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.

Personal facts

Pat LaFontaine
Birth dateFebruary 22, 1965
Birth place
Missouri , St. Louis , United States
Height (meters)1.778
Weight (Kilograms)81.648

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Ice hockey player

Career start1983
Career end1998
draft3rd overall
draft team
New York Islanders
draft year1983
former team
Buffalo Sabres
New York Islanders
New York Rangers
hall of fame2003
position
Centre (ice hockey)
shootsRight

Pat LaFontaine on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.companions-in-courage.org
  2. http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1983/83003.html
  3. http://www.newsday.com/columnists/mark-herrmann/lafontaine-s-rink-of-dreams-all-about-the-fun-of-hockey-1.1708719
  4. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3p5jwHTMtyM