP
case
for
for
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
translation
translation
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Sabre
Sabre
PROPN
NNP
case
in
in
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Japanese
Japanese
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
common
common
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
Japanese
Japanese
ADJ
JJ
conj
Number=Sing
name
name
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB When)) (S (NP (DT the) (JJ 11th) (NN round)) (VP (VBD surfaced)))) (, ,) (NP (NNP Imlach)) (VP (VBD chose) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB select) (NP (NP (NML (NN star) (NN center)) (NNP Taro) (NNP Tsujimoto)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (DT the) (NNP Tokyo) (NNPS Katanas)) (, ,) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN team)) (PP (IN from) (NP (DT the) (NNP Japanese) (NNP Hockey) (NNP League))))))))))) (. .)))
When the 11th round surfaced, Imlach chose to select star center Taro Tsujimoto of the Tokyo Katanas, a team from the Japanese Hockey League.
advmod
PronType=Int
when
When
ADV
WRB
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos|NumType=Ord
11th
11th
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Sing
round
round
NOUN
NN
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
surface
surfaced
VERB
VBD
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Sing
Imlach
Imlach
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
choose
chose
VERB
VBD
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
select
select
VERB
VB
compound
Number=Sing
star
star
NOUN
NN
obj
Number=Sing
center
center
NOUN
NN
flat
Number=Sing
Taro
Taro
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Tsujimoto
Tsujimoto
PROPN
NNP
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
Tokyo
Tokyo
PROPN
NNP
nmod
Number=Plur
Katanas
Katanas
PROPN
NNPS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
appos
Number=Sing
team
team
NOUN
NN
case
from
from
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
Japanese
Japanese
ADJ
NNP
compound
Number=Sing
Hockey
Hockey
PROPN
NNP
nmod
Number=Sing
League
League
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (S (NP (DT The) (NNP NHL)) (VP (VBD made) (NP (DT the) (NN pick) (NN official)))) (, ,) (CC and) (S (ADVP (RB so)) (NP (PRP it)) (VP (VBD was) (VP (VBN reported) (PP (IN by) (NP (NP (DT all) (JJ major) (NN media) (NNS outlets)) (PP (VBG including) (NP (NP (JJ reputable) (NN magazine)) (NP (DT The) (NNP Hockey) (NNP News))))))))) (. .)))
The NHL made the pick official, and so it was reported by all major media outlets including reputable magazine The Hockey News.
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
NHL
NHL
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
make
made
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
pick
pick
NOUN
NN
obj
Number=Sing
official
official
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
advmod
so
so
ADV
RB
nsubj:pass
Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
conj
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
report
reported
VERB
VBN
case
by
by
ADP
IN
det
PronType=Tot
all
all
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
major
major
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Sing
media
media
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Plur
outlet
outlets
NOUN
NNS
case
VerbForm=Ger
include
including
VERB
VBG
amod
Degree=Pos
reputable
reputable
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
magazine
magazine
NOUN
NN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
Hockey
Hockey
PROPN
NNP
appos
Number=Sing
News
News
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (NNP Imlach)) (VP (VBD did) (RB not) (VP (VB clear) (NP (DT the) (NN air)) (PP (IN about) (NP (DT the) (JJ fake) (NN draft) (NN pick))) (PP (IN until) (ADVP (NP (NNS weeks)) (RBR later))))) (. .)))
Imlach did not clear the air about the fake draft pick until weeks later.
nsubj
Number=Sing
Imlach
Imlach
PROPN
NNP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
do
did
AUX
VBD
advmod
not
not
PART
RB
root
VerbForm=Inf
clear
clear
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
air
air
NOUN
NN
case
about
about
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
fake
fake
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Sing
draft
draft
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Sing
pick
pick
NOUN
NN
case
until
until
ADP
IN
obl:npmod
Number=Plur
week
weeks
NOUN
NNS
obl
Degree=Cmp
late
later
ADV
RBR
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (S (NP (PRP He)) (VP (VBD admitted) (SBAR (IN that) (S (NP (PRP he)) (VP (VBD had) (VP (VBN made) (PRT (RP up)) (NP (NP (NNP Taro) (NNP Tsujimoto)) (, ,) (VP (VBN based) (PP (IN on) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN name)) (SBAR (S (NP (PRP he)) (VP (VBD found) (PP (IN in) (NP (DT a) (JJ Buffalo-area) (NN phone) (NN book)))))))))))))))) (, ,) (CC and) (S (NP (NP (DT the) (NN team)) (VP (NN name) (NP (NNP Tokyo) (NNPS Katanas)))) (VP (VBD translated) (ADVP (RB loosely)) (PP (IN into) (NP (NNP English))) (PP (IN as) (NP (NNP Tokyo) (NNPS Sabres))))) (. .)))
He admitted that he had made up Taro Tsujimoto, based on a name he found in a Buffalo-area phone book, and the team name Tokyo Katanas translated loosely into English as Tokyo Sabres.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
He
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
admit
admitted
VERB
VBD
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
AUX
VBD
ccomp
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
make
made
VERB
VBN
compound:prt
up
up
ADP
RP
obj
Number=Sing
Taro
Taro
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Tsujimoto
Tsujimoto
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
acl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
base
based
VERB
VBN
case
on
on
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
name
name
NOUN
NN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
find
found
VERB
VBD
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
Buffalo-area
Buffalo-area
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Sing
phone
phone
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Sing
book
book
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
team
team
NOUN
NN
nsubj
Number=Sing
name
name
NOUN
NN
compound
Number=Sing
Tokyo
Tokyo
PROPN
NNP
appos
Number=Plur
Katanas
Katanas
PROPN
NNPS
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
translate
translated
VERB
VBD
advmod
loosely
loosely
ADV
RB
case
into
into
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
English
English
PROPN
NNP
case
as
as
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
Tokyo
Tokyo
PROPN
NNP
obl
Number=Plur
Sabres
Sabres
PROPN
NNPS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (S (NP (DT The) (NNP NHL)) (VP (MD would) (ADVP (RB eventually)) (VP (VB change) (NP (DT the) (NN pick)) (PP (IN to) (NP (NP (DT an) (`` ") (JJ invalid) (NN claim)) ('' ") (PP (IN for) (NP (PRP$ its) (JJ official) (NN record-keeping) (NNS purposes))))) (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-) (S (NP (NNP Campbell)) (RB not) (VP (VBG finding) (S (NP (PRP it)) (ADJP (ADJP (RB nearly) (RB as) (JJ funny)) (PP (IN as) (NP (NNP Imlach))))))) (-RRB- -RRB-))))) (, ,) (CC but) (S (NP (DT this)) (VP (VBD was) (SBAR (IN after) (S (NP (NP (NNP Tsujimoto) (POS 's)) (NN name)) (VP (VBD had) (VP (VBN appeared) (PP (IN in) (NP (NP (JJ several)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (NNP NHL) (NNP Guide)) (CC and) (NP (NNP Record) (NNPS Books)))))))))))) (. .)))
The NHL would eventually change the pick to an " invalid claim " for its official record-keeping purposes (Campbell not finding it nearly as funny as Imlach), but this was after Tsujimoto's name had appeared in several of NHL Guide and Record Books.
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
NHL
NHL
PROPN
NNP
aux
VerbForm=Fin
would
would
AUX
MD
advmod
eventually
eventually
ADV
RB
root
VerbForm=Inf
change
change
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
pick
pick
NOUN
NN
case
to
to
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
an
DET
DT
punct
"
"
PUNCT
``
amod
Degree=Pos
invalid
invalid
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
claim
claim
NOUN
NN
punct
"
"
PUNCT
''
case
for
for
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
its
its
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos
official
official
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Sing
record-keeping
record-keeping
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Plur
purpose
purposes
NOUN
NNS
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
nsubj
Number=Sing
Campbell
Campbell
PROPN
NNP
advmod
not
not
PART
RB
parataxis
VerbForm=Ger
find
finding
VERB
VBG
obj
Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
advmod
nearly
nearly
ADV
RB
advmod
as
as
ADV
RB
xcomp
Degree=Pos
funny
funny
ADJ
JJ
case
as
as
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Imlach
Imlach
PROPN
NNP
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
but
but
CCONJ
CC
nsubj:outer
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
this
this
PRON
DT
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
mark
after
after
SCONJ
IN
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Tsujimoto
Tsujimoto
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
nsubj
Number=Sing
name
name
NOUN
NN
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
AUX
VBD
conj
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
appear
appeared
VERB
VBN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
Degree=Pos
several
several
ADJ
JJ
case
of
of
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
NHL
NHL
PROPN
NNP
nmod
Number=Sing
Guide
Guide
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
compound
Number=Sing
record
Record
PROPN
NNP
conj
Number=Plur
book
Books
PROPN
NNPS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (NNP Tsujimoto)) (VP (VBZ is) (ADVP (RB still)) (VP (VBN listed) (PP (IN among) (NP (NP (NP (NNPS Sabres) (POS ')) (NN draft) (NNS picks)) (PP (IN in) (NP (DT the) (NNPS Sabres) (NN media) (NN guide))))))) (. .)))
Tsujimoto is still listed among Sabres' draft picks in the Sabres media guide.
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
Tsujimoto
Tsujimoto
PROPN
NNP
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
advmod
still
still
ADV
RB
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
list
listed
VERB
VBN
case
among
among
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Number=Plur
Sabres
Sabres
PROPN
NNPS
case
's
'
PART
POS
compound
Number=Sing
draft
draft
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Plur
pick
picks
NOUN
NNS
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Plur
Sabres
Sabres
PROPN
NNPS
compound
Number=Sing
media
media
NOUN
NN
nmod
Number=Sing
guide
guide
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (NNP Taro)) (ADVP (RB quickly)) (VP (VBD became) (NP (NP (DT an) (JJ inside) (NN joke)) (PP (IN for) (NP (NP (NNPS Sabres) (POS ')) (NNS fans) (CC and) (NNS staffers))))) (. .)))
Taro quickly became an inside joke for Sabres' fans and staffers.
nsubj
Number=Sing
Taro
Taro
PROPN
NNP
advmod
quickly
quickly
ADV
RB
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
become
became
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
an
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
inside
inside
ADJ
JJ
xcomp
Number=Sing
joke
joke
NOUN
NN
case
for
for
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Number=Plur
Sabres
Sabres
PROPN
NNPS
case
's
'
PART
POS
nmod
Number=Plur
fan
fans
NOUN
NNS
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Plur
staffer
staffers
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (PP (IN For) (NP (NP (NNS years)) (PP (IN after) (NP (DT the) (NN pick))))) (, ,) (NP (NNS fans)) (VP (MD would) (VP (VB chant) (SBAR (`` ") (S (NP (PRP We)) (VP (VBP Want) (NP (NNP Taro))))) ('' ") (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB when)) (S (NP (NP (NNS games)) (PP (IN at) (NP (DT the) (NNP Buffalo) (NNP Memorial) (NNP Auditorium)))) (VP (VBD got) (ADJP (JJ one-sided))))))) (. .)))
For years after the pick, fans would chant " We Want Taro " when games at the Buffalo Memorial Auditorium got one-sided.
case
for
For
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Plur
year
years
NOUN
NNS
case
after
after
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
pick
pick
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Plur
fan
fans
NOUN
NNS
aux
VerbForm=Fin
would
would
AUX
MD
root
VerbForm=Inf
chant
chant
VERB
VB
punct
"
"
PUNCT
``
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs
we
We
PRON
PRP
ccomp
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
want
Want
VERB
VBP
obj
Number=Sing
Taro
Taro
PROPN
NNP
punct
"
"
PUNCT
''
advmod
PronType=Int
when
when
ADV
WRB
nsubj
Number=Plur
game
games
NOUN
NNS
case
at
at
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
Buffalo
Buffalo
PROPN
NNP
compound
Number=Sing
Memorial
Memorial
PROPN
NNP
nmod
Number=Sing
Auditorium
Auditorium
PROPN
NNP
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
get
got
VERB
VBD
xcomp
Degree=Pos
one-sided
one-sided
ADJ
JJ
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Taro Tsujimoto is an imaginary ice hockey player that was legally drafted by the National Hockey League's Buffalo Sabres in the 11th round of the 1974 NHL Entry Draft. The Sabres' General Manager at the time, Punch Imlach, was reportedly fed up with the slow drafting process via the telephone. He decided to have some fun at the expense of the league and President of 28 years, Clarence Campbell, and contacted public relations director Paul Wieland for the translation of Sabre in Japanese and a common Japanese name. When the 11th round surfaced, Imlach chose to select star center Taro Tsujimoto of the Tokyo Katanas, a team from the Japanese Hockey League. The NHL made the pick official, and so it was reported by all major media outlets including reputable magazine The Hockey News. Imlach did not clear the air about the fake draft pick until weeks later. He admitted that he had made up Taro Tsujimoto, based on a name he found in a Buffalo-area phone book, and the team name Tokyo Katanas translated loosely into English as Tokyo Sabres. The NHL would eventually change the pick to an " invalid claim " for its official record-keeping purposes (Campbell not finding it nearly as funny as Imlach), but this was after Tsujimoto's name had appeared in several of NHL Guide and Record Books. Tsujimoto is still listed among Sabres' draft picks in the Sabres media guide. Taro quickly became an inside joke for Sabres' fans and staffers. For years after the pick, fans would chant " We Want Taro " when games at the Buffalo Memorial Auditorium got one-sided.