Patrick Sharp

Patrick Sharp
Sharp while playing for the Canadian national ice hockey team in 2012
Born	(1981-12-27) December 27, 1981 (age 35) Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position	Left Wing
Shoots	Right
NHL team Former teams	Dallas Stars Philadelphia Flyers Chicago Blackhawks
National team	Canada
NHL Draft	95th overall, 2001 Philadelphia Flyers
Playing career	2002–present

Medal record
Representing Canada
Ice hockey
Olympic Games
	2014 Sochi
World Championships
	2008 Canada

Patrick Sharp (born December 27, 1981) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player currently playing for and an alternate captain of the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League (NHL).

He is a three-time Stanley Cup champion, having won as a member of the Chicago Blackhawks in 2010, 2013, and 2015; as well as an Olympic gold medalist playing with the Canadian national team at the 2014 Winter Games.

Sharp began his hockey career in Thunder Bay, Ontario, playing first for the Thunder Bay Kings program then for the former Thunder Bay Flyers of the United States Hockey League (USHL). From there he continued his hockey career in the college ranks with the University of Vermont, before the Philadelphia Flyers selected him 95th overall (3rd round) in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft.

After completing two years with Vermont, Sharp made his NHL debut in 2003–04, splitting the season between the Flyers and their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Philadelphia Phantoms, recording seven points (5 goals, 2 assists) in 41 regular season games with the Flyers, and 29 points (15 goals, 14 assists) in 35 games for the Phantoms. Due to the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Sharp spent the entire following season in the AHL with the Phantoms, registering 23 goals and 29 assists (52 points) in 75 regular-season games and eight goals and 13 assists (21 points) in 21 playoff games en route to a Calder Cup championship.