Patrick Kane

American ice hockey player

Patrick Kane (born November 19, 1988 in Buffalo, New York[1]) is an NHL ice hockey right winger/center for the Chicago Blackhawks.

Patrick Kane
Kane with the Blackhawks in December 2014
Born (1988-11-19) November 19, 1988 (age 35)
Buffalo, NY, USA
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 179 lb (81 kg; 12 st 11 lb)
Position Center/Right Wing
Shoots Left
NHL team
Former teams
Chicago Blackhawks
EHC Biel (NLA)
National team  United States
NHL Draft 1st overall, 2007
Chicago Blackhawks
Playing career 2007–present

He was the first overall pick in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft. On June 12, 2008 he won the Calder Memorial Trophy awarded to the best rookie player beating his Blackhawks teammate Jonathan Toews and Washington Capitals forward Nicklas Backstrom.[2] He was the cover athlete for the video game NHL 10.[3] He has also competed in the 2009 NHL All-Star Game. Kane was selected to compete with Team USA in the 2010 Winter Olympic Games.[4] On June 9, 2010 Patrick Kane scored the game-winning overtime goal which led the Blackhawks in winning their first Stanley Cup in 49 years which ended the longest Stanley Cup drought in the NHL.[5]

Early career change

Kane started his ice hockey career with the Cazenovia Chiefs, a team in his hometown of Buffalo. He also played for the West Seneca Wings, Buffalo Regals, and Depew Saints. When he was fourteen he played junior hockey for the USA Bobcats where he earned the title of MVP when he scored the most goals. He lived with former NHL player Pat Verbeek when he moved to Michigan at the age of fourteen while he played for the Honeybaked AAA hockey club of the Midwest Elite Hockey League.[6] He stayed with the team for 3 years before the London Knights drafted him in the 5th round of the 2004 Ontario Hockey League Midget Draft.[7]

Although he was drafted by the Knights in 2004, he did not play with them until the 2006–07 OHL season because he decided to play for the United States U-18 National Team Development Program. While he was part of the program, he led the team in scoring with 102 points during the 2005–06 season. During his OHL years, he played on a line along with future NHLers Sergei Kostitsyn and Sam Gagner.[7] He passed 145 points to be awarded the OHL scoring title and also combined with Gagner and Kostitsyn for 394 points in the season.[7] The Knights finished the post-season when they lost the OHL's Western Conference final to the Plymouth Whalers by a series best 4-1 in a 7 series loss. He finished his postseason with 10 goals and 21 assists which was a total of 31 points in 16 games.

He won the Emms Family Award for the OHL rookie of the year on April 27, 2007 and was also a runner-up for the Red Tilson Trophy as league MVP behind John Tavares.[8][9]

NHL change

Kane scored the overtime game-winning goal against Michael Leighton of the Philadelphia Flyers during Game 6 of the 2010 Stanley Cup Finals to win the Blackhawks their first Stanley Cup in 49 years which ended the longest Stanley Cup drought in the NHL.[5]

He played with EHC Biel of the National League A during the 2012 NHL lockout. He also played for HC Davos during the 2012 Spengler Cup.

On June 24, 2013, Kane won his second Stanley Cup with the Blackhawks after they defeated the Boston Bruins 4 games to 2 in the 2013 Stanley Cup Finals.[10] Kane was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy for Stanley Cup Playoffs MVP.[11]

Arrest & charges change

On the night of August 9, 2009, Patrick Kane and his cousin were riding in a taxi and allegedly punched the taxi driver because he did not have the correct change. Kane and his cousin were charged with second-degree robbery, fourth-degree criminal mischief, and theft of services. He pleaded not guilty and apologized for the trouble he caused but pleaded guilty to noncriminal disorderly conduct charges.[12]

Career statistics change

Regular season and playoffs change

Bold indicates led league

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2004–05 U.S. National Development Team NAHL 63 38 32 70 16
2005–06 U.S. National Development Team NAHL 58 52 50 102 22
2006–07 London Knights OHL 58 62 83 145 52 16 10 21 31 16
2007–08 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 82 21 51 72 52
2008–09 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 80 25 45 70 42 16 9 5 14 12
2009–10 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 82 30 58 88 20 22 10 18 28 6
2010–11 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 73 27 46 73 28 7 1 5 6 2
2011–12 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 82 23 43 66 40 6 0 4 4 10
2012–13 EHC Biel NLA 20 13 10 23 6
2012–13 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 47 23 32 55 8 23 9 10 19 8
2013–14 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 69 29 40 69 22 19 8 12 20 8
2014–15 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 61 27 37 64 10 23 11 12 23 0
2015–16 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 82 46 60 106 30 7 1 6 7 14
2016–17 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 82 34 55 89 32 4 1 1 2 2
2017–18 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 82 27 49 76 32
2018–19 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 81 44 66 110 22
2019–20 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 70 33 51 84 40 9 2 7 9 2
NHL totals 973 389 633 1022 378 136 52 80 132 64

International change

Year Team Event Result   GP G A Pts PIM
2005 United States U17 5th 5 1 7 8 0
2006 United States WJC18   6 7 5 12 2
2007 United States WJC   7 5 4 9 4
2008 United States WC 6th 7 3 7 10 0
2010 United States OG   6 3 2 5 2
2014 United States OG 4th 6 0 4 4 4
2016 United States WCH 7th 3 0 2 2 0
2018 United States WC   10 8 12 20 0
2019 United States WC 7th 8 2 10 12 4
Junior totals 18 13 16 29 6
Senior totals 40 16 37 53 10

References change

  1. "Patrick Kane's official Blackhawks profile". Chicago Blackhawks. Retrieved 2009-11-17.
  2. "Calder Memorial Trophy". National Hockey League. Retrieved 2011-05-18.
  3. "Blackhawks Star Patrick Kane The New Face Of EA Sports NHL 10". Chicago Blackhawks. Retrieved 2009-11-17.
  4. "USA Hockey names 34-man roster for Olympic camp". National Hockey League. Retrieved 2011-05-18.
  5. 5.0 5.1 "Patrick Kane's overtime goal lifts Chicago to its first Stanley Cup title since 1961". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2011-05-11.
  6. "Kane up to task of helping revive Blackhawks". NBC Sports. Archived from the original on 2008-04-25. Retrieved 2011-05-11.
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 "Patrick Kane OHL profile". OHL. Archived from the original on 2007-06-25. Retrieved 2007-06-23.
  8. "Patrick Kane Named OHL Rookie of the Year". OHL. Archived from the original on 2007-07-09. Retrieved 2013-01-19.
  9. "Tavares wins Red Tilson Trophy as OHL's Most Outstanding Player". OHL. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2013-01-19.
  10. "Blackhawks' late goals stun Bruins to win Cup". National Hockey League. Retrieved 2013-06-25.
  11. "Chicago's Patrick Kane wins Conn Smythe Trophy as Stanley Cup playoff MVP". National Hockey League. Retrieved 2013-06-25.
  12. "Blackhawks Forward Patrick Kane Arrested in Buffalo". TSN. Archived from the original on 2009-12-10. Retrieved 2009-11-17.

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