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Patrick Kane
Patrick Kane Red Wings.jpg
Kane during his time with the Detroit Red Wings on January 4, 2024
Born (1988-11-19) November 19, 1988 (age 37)
Buffalo, New York
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 177 lb (80 kg; 12 st 9 lb)
Position Right wing
Shoots Left
NHL team
Former teams		 Chicago Blackhawks
EHC Biel
New York Rangers
Detroit Red Wings
National team  United States
NHL draft 1st overall, 2007
Chicago Blackhawks
Playing career 2007–present

Patrick Timothy Kane II (born November 19, 1988) is an American professional ice hockey right winger. He currently plays for the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL) and serves as an alternate captain. He has also played for the New York Rangers and Detroit Red Wings. Outside of the NHL, Kane has played for EHC Biel of the National League A (NLA).

Kane has been very successful throughout his NHL career. He is a three-time Stanley Cup champion, the Calder Memorial Trophy winner in 2008, one-time Conn Smythe Trophy winner, one-time Art Ross Trophy winner, one-time Hart Memorial Trophy winner, and one-time Ted Lindsay Award winner. He has also been named to the NHL All-Rookie team. Kane is a nine-time All-Star. He was the first overall pick in the 2007 NHL entry draft. He was named to the NHL 2010s All-Decade First Team and was the cover athlete for EA Sports' NHL 10. Internationally, Kane plays for the United States and won a silver medal in 2010.

Kane is considered to be one of the greatest American-born players of all time.[1][2][3] He holds the record for most points by an American-born player, breaking Mike Modano's record of 1,374 career points.

Early career

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Kane started his ice hockey career with the Cazenovia Chiefs, a team in his hometown of Buffalo. He also played for the West Seneca Wings, Buffalo Regals, and Depew Saints. When he was fourteen he played junior hockey for the USA Bobcats where he earned the title of MVP when he scored the most goals. He lived with former NHL player Pat Verbeek when he moved to Michigan at the age of fourteen while he played for the Honeybaked AAA hockey club of the Midwest Elite Hockey League.[4] He stayed with the team for 3 years before the London Knights drafted him in the 5th round of the 2004 Ontario Hockey League Midget Draft.[5]

Although he was drafted by the Knights in 2004, he did not play with them until the 2006–07 OHL season because he decided to play for the United States U-18 National Team Development Program. While he was part of the program, he led the team in scoring with 102 points during the 2005–06 season. During his OHL years, he played on a line along with future NHLers Sergei Kostitsyn and Sam Gagner.[5] He passed 145 points to be awarded the OHL scoring title and also combined with Gagner and Kostitsyn for 394 points in the season.[5] The Knights finished the post-season when they lost the OHL's Western Conference final to the Plymouth Whalers by a series best 4-1 in a 7 series loss. He finished his postseason with 10 goals and 21 assists which was a total of 31 points in 16 games.

He won the Emms Family Award for the OHL rookie of the year on April 27, 2007 and was also a runner-up for the Red Tilson Trophy as league MVP behind John Tavares.[6][7]

NHL

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On June 12, 2008, he won the Calder Memorial Trophy awarded to the best rookie player beating his Blackhawks teammate Jonathan Toews and Washington Capitals forward Nicklas Backstrom.[8] He was the cover athlete for the video game NHL 10.[9] Kane scored the overtime game-winning goal against Michael Leighton of the Philadelphia Flyers during Game 6 of the 2010 Stanley Cup Finals to win the Blackhawks their first Stanley Cup in 49 years which ended the longest Stanley Cup drought in the NHL.[10] He has also competed in the 2009 NHL All-Star Game. Kane was selected to compete with Team USA in the 2010 Winter Olympic Games.[11] On June 9, 2010 Patrick Kane scored the game-winning overtime goal which led the Blackhawks in winning their first Stanley Cup in 49 years which ended the longest Stanley Cup drought in the NHL.[10]

He played with EHC Biel of the National League A (NLA) during the 2012 NHL lockout. He also played for HC Davos during the 2012 Spengler Cup.

On June 24, 2013, Kane won his second Stanley Cup with the Blackhawks after they defeated the Boston Bruins 4 games to 2 in the 2013 Stanley Cup Finals.[12] Kane was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy for Stanley Cup Playoffs MVP.[13]

On February 28, 2023, the Blackhawks traded Kane along with Cooper Zech to the New York Rangers in exchange for a 2023 conditional second and fourth-round draft pick and defenseman Andy Welinski. The Arizona Coyotes were given a 2025 conditional third-round draft pick as part of the three-team trade.[14] He scored 5 goals and recorded 7 assists for 12 points in 19 regular season games for the Rangers. He also scored 1 goal and recorded 5 assists in 7 playoff games.

On November 28, 2023, Kane signed a one-year, $2.75 million contract to join the Detroit Red Wings.[15] Him signing with Detroit reunited him with his former Blackhawks teammate Alex DeBrincat. On June 30, 2024, Kane signed another one-year contract to stay with the Red Wings.[16] On June 30, 2025, Kane signed a one-year contract to stay with the Red Wings.[17] On January 8, 2026, he scored his 500 career NHL goal in a 5–1 win against the Vancouver Canucks.[18] On January 29, Kane recorded his 1,375th career point after assisting on a Ben Chiarot goal in a 4–3 overtime loss against the Washington Capitals. The point broke Mike Modano's record and Kane became the all-time leading American-born point scorer in NHL history.[19]

On July 23, 2026, Kane signed a two-year, $16 million contract to return to the Chicago Blackhawks.[20] On September 15, the Blackhawks named Kane as an alternate captain of the team.[21]

Personal life

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Arrest & charges

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On the night of August 9, 2009, Patrick Kane and his cousin were riding in a taxi and allegedly punched the taxi driver because he did not have the correct change. Kane and his cousin were charged with second-degree robbery, fourth-degree criminal mischief, and theft of services. He pleaded not guilty and apologized for the trouble he caused but pleaded guilty to noncriminal disorderly conduct charges.[22]

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Bold indicates led league

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2004–05 U.S. National Development Team NAHL 6338327016 —————
2005–06 U.S. National Development Team NAHL 58525010222 —————
2006–07 London Knights OHL 58628314552 1610213116
2007–08 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 8221517252 —————
2008–09 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 8025457042 16951412
2009–10 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 8230588820 221018286
2010–11 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 7327467328 71562
2011–12 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 8223436640 604410
2012–13 EHC Biel NLA 201310236 —————
2012–13 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 472332558 23910198
2013–14 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 6929406922 19812208
2014–15 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 6127376410 231112230
2015–16 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 82466010630 716714
2016–17 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 8234558932 41122
2017–18 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 8227497632 —————
2018–19 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 81446611022 —————
2019–20 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 7033518440 92792
2020–21 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 5615516614 —————
2021–22 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 7826669218 —————
2022–23 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 5416294510 —————
2022–23 New York Rangers NHL 1957126 71566
2023–24 Detroit Red Wings NHL 5020274716 —————
2024–25 Detroit Red Wings NHL 7221385912 —————
2025–26 Detroit Red Wings NHL 6716415716 —————
NHL totals 1,3695088921,400470 143538513870

International

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Year Team Event Result   GP G A Pts PIM
2005 United States U17 5th 5 1 7 8 0
2006 United States WJC18 1 675122
2007 United States WJC 3 75494
2008 United States WC 6th 737100
2010 United States OG 2 63252
2014 United States OG 4th 60444
2016 United States WCH 7th 3 0 2 2 0
2018 United States WC 3 10812200
2019 United States WC 7th 8 2 10 12 4
Junior totals 181316296
Senior totals 4016375310

References

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  1. ↑ "Kane, Matthews selected best U.S.-born players by NHL.com writers". National Hockey League. Archived from the original on August 13, 2023. Retrieved July 23, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ↑ "Why Patrick Kane is the All-Time Best American Player". The Hockey News. Retrieved July 23, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Blackhawks' Patrick Kane keeps building his case as best American player of all time". The New York Times. Retrieved July 23, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Kane up to task of helping revive Blackhawks". NBC Sports. Archived from the original on 2008-04-25. Retrieved 2011-05-11.
  5. 1 2 3 "Patrick Kane OHL profile". OHL. Archived from the original on 2007-06-25. Retrieved 2007-06-23.
  6. ↑ "Patrick Kane Named OHL Rookie of the Year". OHL. Archived from the original on 2007-07-09. Retrieved 2013-01-19.
  7. ↑ "Tavares wins Red Tilson Trophy as OHL's Most Outstanding Player". OHL. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2013-01-19.
  8. ↑ "Calder Memorial Trophy". National Hockey League. Archived from the original on 2006-04-23. Retrieved 2011-05-18.
  9. ↑ "Blackhawks Star Patrick Kane The New Face Of EA Sports NHL 10". Chicago Blackhawks. Archived from the original on 2024-12-17. Retrieved 2009-11-17.
  10. 1 2 "Patrick Kane's overtime goal lifts Chicago to its first Stanley Cup title since 1961". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2011-05-11.
  11. ↑ "USA Hockey names 34-man roster for Olympic camp". National Hockey League. Archived from the original on 2010-12-03. Retrieved 2011-05-18.
  12. ↑ "Blackhawks' late goals stun Bruins to win Cup". National Hockey League. Archived from the original on 2013-07-23. Retrieved 2013-06-25.
  13. ↑ "Chicago's Patrick Kane wins Conn Smythe Trophy as Stanley Cup playoff MVP". National Hockey League. Archived from the original on 2013-12-07. Retrieved 2013-06-25.
  14. ↑ "Rangers Acquire Patrick Kane in Three-Team Deal". New York Rangers. Archived from the original on March 1, 2023. Retrieved July 22, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  15. ↑ "Red Wings sign Patrick Kane to one-year contract". Detroit Red Wings. Archived from the original on November 29, 2023. Retrieved July 22, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  16. ↑ "Red Wings sign Patrick Kane to one-year contract extension". Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved July 22, 2026.
  17. ↑ "Red Wings sign Patrick Kane to one-year contract extension". Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved July 22, 2026.
  18. ↑ "Kane reaches 500 NHL goals in Red Wings win against Canucks". National Hockey League. Retrieved July 23, 2026.
  19. ↑ "Kane passes Modano for most points by US-born NHL player in Red Wings' 4-3 shootout loss to Capitals". ESPN. Retrieved July 23, 2026.
  20. ↑ "Release: Blackhawks Agree to Terms with Forward Patrick Kane on Two-Year Contract". Chicago Blackhawks. Retrieved July 23, 2026.
  21. ↑ "Blackhawks name Bedard captain". theScore. Retrieved September 15, 2026.
  22. ↑ "Blackhawks Forward Patrick Kane Arrested in Buffalo". TSN. Archived from the original on 2009-12-10. Retrieved 2009-11-17.

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