Past, current Blackhawks teammates congratulate Patrick Kane for 1,000 NHL point
Jeremy Roenick also weighs in on Kane passing him as the youngest United States-born player to reach the milestone.
Patrick Kane assisted on Brandon Saad’s goal in the third period in the Blackhawks’ 5-2 win against the Jets to become the fourth player to score 1,000 NHL points for Chicago.
Kane (31 years, 61 days) is the youngest United States-born player to reach the milestone, ahead of Jeremy Roenick (32 years, 13 days). Three other players have had 1,000 points with the Blackhawks (Stan Mikita, 1,467; Bobby Hull, 1,153; and Denis Savard, 1,096).
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So happy for Patrick Kane who collected his 1,000th @NHL point! He is one of the most talented players to ever play, and deserves this milestone. What a moment for him, the @NHLBlackhawks organization, fans and City of Chicago. What a career so far! Congrats Kaner! 🇺🇸
— Jeremy Roenick (@Jeremy_Roenick) January 20, 2020
Kane also received plenty of congratulatory messages on social media from teammates, past and present, and from others around the hockey community.
Big moment, indeed!
— Chicago Blackhawks (@NHLBlackhawks) January 20, 2020
Hear what Patrick Kane had to say to his teammates after earning the belt tonight. #1Kane pic.twitter.com/2L3J6Bb5Li
Past
Congrats @88PKane on 1000 points like to say I help him 10 points over the years. pic.twitter.com/hFyNjcUK38
— Bryan Bickell (@bbicks29) January 20, 2020
Congratulations @88PKane “THE DOCTOR “ on 1000th point. @NHLBlackhawks
— Dave Bolland (@DaveBolland) January 20, 2020
Current
Congrats showtime on 1,000 points !! pic.twitter.com/Ri7TQv586V
— Adam Boqvist (@BoqvistAdam) January 20, 2020
Congrats @88PKane!!! pic.twitter.com/SE6831Euj6
— Ryan Carpenter (@CarpyDeuces) January 20, 2020
Congrats @88PKane on 1,000 points! pic.twitter.com/tRkYmrAdIt
— Alex DeBrincat (@Brinksy97) January 20, 2020
What a great night at the united center! 2 huge points for our team and what a night for 88! Great moment we all had the privilege to share with him. The building was buzzin and that’s great help for us! #88#1000points🐼🐼🐼
— Robin Lehner (@RobinLehner) January 20, 2020
Congrats @88PKane on a 1000 points! #1Kane https://t.co/J3S33UFAa9
— Drake Caggiula (@drakecaggiula) January 20, 2020
Congratulations @88PKane on 1000 points! Privileged to share the ice with you and learn day in and day out from you. #statsguy #couch pic.twitter.com/HCaAN0aeVB
— Dylan Strome (@stromer19) January 20, 2020
The London Knights, who retired Kane’s No. 88 jersey Friday, also congratulated Kane on the milestone.
Count it - Patrick Kane becomes the 4th London Knights Alumni to collect 1000 NHL points. Congratulations Patrick! pic.twitter.com/ulvD0LfqcM
— London Knights (@LondonKnights) January 20, 2020