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USA Pat LaFontaine
#16 New York Rangers / NHL - 97/98
1-time World Cup Gold Medal 1
1-time CHL Player of the Year 1
1-time CHL Top Scorer Award 1
1-time Hockey Hall of Fame 1
1-time NHL Contribution to U.S. Hockey (Lester Patrick Trophy) 1
1-time NHL Second All-Star Team 1
1-time NHL Sportsmanship Award (Bill Masterton Trophy) 1
1-time QMJHL First All-Star Team 1
1-time QMJHL Most Points (Jean Beliveau Trophy) 1
1-time QMJHL Most Valuable Player (Michel Brière Trophy) 1
1-time QMJHL Offensive Rookie of the Year (Michel Bergeron Trophy) 1
1-time QMJHL Playoffs MVP (Guy Lafleur Trophy) 1
1-time United States Hockey Hall of Fame 1
Date of Birth
Feb 22, 1965
Position
C
Age
59
Height
5'10" / 178 cm
Place of Birth
St. Louis, MO, USA
Weight
181 lbs / 82 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
1983 round 1 #3 overall by New York Islanders

Son: Daniel LaFontaine, Brother: John LaFontaine, Nephews: J.P. LaFontaine, Samuel Adler

LaFontaine has the highest points per game rate by an American in NHL history with 1,013 points in 865 games. He also holds the Sabres franchise record for points (148) and assists (95) in a season. Pat scored 40+ goals and 85+ points in 6 straight seasons from 1988-93. The 5x All-Star won a Bill Masterton and Lester Patrick Trophy as well as World Cup gold with the USA.

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Pat LaFontaine Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1981-82 Detroit Compuware MNHL 79* 175* 149* 324* -* -* |
1982-83 Verdun Juniors QMJHL 70* 104* 130* 234* 10* -* | Playoffs 15 11 24 35 4 -
1983-84 New York Islanders NHL 15* 13* 6* 19* 6* 9* | Playoffs 16 3 6 9 8 -
Team USA International 58* 56* 55* 111* 22* -* |
USA OG 6* 5* 4* 9* 0* -* |
1984-85 New York Islanders NHL 67* 19* 35* 54* 32* 9* | Playoffs 9 1 2 3 4 -
1985-86 New York Islanders NHL 65* 30* 23* 53* 43* 16* | Playoffs 3 1 0 1 0 -
1986-87 New York Islanders NHL 80* 38* 32* 70* 70* -10* | Playoffs 14 5 7 12 10 -
1987-88 New York Islanders NHL 75* 47* 45* 92* 52* 12* | Playoffs 6 4 5 9 8 2
USA CC 5* 3* 0* 3* 0* 2* |
1988-89 New York Islanders “A” NHL 79* 45* 43* 88* 26* -8* |
USA “C” WC 10* 5* 3* 8* 8* -* |
1989-90 New York Islanders “A” NHL 74* 54* 51* 105* 38* -13* | Playoffs 2 0 1 1 0 -1
1990-91 New York Islanders “A” NHL 75* 41* 44* 85* 42* -6* |
1991-92 Buffalo Sabres NHL 57* 46* 47* 93* 98* 10* | Playoffs 7 8 3 11 4 0
USA CC 6* 3* 1* 4* 2* -6* |
1992-93 Buffalo Sabres “C” NHL 84* 53* 95* 148* 63* 11* | Playoffs 7 2 10 12 0 0
1993-94 Buffalo Sabres “C” NHL 16* 5* 13* 18* 2* -4* |
1994-95 Buffalo Sabres “C” NHL 22* 12* 15* 27* 4* 2* | Playoffs 5 2 2 4 2 -2
1995-96 Buffalo Sabres “C” NHL 76* 40* 51* 91* 36* -8* |
1996-97 Buffalo Sabres “C” NHL 13* 2* 6* 8* 4* -8* |
USA WCup 5* 2* 2* 4* 2* 4* |
1997-98 New York Rangers NHL 67* 23* 39* 62* 36* -16* |
USA OG 4* 1* 1* 2* 0* -4* |

Pat LaFontaine Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1976-77 Waterford Peewee QC Int PW -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1982-83 Verdun Juniors Memorial Cup 4* 3* 2* 5* 2* -* |

Pat LaFontaine Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
CC 2 11* 6* 1* 7* 0.64* 2* -4* | 0 * * * * * *
International 1 58* 56* 55* 111* 1.91* 22* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Memorial Cup 1 4* 3* 2* 5* 1.25* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
MNHL 1 79* 175* 149* 324* 4.10* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 15 865* 468* 545* 1 013* 1.17* 552* -4* | 9 69 26 * 36 * 62 * 0.90 * 36 * -1 *
OG 2 10* 6* 5* 11* 1.10* 0* -4* | 0 * * * * * *
QC Int PW 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
QMJHL 1 70* 104* 130* 234* 3.34* 10* -* | 1 15 11 * 24 * 35 * 2.33 * 4 * - *
WC 1 10* 5* 3* 8* 0.80* 8* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WCup 1 5* 2* 2* 4* 0.80* 2* 4* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Pat LaFontaine Career Highlights

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Awards by season
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1982, 1 #4 overall by Belleville Bulls in the OHL Priority Selection

Drafted 1982, 9 #95 overall by Montréal Juniors in the QMJHL Entry Draft

Number 16 retired by Buffalo Sabres

Cult/Star player for Buffalo Sabres

Cult/Star player for New York Islanders

Cult/Star player for USA

Inducted into New York State Hockey Hall of Fame -- 2022