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Pat LaFontaine’s Legacy Through the Eyes of Bryan Trottier and Patrick Flatley | New York Islanders
Bryan Trottier and Patrick Flatley reflect on their relationship with Pat LaFontaine in interviews exclusive to NewYorkIslanders.com
Patrick Flatley has a poster in his garage of a Muhammad Ali quote that says, “I'm so fast that last night I turned off the light switch in my hotel room and was in bed before the room was dark.”
For Flatley, it serves as a reminder of his good friend and former teammate Pat LaFontaine because of how he played. His blazing speed is still ingrained in his memory, all these years later.
“He could fly,” Flatley said of LaFontaine. "I've probably assisted on, say 30 of his goals where I didn't even get out of our end. I would pass to him to the middle, and as I'm trying to get to our blue line, he's already put it in their net. That's how fast he is. It's pretty amazing when you're raising your hands for a goal scored and you're still in your own zone."
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It took too long but Pat LaFonatine finally earned his spot in NY Islanders history
Pat LaFontaine has waited long enough — and New York Islanders fans have waited right along with him. On Saturday afternoon at UBS Arena, one of the most electrifying, beloved, and downright iconic players ever to wear the Islanders crest will finally take his rightful place in the Islanders Hall of Fame. And let’s be honest: this honor is long overdue.
Hall of Famer. Franchise pillar. Face of an era. Pat LaFontaine has been all of that and more.
“I feel very blessed and fortunate that I came here back in 1984… You don't get to pick where you go most of the time, and I felt very lucky that I was chosen by the Islanders in 1983 because it became so much a part of my life," said LaFontaine in a Q&A with Stan Fischer. "We've maintained the home here, even out in Montauk at times, but I've been a Suffolk County resident for the whole 41 years, even though I was traded… I always considered Long Island home."
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