Former Blackhawks star Patrick Kane signs with Detroit Red Wings

Patrick Kane signed a one-year, $2.75 million contract with the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday.

The forward, who turned 35 on Nov. 19, has been recovering from hip resurfacing surgery June 1. He was shown skating and working out in a video released Sept. 27 by Creative Arts Agency, the firm that represents him. The video showed him going through full-speed skating, puck-handling and shooting drills on the ice in Toronto and working in the gym on power moves to showcase his mobility, strength and balance.

Nicklas Backstrom had the same procedure on his left hip June 17, 2022. He returned Jan. 8 of last season, about 6 1/2 months removed from surgery, but announced Nov. 1 that he was taking time away from hockey because of "my ongoing injury situation."

Kane, 35, relocated his family to Toronto to rehab from the surgery over the past six months. Dr. Edward Hsu performed the hip resurfacing, and Ian MacIntyre oversaw Kane's rehab. In Toronto, Kane skated with former NHL player Cody Goloubef, who helped him with battle drills and fed him pucks.

According to several sources, Kane was asked on Zoom meetings by general managers and coaches why he wanted to put his body through the grueling rehab process, especially for a surgery with little proof of concept in the NHL, and his answer was repeatedly: "Because I love the game."

New York Rangers after being traded before the deadline and was limited to six goals in 26 games between the regular season and the Rangers' first-round loss to the New Jersey Devils.

Kane would need to get up to NHL speed quickly to play in Buffalo as a visitor next week. His first game at Chicago would be Feb. 25, after he did not face the Blackhawks following the trade to New York.

The Red Wings and Blackhawks were longtime, bitter rivals until Detroit was shifted from the Western to the Eastern Conference in 2013 as part of realignment. Kane follows a similar path to the player he's chasing for the U.S. scoring record: Mike Modano, who played 20 seasons for the Minnesota North Stars/Dallas Stars before finishing his career with the Red Wings.

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