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HOCKEY STATS
NHL

PAT LAFONTAINE

February 22, 1965  
St-Louis, MO, USA

Center  
5'10"  
Entry drafts
BELLEVILLE BULLS
VERDUN JUNIOR
NEW YORK ISLANDERS
NHL earnings$ 21 959 203
Hockey hall of fames 2003
Also inducted in 2003:
Grant Fuhr
Pat Lafontaine stats hockey
STATS
PAT LAFONTAINE
PER SEASONSEASONSPLAYOFFS
GPGAPTSPM+/-GPGAPTSPM+/-
1982-83LHJMQ - JUN7010413023410-151124354-
1983-84NHL - NYI15136196-163698-
OLYM - USA6538-+8------
1984-85NHL - NYI6719355432-91234-
1985-86NHL - NYI6530235343-31-1--
1986-87NHL - NYI8038327070-14571210-
1987-88NHL - NYI7547459252-64598-
1988-89NHL - NYI7945438826-------
WM - USA105388-------
1989-90NHL - NYI74545110538-2-11--
1990-91NHL - NYI7541448542-------
1991-92NHL - BUF5746479398-783114-
1992-93NHL - BUF84539514863-721012--
1993-94NHL - BUF16513182-------
1994-95NHL - BUF221215274-52242-
1995-96NHL - BUF7640519136-------
1996-97NHL - BUF132684-------
1997-98NHL - NYR6723396236-------
OLYM - USA4112--4------
PER LEAGUESEASONSPLAYOFFS
GPGAPTSPM+/-GPGAPTSPM+/-
NHL8654685451013552-6926366236-
LHJMQ7010413023410-151124354-
OLYM106410-+4------
WM105388-------
NHL SALARIES
PAT LAFONTAINE
NHLAGESALAIRECAP HITTOTAL
1989-9024400 000-400 000
1990-9125400 000-800 000
1991-92261 400 000-2 200 000
1992-93271 775 000-3 975 000
1993-94282 217 202-6 192 202
1994-95292 067 001-8 259 203
1995-96304 300 000-12 559 203
1996-97314 600 000-17 159 203
1997-98324 800 000-21 959 203
TOTAL21 959 203-
TRANSACTIONS
PAT LAFONTAINE
October 25, 1991

Pat Lafontaine is traded to the Buffalo Sabres with future considerations, Randy Hillier and Randy Wood. In return, the New York Islanders acquired Benoit Hogue, Uwe Krupp, Dave McLlwain and Pierre Turgeon.

NHL trades