Patrick Sharp

Sharp began his Junior career at age 16 playing for the Kanata Valley Lasers of the CJHL with his older brother then the next year they both played in Thunder Bay, Ontario, playing for the Thunder Bay Kings program{{cite news| url=http://www.suntimes.com/3543560-419/sharp-patrick-hawks-hockey-nhl.html | work=Chicago Sun-Times | title=Chicago - Chicago : News : Politics : Things To Do : Sports}} 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 in the third round, 95th overall, of the 2001 NHL entry draft.

File:Sharp1 bb (40466901921) (cropped2).jpg with the Philadelphia Phantoms during the 2004–05 NHL lockout.]]

After completing two years with Vermont, Sharp signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Flyers on May 21, 2002.{{cite web |title=Flyers Sign Patrick Sharp To A Three-Year Contract |url=http://www.philadelphiaflyers.com:80/pressbox/archive/514.asp |website=Philadelphia Flyers |access-date=June 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020612132031/http://www.philadelphiaflyers.com:80/pressbox/archive/514.asp |archive-date=June 12, 2002 |date=May 21, 2002}} He made his NHL debut in 2002–03, playing in three games with the Flyers but spending most of the season with their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Philadelphia Phantoms, recording 33 points (14 goals, 19 assists) in 53 games.

In 2003–04, he split the season between the Flyers and Phantoms, recording seven points (five goals, two assists) in 41 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.

Midway through the 2005–06 season, on December 5, 2005, Sharp was traded by the Flyers (along with Éric Meloche) to the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for Matt Ellison and a third-round pick in the 2006 NHL entry draft.{{cite web |title=Blackhawks Acquire Sharp, Meloche |url=http://www.chicagoblackhawks.com/news/news.asp?story_id=3040 |website=Chicago Blackhawks |access-date=December 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060521062158/http://www.chicagoblackhawks.com/news/news.asp?story_id=3040 |archive-date=May 21, 2006 |date=December 5, 2005}} He finished the season with a combined 31 points between the two teams.

Sharp emerged with the Blackhawks in 2007–08, recording career-highs of 36 goals, 26 assists and 62 points in 80 games. He led the Blackhawks in power play goals (nine), shorthanded goals (seven) and game-winning goals (seven). Near the half-way mark for the season, on January 17, 2008, Sharp signed a new, four-year contract with the Blackhawks lasting through to the end of the 2011–12 season.

At the start of the 2008–09 season, on October 8, 2008, Sharp was named an alternate captain for the Blackhawks, along with Duncan Keith.{{Cite web|url=http://puckjunk.com/2015/07/23/who-will-be-named-the-chicago-blackhawks-next-assistant-captain/|title=Who Will Be Named the Chicago Blackhawks' Next Assistant Captain?|last=Barry|first=Sal|date=July 23, 2015|website=PuckJunk.com|access-date=2016-05-22}} Despite being limited by injuries, Sharp helped the Blackhawks form a highly offensive and young core led by second-year forwards Patrick Kane, captain Jonathan Toews and newly acquired veteran defenceman Brian Campbell. He finished the season with 44 points (26 goals, 18 assists) in 61 games as the Blackhawks qualified for the playoffs for the first time since 2002. He added 11 points in the 2009 playoffs as the Blackhawks made a surprisingly deep playoff run by defeating the Calgary Flames in six games and Vancouver Canucks in six games in the first two round before they were eliminated in the Western Conference Finals in five games by the defending Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings.

File:Patrick Sharp 2012.png in February 2012]]

On June 9, 2010, Sharp won the Stanley Cup with Chicago over the Philadelphia Flyers, his former team. He contributed 11 goals and 11 assists in all 22 games during Chicago's 2010 playoff run.

On January 30, 2011, Sharp was named the Most Valuable Player in the 2011 NHL All-Star Game, earning one goal and two assists in the game.

On August 3, 2011, he signed a new five-year contract with Chicago worth $29.5 million, which came into effect for the 2012–13 season and carried an annual salary cap hit of $5.9 million.{{cite news|last=Jahns|first=Adam|title=Blackhawks keep Patrick Sharp in their future with 5-year extension|url=http://www.suntimes.com/sports/6866240-419/blackhawks-keep-patrick-sharp-in-their-future-with-5-year-extension.html|access-date=3 August 2011|newspaper=Chicago Sun-Times|date=3 August 2011}} On September 12, Sharp underwent an emergency appendectomy after experiencing abdominal discomfort. Team physician Dr. Michael Terry anticipated that Sharp would have a full recovery in about three-to-four weeks.{{cite web|title=Patrick Sharp undergoes appendectomy|url=http://blackhawks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=588260&navid=DL%7CCHI%7chome |website=Chicago Blackhawks | date = 2011-09-13 |access-date=2011-09-13}} On November 25, in a 6–5 win against the Anaheim Ducks, Sharp scored his second career NHL hat-trick.{{cite news|last=Kuc|first=Chris|title=Fast start inspires Sharp to 2nd career hat trick|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/hockey/blackhawks/ct-spt-1126-bits-blackhawks-ducks-chicago--20111126,0,6635691.story|access-date=26 November 2011|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=25 November 2011}} Jonathan Toews, who himself had a career-high five-point game, recorded the primary assists on all three of Sharp's goals.{{cite magazine|title=Chicago Blackhawks vs. Anaheim Ducks - Scoring Summary - November 25, 2011|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/hockey/nhl/gameflash/2011/11/25/29192_summary.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222065203/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/hockey/nhl/gameflash/2011/11/25/29192_summary.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 22, 2014|magazine=Sports Illustrated|access-date=26 November 2011}}{{cite news|last=Kuc|first=Chris|title=Chicago Blackhawks rally for 6-5 victory over Anaheim Ducks|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/hockey/blackhawks/ct-spt-1126-blackhawks-ducks-chicago--20111126,0,7663810.story|access-date=26 November 2011|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=25 November 2011}} Sharp would finish the season with 33 goals and 36 assists for 69 points in 74 games. His 33 goals led the Blackhawks in goals for the second consecutive season. He scored one goal during the Blackhawks' first round exit to the Phoenix Coyotes in the 2012 playoffs.

During the 2012–13 NHL lockout, Sharp remained in Chicago, while many of his teammates started playing for the European leagues or with the Rockford IceHogs, the American Hockey League affiliate to the Blackhawks. He spent time with his then nine-month-old daughter, and was involved in Gillette's "My City is My Gym" fitness program as a spokesperson.{{cite web|url=http://www.menshealth.com/fitness/patrick-sharp-workout|title=The NHL Lockout Workout|date=14 November 2012}}{{Cite web|url=http://articles.redeyechicago.com/2012-10-11/sports/34393013_1_stanley-cup-lockout-bon-voyage|title=No rest for Patrick Sharp}} During the 48 game-shortened NHL season, when play resumed in January 2013, Sharp played 28 games, recording six goals and 14 assists for 20 points and a plus-minus rating of +8. After the Blackhawks won the Presidents' Trophy as the regular season champions, they would go on to win their second Stanley Cup in four seasons as they defeated the Minnesota Wild in five games, the Detroit Red Wings in seven games in round 2 (erasing a 3–1 series deficit in doing so) and the defending Stanley Cup champion Los Angeles Kings in five games in the first three rounds before defeating the Boston Bruins in six games in the 2013 Stanley Cup Finals. During the 2013 playoffs, Sharp played in all 23 games and led the Blackhawks in goals (10) followed up with six assists and 16 points.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/recap/_/gameId/400470605 |title=Blackhawks cap record-setting start with Stanley Cup win |website=ESPN |publisher=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |date=June 25, 2013 |access-date=April 16, 2024}}

On December 27, 2013, his 32nd birthday, in a 7–2 win against the Colorado Avalanche, Sharp scored his third career NHL hat-trick.{{cite news| url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2013/12/27/patrick-sharp-extra-sharp-with-birthday-hat-trick/ | work=Chicago Tribune | title=Patrick Sharp extra sharp with birthday hat trick | date=December 27, 2013}} Four games after, in a 5–3 win against the New Jersey Devils on January 3, 2014, he scored his fourth NHL hat-trick.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/chi-vs-njd/2014/01/03/2013020622|title=Chicago Blackhawks - New Jersey Devils - January 3rd, 2014|website=NHL.com}} On January 7, 2014, he was named to the Canadian Olympic team for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.{{cite web |url=https://www.tsn.ca/canadian_hockey/feature/?id%3D1131 |title=2014 Canada Olympic Roster |access-date=January 7, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821122008/http://www.tsn.ca/canadian_hockey/feature/?id=1131 |archive-date=August 21, 2014 }} He would end the 2013–14 season with a team-leading 34 goals along with 44 assists for a career high and team-leading 78 points in all 82 games. Sharp and the defending Stanley Cup Champion Blackhawks would go on another deep playoff run in the 2014 playoffs by defeating the St. Louis Blues in the first round in six games and the Minnesota Wild in six games in the second round before going up against the Los Angeles Kings in the Western Conference Finals for a second consecutive year and this time losing in seven games to the eventual Stanley Cup champion Kings. He ended the playoffs with five goals and assists for 10 points and played in all 19 games.

After playing in 68 games with 16 goals and 27 assists for 43 points in the 2014–15 season, he would win his third Stanley Cup championship with the Blackhawks as they defeated the Nashville Predators in the first round in six games, the Minnesota Wild for the second straight season and a third consecutive playoff matchup, this time defeating them in a sweep, the top-seeded Anaheim Ducks in seven games (erasing a 3–2 series deficit in the process) along with the Tampa Bay Lightning in six games in the 2015 Stanley Cup Finals. He scored five goals with 10 assists for 15 points in all 23 games during the 2015 playoffs.

On July 10, 2015, due to salary cap issues, Sharp and Blackhawks defensive prospect Stephen Johns were traded to the Dallas Stars in exchange for defenceman Trevor Daley and forward Ryan Garbutt.{{Cite news|url = http://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/7/71/762613/blackhawks-trade-patrick-sharp-dallas-stars|title = Blackhawks trade Patrick Sharp to Dallas Stars|last = Lazerus|first = Mark|date = July 10, 2015|work = Chicago Sun Times|access-date = July 10, 2015|url-status = dead|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150712011418/http://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/7/71/762613/blackhawks-trade-patrick-sharp-dallas-stars|archive-date = July 12, 2015}} On December 22, 2015, in the first matchup against his former Blackhawks, he tallied a two-point performance, adding a goal and an assist in a 4–0 victory. He played in 76 games in the 2015–16 season, recording 20 goals and 35 assists for 55 points as the Stars finished as the top seed in the Western Conference and were the Presidents' Trophy runner-up, 11 points behind the Eastern Conference’s Washington Capitals for the award. In the 2016 playoffs, Sharp and the Stars would defeat the Minnesota Wild in six games in the first round before falling in seven games to the St. Louis Blues in the second round.

The 2016–17 season would be an injury-depleted campaign for both Sharp individually and the Stars as a team as he played in 48 contests with eight goals and 10 assists for 18 points and the Stars as a team missing the playoffs by 15 points.

On July 1, 2017, Sharp signed a one-year contract with the Chicago Blackhawks for the 2017–18 season.{{cite news |last=Lazerus |first=Mark |url=http://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/patrick-sharp-returning-to-blackhawks-in-free-agency-reports/ |title=Patrick Sharp returning to Blackhawks in free agency |work=Chicago Sun-Times |date=2017-07-01 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170701185436/http://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/patrick-sharp-returning-to-blackhawks-in-free-agency-reports/ |archive-date=2017-07-01 |access-date=2017-07-01 }} Sharp accepted a pay cut, earning a $800,000 base salary with $200,000 in potential bonuses, to return to Chicago. The Blackhawks named Sharp an alternate captain for their final home game of the season against the St. Louis Blues and honored him after the game, which they lost 4–1.{{cite news |last=Dietz |first=John |url=http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/20180406/emotional-sharp-announces-retirement-after-blackhawks-loss |title=Emotional Sharp announces retirement after Blackhawks loss |work=Daily Herald |date=2018-04-07 |access-date=2018-04-07 }} Sharp announced his intention to retire after his final game, commenting, "I think I've known what I wanted to do for a long period of time here, and it's never easy... But I think I'm just ready to take that next step in my life — and looking forward to it."{{cite news |last=Campbell |first=Rich |url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/hockey/blackhawks/ct-spt-blackhawks-patrick-sharp-20180406-story.html |title=Patrick Sharp savors Blackhawks' home finale, says after 4-1 loss he 'probably' will retire |work=Chicago Tribune |date=2018-04-07 |access-date=2018-04-07 }} He ended his final season with 10 goals and 11 assists for 21 points in 70 games as the Blackhawks failed to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since 2008, coming 19 points behind the last spot.

In October 2018, Sharp joined NBC Sports Chicago as a studio analyst.{{cite web |title=Patrick Sharp to join NBC Sports Chicago's Blackhawks coverage team |url=https://www.nbcsports.com/chicago/blackhawks/press-release-patrick-sharp-join-nbc-sports-chicagos-blackhawks-coverage-team |website=nbcsports.com |access-date=March 10, 2019 |date=October 30, 2018}} Sharp joined NBC Sports as a guest analyst for its coverage of the Stanley Cup Playoffs just 10 days after his retirement.{{cite web |title=Patrick Sharp debuts as Stanley Cup analyst on NBCSN |url=https://www.nbcsports.com/video/patrick-sharp-debuts-stanley-cup-analyst-nbcsn |website=nbcsports.com |access-date=August 16, 2020 |date=April 17, 2018}} After Sharp's part-time work as a studio analyst for NBC Sports during the 2018-19 NHL season, the network announced on September 25, 2019, it had added Sharp to its team of full-time studio analysts.{{cite web |title=NBC SPORTS ANNOUNCES GAME AND STUDIO COMMENTATORS FOR 2019-20 NHL SEASON |url=https://nbcsportsgrouppressbox.com/2019/09/25/nbc-sports-announces-game-and-studio-commentators-for-2019-20-nhl-season/ |website=nbcsportsgrouppressbox.com |access-date=August 16, 2020 |date=September 25, 2019}} Sharp later left NBC Sports to join NBC Sports Chicago for Chicago Blackhawks telecasts in 2021, and he later share the role with Troy Murray as the team's TV color commentator, replacing Eddie Olczyk.{{cite news |last=Agrest |first=Jeff |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/5/6/22423295/tnt-turner-sports-nhl-nbc-sports-nbcsn-espn-hockey-eddie-olczyk-kenny-albert-steve-levy |title=TNT joins land of TV sports behemoths with NHL rights deal |work=Chicago Sun-Times |date=2021-05-06 |accessdate=2022-02-10 }}{{cite news |last=Roumeliotis |first=Charlie |url=https://www.nbcsports.com/chicago/blackhawks/blackhawks-name-troy-murray-patrick-sharp-tv-color-analysts |title=Blackhawks name Troy Murray, Patrick Sharp as TV analysts |work=NBC Sports Chicago |date=2022-08-25 |accessdate=2022-10-09 }} Sharp worked the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs for TNT.

Sharp joined the University of Vermont men's ice hockey coaching staff in the fall of 2021.{{cite news |url=https://www.timesargus.com/slider/patrick-sharp-joins-uvm-staff/article_a25d8827-5463-5835-ad3e-a862f2d04775.html |title=Patrick Sharp joins UVM staff |access-date=3 January 2022}}{{cite web |url=https://uvmathletics.com/sports/mens-ice-hockey/roster/coaches/patrick-sharp/2653 |website=UVM Athletics |title=PATRICK SHARP UVM Athletics Men's Ice Hockey |access-date=3 January 2022}}

In June 2023, Sharp left the NBC Sports Chicago and the University of Vermont coaching staff to join the Philadelphia Flyers' front office as a special adviser to hockey operations.{{cite news |last=Thompson |first=Phil |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/blackhawks/ct-chicago-blackhawks-patrick-sharp-20230613-npcje4a7o5be7kbuip6pimchq4-story.html |title=Patrick Sharp takes front office job with Philadelphia Flyers, continuing shakeup to Chicago Blackhawks' TV booth |work=Chicago Tribune |date=2023-06-13 |accessdate=2023-06-13 }}

File:Michelle Obama Lets Move hockey (with Patrick Sharp).jpg Michelle Obama at the White House in March 2011 to promote her Let's Move! initiative.]]

Sharp was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, to Ian and Ruth Ann Sharp. He had an older brother, Chris, who lived in Calgary, Alberta who died on August 16, 2023.{{cite web|url=http://www.tbnewswatch.com/sports/100552/Sharp-shares-Cup|title=Sharp shares Cup|date=10 July 2010 }}{{cite news |url=https://thunderbaykings.com/hockey/kings-mourn-the-loss-of-alumnus-chris-sharp/ |title=Kings mourn the loss of alumnus Chris Sharp |work=Thunder Bay Kings |date=August 20, 2023 |accessdate=November 28, 2023 }} Relocating several times in his life, Patrick left his native Manitoba and relocated to Calgary as a child and then moved to Thunder Bay in 1990 at age nine. Patrick lived in Thunder Bay for the rest of his childhood. He was educated and attended local public schools in Calgary, Ottawa and Thunder Bay before settling in Burlington, Vermont, in the United States, to attend the University of Vermont.http://tbay.ok.bc.ca/includes/datafiles/print.php?id=77032&title=From%20Thunder%20Bay%20to%20Sharp-er%20Pastures{{Dead link|date=May 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Sharp's parents remain in Thunder Bay and live on Lake Superior.{{cite web |url=http://www.hhof.com/html/exSCJ10_11.shtml |title=Hockey Hall of Fame - Stanley Cup Journals: 2010, 11 |access-date=2010-10-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629124044/http://www.hhof.com/html/exSCJ10_11.shtml |archive-date=2011-06-29 }} In December 2009, Sharp was inaccurately announced as "Chicago's Sexiest Athlete" by Victoria's Secret, which then named Derrick Rose of the Chicago Bulls the winner, citing an "internal error".{{cite web|url=http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/sports/bulls-derrick-rose-victorias-secret-chicago-sexiest-athlete-78283002.html|title=Derrick Rose Named "Chicago's Sexiest Athlete"|date=2 December 2009 }}

Sharp was married in July 2010{{cite web |url=http://www.wtmx.com/podcast/20101006-Dr_Oz_and_Blackhawks_Patrick_Sharp_.mp3 |title=Archived copy |access-date=2010-10-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718122236/http://www.wtmx.com/podcast/20101006-Dr_Oz_and_Blackhawks_Patrick_Sharp_.mp3 |archive-date=2011-07-18 }} to his longtime girlfriend Abby, whom he met while attending college in Vermont.{{Cite web|url=http://www.philly.com/dailynews/sports/20100610_Kane_is_able_to_play_hero_for_Blackhawks.html|title=Kane is able to play hero for Blackhawks}} Their wedding was held in Watch Hill, Rhode Island. Sharp's Blackhawks teammate Patrick Kane was among those in attendance.{{Cite web|url=http://michiganavemag.com/personalities/articles/patrick-kane-patrick-sharp-chicago-blackhawks|title=Patrick Sharp & Patrick Kane Talk Hockey}} The couple's first daughter was born in December 2011, and their second daughter was born in October 2013.{{cite web|url=http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/madhouse-enforcer/patrick-sharp-baby-father-135380553.html|title=Blackhawks' Sharp Becomes a Father|date=10 December 2011 }} In March 2011, Sharp was featured on the cover of Chicago magazine in its "50 Most Beautiful Chicagoans" story.{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/March-2011/Behind-the-Scenes-with-50-Most-Beautiful-Chicagoans-Cover-Boy-Patrick-Sharp/|title=Behind the Scenes with '50 Most Beautiful Chicagoans' Cover Boy Patrick Sharp|website=Chicago Magazine}}

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