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One of New York's finest.(NHL)
No matter what problems people have with today's NHL, there is little argument the league is filled with seriously talented players who have size and speed and skill. But there is something missing from the game now that was once there, and it's not the high-flying, high-scoring games veteran sportswriters wax poetically about. It was an attribute of one of this year's Hockey Hall of Fame inductees, Pat LaFontaine.
"I don't think there's anybody in the game today with the kind of speed he had to the outside," says Lightning left winger Dave Andreychuk, who played with LaFontaine when both were on the Sabres. "When I played with him, I was basically trying to ...
- Dan Jansen and Pat LaFontaine To Take On the 2009 ING New York City Marathon.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire September 28, 2009 700+ words
...be physically fit NEW YORK, Sept. 28 /PRNewswire...NHL) legend Pat LaFontaine will each trade...the 2009 ING New York City Marathon...2009, Jansen and LaFontaine will partner with...1991-1997), and New York Rangers (1997...years in the NHL, LaFontaine retired ...
- Islanders Were No Mystery to Devils;Stopping LaFontaine Paramount in Ending New...
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Post Steve Jacobson April 16, 1988 700+ words
...adhesive and formed on Pat LaFontaine's upper lip. It was as...the silent room where the New York Islanders held their wake...But the next team is already LaFontaine's, and the transition won...new mystique until they do. LaFontaine had been turned upside down...
- 'Relax, It's Just A Game' Public Service Campaign to be Launched At Nov. 13...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire November 11, 2003 700+ words
...Thursday, Nov. 13 in New York and Toronto, the long...Director Doug Palazzari; DDB New York Chairman and Chief Creative...Officer Lee Garfinkel; Pat LaFontaine, 2003 Hockey Hall of...Mike Richter, longtime New York Ranger; Mike Emrick...
- Hail, Caesar! Pizza man Ilitch, LaFontaine enter Hall of Fame.(Knight Ridder...
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Cotsonika, Nicholas J. November 3, 2003 700+ words
...LaFontaine with the fourth pick. "LaFontaine was a big favorite of ours...going back to Detroit," LaFontaine said. "And so when Hartford...home to Detroit.' " But the New York Islanders took LaFontaine with the third pick, and...
- LaFontaine, Hrudey Come of Age
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Post Dave Sell April 17, 1987 700+ words
Pat LaFontaine and Kelly Hrudey first played for the New York Islanders in the season...just six days after LaFontaine. Makela assisted on both of LaFontaine's goals. And they...just any goals. After New York took a 2-0 first...
- Former NHL star LaFontaine taking the leap to triathlons.
- Newspaper article from: South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, FL) November 4, 2004 700+ words
...that to Hockey Hall of Famer Pat LaFontaine. The six-time NHL All-Star, who played for the New York Islanders, Buffalo Sabres and...including several from South Florida. LaFontaine, 39, who successfully completed...
- Schroeder struggles with loss of Lafontaine.(World)(Briefing/Europe)
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Times Kralev, Nicholas March 21, 1999 700+ words
NEW YORK - German Chancellor...finance minister, Oskar Lafontaine. Since he resigned...on the news of Mr. Lafontaine's resignation as investors...language division of New York University. "Mr. Lafontaine's departure will bring...
- LaFontaine Automotive Group Going 'Green' with PPG Waterborne Refinish System.
- Press release article from: Business Wire June 11, 2008 700+ words
HIGHLAND, Mich. -- The LaFontaine Automotive Group, headquartered...responsible way, according to LaFontaine. The company is one of the first...billion. PPG shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange (symbol: PPG...
