Brian Foster (ice hockey)
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| Brian Foster | ||||||
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| Born |
February 4, 1987 Pembroke, New Hampshire, U.S. | |||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | |||||
| Weight | 174 lb (79 kg; 12 st 6 lb) | |||||
| Position | Goaltender | |||||
| Catches | Right | |||||
| AHL team Former teams |
NHL Draft |
161st overall, 2005 Florida Panthers | ||||
| Playing career | 2010–present | |||||
Brian Foster (born February 4, 1987) is an American professional ice hockey goaltender who is currently playing for the Wheeling Nailers in the ECHL on loan from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League (AHL).
Early life
Foster was born in
Division I in the Hockey East
conference.
Career
Foster was selected by the
2005 NHL Entry Draft.[1]
During the
Jose Theodore was injured.[2] He made his NHL debut on February 4, 2012, against the Tampa Bay Lightning, relieving Clemmensen during the second period of the game. This would represent Foster's only NHL appearance to date, as he was reassigned to the Rampage four days later on February 8, 2012.[3][4]
On February 15, 2013, while playing for the Cincinnati Cyclones, Foster became the 11th goaltender in ECHL history to be credited with a goal in the game between the Cyclones and the visiting Trenton Titans.[5]
On August 20, 2013, Foster signed as free agent to a one-year ECHL contract with the Stockton Thunder.[6]
After one season with
2015–16
season.
Career statistics
Regular season
|
Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T/OT | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
| 2004–05 | New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs
|
EJHL | 41 | 30 | 6 | 4 | 2339 | 98 | 3 | 2.51 | .920 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Des Moines Buccaneers | USHL | 26 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1516 | 71 | 0 | 2.81 | .913 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.000 | ||
| 2006–07 | U. of New Hampshire | HE | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 298 | 11 | 2 | 2.21 | .933 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2007–08
|
U. of New Hampshire | HE | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 372 | 19 | 0 | 3.06 | .899 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2008–09
|
U. of New Hampshire | HE | 35 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 2080 | 93 | 3 | 2.68 | .910 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2009–10
|
U. of New Hampshire | HE | 38 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 2297 | 114 | 0 | 2.98 | .908 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11
|
Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs | CHL | 20 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1124 | 60 | 0 | 3.20 | .884 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11
|
Cincinnati Cyclones | ECHL | 19 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1098 | 42 | 2 | 2.30 | .918 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 292 | 11 | 0 | 2.26 | .899 | ||
2011–12
|
San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 12 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 609 | 37 | 0 | 3.64 | .885 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12
|
Cincinnati Cyclones | ECHL | 29 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 1683 | 78 | 3 | 2.78 | .902 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12
|
Florida Panthers | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13
|
Cincinnati Cyclones | ECHL | 32 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 1796 | 80 | 0 | 2.67 | .907 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13
|
San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 309 | 15 | 0 | 2.92 | .910 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2013–14
|
Stockton Thunder | ECHL | 45 | 23 | 16 | 5 | 2695 | 134 | 1 | 2.98 | .901 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Lillehammer IK | GET
|
43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.94 | .905 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 4.15 | .879 | ||
2015–16
|
Wheeling Nailers | ECHL | 22 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1266 | 57 | 1 | 2.70 | .908 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 953 | 48 | 0 | 3.02 | .902 | ||
2015–16
|
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 462 | 27 | 1 | 3.51 | .857 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Awards and honors
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
College
| ||
| All-Hockey East First Team | 2009–10 | [9] |
| AHCA East Second-Team All-American | 2009–10 | |
References
- ^ "Pembroke, New Hampshire". City-Data.com. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
- ^ "Panthers Recall G Brian Foster". Florida Panthers. 2012-02-01. Retrieved 2012-02-01.
- ^ "Panthers Re-assign Brian Foster to San Antonio". oursportscentral.com. 2012-02-08. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
- ^ "Panthers reassign Brian Foster to Rampage". The Official Site of the San Antonio Rampage. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
- ^ "Foster becomes 11th ECHL goaltender to score goal". ECHL. 2013-02-15. Archived from the original on 2013-02-19. Retrieved 2013-02-15.
- ^ "Thunder, Foster on the prowl". Stockton Thunder. 2013-08-20. Archived from the original on 2013-08-23. Retrieved 2013-08-20.
- ^ "Energy land former NHL player Foster" (Press release) (in Danish). Esbjerg Energy. 2015-07-02.
- ^ "Penguins sign goaltender Brian Foster". Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. 2015-08-03. Archived from the original on 2015-08-05. Retrieved 2015-08-03.
- ^ "NCAA (Hockey East) First All-Star Teams". eliteprospects.com. 2012-12-03. Retrieved 2012-12-03.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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