Pat LaFontaine finally will join an elite group of New York Islanders legends, receiving the call on Thursday that he would become the 17th member of the team’s Hall of Fame.
“I’m very fortunate and honored,” LaFontaine said via NewYorkIslanders.com. “When Mathieu Darche called me, I could not have been more excited. It’s very meaningful and very humbling. A lot of the guys I was fortunate enough to play with are already in the Islanders Hall of Fame—it’s just a tremendous honor.”
LaFontaine will be formally inducted on December 13 at UBS Arena when the Islanders face the Tampa Bay Lightning.