“He’s playing well and making things happen every night and definitely helping our team right now.”
—Teammate Jonathan Toews

“The girls like Kane. It’s the boyish looks he had. I’m kind of rugged. He gets the pictures with the girl’s phone numbers on them. One girl came up to him, and she was so starstruck when she saw him. She was like, ‘I love you.’ Then she giggled and ran away.  It’s like he was Justin Timberlake or something. It’s probably the hair.”
—Toews

We're brothers in that locker room and we pull for each other.”
—Toews

"He's awesome to play with. He's fun to watch when he gets that puck.”
—Teammate Patrick Sharp

"Sure enough, it's little Kaner. He's scored big goals for us all year.”
—Teammate Duncan Keith

"What’s really good about the kid is that he wants to be 'The Man.' That’s a special trait because there’s a lot of guys who can’t handle the pressure. He’s not one of those guys.”
—Former NHL star Pat Verbeek

“Whatever league he’s been in, he’s one of the top scorers.”
—Former NHL star Dale Hunter

"He’s a driven kid that wants to do it every night. He plays hard every night. You combine that with his skill and you got a great player.”
—Hunter

“He’s a threat whenever the puck gets close to him.”
—Blackhawks head coach Joel Quenneville

“Hopefully he’ll continue to look to want to be the best. I think that’s what separates great players and top players from the rest of the guys.”
—Quenneville

"Kane makes everyone around him better.”
—Blackhawks GM Dale Talon

"He’s got something special.”
—Talon

"He’s magical, magical hands and vision. When he has the puck in the offensive zone, he finds people.”
—Former NHL star Rick Dudley

“He’s really blown me away with is talent … he’s such a skilled guy with the puck and he has unlimited potential.”
—Former teammate Sam Gagner

“He’s not the biggest guy, but he’s got so much more skill than everybody else.”
—Former teammate Martin Havlat

“He’s going to be a great player for this franchise for a long time.”
—Former NHL star Denis Savard

“I told him what I was told when he came here. Just enjoy yourself. Play hockey. Don’t try to be something else.”
—Savard

“You don’t know how much I wanted to turn the car around and go get him. But I stopped myself. I knew Patrick was on his way to living his dream.”
—Patrick’s mom Donna

“We thought we saw something early, and we pursued it as hard as we could. There were a couple of times we asked, ‘Is it really worth it?’”
—Patrick’s dad Kiki