Patrick Timothy Kane II is an American professional ice hockey right winger and alternate captain for the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League. The Blackhawks selected him with the first overall pick in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft. Kane has won three Stanley Cups as a member of the Blackhawks, in 2010, 2013 and 2015. He won the Hart Memorial Trophy as Most Valuable Player and Art Ross Trophy as scoring champion in the 2015–16 NHL season. Kane represented the United States at the 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics. He was named one of the 100 Greatest NHL Players in 2017.
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Patrick Timothy Kane II is an American professional ice hockey right winger and alternate captain for the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League. The Blackhawks selected him with the first overall pick in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft. Kane has won three Stanley Cups as a member of the Blackhawks, in 2010, 2013 and 2015. He won the Hart Memorial Trophy as Most Valuable Player and Art Ross Trophy as scoring champion in the 2015–16 NHL season. Kane represented the United States at the 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics. 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 played junior hockey for the USA Bobcats, scoring many goals and earning the title of MVP. The London Knights drafted Kane in the fifth round, 88th overall, in the 2004 Ontario Hockey League Midget Draft, but he chose not to play for the Knights until the 2006–07 season. He led the U-18 National Team Development Program in scoring with 102 points during the 2005–06 season, surpassing the previous record holder, Phil Kessel. Kane made his NHL debut on October 4, 2007, against the Minnesota Wild. He recorded his first assist and first shootout goal two days later against Dominik Hašek of the Detroit Red Wings. He scored his first NHL goal on October 19, beating José Théodore of the Colorado Avalanche. On November 2, Kane was named the NHL Rookie of the Month for October after scoring 5 goals and 11 assists in 12 games.
On June 3, 2008, he received the Calder Trophy, awarded to the NHL’s rookie of the year, finishing ahead of teammate Jonathan Toews and Washington Capitals forward Nicklas Bäckström. The following season, Kane and Toews helped lead a Blackhawks team back to the Stanley Cup. After recording 70 points in the regular season, the Blackhawks won the game 7–5 in the Western Conference Finals for the first time since 1995. In May 2009, Kane scored his his first career hat-trick in the playoffs against the Vancouver Canucks in the second round of the playoffs. He was also named runner-up to John Tavares for the Red Tilson Trophy as league MVP. Kane and the Blackhawks visited the Buffalo Sabres to mark Kane’s first return to Buffalo as a professional hockey player. On December 15, Kane received a special cheer from his hometown and a special ceremony was held before the game. The Blackhawks lost the game 1–1, scoring their lone goal, with Kane scoring their only goal of the night. Kane was ranked first among North American prospects by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau and was chosen first overall by theChicago Blackhawks. The St. Louis Blues offered to trade the Blackhawks their 9th, 24th and 26th overall picks in the2007 Draft in order to acquire Chicago’s first overall selection and draft Kane. On July 25,2007, Blackhawks’ general manager Dale Tallon announced that they had signed Kane to a three-year contract. Kane threw the ceremonial first pitch at a Chicago Cubs game on June 25, 2007.
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