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 1996 Canada Canada Cup 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.