- Patrick Kane
Infobox Ice Hockey Player
position = Right Wing
shoots = Left
height_ft = 5
height_in = 10
weight_lb = 175
team =Chicago Blackhawks
league = NHL
prospect_team =
prospect_league =
nationality = United States
birth_date = birth date and age|1988|11|19
birth_place = Buffalo, NY,U.S.
draft = 1st overall
draft_year = 2007
draft_team =Chicago Blackhawks
career_start = 2007Patrick Kane, Jr. (born
November 19 ,1988 in Buffalo, New York,USA ) is an Americanice hockey player currently playing for the NHL'sChicago Blackhawks . The Blackhawks made him the first overall pick in the2007 NHL Entry Draft .Playing career
Amateur and juniors
Kane went to St.
Martin of Tours school and started playing for the Cazenovia Chiefs in his home town ofSouth Buffalo, NY . He played for the Buffalo Devils. cite web| url=http://www.ontariohockeyleague.com/stats/player.php?id=4581 | title=Patrick Kane | publisher=OHL | accessdate=2007-06-23 ]The
London Knights drafted Kane in the 5th round of the 2004Ontario Hockey League Bantam Draft, [cite web | url=http://www.chl.ca/CHLTopProspects/2007_bios.html | title=2007 Home Hardware CHL/NHL TOP PROSPECTS GAME Participant Bios | publisher=CHL | accessdate=2007-06-23] but Kane did not choose to play for the Knights until the 2006-07 season. Instead, Kane played for the United States U-18 National Team Development Program (NTDP) where he led the team in scoring with 102 pointscite web | url=http://www.ontariohockeyleague.com/awards/?sub=&id=3666 | title=Patrick Kane Named OHL Rookie of the Year | publisher=OHL | accessdate=2007-06-23] during the 2005-2006 season. Kane's junior career started off with a bang. Playing on a line withSergei Kostitsyn andSam Gagner , he amassed 145 points for the OHL scoring title and combined with Gagner and Kostitsyn for 394 points.Kane participated in his first international tournament for the United States in the U-18 in 2006, where he helped the team win a gold medal. He was then named to the U.S. squad for the 2007 World Jr. Hockey Championships where he was selected as one of the tournament's All-Stars. He was one of only 3 players on the team to be playing
major junior hockey . He was tied for 2nd in scoring in the tournament. Patrick Kane and his London Knights finished the post-season losing in the OHL's Western Conference final to thePlymouth Whalers in a 4-1 best of 7 series loss. He finished his postseason with 10 goals and 21 assists for a total of 31 points in 16 games.On
April 27 ,2007 , Kane was announced as the winner of theEmms Family Award for the OHL rookie of the year. He was also named runner-up to John Tavares for theRed Tilson Trophy as league MVP. [cite web | url=http://www.ontariohockeyleague.com/awards/?sub=&id=3613 | title= Tavares wins Red Tilson Trophy as OHL's Most Outstanding Player | publisher=OHL | accessdate=2007-06-23 ]Kane threw the
Ceremonial first pitch at aChicago Cubs game on June, 25, 2007 atWrigley Field .Lai, Jerry, [http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/photo?slug=5d163352e3824ca49f2ba4aee780702c.rockies_cubs_baseball_cxc101&prov=ap Chicago Blackhawks Gallery] (June 25, 2007), Yahoo! Sports, Retrieved on July 7, 2007.] Kane later joinedDenis Savard , the Blackhawks' coach, in singing "Take Me Out to the Ball Game " later during the day. Kane also threw the first pitch at aBuffalo Bisons (AAA) game in August.NHL career
On
July 25 2007 , Blackhawks GMDale Tallon announced that they had signed Patrick Kane to a three year contract. [http://blackhawks.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=335301 Blackhawks sign 1st overall pick] (July 25, 2007), Chicago Blackhawks official website, July 25, 2007.]He made his NHL debut on
October 4 ,2007 against theMinnesota Wild , [cite news |title =Recap - Wild 1, Blackhawks 0|url =http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app?service=page&page=Recap&gameNumber=11&season=20072008&gameType=2|author =Associated Press|publisher =NHL|date =2007-10-04 |accessdate =2007-10-20] and had his first assist and first shootout goal, a game-winner, two days later againstDominik Hašek of theDetroit Red Wings . [cite news |title =Recap - Blackhawks 4, Red Wings 3, SO|url =http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app?service=page&page=Recap&gameNumber=31&season=20072008&gameType=2|author =Associated Press|publisher =NHL|date =2007-10-06 |accessdate =2007-10-20] OnOctober 19 ,2007 , he scored his first NHL regulation time goal onJose Theodore of theColorado Avalanche . [cite news |title =Recap - Blackhawks 5, Avalanche 3|url =http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app?service=page&page=Recap&gameNumber=100&season=20072008&gameType=2|author =Associated Press|publisher =NHL|date =2007-10-19 |accessdate =2007-10-20]On
November 2 ,2007 , Kane was named the NHL Rookie of the Month for October after tallying 5 goals and 11 assists in 12 games.On
December 15 ,2007 , Kane visited theBuffalo Sabres for a regular season game. It was the first time Kane had come back to Buffalo as a pro hockey player. Kane received a special cheer from his hometown and a special ceremony was done before the game. The Blackhawks lost the game 3-1 with Kane scoring their lone goal.On
June 12 ,2008 , Kane received theCalder Memorial Trophy , awarded to the NHL's best rookie finishing ahead of teammateJonathan Toews andWashington Capitals forwardNicklas Bäckström . [http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=240520&lid=sublink05&lpos=topRelated_main]
=Career statistics=International play
Played for the United States in:
International statistics
References
External links
*hockeydb|96554
* [http://www.londonknights.com/display_player.asp?player=119 LondonKnights.com Bio]
* [http://www.mynhldraft.com/2007 Kane Projected #1 2007 Draft]Navboxes|list1=
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