Patrick Kane signed a one-year contract with the Detroit Red Wings on Sunday. Financial terms were not disclosed.
The 35-year-old forward had 47 points (20 goals, 27 assists) in 50 games last season, his first with Detroit after signing a one-year, $2.75 million contract on Nov. 28. He missed the first 24 games while recovering from hip resurfacing surgery he had on June 1, 2023.
Selected by the Chicago Blackhawks with the No. 1 pick in the 2007 NHL Draft, Kane played his first 16 seasons in Chicago before being traded to the New York Rangers on Feb. 28, 2023. He ranks third in Blackhawks history in goals (446) and games played (1,161), and second in assists (779) and points (1,225), behind Stan Mikita (926 assists, 1,467 points).
In his career, Kane has 1,284 points (471 goals, 813 assists) in 1,230 regular-season games with the Blackhawks, Rangers and Red Wings. He is second in points in NHL history among United States-born players, behind Mike Modano (1,374).
Kane also has 138 points (53 goals, 85 assists) in 143 Stanley Cup Playoff games, including helping the Blackhawks win the Stanley Cup three times (2010, 2013, 2015). He was voted the winner of the Conn Smythe Trophy as the most valuable player of the postseason in 2013, when he had 19 points (nine goals, 10 assists) in 23 games.
