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. He holds the record for most points by an American-born player, breaking Mike Modano's record of 1,374 career points.
Early career
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. 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.
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. He passed 145 points to be awarded the OHL scoring title and also combined with Gagner and Kostitsyn for 394 points in the season. 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.
NHL
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. He was the cover athlete for the video game NHL 10. 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. 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. 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.
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. Kane was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy for Stanley Cup Playoffs MVP.
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. 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. 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. On June 30, 2025, Kane signed a one-year contract to stay with the Red Wings. On January 8, 2026, he scored his 500 career NHL goal in a 5–1 win against the Vancouver Canucks. 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.
On July 23, 2026, Kane signed a two-year, $16 million contract to return to the Chicago Blackhawks. On September 15, the Blackhawks named Kane as an alternate captain of the team.
United States
