20 Facts About Patrik Laine

Patrik Laine is a Finnish professional ice hockey winger who currently plays for the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League.

Patrik Laine began playing hockey at four years old and he initially played every position.

Patrik Laine started to play hockey in Ilves at age four, but soon changed to local competitor Tappara.

Patrik Laine played a pivotal role in the semifinal series against second-ranked Karpat, scoring six goals in the seven-game series, including three last-minute goals to tie Games 4,5, and 6; two of those goals occurred in the final minute of the third period of their respective games, with Patrik Laine's Game 6 goal being scored at 19:59 of the third period with one second remaining on the clock.

Patrik Laine scored once more in the series-clinching match, as Tappara defeated HIFK in six games to win the 2016 Liiga championship title.

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Patrik Laine was consequently awarded the Jari Kurri Trophy as Liiga's 2016 playoff MVP, finishing the post-season with 10 goals and 5 assists for 15 points in 18 games.

Patrik Laine was selected with the second overall pick in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft by the Winnipeg Jets.

On 13 October 2016, Patrik Laine made his debut in the NHL when he played in the Jets' season-opening game in which Patrik Laine got a goal and an assist.

On 15 March 2018, in a game against the Chicago Blackhawks, Patrik Laine extended his point streak to 14 games, which set a new NHL record for the longest point streak by a teenager in NHL history.

Patrik Laine's streak ended at 15 games on 20 March 2018 after he failed to collect a point in a game against the Los Angeles Kings.

Patrik Laine became the youngest player in Jets history, as well as the youngest Finnish player in the NHL, to score a playoff goal at 19 years 357 days.

Patrik Laine had only five shots in the game, making him the sixth player in NHL history to score five goals on five shots and the first since Wayne Gretzky in 1984.

On 27 July 2021, Patrik Laine accepted his qualifying offer as a restricted free agent and signed a one-year, $7.

Patrik Laine subsequently played for Finland at the 2016 World Junior Championships, where they won gold on 5 January 2016.

Patrik Laine debuted against Belarus, scoring two goals and one assist to become the youngest player in the tournament's history to score three points in a game.

Patrik Laine followed this with a second consecutive two-goal, one-assist, three-point game against Germany, recording six points in two games to become the highest-scoring draft-age player in the tournament's history; the previous record was held by Jaromir Jagr, who at the same age scored three goals and two assists for five points in ten games at the 1990 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships in Switzerland.

In Finland's final round robin game against Canada, Patrik Laine did not score but was considered by analyst Ray Ferraro among others to have had his best game of the tournament.

Patrik Laine finished the tournament with 7 goals and 5 assists for 12 points in 10 games and led the tournament in goals scored.

Patrik Laine achieved the second-highest point total by a U-19 player at a World Championship tournament, behind only Sidney Crosby's tournament total of 16 points at the 2006 IIHF World Championship.

Players' Tribune published an article under Patrik Laine's byline titled "Winnipeg is Good" on 6 February 2018, but Patrik Laine denied any involvement aside from being interviewed.