Kane didn't allow a lack of size (5-foot-10, 177 pounds) to get in the way of becoming a three-time Stanley Cup champion and one of the best U.S.-born players in NHL history.

The Chicago Blackhawks selected Kane with the No. 1 pick in the 2007 NHL Draft after he had 145 points (62 goals, 83 assists) in 58 games for London of the Ontario Hockey League. He was an instant success, finishing 2007-08 with 72 points (21 goals, 51 assists) and winning the Calder Trophy as the NHL's top rookie while helping the Blackhawks to their first winning season since 2001-02.

By his third season, Kane was a First Team NHL All-Star and Stanley Cup champion. He scored the Cup-winning goal in overtime of Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final against the Philadelphia Flyers, beating goalie Michael Leighton with a shot that went in and out of the net so quickly that Kane was left to celebrate by himself for several seconds. The goal ended a 49-year championship drought for the Blackhawks.

Kane helped make sure there wouldn't be another lengthy gap between championships in Chicago; he had 19 points (nine goals, 10 assists) in 23 games and was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP when the Blackhawks won the Cup in 2013 for the second time in four seasons. In 2015, Kane led all scorers in the postseason with 23 points (11 goals, 12 assists) in 23 games to help Chicago win the Cup for the third time in six seasons.

In 2015-16, Kane took home a hat trick of awards after becoming the first U.S.-born player to lead the NHL in scoring. He won the Art Ross Trophy as scoring champion with 106 points (46 goals, 60 assists) and was voted winner of the Hart Trophy as MVP and the Ted Lindsay Award as the League's outstanding player, voted by members of the NHL Players' Association. He also had a 26-game point streak, the longest in the NHL since Mats Sundin of the Quebec Nordiques had a point in 30 consecutive games in 1992-93.

Kane was also a First Team NHL All-Star, an honor he earned again in 2016-17. In Jan. 2017, he was named to the 100 Greatest NHL Players. In 2018-19, Kane set an NHL career high with 110 points (44 goals, 66 assists).

He became the youngest U.S.-born player in NHL history (31 years, 61 days) to reach 1,000 points with an assist in Chicago's 5-2 win against the Winnipeg Jets on Jan. 19, 2020. Kane was the 90th player in League history to reach 1,000 points, as well as the fourth to have 1,000 with the Blackhawks, joining Hockey Hall of Fame forwards Stan Mikita (1,467), Bobby Hull (1,153) and Denis Savard (1,096).

NOTES & TRANSACTIONS

• OHL All-Rookie Team (2007)
• OHL First All-Star Team (2007)
• OHL Rookie of the Year (2007)
• Canadian Major Junior First All-Star Team (2007)
• Canadian Major Junior Rookie of the Year (2007)
• NHL All-Rookie Team (2008)
• NHL First All-Star Team (2010, 2016, 2017)
• Played in NHL All-Star Game (2009, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020)
• Signed as a free agent by Biel-Bienne (Swiss), October 23, 2012