Patrik Laine is a Finnish professional ice hockey winger who currently plays for the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League.
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Laine formerly played in his native Finland with Tappara in the Finnish Liiga before he was taken with the second overall pick in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft by the Winnipeg Jets.
In April 2015, Laine participated in the 2015 IIHF World U18 Championships for Finland.
Through seven games in the tournament, Laine scored 8 goals and 3 assists for 11 points to help lead his team to the gold medal match against the United States and an eventual silver medal finish. He was subsequently named to the 2015 U18 tournament All-Star Team.
On 27 July 2021, Laine accepted his qualifying offer as a restricted free agent and signed a one-year, $7.5 million contract extension with the Blue Jackets. On 22 July 2022, Laine signed a four-year, $34.8 million contract extension with the Blue Jackets.
Patrik Laine Bio
| Born | 19 April 1998 Tampere, Finland |
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| Height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) | ||
| Weight | 206 lb (93 kg; 14 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
Columbus Blue Jackets Tappara Winnipeg Jets |
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| National team |  Finland |
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| NHL Draft | 2nd overall, 2016 Winnipeg Jets |
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| Playing career | 2014–present | ||
Patrik Laine Age
Laine is 24 years, born on 19 April 1998, in Tampere Finland. Laine began playing hockey at four years old and he initially played every position.
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His primary position was goaltender which was his favourite position and his best at the time. Urged by his father, Laine permanently switched to forward when he was 12. Laine left school at age 16 to focus full-time on hockey.
Patrik Laine Height
Patrik Laine is 1.96 m tall.
Patrik Laine Family
Patrik Laine was born on 19th April 1998， to Mr. Harri and Mrs. Tuija Laine. He then grew up with his sister， Pinja， in the most populated inland city， Tampere， Finland.
Laine hails from the Baltic Finnic ethnic group because his great-grandfather is a native of Finland. At the age of 18， Patrik got his Finnish citizenship.
Laine began playing hockey at the age of four and originally filled every position. His major position was goalkeeper， which was his favourite and greatest position at the moment.
Patrik Laine Children
Patrik currently does not have any children of his own as he is currently focusing on his career at the moment.
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