Pat LaFontaine Ice hockey player
Patrick Michael LaFontaine (born February 22, 1965) is an American former ice hockey center in the National Hockey League (NHL) who spent his entire career playing for the league's New York State-based teams; LaFontaine played for the New York Islanders from 1983 until 1991, the Buffalo Sabres from 1991 until 1997, and the New York Rangers from 1997 until his retirement in 1998, scoring 468 goals and 1,013 points along the way before his career was ended by concussions. His 1.17 points per game (1,013 points over 865 games) is the best among American-born ice hockey players, active or retired. LaFontaine served as an executive to the Buffalo Sabres' as the President of Hockey Operations until March 2014.
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Ice hockey player
Career start | 1983 |
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Career end | 1998 |
draft | 3rd overall |
draft team | |
draft year | 1983 |
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hall of fame | 2003 |
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shoots | Right |