18 Facts About Pat LaFontaine

In 2017 Pat LaFontaine was named one of the '100 Greatest NHL Players' in history.

Pat LaFontaine served as an executive of the Buffalo Sabres as the President of Hockey Operations until March 2014.

Pat LaFontaine's father moved the family to the Detroit area in 1972.

Pat LaFontaine's arrival was concurrent with the beginning of the end of the Islanders' dynasty, as the team was steeped deep in aging veterans.

Pat LaFontaine fell on his head and was unconscious while being taken off the ice on a stretcher.

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Pat LaFontaine finished as runner-up to Mario Lemieux in the scoring race and earned a spot on the postseason NHL All-Star second team.

Pat LaFontaine was a finalist for the Hart Memorial Trophy as NHL MVP and the Lady Byng Trophy as the most sportsmanlike player.

Pat LaFontaine is one of five players in NHL history to skate for all three teams based in the state of New York.

Unique amongst them, Pat LaFontaine played his entire career in the state of New York while Donnelly, Pyatt, Biron and Dawe all played for additional teams outside the state in their careers.

Pat LaFontaine was determined to return, even though the doctors advised against such an attempt.

Pat LaFontaine was inducted into the Buffalo Sabres Hall of Fame in 2004.

Pat LaFontaine was voted the 3rd greatest Buffalo Sabre in the team's 40-year history.

In 1997, Pat LaFontaine founded the Companions in Courage Foundation, an organization that builds interactive game rooms in children's hospitals throughout North America.

In March 2004, Pat LaFontaine was inducted into the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame at a ceremony in Detroit.

In 2007, Pat LaFontaine was inducted into the Nassau County Sports Hall of Fame.

In November 2008, Pat LaFontaine participated in his sixth career Ironman Triathlon event in Panama City, Florida.

In March 2012, Pat LaFontaine coached his son and a group of teenagers from Long Island, to the U-16 National Championship in Buffalo, New York.

Pat LaFontaine was recognized for his work with the Companions in Courage Foundation.