NHL match Chicago – Winnipeg. Chicago Blackhawks hockey player Patrick Kane greets the crowd after the game in which he scored 1,000 points in the NHL.
New York – Star forward Patrick Kane is leaving Chicago, where he won three Stanley Cups, after 16 years to play for the New York Rangers. The Blackhawks acquired two draft picks for the 34-year-old American hockey player. They will continue to pay half of Kane's salary, which is $10.5 million this season.
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“I am grateful for everything the city, the club, my teammates and the fans have done for me and my family over the past 16 years. The support has been there since day one and Chicago will always be home to us,” Kane said in a statement. . His eight-year, $84 million contract expires after the season.
He won titles with Chicago in 2010, 2013 and 2015, and now he will try to do so in a Rangers jersey. “I feel that this move gives me the best chance to win another Stanley Cup. It's not about leaving the Blackhawks, but it's an opportunity for me,” Kane said.
He will reunite with former teammate Artemii Panarin in New York , who is the Rangers' most productive player this season. In the 2015/16 year, thanks to the cooperation with the Russian striker, Kane earned the Hart Trophy for the NHL's most valuable player.
In 54 games of the current season, Kane collected 16 goals and 29 assists. In the NHL, he has 1161 games with a balance of 446 goals and 779 assists. In the playoffs, he scored 52 goals and 80 assists in 136 games.
