Patrick Kane
I think I owe it to myself to put my best effort forward and prove how good I can be.Collection: Best
There are some guys you definitely would not want dating your sister - especially hockey players.Collection: Dating
We're here to win. We're not here just for the experience.Collection: Experience
I've always prided myself on being myself and trying to stick true to who I am and how I was raised.
It's obviously disappointing and surreal when you see someone else win the Stanley Cup.
It has been a motto of mine my whole life - just be yourself.
I try to pride myself on being involved with the fans and taking pictures when they're asked for because I know I was that little kid one day that really looked up to stars like myself, and I try to give them that on my behalf.
It's always cool to go to different places and see what's really out there in the world.
I've noticed if you look too far ahead, it only works negatively on you.
Obviously, not playing a game before playoffs is something that happened, but especially going into the playoffs, you try to feel yourself out, where you're at, and then get right into game tempo and jump right in and play where you were before the injury.
I love the game of hockey. I love being part of it. I think I know a lot about the game.
If I score a goal on the road, I come home, and that's probably the first thing I'm doing, pullin' up the laptop and watching. Can't watch it in front of the teammates, or else I'll get made fun of.
When I go down the ice, I feel it, the wind in the side of my hair, and then I got the party in the back.
A lot of the players that I play with who are Canadian, they call me Patty. Before then, I never heard it. I didn't mind Patty.
I stickhandle a lot at practice. I watch a lot of hockey, so I try to either pick up something from other players or watch some video and see what kind of move would work in the same situation.
I think the big thing is you really have one chance to do this... to play hockey for a living, you have one chance at your career, and you have to take full advantage of it.
I still love playing the game, and it's amazing we can do this as a so-called 'job,' and it's amazing we can come to the rink every day and play the game we love.
I did charity events with the Cup all the time.
You spend enough time with someone, you're going to have your run-ins.
It's funny: when you're skating around during warm-ups, I'll see signs that say things like: 'Kane, Prom?' We have a fun, young team, and girls are asking you to the prom and giving you their numbers.
I wouldn't be face-washing anyone in real life. I'd be skating to the bench real fast to get away.
For me, I was really lucky to go to a city like Chicago where the team was struggling at the time, and I was able to go in and play right away.
For PSP, we play the 'SOCOM' game as a team on the plane, and it's pretty cool because you can connect to everyone.
You grow up... you spend five years rooming with each other, and you're going to get sick of each other at times. And you're going to have some good times as well.
I'm probably the guy who keeps it loose around the room and tries to joke around with guys before the game, keeping things funny.
People might not view me as competitive as I really am.
If I was bigger I might not have had the same skill set as I do, the speed.
For me personally, I try to use my size to my advantage where I can either slip by guys or try to create more space for myself.
I probably spend the most time with Toews: we have the same schedule, and we're roomies on the road; we sit next to each other. We do a lot of promotions together.
I like Joe Sakic. Coming out of Buffalo, I obviously like Alexander Mogliny, Pat LaFontaine. Hasek is up there. Miroslav Satan. Whoever seemed to be a good player at the time I'd watch. Jagr too. I tried to learn a lot from those guys.
Anytime you hear different things - whether it's trade rumors or people saying you're not living up to your complete potential - you're obviously going to get ticked off about that.
Especially in the day and age now with social media and cameraphones and things like that, you always have to act like you're being watched.
I love to play the game, love to be around the rink, and love to joke around with my teammates and have some fun.
I love to score goals, and I love to plan my celebrations.
I love scoring for the fans, for the team, for myself. That's not to say that I won't pass if I see a teammate in a better scoring position. But I like to score.
The little kids in the stands are going to give you a good cheer. Sometimes, that overrides the other people.
It's good to get out there and kind of move the body around a little bit, play some hockey, enjoy Nashville as a city and spend some time with family and friends.
It's good for the NHL to implement different things - the 3-on-3, money that'll go to players - to try to get us to play at a higher level.
Just try to focus one game at a time, not worry about points or anything like that. Worry about playing the right way and see what comes of it.
I don't want to be satisfied with where I'm at or happy about what I've done. I want to keep pushing it.
You want maybe to be that guy or one of the few guys who can help develop the game in the United States.
I don't know if I expected to be a captain of an All-Star team. It's pretty cool.
I'm just kind of focused on playing the game and try to get better at certain things and wipe the slate clean every night.
Sometimes it's nice just being in your own room and having a quiet night and relaxing and getting ready for the game.
If you do something wrong, it's going to be all over the place. Not only does that go for me, but anyone in here. You just really have to be aware of it.
I think you grow up every year, every day. You learn something new and try to really worry about what's important in life.
When you're 18, 19, you think you know everything, but you have no clue about anything.
Something even minor I do is going to be reported because of things that have happened in the past. You have to be aware of that.
I want to be someone who can be a role model to kids - and to everyone, for that matter.
My favorite thing to do in this world is to be on the ice playing hockey and try to entertain fans and bring wins to the Chicago Blackhawks.