Patrick Kane is enjoying his summer vacation. (USATSI)
Patrick Kane is enjoying his summer vacation. (USATSI)

How’s your summer going? Probably not as good as Patrick Kane’s, is the appropriate answer. There might not be a human on the planet that has more fun than the Chicago Blackhawks superstar, save for maybe Rob Gronkowski.

Kane’s summer of course started off with helping the Blackhawks win their third Stanley Cup in six years and the party really hasn’t stopped since.

Kane was with the team for their lengthy city-wide celebration in the immediate aftermath of claiming hockey’s ultimate prize. That included a trip to Wrigley Field which offered a slight break from field trips to multiple local establishments.

Up next, it was time for the Blackhawks championship parade and rally, Kane stepped to the microphone with a promise, or maybe even a threat.

“I know you saw that I’ve been growing up, but watch out for me the next week,” Kane said, calling back to some of his more infamous run-ins with trouble in his younger years.

After the rally, the Kane Train kept right on rolling, as it did for many of his Blackhawks teammates.

Next, he and many other players showed up at the Mumford & Sons show, bringing the Stanley Cup for the band members to drink out of on stage.

That same night, it was over to the Dierks Bentley concert to share in the victory with the country music star and certified hockey superfan. Bentley actually brought the players out and introduced a few, including Kane, individually.

After holding the trophy up for the crowd, Kane faked like he was going to throw into the waiting hands below, which may have given the Keepers of the Cup heart palpitations.

Up next, as he has done each of the other two times the Blackhawks won the title, Kane brought the Stanley Cup to Jimmy Buffett’s annual late-June show in Chicago.

While wearing a parrot hat, just like last time, Kane was on tambourine as Buffett and his Coral Reefer Band played “Volcano.”  And since Kane is hockey’s ultimate hype man, he made sure the crowd was having a good time for the duration of the song.

Now unless Kane wears a parrot hat and Hawaiian shirt multiple times a year, and maybe he does, we think this next one came from the same night as the Buffett show. The star winger was spotted at a Chicago-area establishment and performed some karaoke. Tom Petty’s “Free Fallin’” was the choice, because why not?

Then things quieted down for a while. A lot of the Blackhawks players went to their respective hometowns to recuperate from what appeared to be a never-ending celebration. And unfortunately for Kane, two of his better friends on the team got traded away in Brandon Saad and Patrick Sharp. 

Total buzzkill.

Then the Blackhawks brought all the players still with the team back to Chicago for their annual fan convention this week. After his duties at the convention were over, Kane decided to resume the party that started last month. So he stepped behind the turntables at Rockit Bar & Grill in Chicago to drop some beats on the nice people there.

Here he is in all his fist-pumping glory:

And Kane also brought a little One Direction into the mix. Bold choice.

There was a time in Kane’s career where his behavior brought a lot of concern and some even wondered aloud if it would stamp his ticket out of Chicago. And yes, there were some rather unsavory incidents that accompanied that behavior.

The summer of 2015, however, looks more along the lines of some good ol' fashioned (and harmless) fun. There won't be much time left before the talented forward has to turn his attention to the 2015-16 season, so he might as well enjoy the downtime while it lasts.

It’s good to be the Kane.