Patrick Marleau
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Marleau celebrating after scoring his 500th goal in 2017 with the San Jose Sharks
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| Born |
September 15, 1979 Southwestern Saskatchewan, CAN see Early years section below |
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| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team | San Jose Sharks | ||
| National team |
 Canada
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| NHL Draft | 2nd overall, 1997 San Jose Sharks |
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| Playing career | 1997–present | ||
 Marleau celebrates with Team Canada during the 2010 Olympics |
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| Representing Canada
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| Men's ice hockey | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
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2010 Vancouver | Team |
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2014 Sochi | Team |
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2003 Finland | |
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2005 Austria | |
| World Cup | ||
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2004 Canada | |
Patrick Denis Marleau (born September 15, 1979) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward for the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously served as captain for the Sharks, from 2004 to 2009. Marleau is the all-time Sharks leader in goals, even strength goals, power play goals, points, shots and games played having spent his entire NHL career with the Sharks since being drafted second overall by the franchise in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft. He played his 1,400th NHL game on March 19, 2016, against the New York Rangers. He is one of only 36 NHL players to play in 1,400 games, one of just five to do so with one team and the youngest to reach both the 1,300 and 1,400-game marks.
Marleau won gold medals with Team Canada at the 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics. Marleau, one of the most important players of the Sharks for nearly 20 seasons, is one of the fastest skaters in the NHL, and exhibits a high standard of playing ability combined with gentlemanly conduct. This has earned him two nominations for the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy and has made him a popular player both among fans and his professional peers.
According to some sources, Marleau's birthplace is Aneroid, Saskatchewan, while others say Swift Current, Saskatchewan. He grew up on his family farm near Aneroid. There is a sign off Highway 13 just outside Aneroid indicating that Aneroid is the hometown of Partrick Marleau. His parents have said they knew Marleau had a special talent when he was playing with 16- and 17-year-old players as a 14-year-old at the 1995 Canada Games in Grande Prairie, and was interviewed by Hockey Night in Canada reporter Scott Oake.
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