#16 was retired by the Buffalo Sabres and raised to the rafters of the First Niagara Center (formerly HSBC Arena), joining other Sabre legends Gilbert Perreault, Rick Martin, and Rene Robert (a.k.a. The French Connection), Tim Horton and Danny Gare. During the 2010 Stanley Cup playoffs, LaFontaine appeared in an NHL cross-promotional commercial for Honda, featuring Neal Broten, Mike Richter constructing a pond hockey rink and playing a pick-up game with neighborhood children. As of 2010, LaFontaine works as a commentator for MSG Network Rangers broadcasts. On November 13, 2013, LaFontaine was announced to be the new President of Hockey Operations for the Buffalo Sabres. On March 1, 2014, Pat LaFontaine resigned his position as President of Hockey Operations with the club on Saturday after just over three months on the job to resume his previous role with the National Hockey League. Awards CHL: CHL Player of the Year: 1983 CHL Top Scorer Award: 1983 (234) QMJHL: President's Cup champion: 1983 Guy Lafleur Trophy: 1983 Jean Béliveau Trophy: 1983 Frank J. Selke Memorial Trophy: 1983 Michael Bossy Trophy: 1983 Michel Brière Memorial Trophy: 1983 Michel Bergeron Trophy: 1983 QMJHL first All-Star team: 1983 NHL: Selected to five NHL All-Star Games: 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993 Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy: 1995 Second All-Star team: 1993 Lester Patrick Trophy: 1997 (with Bill Cleary and Seymour H. Knox III) Career statistics Regular season and playoffs International See also List of members of the Hockey Hall of Fame List of members of the United States Hockey Hall of Fame List of NHL players with 1,000 points Easter Epic References External links Profile at Hockeydraftcentral.com The Companions In Courage Foundation Pat LaFontaine's Williams Lake Cup tournament 2010 NHL Playoffs "Pond Hockey" commercial Note: Ramsey resigned his captaincy during the 1992–93 NHL season, in favor of LaFontaine. Mogilny served as captain during most of the 1993–94 NHL season, while LaFontaine was injured and out of the line-up. 1965 births American men's ice hockey centers Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy winners Buffalo Sabres captains Buffalo Sabres executives Buffalo Sabres players Hockey Hall of Fame inductees Ice hockey players from Michigan Ice hockey people from St. Louis Ice hockey players at the 1984 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 1998 Winter Olympics Lester Patrick Trophy recipients Living people National Hockey League All-Stars National Hockey League first-round draft picks National Hockey League players with retired numbers New York Islanders