Patrick Kane timeline: As the Chicago Blackhawks great heads to New York, he leaves behind a trove of iconic moments

That’s Patrick Kane, baby.

Chicago Blackhawks fans and team members — the city en masse, really — bid Kane farewell as he was traded to the New York Rangers on Tuesday. He leaves behind a trove of iconic images on and off the ice.

“It’s hard to put into words what guys like him and Tazer (Jonathan Toews) mean to the city and the organization,” Hawks defenseman Connor Murphy said. “You see how they brightened up people’s lives in the city for so many years.

“Being around them, whether it’s out to dinner or around the city, the amount of people who walk up and just thank them for being them — that speaks to the impact that they have had.”

Chicago watched Kane grow from a cocky 19-year-old to a weathered 34-year-old veteran — with plenty of personal and professional highs and lows in between.

“The memories, the moments, they’re going to live on in Blackhawks history forever,” general manager Kyle Davidson said during Tuesday night’s NBC Sports Chicago broadcast of the Hawks’ 4-1 road loss to the Arizona Coyotes. “He’s one of the greatest to ever put on the Blackhawks sweater. … He’s given the franchise so much.”

Whether it was serendipity or destiny that brought them together, Kane’s marriage with the Hawks bore three Stanley Cups and forged an inextricable link. Even if Kane now wears something blue.

Here’s a compilation of pivotal moments in Kane’s hockey life, leading to Chicago and ending in New York.

2003-04 season: Kane leaves his home in Buffalo, N.Y., at 14 years old and moves in with 20-year NHL veteran Pat Verbeek to play for the Detroit-based HoneyBaked Hockey Club.

“He needed to go away from home,” Verbeek told the Buffalo News in 2007. “That first couple months was tough. But near the end of the year he started to understand. He didn’t like it, but he knew he had to do it.”

May 1, 2004: The London Knights select Kane in the fifth round (88th overall) of the Ontario Hockey League draft.

Nov. 25, 2005: “He’s got the potential,” U.S. under-18 coach John Hynes (now the Nashville Predators coach) tells the Buffalo News about Kane. “He has some world-class gifts, his hands and his mind for the game. The sky is the limit for him because of his talent. He just has to continue with his work ethic, which has been very good.”

April 14, 2006: Kane, who led the U18 team with 45 goals, records a hat trick during a 9-0 rout of Germany in the world tournament in Ängelholm, Sweden. Kane later scores the overtime game-winner in a semifinal against the Czech Republic on the way to the U.S. winning gold.

2005-06 season: With 102 points, Kane breaks Phil Kessel’s single-season record (98) for the U.S. National Team Development Program.

Aug. 28, 2006: After toying with the idea of playing college hockey — Michigan and Boston University were suitors — Kane commits to the London Knights. OHL scouting chief Rob Kitamura says Kane “brings world-class speed, skills and creativity each and every time he steps on the ice.”

April 10, 2007: The Hawks win the NHL draft lottery for the first time in franchise history — based on the standings, they would’ve been slotted fifth. But at the time there’s no consensus No. 1 pick. “We’ll see,” GM Dale Tallon says. “We might be able to use it for something else.”

April 27, 2007: Kane is named OHL rookie of the year after leading all rookies with 145 points (62 goals, 83 assists) in 58 games.

June 22, 2007: The Hawks select Kane No. 1 in the NHL draft. “It’s unbelievable if you look at players who have gone No. 1,” Kane says. “(Vincent) Lecavalier, (Sidney) Crosby, (Alexander) Ovechkin all went No. 1, and they seem to be taking over the league.”

June 25, 2007: During his introductory news conference at the United Center, Kane dons his Hawks sweater for the first time, and the billowy jersey looks like it swallows his 5-foot-10, 160-pound frame whole. “I’m very happy to be a Chicago Blackhawk,” Kane says. “I’m looking forward to our Cup runs in the future.”

July 25, 2007: Kane signs a three-year, $11 million contract with an $875,000 annual salary-cap hit. “We’re excited about his future and our future,” Tallon says. “We want him to help us get back on top.”

Oct. 6, 2007: Kane registers his first NHL point — a secondary assist on a second-period goal by Tuomo Ruutu against the Detroit Red Wings at the United Center — in his second career game.

Oct. 19, 2007: Kane scores his first NHL goal during his seventh game, finishing off a 2-on-1 rush with Patrick Sharp against the Colorado Avalanche at the United Center.

June 12, 2008: After leading all rookies with 72 points, Kane wins the Calder Trophy as NHL rookie of the year and credits fellow contender Jonathan Toews. Kane says one accomplishment was “playing 82 games to kind of prove the critics wrong that I’m not too small for the league.”

Oct. 17, 2008: A tearful Kane reacts to coach Denis Savard’s firing: “You definitely feel responsible for the situation.”

Nov. 29, 2008: Kane reaches 100 career points when he records a goal and an assist against the Los Angeles Kings.

Jan. 4, 2009: An ankle injury suffered three days earlier against the Red Wings forces Kane to miss a game against the Calgary Flames, the first absence of his career.

Jan. 25, 2009: Kane scores a third-period goal during the NHL All-Star Game, the first of nine All-Star selections.

May 11, 2009: Kane records his first hat trick during a Western Conference semifinal series clincher against the Vancouver Canucks. “A hat trick in a Stanley Cup playoff semifinals Game 6 elimination game — you find a better game I’ve had, and we’ll see if we can have a little debate,” Kane says.

June 2009: If ever there was a sign Kane had made it big, it’s his selection as the cover for EA Sports’ “NHL ‘10″ video game. Kane would later be removed as the “NHL ‘16″ cover after sexual assault allegations.

Aug. 9, 2009: Kane is arrested after he’s accused of helping a cousin start an altercation with a cabdriver. Jan Radecki tells the Tribune, “They broke my glasses, they ripped my clothes ... all over 20 cents.”

Aug. 17, 2009: During camp for the U.S. Olympic team, Kane publicly apologizes to the Hawks organization, fans and others for the cab incident, which resulted in his family seeing him in handcuffs.

“They said it’s something they never want to see again,” Kane says. “My family didn’t raise me that way, so it’s tough to let them down too.”

Dec. 2, 2009: Kane and Toews sign five-year, $31.5 million contract extensions with $6.3 million annual cap hits.

Jan. 1, 2010: Kane is the only Hawk named to the 23-man U.S. team for the 2010 Olympics. Three Hawks, including Toews, join Team Canada and two represent Slovakia. The Americans go on to win silver in Vancouver.

Jan. 28, 2010: Kane finds himself embroiled in the second scandal of his career when photos surface showing him, Kris Versteeg and John Madden in the back of a limousine with their shirts off and drinking in Vancouver after a 5-1 loss to the Canucks on Jan. 23. The Hawks were battling for first place in the Western Conference at the time.

“I’ve had a couple of incidents, obviously,” Kane says. “I’m 21 years old, but it’s probably time to grow up a little bit.”

June 9, 2010: Kane seals the Hawks’ first Stanley Cup since 1961 with a goal 4 minutes, 6 seconds into overtime of Game 6 against the Philadelphia Flyers.

WGN-AM 720′s John Wiedeman makes the radio call: “It’s in the back of the net! The Hawks have won the Stanley Cup! Blackhawk fans around the world, you’ve endured 49 years of frustration, but your patience has finally paid off! Sweet Home Chicago!’”

Jan. 29, 2011: The FBI acknowledges its involvement in trying to track down Kane’s Cup-clinching puck, which has been missing since that night in Philadelphia.

“All we’re doing is helping,” Chicago FBI spokesman Ross Rice says. “The people who are doing this are doing it on their own time. They feel they are a part of history.”

July 19, 2011: Kane has surgery to repair a fractured left wrist.

October-November 2011: Kane has a productive stint at center. He tells the Tribune, “A lot of people laughed at the idea. … I was trying to prove to people I can do it.”

Jan. 28, 2012: Kane wears Clark Kent glasses and a Superman cape during the All-Star breakaway challenge.

July 20, 2012: Kane makes his first public appearance since Deadspin published photos appearing to show him partying with college students, passed out at a bar and walking away from a police officer on May 5, in Madison, Wis.

“We all saw the photos, they’re pretty embarrassing,” Kane says at the Blackhawks convention. “Hopefully it’s something that can make me better as a person.”

October 2012: Kane puts up 13 goals and 10 assists in 20 games for EHC Biel-Bienne of the Swiss League during the NHL lockout.

March 16, 2013: Kane scores on a spin-o-rama, capping an 8-1 rout of the Dallas Stars.

Broadcaster Pat Foley honors spin-o-rama master Denis Savard with the call: “Patrick Kane, putting on a show on St. Patty’s weekend for Savoir Faire.”

June 8, 2013: Kane records his second hat trick, assisted by Toews in double overtime to clinch the Western Conference title over the defending champion Los Angeles Kings. ”Right now, it’s almost like I’m in a different zone, the Twilight Zone or something,” Kane says.

June 24, 2013: The Hawks win their second Stanley Cup in four years, beating the Boston Bruins in six games, and Kane is awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as postseason MVP.

June 28, 2013: Kane tells a rally of 2 million amassed at Grant Park’s Hutchinson Field, “There’s a saying we used throughout the playoffs that represents this team perfectly: That’s hockey, baby!”

Jan. 1, 2014: Kane makes the U.S. Olympic team again.

Feb. 22, 2014: The Americans finish fourth in Sochi, Russia. “No excuses — I wasn’t good enough to help the team win a medal,” Kane tells the Tribune after a 5-0 loss to Finland in the bronze-medal game.

March 19, 2014: Kane suffers a lower-body injury after a big hit from the St. Louis Blues’ David Backes that costs him the rest of the regular season. But Kane returns for 19 playoff games.

July 9, 2014: Kane and Toews sign eight-year, $84 million contract extensions with $10.5 million annual cap hits. “It’s great to be able to continue my career in Chicago,” Kane says. “Playing with the best organization in sports and the best fans in the game is a blessing.”

Oct. 26, 2014: Kane records his 500th point, a secondary assist on Toews’ goal against the Ottawa Senators. It took Kane 523 games to reach 500 points.

Feb. 24, 2015: Kane suffers a broken collarbone against the Florida Panthers. “I kind of knew it was bad right away,” he says later. He misses the rest of the regular season but returns less than two months later for the playoffs.

June, 15, 2015: Kane scores a goal and adds an assist against the Tampa Bay Lightning to help the Hawks clinch their third Stanley Cup in six years.

Aug. 6, 2015: The Buffalo News first reports Kane is under investigation over accusations of an alleged incident four days earlier at his home near Buffalo.

Nov. 6, 2015: Buffalo-area prosecutor Frank Sedita III characterizes a 21-year-old college student’s sexual assault claim against Kane as “rife with reasonable doubt.”

Kane says in a statement, “I have repeatedly said that I did nothing wrong.”

Dec. 15, 2015: Kane pushes his franchise-record points streak to 26 games. Bobby Hull had the previous record at 21. It started with a goal against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Oct. 17 and ended with an assist on Duncan Keith’s power-play goal against the Canucks.

Jan. 15, 2016: Kane records his first regular-season hat trick during a 4-1 win against the Toronto Maple Leafs.

March 9, 2016: After a face-to-face meeting between Kane and Commissioner Gary Bettman earlier in the week, the NHL concludes the sexual assault allegations against Kane were “unfounded.”

April 3, 2016: Kane notches his first 100-point season in style with his fourth career hat trick and an assist against the Bruins.

April 21, 2016: Kane keeps the Hawks’ playoff hopes alive with a wraparound goal off his own rebound during double overtime of Game 5 against the Blues, who went on to win the first-round series.

June 22, 2016: Kane wins the Hart Trophy (regular-season MVP) at the league awards show in Las Vegas. Kane also wins the Ted Lindsay Award (most outstanding player as voted by players) and Art Ross Trophy (regular-season scoring leader), while rookie linemate Artemi Panarin takes home the Calder Trophy.

Sept. 20, 2016: Toews and Team Canada eliminate Kane and the Americans during the World Cup of Hockey.

Jan. 5, 2017: Kane ignores coach Joel Quenneville’s call to leave the ice and scores the OT game-winner against his hometown Buffalo Sabres.

“As I was backchecking, some of the boys were telling me ‘Q’ was yelling at me to change,” Kane says after the game. “I don’t know if I kind of blew him off, but I figured we had a chance there and decided to take it.”

Feb. 24, 2019: Kane’s 20-game points streak ends during a 4-3 loss to the Stars.

March 18, 2019: Kane assists Toews to reach the 100-point mark for the second time.

“I thought it was pretty fitting the way that (Toews) scored it,” Kane says. “He’s probably been the biggest reason I’ve reached that plateau this year.”

May 16, 2019: Kane records a goal and two assists to become the United States’ all-time leading scorer (36 points) at the world championship during a 6-3 win over Britain.

Jan. 19, 2020: Kane records his 1,000th point against the Winnipeg Jets, the 90th player in NHL history to do so and the youngest U.S.-born player (31 years, 61 days) to reach the milestone.

Feb. 28, 2021: Kane posts his 400th goal during a 7-2 win against the Red Wings. “The biggest thing is once you start reaching these type of milestones, 400 goals and 1,000 games coming up, it leaves you wanting more.”

March 9, 2021: Kane plays his 1,000th career game in Dallas. He receives a host of video tributes from peers and hockey greats, but he asks to delay the celebration until Hawks fans can join in at the United Center. Kane is presented a silver stick during a ceremony before an Oct. 21 game against the Canucks.

Oct. 8, 2021: USA Hockey names Kane among its first three players for the 2022 Beijing Olympics, along with Hawks teammate Seth Jones and the Maple Leafs’ Auston Matthews. The NHL later backs out of allowing its players to participate because of rising COVID-19 cases.

Feb. 25, 2022: Kane and Brandon Hagel have hat tricks against the New Jersey Devils.

March 8, 2022: Kane racks up a goal and five primary assists for a career-high six points in an 8-3 win over the Ducks.

March 10, 2022: Kane ties Hull for the second-most points in franchise history (1,153) with an assist against the Bruins. He surpasses Hull with three assists in the next game in Ottawa.

March 23, 2022: Kane calls the trade of Hagel to the Lightning “shocking” but says he isn’t ready to reevaluate his future with the Hawks. “Not right now.”

Sept. 22, 2022: At the start of training camp, Kane dismisses trade speculation as “just a lot of noise right now.”

Dec. 18, 2022: Kane and Toews play their 1,000th game together at the United Center against the Rangers.

Feb. 10, 2023: After the Rangers trade for Vladimir Tarasenko, Kane says, “It’s not like the happiest I’ve been to hear about a trade.”

Feb. 19, 2023: Kane records his ninth career hat trick during the Hawks’ 5-3 win against the Maple Leafs. He also becomes the first player to record 700 points at the United Center, according to NHL Stats.

Feb. 21, 2023: Kane’s final lasting image at the United Center is a goal that doesn’t even count. The puck crosses the goal line a fraction of a second after the horn for a near overtime buzzer-beater against the Vegas Golden Knights. Officials disallow the goal after video review.

Feb. 25, 2023: The Hawks scratch Kane and Sam Lafferty from a game in San Jose and Kane flies back to Chicago, fueling trade rumors.

Feb. 28, 2023: Kane is traded to the Rangers after a days-long build-up. The Hawks acquire a 2023 conditional second-round pick and more, but it doesn’t numb the sting for teammates.

Murphy, one of the longest-tenured Hawks remaining, reflected on Kane’s impact on the Hawks.

“The way I’ve seen Kaner take in teammates and make them look better and play better and bring the team up to speed when we’re lacking,” Murphy said, “it speaks to (his) character, leadership and level of play.”

March 2, 2023: Kane addresses the New York media for the first time — with a few Chicago reporters in attendance — before the Rangers-Ottawa Senators game at Madison Square Garden.

He strolled in wearing a Rangers cap.

“It’s different, right?” he said. “It’s kind of reminds of when like you go play for Team USA in world championships or the Olympics, you’re putting on different equipment, different tgear, trying to get used to it.”

But in those instances, “you’re always coming back to that Blackhawks gear,” Kane said. “So it’s a little bit different this time around.”

Kane reflected on how he wrestled with committing to a trade and leaving Chicago after 16 seasons.

“It’s been a whirlwind past week here, now I’m just excited to get to the rink and meet everyone … and get things going,” he said.

“Definitely you go back and forth in your head a bunch of times in your head about what’s right, but I just feel like it’s such an amazing opportunity with what they have going on here in New York.”

When Kane’s top (or only?) acceptable trade destination made a deal for Vladimir Tarasenko, it looked as if Kane’s Big Apple dalliance was done. But “when the option was still there to possibly make a move, it wasn’t the easiest decision but really excited to be here,” Kane said. “With the amount of skill and good players they have here it’s another chance to make a run.

“Felt like it would be a good experience and get out of the comfort zone a little bit.”