Patrick Sharp

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Lore & Background

Sharp played collegiate hockey at the University of Vermont before he was drafted by the Flyers in 2001. He began his NHL career with the Flyers organization, but was traded to the Blackhawks in 2005. He became a three-time Stanley Cup champion with the Blackhawks in 2010, 2013 and 2015. He was later traded to the Stars in 2015, where he spent two seasons before returning to the Blackhawks in 2017. Sharp also represented Canada at the 2014 Winter Games, where he won an Olympic gold medal.

In Their Own Story

The Blackhawks' championship run began on June 9, 2010, when Sharp secured his first Stanley Cup against his former team, the Philadelphia Flyers. He tallied 22 points in 22 playoff games, including 11 goals and 11 assists. His individual brilliance continued into 2011, where he was named MVP of the All-Star Game with one goal and two assists. In the shortened 2012–13 season, despite a separated shoulder sustained on March 6 against Ryan O'Byrne, Sharp returned to lead Chicago to their second title in four years. He scored 10 goals in the playoffs, helping erase a 3–1 deficit against Detroit before defeating Boston in six games. The 2015 campaign saw him overcome a leg injury from Alexei Emelin to win his third Cup. In that run, he recorded 15 points in 23 games as Chicago defeated Nashville, Minnesota, Anaheim (erasing another 3–2 deficit), and Tampa Bay.

Reader's Guide

Sharp began his junior career at age 16 playing for the Kanata Valley Lasers of the CJHL with his older brother, then the next year they both played in Thunder Bay, Ontario, playing for the Thunder Bay Kings program then for the former Thunder Bay Flyers of the United States Hockey League (USHL). From there, he continued his hockey career in the college ranks with the University of Vermont, before the Philadelphia Flyers selected him in the third round, 95th overall, of the 2001 NHL entry draft. After completing two years with Vermont, Sharp signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Flyers on May 21, 2002. He made his NHL debut in 2002–03, playing in three games with the Flyers but spending most of the season with their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Philadelphia Phantoms, recording 33 points (14 goals, 19 assists) in 53 games. In 2003–04, he split the season between the Flyers and Phantoms, recording seven points (five goals, two assists) in 41 games with the Flyers, and 29 points (15 goals, 14 assists) in 35 games for the Phantoms. Due to the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Sharp spent the entire following season in the AHL with the Phantoms, registering 23 goals and 29 assists (52 points) in 75 regular-season games and eight goals and 13 assists (21 points) in 21 playoff games en route to a Calder Cup championship. Midway through the 2005–06 season, on December 5, 2005, Sharp was traded by the Flyers (along with Éric Meloche) to the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for Matt Ellison and a third-round pick in the 2006 NHL entry draft. He finished the season with a combined 31 points between the two teams. Sharp emerged with the Blackhawks in 2007–08, recording career-highs of 36 goals, 26 assists and 62 points in 80 games. He led the Blackhawks in power play goals (nine), shorthanded goals (seven) and game-winning goals (seven). Near the half-way mark for the season, on January 17, 2008, Sharp signed a new, four-year contract with the Blackhawks lasting through to the end of the 2011–12 season. At the start of the 2008–09 season, on October 8, 2008, Sharp was named an alternate captain for the Blackhawks, along with Duncan Keith. Despite being limited by injuries, Sharp helped the Blackhawks form a highly offensive and young core led by second-year forwards Patrick Kane, captain Jonathan Toews and newly acquired veteran defenceman Brian Campbell. He

Did You Know?

• Sharp scored four career NHL hat-tricks while playing for the Blackhawks, according to the source article.
• He won three Stanley Cup championships with the Blackhawks (2010, 2013, 2015).
• Sharp was named MVP of the 2011 NHL All-Star Game.
• He won an Olympic gold medal with Canada at the 2014 Winter Games.