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	Pat LaFontaine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		LaFontaine is one of two players in NHL history to skate for all three teams based in the state of New York.
		LaFontaine joined the Islanders after a few monster campaigns in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, and after representing the US in the 1984 Sarajevo Olympics.
		LaFontaine was finally forced to retire at the age of 33 after suffering from another concussion, caused by an accidental collision with a Rangers teammate.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pat_LaFontaine (768 words)

	Welcome to Companions In Courage
		LaFontaine headed for the Children's Hospital to say a prayer, hold a hand, tell a friend about his game and ease the fear of a child whose life would soon be over far before its time.
		Pat LaFontaine's charitable works, especially with sick children, have always been well known, but he would never let me tell that part of the story back then.
		The Companions in Courage Foundation was founded by former NHL star Pat LaFontaine as a response to the inspiration he derived while visiting children in hospitals during his 15-year career.
	www.companions-in-courage.org /pr_01232004_espn.html (997 words)

	SpeakerDetails
		LaFontaine was the New York Islanders' first choice selection, drafted third overall in the 1983 NHL Entry Draft.
		In June 1993, Pat became the first active player to receive the USA Hockey Distinguished Achievement Award, presented annually to a US citizen who has made hockey his or her profession and has made an outstanding contribution to the sport in the US.
		Pat LaFontaine was named as a recipient of the 1997 Lester Patrick Award for outstanding service to hockey in the United States.
	www.brooksinternational.com /sports/Pat_Lafontaine_663.htm (413 words)

	Legends of Hockey - Induction Showcase - Grant Fuhr
		LaFontaine was named the outstanding player of the Memorial Cup even though his team was eliminated in the round robin.
		LaFontaine was one of the team's best performers with eight points in six games, but the U.S. had a disappointing seventh-place finish.
		LaFontaine was poised to become firmly entrenched as one of the NHL's superstars when a series of injuries began to wreak havoc on his career.
	www.legendsofhockey.net /html/ind03lafontaine.htm (743 words)

	Welcome to Companions In Courage (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Pat for his athletic abilities, it wasn't until we had a chance to work together on an episode of "Spin City" that I truly became impressed with Pat LaFontaine, the human being.
		We had asked Pat to make a cameo appearance on the show, and during the course of the shooting, there was a scene in which we had to both skate on the ice together.
		Pat is one of those unique people in life who just flat out cares about other people, and in today's world of selfish, highly egocentric "What's-in-it-for-me?" professional athletes, Pat is truly a breath of fresh air.
	www.cic16.org /forward.html (395 words)

	Untitled Document
		In considering the candidacy of Pat LaFontaine, one must start with his career numbers: totals of 468 goals and 1,013 points (second-best among American born players),.541 goals per game (eighth all-time), two seasons with 50 or more goals and seven of 40 or more and two Olympic appearances.
		Pat and linemate Alex Mogilny (with 76 goals) electrified the Aud in 1992-93 as they lit up the scoreboard (and opposing goalies) night after night.
		Pat always put his team first, and, perhaps unwisely, played through numerous injuries which eventually hastened the end of a brilliant career.
	www.buffalosportshallfame.com /1999/pat_lafontaine.html (233 words)

	Buffalo Sabres Alumni Assocciation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Lafontaine demanded to be traded to a team who had doctors that would clear him to play.
		Lafontaine made his return, but was always one hit away from having to retire for his own good.
		Pat Lafontaine was a 5 time all star who scored 468 goals and 1013 points in 865 games.
	www.sabresalumni.com /2001/lafontaine_pat.php (500 words)

	CTV.ca \| Pat LaFontaine helping many less fortunate
		LaFontaine retired in the spring of 1998 at the age of 33 after numerous concussions, and he never stopped visiting childrens' hospitals and devoting himself to making a difference.
		All of LaFontaine's earnings from sales of the book are being donated to the NHL Hockey's All-Star Kids program that aids patients and their families.
		LaFontaine was one of the first NHL players to have a box in his team's arena set aside for the use of sick kids.
	www.ctv.ca /servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1025815486273_21224686 (683 words)

	WCH2004.com Official site of World Cup of Hockey 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		LaFontaine was the ultimate teammate and leader and a go-to guy with the game on the line.
		LaFontaine said the American players realized they had a lot of talent, but it hadn't translated into international success.
		LaFontaine's heart sank when Adam Foote intercepted Hull's clearing pass in the third period and floated a shot through traffic that beat Mike Richter.
	www.wch2004.com /countries/usa/lafontaine082604.html (1479 words)

	CNN/SI - Pat LaFontaine
		This was the 18th game back for Pat, an undersized, 32-year-old center, from the grim aftereffects of a fifth concussion, which had caused him to miss most of last season.
		She had been wrapped up in the business of closing the old house outside Buffalo, setting up the new house in Greenwich, Conn., moving the three kids and two dogs from one place to the other and finding new doctors and schools and dry cleaners, taking care of everything in slightly more than a month.
		Pat, a bouncy 5'10", 180-pound perfectionist who had almost willed himself into becoming arguably the best U.S.-born player in history, the star of the Buffalo Sabres, had been replaced by a zombie, a husk.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /features/1997/weekly/971201/lafontaine.html (681 words)

	Fictionwise eBooks: Companions in Courage by Pat LaFontaine & Dr. Ernie Valutis & Chas Griffin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		As a perennial All-Star in the National Hockey League, Pat LaFontaine was one of the first American-born superstars in a sport dominated traditionally by Canadians and Europeans.
		Among these inspiring portraits in courage is the story of Aimee Mullins, whose legs were amputated when she was an infant but whose indomitable spirit carried her to a career as a runner and then a fashion model.
		Pat was lying facedown on the ice; his body was circling counterclockwise very slowly.
	www.fictionwise.com /ebooks/eBook3126.htm (1238 words)

	Companions in Courage: Triumphant Tales of Heroic Athletes - Cheap Ebooks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		LaFontaine is always working for his foundation, and he volunteers to be part of the prize for several charities' live auctions.These prizes have included: Golf with Pat LaFontaine, Hockey lessons with Pat LaFontaine, and more.
		LaFontaine's book is like the man; genuine, intensely hard-working and willing to face fear head-on and try to come out the other side.
		LaFontaine comes across as a humble, thoughtful, and decent man; there is little self-promotion or self-pity in his writing.
	www.e-bookdeals.com /amazon/books.php?ASIN=B00005A0UR (689 words)

	Sporting News, The: Standing Pat - Buffalo Sabres' Pat LaFontaine; includes related articles
		Pat LaFontaine, from his seat in the second tier of the fabled arena, cringes and lets go an elbow into the ribs the reporter sitting in the next seat.
		For LaFontaine, it means not being able to add to the 391 goals and 434 assists he has made in 687 NHL games.
		LaFontaine and Mogilny operate at a speed that is faster than most players in this league.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1208/is_n17_v219/ai_16862086 (1594 words)

	Book Pat La Fontaine for Event, Meeting, Gala
		Pat enjoyed an illustrious 15 year career before retiring from the NHL in 1998.
		Pat is still considered to have been among the game's best playmakers, fastest skaters and most humble of superstars.
		Pat LaFontaine was the New York Islanders' first choice selection, drafted third overall in the 1983 NHL Entry Draft.
	www.grabow.biz /Speakers/PatLaFontaine.htm (590 words)

	New York Daily News - Hockey - Iceman to Ironman (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		LaFontaine first set a goal of $25,000 in pledges, but within the past week exceeded that mark.
		LaFontaine, who lives on Long Island with his wife Marybeth and three daughters, has kept fit since he retired in 1998, but his decision to compete in a triathlon has forced him to push himself harder than ever.
		LaFontaine has been training with two friends whom the former center refers to as his "wingers." Bob DeAngelo, of Greenwich, and Pete Smith, of Huntington, will compete alongside LaFontaine for encouragement and support.
	www.nydailynews.com /sports/hockey/story/247816p-212254c.html (1028 words)

	Home
		A little while back, Pat LaFontaine was going through his main and stumbled across a letter in his desk.
		LaFontaine said that the players used oxygen between the periods to keep them fresh and there were people eventually sleeping in the stands.
		At the beginning of the fourth overtime LaFontaine recalls a conversation he had on the ice with referee Andy Van Hellemond.
	www.nyiboosterclub.org /meetings/PatLaFontaineMeeting2.html (864 words)

	Runner's & Triathlete's Web Triathlon: NHL Hall-of Famer Pat LaFontaine to compete at 2005 ...
		LAKE PLACID, N.Y.— NHL Hall-of-Famer Pat LaFontaine (Lloyd Harbor, N.Y.) will compete at the Ford Ironman USA Lake Placid Triathlon to be held on Sunday, July 24 in Lake Placid, N.Y. LaFontaine will be competing for Companions in Courage, a charity he founded, along with friends Bob DeAngelo and Pete Smith.
		LaFontaine is one of the top U.S.-born hockey players to ever compete in the National Hockey League, being named to the NHL All-Star team six times during his career with the New York Islanders, Buffalo Sabres and New York Rangers.
		LaFontaine competed in the 2004 Ford Ironman Florida and finished the event with an overall time of thirteen hours, six minutes and 49 seconds.
	www.runnersweb.com /running/news/rw_news_20050712_Placid_Lafontaine.html (370 words)

	USATODAY.com - LaFontaine, Fuhr inducted into Hockey Hall of Fame (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		When Pat LaFontaine was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame on Monday, his trophy case wasn't filled to the brim like fellow inductees Grant Fuhr in the player category or Mike Ilitch and Brian Kilrea in the builders category.
		What allowed LaFontaine to join the Who's Who of the game was his consistency through 15 NHL seasons with the New York Islanders, Buffalo Sabres and New York Rangers.
		In 1983, LaFontaine became the first American to win the MVP award of the Canadian Hockey League when he was playing for the major junior Verdun Canadiens of the Quebec league.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/hockey/nhl/2003-11-03-hall-of-fame_x.htm (940 words)

	IronmanLive.com: Pat LaFontaine’s Last Line Change From the Ice to the Asphalt
		Forced to retire at only the age of 33 due to recurring concussions, LaFontaine was elected to the NHL Hall of Fame in 2003.
		When LaFontaine was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame, ESPN writer Jim Kelley wrote about all the times he remembered LaFontaine answering a page and quietly disappearing.
		LaFontaine is a man of honor, the kind of guy you know will keep any promises he makes to you.
	vnews.ironmanlive.com /vnews/topstories/1106592980 (1133 words)

	Sabres to raise LaFontaine's jersey to rafters - NHL - MSNBC.com
		LaFontaine's career numbers — 468 goals and 545 assists for 1,013 points in 865 games — come split between the New York Islanders, Sabres and a final year with the Rangers.
		LaFontaine remains among the Sabres' most popular and respected players for his charitable works in the community, particularly his involvement in helping ailing children.
		LaFontaine has long put aside the bad terms in which he left Buffalo, traded to the Rangers in 1997 over a dispute regarding his salary and questions of whether he could still play after a series of concussions.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/11645057/from/RSS (835 words)

	Class act leaves much too soon
		With LaFontaine, as Huey Lewis used to sing, it was hip to be square.
		Pat LaFontaine, happily, was complete in both areas.
		"Pat LaFontaine was a great player, a great ambassador and, most importantly, a great person.
	www.canoe.ca /HockeyNYRangersArchive/aug12_johnson.html (556 words)

	Runner's & Triathlete's Web Triathlon: NHL Hall-of Famer Pat LaFontaine to compete at 2004 ...
		Forced to retire at only the age of 31 due to recurring concussions, LaFontaine was elected to the NHL Hall of Fame in 2003.
		LaFontaine will be raising money for Companions in Courage, a charity that he founded as a response to the inspiration he derived while visiting children in hospitals during his 15-year career.
		LaFontaine will be raising money through the Janus Charity Challenge program, a program that has seen more than $7.2 million dollars raised for U.S. nonprofit groups over the past three years at Ironman North America events.
	www.runnersweb.com /running/news/rw_news_20041021_IM_Florida.html (679 words)

	Buffalo Sabres, National Hockey League - CBS SportsLine.com
		BUFFALO, N.Y. -- When Pat LaFontaine first learned the Buffalo Sabres made plans to retire his number, his mind raced back to his childhood.
		LaFontaine showed similar flashes of speed, grace and production in his 15-year Hall-of-Fame career.
		LaFontaine's career numbers -- 468 goals and 545 assists for 1,013 points in 865 games -- came during seasons with the New York Islanders, Sabres and a final year with the Rangers.
	cbs.sportsline.com /nhl/story/9279054/rss (328 words)

	Welcome to Companions In Courage
		Pat LaFontaine was joined by Billie and George Ross ("The Apprentice") and executives from Microsoft, Cisco, and Full Armor at the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
		Pat LaFontaine, five-time NHL all-star, guides us through the sometimes difficult world of professional athletics and the world-class struggles these athletes overcome along their road to success.
		LaFontaine, after a forced early retirement due to injury, presents this amazing collection of stories from athletes with tales of unexpected hardship and the daily frustration they endured.
	www.companions-in-courage.org (235 words)

	TransitionTimes.com Endurance Sports Magazine
		Lafontaine, who finished the event in thirteen hours, six minutes and 49 seconds, was racing for charity through the Janus Charity Challenge program.
		LaFontaine, Pete Smith (Huntington, N.Y.) and Bob DeAngelo of (Greenwich, Conn.) all raced and completed the grueling event, raising more than $33,000 for Companions in Courage, a charity that LaFontaine founded.
		LaFontaine raised money through the Janus Charity Challenge program, a program that has seen more than $8 million dollars raised for U.S. nonprofit groups over the past three years at Ironman North America events.
	www.transitiontimes.com /viewstory.cfm?ID=6018 (463 words)

	Buffalo Sabres Alumni Assocciation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		(Toronto, Ontario, November 3, 2003 -AP) Pat LaFontaine was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame on Monday after starring for the New York Islanders, Buffalo Sabres and New York Rangers in a career cut short by concussions.
		LaFontaine scored 468 goals, getting 40 or more in six consecutive seasons, and assisted on 545.
		LaFontaine and Fuhr were Sabres teammates from 1993-95.
	www.sabresalumni.com /2001/lafhall.php (441 words)

	Clients in the News- ARTICLES
		TORONTO (CP) - Pat LaFontaine, who earned all-star honours as an NHL player, continues to impress off the ice.
		LaFontaine retired in the spring of 1998 at the age of 33 after numerous concussions, and he never stopped visiting childrens' hospitals and devoting himself to making a
		LaFontaine was one of the first NHL players to have a box in his team's arena set aside for the use
	www.rlrassociates.net /clients/lafontaine012401.html (646 words)

	Pat LaFontaine Introduces Main Street Mile to Farmingdale
		Craig Gluf from Henry Schein, James Sciolto, senior vice president of North Fork Bank; Pat LaFontaine, Hockey Hall of Famer and founder of Companions in Courage, Bob Cook, owner of Runners Edge in Farmingdale, Greg Carman, Farmingdale Village attorney and Mark Leff from Cisco Systems.
		LaFontaine introduced the inaugural Main Street Mile in Farmingdale, an event that North Fork Bank is sponsoring and Runner's Edge is presenting.
		Henry Schein, Inc. and the Carman Foundation for Children are also involved in the Sept. 3 one-mile race in which both elite and recreational runners are invited to participate.
	www.antonnews.com /farmingdaleobserver/2005/07/08/sports (673 words)

	USA Hockey (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		After an outstanding 1982-83 regular season with the Verdun Juniors of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, the St. Louis, Missouri native led his team to the Memorial Cup Final and was named tournament MVP.
		Following a year with the U.S. Olympic team, LaFontaine made the jump to the Islanders where he played eight seasons before being traded to the Buffalo Sabres.
		LaFontaine's career highlights include scoring 30+ goals in nine of his 15 NHL seasons, with six consecutive 40+ goal seasons.
	www.usahockey.com /usa_hockey/main/home/030611_nhlhall (672 words)

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