Pat LaFontaine was the most recent inductee, having been honored in 2003.

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.

His name was originally Pierre Dewey LaFontaine, Jr., and he was born on White Street between Dumaine and St. Ann in a small Creole French frame house that sat right on the street in New Orleans.

The first-known home cinema system was designed, built and installed by Steve J. LaFontaine as a sales tool at Kirshmans furniture store in Metairie, Louisiana in 1974.

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.

The unveiling of the LaFontaine Monument in Parc LaFontaine Montreal was a tremendous event to honour such a great man, who is considered the father of responsible Government in Canada.

The Chief Justice for Sir Wilfrid Laurier was also present the day of the unveiling and he spoke very highly of the monument and LaFontaine as he said " It is a grateful joy to be allowed to laud and magnify LaFontaine's imperishable name.

It was discovered in July 1987 by Senator Serge Joyal that this home was once the former home of Louis Hippolyte LaFontaine.

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

The mystery was thought to be solved in the early 1990s when researcher Mary LaFontaine discovered documents identifying the men as Harold Doyle, John Forester Gedney, and Gus W. Abrams.

The announcer heard on the show for its first two decades was voice-over artist Don LaFontaine, who died on September 1, 2008.

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.

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.

LaFontaine was born August 26, 1940, in Duluth, Minnesota, to Alfred and Ruby LaFontaine.

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 ..."

LaFontaine was contacted by an agent who wanted to promote him for voiceover work.

LaFontaine stated in 2007 that his favorite work in a movie trailer was for the hit biographical film The Elephant Man, though according to a response to the question on his website, he had several trailers which stood out in his mind, and he didn't like to choose one.

LaFontaine was a recurring guest narrator for clues on the game show Jeopardy!

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

Monument of Louis-Hippolyte LaFontaine in Boucherville

File: Maison Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine 02. jpg | The Birth Home of Louis-Hippolyte LaFontaine in Boucherville

Although he was born in St. Louis, LaFontaine grew up in Waterford, Michigan ( his father, a Chrysler executive, moved the family to the Detroit area in 1972 ) and graduated from Waterford Kettering High School.

File: StJeanduDieuHospice02. jpg | The Former Home of Louis-Hippolyte LaFontaine in Montreal

Heritage Montreal has been lobbying for the Louis-Hippolyte LaFontaine Mansion for many years and they are hoping that the City comes forward to help.

* Heritage Montreal, " Louis-Hippolyte LaFontaine Mansion ", Montreal, http :// www. heritagemontreal. org / en / louis-hippolyte-lafontaine-mansion /.

Montreal " le Comité Du Monument LaFontaine, 1931.

" Historique ". Hôpital Louis-Hippolye LaFontaine, Montreal :( accessed Feb 2011 ) http :// www. hlhl. qc. ca / hopital / portrait / historique. html.

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.

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 …"

* Historica ’ s Heritage Minute video docudrama about political reformers Baldwin and LaFontaine.

They continued to play a key role in the development of democracy in Canada by ensuring the elections of both " fathers of responsible government ," Robert Baldwin and Louis LaFontaine, in their riding in 1841 despite threats of political violence.

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

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 began his junior career with the Verdun Juniors of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League ( QMJHL ) during the 1982 – 83 season ).

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.

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.

Kelly Hrudey stopped 73 shots on goal while Pat LaFontaine scored at 8: 47 of the fourth overtime — and at 1: 56 a. m. on Easter Sunday morning.

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.

* In 1998 Jean LaFontaine produced a book indicating allegations of SRA in the United Kingdom were sparked by investigations supervised by social workers who had taken SRA seminars in the United States.

While Don LaFontaine filled the category of " The Voice of God " until his death in 2008, Ashton Smith, Howard Parker and Miguel Ferrer provide most of the narration for movie trailers.

However, on November 3, 2008, the LaFontaine family purchased the vacant space.

As of 2011 the LaFontaine family no longer plans to develop the land and it is currently for sale.

In the state legislature, New Baltimore is represented in the House by Andrea LaFontaine and in the Senate by Jack Brandenburg.

* My Dear Friend Letters of Louis Hippolyte LaFontaine & Robert Baldwin, edited by Yolande Stewart, Plum Hollow books, 1978.

* " Baldwin LaFontaine Hincks: Responsible Government " by S. Leacock, Toronto, Monrang and Co., 1907.

* Andrea LaFontaine, elected as a Republican state representative in 2010 at the age of 23.

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.

Pete Fountain ( born Pierre Dewey LaFontaine, Jr., July 3, 1930 ), is an American clarinetist based in New Orleans.