Pat LaFontaine

Pat LaFontaine
Hockey Hall of Fame, 2003
LaFontaine with the New York Rangers in 1997
Born (1965-02-22) February 22, 1965 (age 59)
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Center
Shot Right
Played for New York Islanders
Buffalo Sabres
New York Rangers
National team  United States
NHL draft 3rd overall, 1983
New York Islanders
Playing career 1983–1998
Medal record
Men's ice hockey
Representing the  United States
World Cup of Hockey
Gold medal – first place 1996 Canada
Canada Cup
Silver medal – second place 1991 Canada

Patrick Michael LaFontaine (born February 22, 1965) is an American former ice hockey center who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) and spent his entire playing career with the league's New York State-based teams. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2003.

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. In 2017, LaFontaine was named one of the "100 Greatest NHL Players" in history.[1] LaFontaine served as an executive of the Buffalo Sabres as the president of hockey operations until March 2014.

  1. ^ "100 Greatest NHL Players". NHL.com. January 27, 2017. Retrieved January 27, 2017.