Patrik Laine
Patrik Laine was born in Tampere, Finland on April 19th, 1998 and is the Hockey Player. At the age of 26, Patrik Laine biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Patrik Laine (born 19 April 1998) is a Finnish professional ice hockey winger who plays for the Winnipeg Jets in the National Hockey League, a Finnish amateur ice hockey winger. (NHL)
Laine played in Finland with Tappara in the Finnish Liiga before being drafted with the second overall pick by the Jets in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft.
Early life
Laine started playing hockey at the age of four and he played every position. His primary role was goaltender, his favorite job and his best at the time. When Laine was 12 years old, he was prompted by his father and switched to forward. At age 16, Laine began attending school but decided to concentrate full time on hockey.
Personal life
The Washington Capitals, especially Alexander Ovechkin, was Laine's most favorite NHL team growing up. Laine likes video games in his spare time, with Fortnite being a personal favorite.
On February 6, 2018, the Players' Tribune published an article titled "Winnipeg is Great," but Laine's byline was not involved, though Laine denied any involvement outside of being interviewed.
Playing career
At age four, Laine began playing hockey in the Ilves, but soon moved to Tappara, a local rival. During the 2014–15 season, Laine made his Liiga debut with Tappara, logging six games and scoring one point. Despite this, he spent the majority of his season on loan with LeKi of Mestis.
Laine's debut with Tappara began in 2015, and the team has won 17 goals and 16 assists in a span of 46 games.
Laine had been ranked in numerous hockey publications as the fourth-best player in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft prior to his NHL draft season. Laine's ranking on most draft lists increased from the previous season, when he was regarded a mid-round candidate and strong play with Tappara early in the season and an impressive showing at the 2015 IIHF World U18 Championships, where he scored eight goals in seven games.
Laine, who earned a gold medal in seven games, was the third-leading scorer with 7 goals, 6 assist, and 13 points, and was named to the tournament all-star team, earning more attention from scouts and casual observers. Laine had risen to second place on most websites by January 2016, to second overall. McKeen's Hockey ranked Laine first on the list for the first time in January 2016. According to hockey analyst Bob McKenzie's mid-season draft report, Laine had become the "clear consensus No. 0" No. Jesse Puljujärvi, a fellow Finn, has been given the "2 option" over Jesse Puljujärvi. "Laine certainly is more of a pure goal scorer, with a little higher offensive ceiling," a Scout elaborating.
By February 2016, Laine had been considered by some scouts, including those from McKeen's and others represented in Bob McKenzie's report, to be a potential challenger for first overall at the 2016 NHL Draft, challenging the former consensus pick, top-ranked prospect Auston Matthews. Many scouts said they "had to think long and hard about it" when asked by McKenzie if Matthews was still the favorite to be selected first overall in the June 2016 draft. .. . Laine is correct." One scout argued that "in the end, we preferred the centre over the winger," one scout said, but I don't think it's a stretch at all to see Laine come first overall. A majority of our European scouts who see these guys agree that Laine is the best."
McKenzie said Laine had closed the gap between himself and Matthews in April 2016, with two of the ten NHL scouts surveyed by McKenzie that Laine might choose Laine over Matthews. The other scouts in McKenzie's April study, on the other hand, said they should think "long and hard" about their decision to rank Matthews ahead of Laine. In comparison, the National Post announced Laine to be the "NHL draft's true No. 1" in an article. 1 is the first person to have a child.
Laine's 2015-2016 regular season with Tappara ended in March 2016 with his team finishing third overall in the Liiga standings and thus qualifying for the upcoming post-season. Laine played a pivotal role in the semifinal series against second-ranked Kärpät, scoring six goals to tie Games 4, 5, and 6 in the third minute, with Laine's Game 6 goal scoring at 19:59 of the third period. Laine scored his eighth goal in the playoffs, defeating Liiga's previous record of seven goals in a single rookie playoff run. They defeated Kärpät and advanced to the 2016 Liiga Finals, and Laine and Tappara then advanced to the 2016 Liiga Finals. Jussi Tapola moved Laine to the team's first line against HIFK, leading scorer Kristian Kuusela for Game 4, where Laine scored a goal and two assists to lead his team to a 2–2 series tie. This was Laine's first game on Tappara's top line in the first part of the 2015–16 season, although he spent time with Jere Karjalainen, Veli-Matti Savinainen, and Stephen Dixon, but the majority of the season was played on the team's second line, with Arttu Ilomäki and Jukka Peltola. His line started with Jan-Mikael Järvinen on center, with Peltola on the right wing for the first 15 games of the playoffs. Laine scored once more in the series-clinching match, as Tappara defeated HIFK in six games to win the 2016 Liiga championship championship title. He was also named Liiga's 2016 playoff MVP, winning with 10 goals and 5 assists for 15 points in 18 games.
The Winnipeg Jets selected Laine with the second overall pick in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft. He committed to a three-year, entry-level deal with Winnipeg on July 3, 2016, marking a start to his North American career. When Laine played in the Jets' season-opening game in which Laine scored and assisted, he made his first appearance in the NHL on October 13, 2016, he made his NHL debut. In a 5–4 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on October 19, Laine scored his first hat-trick, becoming the youngest player born outside of North America to score at least twice in one game in NHL history. Finn Jesperi Kotkaniemi, who was 18 years old and 118 days old, defeated the Washington Capitals twice on November 1st. Laine earned his second hat-trick on November 8, 2016, on November 8. Jake McCabe, a Buffalo Sabres defensiveman, assaulted Laine while receiving a pass on January 7, 2017. Laine sustained a concussion and missed eight games as a result. Despite his recovery, Laine was selected to play in the 2017 NHL All-Star Game. Laine's third goal in the NHL came on February 14th. Laine set a new record for the most goals in a single season for a rookie in a single season, beating Ilya Kovalchuk with 29 goals. Laine had 36 goals and 28 assists for 64 points, the second highest in franchise history, next to Dany Heatley, who had 67 points (26 goals, 41 assists) as a rookie in 2001–02, and the highest since moving to Winnipeg.
Laine's second season with Winnipeg in February 2018, scoring his 30th and 31st goals of the year, making him the seventh teenager in the NHL to record consecutive 30-goal seasons. In a 3–0 victory over the New York Rangers on March 6, Laine earned his fourth NBA hat-trick, his third teenager in the NHL's history to win four three-goal games before their 20th birthday. In a game against the Chicago Blackhawks on March 15, Laine extended his point streak to 14 games, a new NHL record for the longest point streak by a teenager in NHL history. After struggling to get a point in a game against the Los Angeles Kings, his streak came to an end at 15 games on March 20th. Laine finished second in the most goals scored in the regular season at 44, behind Alexander Ovechkin's 49. Despite losing the NHL top goal scorer award, Laine became the first teen in 30 years to score a total of 80 goals, beating Sidney Crosby's 75. In Game 1 against the Minnesota Wild, Laine scored his first playoff goal to help the Jets win their first playoff victory in franchise history, 3–2. He was the youngest player in Jets history, as well as the youngest Finnish player to score a playoff goal in 19 years 357 days.
Laine's fifth career hat-trick during the 2018 NHL Global Series in his home country, Finland, after struggling to score in the first 12 games. The Jets beat the Florida Panthers 4–2. His hat trick helped the Jets beat the Panthers 4–2. Laine won 6–3 over the Vancouver Canucks on 19 November 19, 2018, his sixth hat trick. In an 8–4 victory over the St. Louis Blues on November 24, 2018, Laine became the first person since Johan Franzén to do so and the 45th player to do it. Laine had only five shots in the game, making him his sixth player in NHL history to score five goals on five shots and the first since Wayne Gretzky in 1984. Laine scored his 100th goal on November 29th, his fourth-youngest player in NHL history to score 100 regular season goals.
Patrik Laine, a restricted free agent without a contract and a restricted free agent, travelled to Switzerland to train with SC Bern. However, Laine signed a two-year, $13.5 million contract extension with the Jets on September 27, 2019. Laine's 2019-20 season, which was shorted by the COVID-19 pandemic, saw him score 63 points in 68 games for a career-best 0.93 points per game. Despite this rise, his wrist was injured in Game 1 of the play-in round of the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs against the Calgary Flames, but the Jets did not return after the Jets were suspended in four games.
Although Laine had a better season in 2019-2021 than the one before, rumors circulated during the off-season that the Jets were interested in releasing him from the team, including one from Laine's own agent; Laine denied any worries about the intrigue in a January 2021 interview. Laine played in the Jets' season-opening game against the Calgary Flames on January 14-2021, scoring two goals and an assist, as well as the overtime goal, in a 4–3 Jets victory; however, he was forced to miss due to an injury during practice on January 17th. Pierre-Luc Dubois and a 2022 third-round pick were traded along with Jack Roslovic to the Columbus Blue Jackets on January 23rd, ahead of his return from injury. Laine's off-ice problems surfaced again on February 9th as a result of multiple defensive mistakes, Laine was engaged in a verbal altercation with an assistant coach and was suspended for the remainder of the game.
On July 27, 2021, Laine accepted his qualifying offer as a restricted free agent and signed a one-year, $7.5 million contract extension with the Blue Jackets.
Laine signed a four-year, $34.8 million contract extension with the Blue Jackets on July 22, 2022.