Patrick Kane

Patrick Kane (born November 19, 1988 in Buffalo, New York) is an NHL ice hockey right winger/center for the Detroit Red Wings.

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. He was the cover athlete for the video game NHL 10. 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. 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.

 Early career 
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. 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.

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. He passed 145 points to be awarded the OHL scoring title and also combined with Gagner and Kostitsyn for 394 points in the season. 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.

NHL
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.

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. Kane was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy for Stanley Cup Playoffs MVP.

 Arrest & charges 
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.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
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
 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

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