The Event

The Canadian Association of New York will host the 30th Annual Hockey Achievement Award Dinner at the Waldorf-Astoria. We are very proud to announce that this year’s recipient will be PAT LAFONTAINE.

Pat LaFontaine
New York Islanders
Buffalo Sabres
New York Rangers

Pat LaFontaine enjoyed an illustrious 15-year career (completing an Empire State "hat trick" by representing the Islanders, Sabres and Rangers) before retiring from the NHL in 1998 with 468 goals and 1,013 points in just 865 games. He was awarded the Bill Masterton Trophy in 1995 and the Lester Patrick Award in 1997.

LaFontaine was also a prominent figure in international competition, having represented the United States in two Olympics (Sarajevo 1984 and Nagano 1998), the IIHF World Hockey Championship (1989), the Canada Cup (1987 and 1991) and World Cup of Hockey (1996) where he was a member of the championship team.

He was selected third overall by the New York Islanders in the 1983 NHL Entry Draft after a brilliant season with Verdun Junior Canadiens of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL).   That season LaFontaine led the QMJHL with 104 goals, 130 assists and 234 points, and for his efforts was awarded league MVP in both the regular season and the playoffs, recognized as the league’s Most Gentlemanly Player and named the Canadian major junior hockey player of the year.

In 2003, Pat was selected for enshrinement in the Hockey Hall of Fame. Today, he serves as president of the Companions in Courage Foundation (www.CiC16.org) an organization building interactive game rooms in children's hospitals throughout North America.

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