Patrick Kane

BIOGRAPHY

Patrick Kane was born November 19, 1988 in Buffalo, New York. He is a right wing in the National Hockey League.

The Blackhawks selected him with the first overall pick in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft and also represented the United States at the 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics. Kane has won three Stanley Cups as a member of the Blackhawks, in 2010, 2013 and 2015, winning the Conn Smythe Trophy as the most valuable player of the playoffs in 2013. Kane won the Hart Memorial Trophy as Most Valuable Player and Art Ross Trophy as scoring champion in the 2015–16 NHL season. Kane, who led the NHL with 106 points with 46 goals and 60 assists, is the first American-born player to win the Art Ross Trophy as the NHL's scoring leader. He was also the first American-born player to win the Hart Trophy. In 2017, he was named one of the 100 Greatest NHL Players. On January 19, 2020, Kane became the youngest U.S. player to reach 1,000 career regular-season points. Kane retained his role as an alternate captain going into 2020–21 NHL season. He scored 15 goals and tallied 51 assists for a team-high 66 points. He finished with the fifth-most points among all skaters in the NHL for the season. On February 28, 2021, Kane recorded his 400th career goal against the Detroit Red Wings, becoming the 100th player in NHL history to reach 400 career goals. On March 9, Kane played in his 1,000th career game and became only the seventh player in franchise history to reach the milestone. After the season's conclusion, Kane was named the Best NHL Player at the 2021 ESPY Awards. Kane appeared in 78 games for the Blackhawks during the 2021–22 NHL season where he recorded 26 goals and 66 assists despite playing with a persistent undisclosed injury. Kane's 92 points marked the third-highest scoring season of his career. On February 28th, 2023, Kane was traded to the New York Rangers.