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This is Patrick Kane's 17th season in the NHL. He currently stands at 451 goals, which makes him 49 goals shy of 500. His slowest path to 500 goals looks like this: 49 goals divided by 4 seasons = 17th season - 12 goals 18th season - 12 goals 19th season - 12 goals 20th season - 13 goals https://www.nhl.com/redwings/player/patrick-kane-8474141

Patrick Kane has started playing!

U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame inductees praise growth of national program Langenbrunner, Burke, Brown, King Crowley impressed that country is ‘catching up and blowing by people’ https://www.nhl.com/news/u-s-hockey-hall-of-fame-honorees-praise-growth-of-national-program Brown immortalized by Kings' statue, induction into U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame 2-time Cup-winning Los Angeles captain 'had the knack' for big hits, big plays https://www.nhl.com/news/dustin-brown-immortalized-with-induction-into-us-hhof Brown keeping close eye on Kings in retirement Former forward, who was inducted into USHHOF on Wednesday, still talks to Kopitar, Doughty, Byfield https://www.nhl.com/news/dustin-brown-impressed-by-los-angeles-kings-start-to-season

The way things are going right now, it looks like it won't happen for another 3 or 4 seasons!

Gerry Ehman of the QHL Quebec Aces is being inducted into the AHL Hall of Fame in 2024.

Roy Sommer, head coach of the Cleveland Barons from 2001 to 2006 is being inducted into the American Hockey League Hall of Fame in 2024.

The quoted portion above has been edited with updates for 2024. THE 2024 AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES https://theahl.com/ahl-hall-of-fame-class-of-2024 Dennis Bonvie * Gordie Clark * Gerry Ehman * Roy Sommer The American Hockey League Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Ceremony is scheduled for February 5. Gerry Ehman (Player) - Canadian AHL – 1952-1953 – St. Louis Flyers QHL - 1953-1954 - Sherbrooke Saints QHL - 1954-1955 - Quebec Aces AHL – 1956-1958 – Springfield Indians NHL – 1957-1958 – Boston Bruins AHL – 1958-1959 – Hershey Bears NHL – 1958-1959 – Detroit Red Wings NHL – 1958-1964 – Toronto Maple Leafs AHL – 1960-1967 – Rochester Americans NHL – 1967-1967 – California Seals NHL – 1967-1970 – Oakland Seals NHL – 1970-1970 – Bay Area Seals NHL – 1970-1971 – California Golden Seals Gordie Clark (Player/Coach) - Scottish NHL – 1974-1976 – Boston Bruins (Player) AHL – 1974-1978 – Rochester Americans (Player) AHL – 1978-1979 – Springfield Indians (Player) WHA – 1978-1979 – Cincinnati Stingers (Player) AHL – 1978-1983 – Maine Mariners (Player) AHL – 1987-1989 – Maine Mariners (Coach) NHL – 1989-1992 – Boston Bruins (Coach) NHL – 1996-1998 – New York Islanders (Coach) Dennis Bonvie (Player) - Canadian AHL – 1993-1996 – Cape Breton Oilers NHL – 1994-1998 – Edmonton Oilers AHL – 1996-1998 – Hamilton Bulldogs AHL – 1998-1999 – Portland Pirates AHL – 1998-1999 – Philadelphia Phantoms NHL – 1998-1999 – Chicago Blackhawks AHL – 1999-2001 – Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins NHL – 1999-2001 – Pittsburgh Penguins AHL – 2001-2002 – Providence Bruins NHL – 2001-2002 – Boston Bruins NHL – 2002-2003 – Ottawa Senators AHL – 2002-2004 – Binghamton Senators NHL – 2003-2004 – Colorado Avalanche AHL – 2003-2005 – Hershey Bears AHL – 2005-2008 – Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Roy Sommer (Player/Coach) - American NHL – 1980-1981 – Edmonton Oilers (Player) AHL – 1983-1985 – Maine Mariners (Player) NHL – 1996-1998 – San Jose Sharks (Coach) AHL – 1998-2001 – Kentucky Thoroughblades (Coach) AHL – 2001-2006 – Cleveland Barons (Coach) AHL – 2006-2015 – Worcester Sharks (Coach) AHL – 2015-2022 – San Jose Barracuda (Coach) AHL – 2022-2023 – San Diego Gulls (Coach)

Blues name 2024 Hall of Fame class https://www.nhl.com/blues/news/blues-name-2024-hall-of-fame-class#:~:text=Pavol Demitra%2C Keith Tkachuk and,Athletic Club in downtown St. The St. Louis Blues Hall of Fame Class of 2024 on January 19, 2024 at the Missouri Athletic Club in downtown St. Louis. Mike Liut Keith Tkachuk Pavol Demitra

THE 2024 HOCKEY HALL OF FAME WHO DO THEY WANT INDUCTED?! NHL Tonight: 2024 Hall of Fame The NHL Tonight crew takes a look at notable first time eligible players for the 2024 Hockey Hall of Fame Pavel Datsyuk, Ilya Kovalchuk, Patrick Marleau, Pekka Rinne, Ryan Miller, Shea Weber https://www.nhl.com/nhl-network/topic/nhl-network/nhl-tonight-2024-hall-of-fame-6341073210112 THE SCORE https://www.thescore.com/nhl/news/2667585 Pavel Datsyuk, Ilya Kovalchuk, Patrick Marleau, Pekka Rinne, Ryan Miller, Shea Weber, Alexander Mogilny, Keith Tkachuk, Rod Brind'Amour, Curtis Joseph, Jennifer Botterill SPORTSNET https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/video/whos-in-whos-out-a-couple-no-brainers-for-2024s-hockey-hall-of-fame-class/ Who’s In? Who’s out? A couple no brainers for 2024’s Hockey Hall of Fame class Pavel Datsyuk, Shea Weber, Sergei Gonchar, Alexander Mogilny, Patrick Marleau TSN https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/potential-candidates-for-the-2024-hockey-hall-of-fame-class-1.2035040 Potential candidates for the 2024 Hockey Hall of Fame class Pavel Datsyuk, Ilya Kovalchuk, Patrick Marleau, Pekka Rinne, Ryan Miller, Shea Weber ESPN https://www.espn.com/nhl/insider/insider/story/_/id/38879501/hockey-hall-fame-predictions-rankings-2024-datsyuk-mogilny Hockey Hall of Fame Class of 2024: Predictions and rankings Pavel Datsyuk, Ilya Kovalchuk, Patrick Marleau, Pekka Rinne, Ryan Miller, Shea Weber, Alexander Mogilny, Keith Tkachuk, Rod Brind'Amour, Curtis Joseph, Jennifer Botterill, Meghan Duggan, Sergei Gonchar, Henrik Zetterberg, Chris Osgood, David Backes, Mikko Koivu, Travis Zajac, Braydon Coburn, Niklas Hjalmarsson, Pat Verbeek, Jeremy Roenick, Peter Bondra, Steve Larmer, Rick Nash, Patrik Elias, Julie Chu, Meghan Agosta, Shannon Szabados, Florence Schelling, Kim Martin Final prediction for the Class of 2024 - Pavel Datsyuk, Alexander Mogilny, Shea Weber OR - Keith Tkachuk, Shea Weber, Henrik Zetterberg. Meghan Duggan, Jennifer Botterill, David Poile THE ATHLETIC https://theathletic.com/5060615/2023/11/14/hockey-hall-of-fame-2024-candidates/ Who has the best chance at Hockey Hall of Fame in 2024? Examining the candidates Pavel Datsyuk, Alexander Mogilny, Sergei Gonchar, Ilya Kovalchuk, Rod Brind’Amour, Henrik Zetterberg, Patrick Elias, Keith Tkachuk, Jeremy Roenick, Theo Fleury, Chris Osgood, Mike Richter, Curtis Joseph, Shannon Szabados, Meghan Duggan, Monique Lamoureux, Jocelyne Lamoureux, Jennifer Botterill, Natalie Darwitz, Shea Weber, Ryan Miller, Patrick Marleau, Pekka Rinne

I think he will score only 25 goals this season, which will put him at 847.

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Kane latest addition in Detroit's assembly line of imported stars Free agent forward joins a proud legacy of bold-name players to join Red Wings https://www.nhl.com/news/patrick-kane-latest-addition-in-red-wings-list-of-stars Patrick Kane, also known as "Showtime," is the latest in a long line of superstars who have joined the Detroit Red Wings. Some have had success. Others, not so much. And it remains to be seen how the 35-year-old forward will perform after having hip resurfacing surgery June 1 and signing a one-year, $2.75 million contract Tuesday. But there is a familiar buzz in the city the Red Wings used to market as "Hockeytown," and there is more hope Detroit can end a seven-year Stanley Cup Playoff drought. "We think we have a chance to be in the mix," general manager Steve Yzerman said Wednesday. "And with a healthy Patrick Kane, that gives us a better chance." The Red Wings have acquired superstars, many of them late in their careers, under different circumstances through the years. The history traces back to 1982, when Mike Ilitch bought the team and hired Jimmy Devellano as general manager. Then, the Red Wings needed a boost at the box office and on the ice. They had missed the playoffs five straight seasons and 10 out of the previous 12. They had 2,100 season-ticket holders. "It was not Hockeytown," Devellano, now senior vice president, said in 2001. "The fans had left the team. It was pretty apparent that we really now had to do something to sell tickets, had to somehow give the fans and the press something with a little more hope, something with a little more pizzazz." Devellano was big on big names. "I'm big on the show-business aspect of sports," he said. "I believe it's entertainment. I've always felt that way. I don't like dull. I don't like drab. I like pizzazz." The Red Wings found a cornerstone in the 1983 NHL Draft when they used the No. 4 pick to select a guy named Yzerman. But they needed to build the roster around him. It was a long process. While they found other key players in the draft, like Nicklas Lidstrom (third round, No. 53, 1989), Sergei Fedorov (fourth round, No. 74, 1989), Pavel Datsyuk (sixth round, No. 171, 1998) and Henrik Zetterberg(seventh round, No. 210, 1999), they got creative in trades and free agency. In the 1980s, it was about becoming competitive. They added Brad Park (1983-85), Darryl Sittler (1984-85), Borje Salming (1989-90), Bernie Federko (1989-90) and Jimmy Carson (1989-93). They made the playoffs five times from 1984-89, advancing as far as the Campbell Conference Finals in 1987 and 1988, and started filling the seats. In the early to mid-1990s, it was about pushing for the Stanley Cup. They had Dino Ciccarelli (1992-96), Mark Howe (1992-95), Paul Coffey (1993-96), Mike Vernon (1995-97), Slava Fetisov (1995-98), Igor Larionov (1995-2000), Brendan Shanahan (1996-2006) and Larry Murphy (1997-2001). They won the Cup in 1997, ending a 42-year championship drought, and repeated in 1998, becoming the hottest ticket in town. In the late 1990s and 2000s, it was about trying to win the Cup again. They had Wendel Clark (1999), Bill Ranford (1999), Chris Chelios (1999-09), Pat Verbeek (1999-2001), Larionov for a second stint (2000-03), Luc Robitaille (2001-03), Brett Hull (2001-04), Dominik Hasek for three stints (2001-02, 2003-04 and 2006-07) and Curtis Joseph (2002-04). They won the Cup in 2002 and 2008. In the late 2000s and early 2010s, it was about trying to keep their playoff streak alive, at least, and taking another shot at the Cup, if possible. They had Mike Modano (2010-11), Daniel Alfredsson 2013-14), David Legwand (2014) and Mike Green (2015-20). Their playoff streak lasted 25 seasons, through 2015-16. Now it's a little like the 1980s again. The Red Wings are trying to avoid missing the playoffs for the eighth straight season, which would be a Detroit record. Although they still have strong fan support, they aren't selling out each game. Kane isn't exactly chasing the Cup. He wants to keep playing, and Detroit gives him the best chance to succeed this season and earn another contract. "I think it might have been blown out of proportion that I had to join, like, a big-time contender throughout the whole thing,' he said. "But you know, you definitely want to go to a team that's competing for a playoff spot and someone that you think you can help too. Just trying to find the right fit for me was probably the biggest thing." The Red Wings have drafted players like Dylan Larkin (first round, No. 15, 2014), Moritz Seider (first round, No. 6, 2019) and Lucas Raymond (first round, No. 4, 2020), and they have promising prospects in their system. But they haven't selected in the top three of the NHL Draft since 1990, when they took Keith Primeau at No. 3, and haven't had the No. 1 pick since 1986, when they took Joe Murphy. So where do you find elite talent, not just depth? Wherever you can. The Red Wings biggest offseason addition was forward Alex DeBrincat, whom they acquired from the Ottawa Senators on July 9 and signed to a four-year, $31.5 million contract (average annual value $7.875 million). Now they have added his old linemate in free agency. No one knows if Kane will rekindle the chemistry he had with DeBrincat when they played for the Chicago Blackhawks from 2017-22. But he's a future Hockey Hall of Famer with the best set of hands anyone will have seen in a Red Wings uniform since Datsyuk, the "Magic Man," left for Russia in 2016. Kane adds pizzazz, even if Yzerman doesn't look at it the way Devellano once did. "Selling jerseys or tickets wasn't even a consideration," Yzerman said. "We looked at it and said, ‘If Patrick Kane can be healthy, that's the type of player we could really use in our lineup right now. It'll make us a better team.'" We'll see what happens. "It's notable," Yzerman said. "‘Wow, the Red Wings signed Patrick Kane.' And everybody will follow it. Ultimately, he's going to have to play well, and we're going to have win hockey games for our fan base to be pleased with it."

Kane hopes to debut with Red Wings in 7-10 days Coach says Detroit will be 'cautious and patient' with forward off hip surgery https://www.nhl.com/news/patrick-kane-skates-with-detroit-playing-status-7-to-10-days NEW YORK -- Patrick Kane is hoping to play his first game with the Detroit Red Wings in 7-10 days. Kane signed a one-year, $2.75 million contract with the Red Wings on Tuesday and was on the ice with his new team at Madison Square Garden for their morning skate in advance of a 3-2 loss at the New York Rangers on Wednesday. The three-time Stanley Cup champion with the Chicago Blackhawks was an unrestricted free agent who prior to signing was rehabbing away from the NHL from right hip resurfacing surgery that he had June 1. "With the way I feel, I feel like I could play tonight, but probably getting back into it, skating with the team a little bit, getting acclimated with the whole new situation and everything, and go from there," Kane said after the morning skate "Hopefully it's a week, 10 days, something like that." Red Wings coach Derek Lalonde said the plan with Kane is to be "cautious and patient" to allow him to get comfortable. There's no exact time frame for when Kane will play, but Lalonde hoping that it will be sometime next week. Detroit is at the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday, home against the San Jose Sharks on Thursday and home against the Ottawa Senators on Saturday. "I think we'll be cautious with it and get a feel on how he is with everything too, but obviously he's eager," Lalonde said. When Kane plays, he will skate on a line with left wing Alex DeBrincat and potentially center Dylan Larkin, who will not play against the Rangers or the Blackhawks on Thursday because of an undisclosed injury. Kane played with DeBrincat in Chicago from 2017-22. He said DeBrincat was part of the reason why he chose to sign with the Red Wings. There were other teams that wanted to sign him. Detroit (11-7-3) is tied with the Toronto Maple Leafs and Tampa Bay Lightning for third in the Atlantic Division with 25 points in 21 games. "I just thought the fit was good," Kane said about signing with the Red Wings. "That's not to say it wasn't good anywhere else, but I think with a young team that's been playing well as of late I can come in, build my game, not too much pressure on me right away with the success they're having this year. "Probably the DeBrincat factor had something to do with it too, just being comfortable playing with him not only on the ice but off the ice. Excited to build that chemistry again. We had some really good moments in Chicago. It'll be fun to play with him again." DeBrincat said he's not expecting his chemistry with Kane to return immediately, but he's confident it will in time, calling it a work in progress. "We're always talking hockey, always watching games so it makes it easier to see each other's likes and dislikes," DeBrincat said. "That's why we meshed well." The Red Wings were comfortable signing Kane to a one-year contract because he is coming off the hip surgery. "I don’t want to call it a gamble, but a worthwhile chance to take here on a player that we think as a ton of upside and has worked really hard to try and come back from this and give it a shot," general manager Steve Yzerman said. "We just discussed the remainder of this season." Kane, who turned 35 on Nov. 19, said he's had between 60-65 pain free on-ice training sessions since having surgery. He's been in full-contact drills for about the past two months, starting with 1-on-1 drills with former NHL defenseman Cody Goloubef, accelerating to 3-on-3 and eventually 5-on-5. "A lot of contact," Kane said. "I've taken hits on the hip, a lot of pushing, being up against the boards taking a hit, feeling how that hip is going to feel with it. Nothing has really shown up, so it's been pretty exciting." Kane was without pain directly after the surgery to the point where he didn't have to be on any pain medication. "It's building up the muscles around the area that have had so much atrophy from just years of not really being able to use the right muscle," Kane said. "Building that back up and it's obviously exciting when you get on the ice and you see the progress. You're moving the way you want. There's not really restrictions on the right side. That's one thing I've really noticed, the ability to cross over left over right and the lateral movement in general is back for me. It's exciting." Kane is confident he'll be able to return to being the type of player he was before his ailing right hip started to prevent him making the same impact he had made for the bulk of his career. He is second among United States-born players with 1,237 NHL points (Mike Modano, 1,374). He was voted one of the 100 Greatest NHL Players at the League's centennial celebration in 2017. But Kane also knows the history of returning to previous form isn't great. Washington Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom had the same resurfacing surgery on his left hip June 17, 2022. He returned Jan. 8 of last season but announced Nov. 1 that he was taking time away from hockey because of "my ongoing injury situation." Kane said he consulted Backstrom before he had the operation. "Talking to the doctors, the one thing that got me was this could be something that I could play with for a long time, that I wouldn't have to retire from," Kane said. "That was the big thing for me." The next step is getting up to NHL speed and used to the way the Red Wings play so he can get into a game and start to prove he can still play at a high level. "I'm really optimistic about where I can go from here and how long I can play," Kane said.

Patrick Kane is 49 goals shy of 500. He can get it done in two or three seasons. Then he can retire. He will be the 50th member of the NHL 500 goals club, (Malkin 48th, Pavelski 49th). Then we should be getting a Special Collector's Edition of The Hockey News Magazine on NHL's 50 members of the 500 goals club.