Patrick Marleau is the fourth player in NHL history to record 900 consecutive games played, reaching the mark one game after breaking the overall games played record.
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19 Facts About Patrick Marleau
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Patrick Marleau was the third-last active player who played in the NHL in the 1990s.
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Internationally, Patrick Marleau won gold medals with Canada at the 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics.
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Patrick Marleau was born in Swift Current, Saskatchewan to parents Denis and Jeanette Patrick Marleau and grew up on his family farm near Aneroid, Saskatchewan.
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Patrick Marleau's parents have said they knew Marleau had a special talent when he was playing with 16- and 17-year-old players as a 14-year-old at the 1995 Canada Games in Grande Prairie and was interviewed by Hockey Night in Canada reporter Scott Oake.
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Patrick Marleau improved to 51 goals and 125 points, finishing top-three in the WHL in both categories.
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Patrick Marleau finished second in the WHL's Player of the Year voting, losing to Peter Schaefer of the Brandon Wheat Kings.
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Patrick Marleau continued at a point-per-game pace on the season with 78 points in 77 games, ranking second on the team in each category.
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In January 2007, Patrick Marleau played in his second NHL All-Star Game, scoring a goal.
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Later in the year, while Blake was injured, Patrick Marleau was promoted to alternate captain, joining Joe Thornton and Dan Boyle.
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Patrick Marleau scored two goals in each of San Jose's first four games, then coming one goal short of five-straight multi-goal games, becoming only the second player in NHL history to open a season with four straight multi-goal games.
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Patrick Marleau scored the most shots and goals with the Sharks in the postseason, and ended the season with 17 goals, 150 shots, and six, eight and 14 goals, assists and points, respectively, on powerplays, both ranking second on the team.
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Patrick Marleau cited returning to Canada, as well as the young Maple Leafs projection as a cup contender as reasons for signing in Toronto.
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Patrick Marleau left San Jose holding nearly every offensive record in franchise history.
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Patrick Marleau recorded his 100th game-winning goal in a win over the Anaheim Ducks, becoming the eighth player to score 100 game-winning goals.
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Patrick Marleau has played in all 82 regular season games in 11 separate seasons.
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Patrick Marleau made the Canada roster for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, winning another gold medal.
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Patrick Marleau has an older sister Denise and an older brother Richard.
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