In brief the construction began in 1963 and they named it after LaFontaine in order to preserve his memory for the future generation.

LaFontaine continued to work as a recording engineer after discharge and began working at the National Recording Studios in New York City, where, in 1962, he had the opportunity to work with producer Floyd Peterson on radio spots for Dr. Strangelove.

After MGM bought the spots, LaFontaine began a career as a voiceover artist.

With the advent of ISDN technology, LaFontaine built a recording studio in his Hollywood Hills home and began doing his work from home.

LaFontaine was featured as the celebrity in one of these ads which began airing in August 2006.

Jim Devellano, the Red Wings ' then-general manager, wanted to draft Pat LaFontaine, who had grown up outside Detroit and played his junior hockey in the area ; however, when the New York Islanders took LaFontaine third overall, Devellano settled on Yzerman, drafting him fourth.

LaFontaine was Born in Boucherville and moved to Montreal to begin his political career.

LaFontaine lent his very distinctive voice to thousands of movie trailers during his career, spanning every genre from every major film studio, including The Cannon Group, for which he voiced one of their logos.

The others were Mike Donnelly and former teammates Jason Dawe and Pat LaFontaine, Biron will have played almost his entire career in the state of New York, except for a brief 2-year stint with the Philadelphia Flyers.

Patrick Michael LaFontaine ( born February 22, 1965 ) is an American former ice hockey center in the National Hockey League ( NHL ) who spent his entire career playing for the league's New York-based teams ; LaFontaine skated for the New York Islanders from 1983 until 1991, the Buffalo Sabres from 1991 until 1997, and the New York Rangers from 1997 until his retirement in 1998, scoring 468 goals and 1, 013 points along the way before his career was ended by concussions.

LaFontaine started his NHL career after representing the United States in the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia.

LaFontaine would have a promising career ahead as one of the team's best players, but he was unable to reverse the Islanders ' gradual slide.

But LaFontaine played his entire career in the state of New York while Donnelly also played for the Los Angeles Kings and Dallas Stars, Biron played for the Philadelphia Flyers and Dawe also played for the Montreal Canadiens and Nashville Predators.

LaFontaine once joked about it, saying " I got to play for three great organizations in my career and never once had to buy new license plates.

In 2000, the Congressional Medal of Honor Society bestowed the Patriot Award on LaFontaine in recognition of his contribution to military morale throughout his career.

LaFontaine, the Islanders ' remaining superstar, was frustrated with the team's lack of success and the progress of his contract negotiations, and held out rather than report to camp before 1991 – 92.

He dealt LaFontaine, Randy Wood and Randy Hillier ( along with future considerations ) to the Buffalo Sabres in return for Pierre Turgeon, Benoit Hogue, Uwe Krupp and Dave McLlwain.

Only two months after the diagnosis, missing 24 out of 84 games, he came back to win his fourth Art Ross Trophy as scoring champion with 160 points, edging out Pat LaFontaine and Adam Oates.

During his recovery, he was personally encouraged by fellow NHL players Eric Lindros and Pat LaFontaine, who were also dealing with serious concussions.

Although public sentiment sided with Messier, as he led the team to two first-place regular season finishes and the Stanley Cup, General Manager Neil Smith figured out that he had Gretzky and Pat LaFontaine as top centermen, and he came close to signing Joe Sakic from the Colorado Avalanche At 36 years old, Messier signed with the Vancouver Canucks to a high-priced free agent contract, where he would be reunited with Mike Keenan, who was the Rangers ' head coach in 1994, who would be hired as the Canucks ' general manager and head coach early in the 1997 – 98 season.

LaFontaine claimed that it was this company that first came up with many of the famous movie trailer catch phrases, including his own future signature phrase, " in a world ..."

On Friday August 22, 2008, LaFontaine was at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California with a pulmonary embolism and was reported to be in critical condition the following Tuesday.

On September 6, 2008, America's Most Wanted showed a visual with a picture of him with words below that said " In Memoriam: Don LaFontaine August 26, 1940-September 1, 2008.

Comedian-actress Janeane Garofalo formerly performed " an impression of every movie trailer ever made " with the words, " In a WORLD !…" saying that every movie trailer seems to begin with LaFontaine saying, " In a world …" or " In a town …"

On April 12, 2007, LaFontaine appeared on an episode of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno with ousted American Idol finalist Haley Scarnato to provide humorous " movie trailer "- esque commentary, as a spoof of his Geico commercial.

* Online Interview with Don LaFontaine in 2006

After four plus years with the Sabres, Turgeon was traded on October 25, 1991, along with Benoît Hogue, Uwe Krupp and Dave McLlwain, to the New York Islanders for Pat LaFontaine, Randy Wood, Randy Hillier, and future considerations.

Because many of his trailers have begun with the words " In a world ", there is controversy over whether his voice has immortalized them ( Don LaFontaine claimed to have actually created the catchphrase ).

Pat LaFontaine was selected by the Islanders in the 1st round as the 3rd pick overall in the 1983 NHL Entry Draft with the draft pick they had acquired from the Rockies.

LaFontaine distinguished himself with a strong performance, scoring two third-period goals during the Islanders ' 5 – 2 loss to the Oilers in the fifth and deciding game of the series.

LaFontaine, frustrated with his situation on Long Island, turned down a four year, $ 6 million contract offer and refused to report to the Islanders for the start of the 1991 – 92 NHL season.

In his only season in the QMJHL, LaFontaine contributed 104 goals and 130 assists for Verdun.

* LaFontaine, a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada

Hockey Hall of Fame alumni of the QMJHL include Mario Lemieux, Guy Lafleur, Ray Bourque, Pat LaFontaine, Mike Bossy, Denis Savard, Michel Goulet, Luc Robitaille, and goaltender Patrick Roy.

Also in 1982-1983 Pat LaFontaine was chosen Canadian Hockey League Player of the Year.

He later resigned the captaincy during the 1992 – 93 NHL season, in favor of LaFontaine.

" Anderson was also the announcer of America's Funniest Home Videos from 1989 to 1995 and did the voiceover for the previews of new episodes during the first three seasons of Star Trek: The Next Generation until he was replaced by Don LaFontaine.

He was a star on the Illinois midget AAA team ( Team Illinois ) that won the 1982 national title against a Detroit Compuware squad that featured future NHL stars Pat LaFontaine and Al Iafrate.

* In 1982, Pini Herman and David LaFontaine, in a study of Israeli emigrants in Los Angeles, found high levels of Jewish affiliation, Jewish organizational participation and concentration in Jewish neighborhoods by Israeli emigrants.

* 1965 – Pat LaFontaine, American ice hockey player

* Don LaFontaine ( 1940 – 2008 ), voiceover

Sir Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine ( or La Fontaine, or LaFontaine ), 1st Baronet, KCMG ( October 4, 1807 – February 26, 1864 ) was the first Canadian to become Prime Minister of the United Province of Canada and the first head of a responsible government in Canada .< ref > He was born in Boucherville, Lower Canada in 1807.

Donald Leroy " Don " LaFontaine ( August 26, 1940 – September 1, 2008 ) was an American voice actor famous for recording more than 5, 000 film trailers and hundreds of thousands of television advertisements, network promotions, and video game trailers.

* April 18, 1987: " Easter Epic " – Pat LaFontaine of New York Islanders scores a goal against Washington Capitals at 8: 47 of the 4th overtime which ends longest game seven in NHL playoff history.

Michael Peca scored the last in-game goal at the Aud while Pat LaFontaine put in a ceremonial goal after the 4 – 1 win over the Hartford Whalers.

The 1990 – 91 season was another strong season for LaFontaine, but the Islanders did not have a good season, finishing a dismal 25 – 45 – 10.

LaFontaine exploded offensively in the 1992 – 93 season with a personal-best and team-record 148 points ( 53 goals and 95 assists ).

At the beginning of the 1991 – 92 season, Krupp was included by the Sabres in the Blockbuster trade that sent Pierre Turgeon to the New York Islanders for Pat LaFontaine on October 25, 1991.