Patrick Kane changes his location, will now play for the Detroit Red Wings

One of the best American forwards in NHL history Patrick Kane has signed a one-year contract with the Detroit Red Wings. He underwent hip surgery at the end of last season. Since his contract with the NY Rangers expired, he was able to sign as a free agent with the team of his choice.

A lot of clubs were interested in the services of the experienced veteran, the names of the Buffalo Sabres, Florida Panthers, Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Rangers were the most talked about. However, Kane chose the Detroit team.

He didn’t do well last season, and he changed jobs during the season and finished the season with the New York Rangers. He scored a total of 57 points, which was the weakest season of his career, not counting the season cut short due to the lockout.

Patrick Kane spent a total of 16 seasons with the Chicago Blackhawks, who drafted him with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft. A year later, he won the Calder Trophy for the league’s top rookie. He was a big part of winning 3 Stanley Cups in 2010,2013 and 2015. In addition, he won the Conn Smythe trophy for the best playoff player in 2013.

He also has in his collection the Olympic silverware from the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, where the USA lost to Canada in the final. He also has a bronze from the 2018 World Championships, where he scored 20 points on eight goals and 12 assists in 10 games.

Lifetime season

In the 2015-16 season , he won the all-league scoring with 106 points on 46 goals and 60 assists. He received all the major trophies for the best player of the entire season. so the Art Ross Trophy for the scoring winner. Hart Trophy for the best player of the season and the Ted LIndsay Award, the award for the best player according to the players themselves.

The most productive U.S. player in NHL history?

If Kane can play up to his standard, he’ll attack the most productive U.S. player in NHL history, Mike Modano, who has amassed 1,374 points in the NHL. The 35-year-old Kane is on 1,237 points in 1,180 games played so far. Having scored 451 goals and 786 assists so far.

Source: NHL, Wikipedia