Patrick Kane: Showtime

     If you are a long time local of Chicago then it is near impossible that you haven't heard of Patrick Kane. For those who haven't, "Showtime" or "Kaner" as his nicknames were, is arguably one of the best hockey players to have ever played for the Chicago Blackhawks. Born in 1988 in Buffalo, NY, Kane had frequent exposure to hockey. His father was a season pass holder for the Buffalo Sabers so they constantly went and watched them play. Kane would practice his skills whenever he could, pushing to be better and better at hockey when he did. During his youth, Kane had broken one of his wrists. Rather than putting the stick down and properly resting, Kane worked on his backhands, which have proved for years to be a signature for him. He net the Blackhawks 3 championships in his 16 years for playing for the team, before briefly playing for the New York Rangers and then currently plays for the Detroit Redwings.

    While many would say that there is no creativity in sports, players like Kane show that there is. During any sort of adversity, he would work hard to find ways to improve. Obviously he worked around his injury, but he would also work with Jonathan Toews, another Blackhawks player, in order to work with the team and find any issues they would have on the ice. He also had many creative methods as he approached the goal, netting him some outstanding achievements, such as the youngest player to achieve 1000 points. Kane has also been a very key part in the 3 championship runs that the Blackhawks had, being one of the highest point scorers that the team had for all 3. The between years where the Blackhawks didn't win, Kane usually was injured or lacking.

    In Walter Isaacsons, "Code Breaker", Jennifer Doudna on her track to discovering CRISPR needed to collaborate with many others to work on finding the results they needed. Labs were ran worldwide and nearly 24/7 in order to perfect the idea. Kane had a similar route. Despite being a star player, hockey cannot be won alone. Again along side Toews, they worked together to captain the team into success. They helped with rigorous training in order to keep every player ready and performing. They did everything in their power to create a competitive but collaborative environment and worked day in and day out to keep the Blackhawks in top form. Kane's success in the Blackhawks and his lead on perfecting the team is what led to some successful performances and high skill for the team. All this is what keeps him up there amongst some of the all time greats.