Alex Foster (ice hockey)

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Alex Foster
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Born (1984-08-26) August 26, 1984 (age 39)
Canton, Michigan, U.S.
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for Toronto Maple Leafs
HC Sparta Praha
Adler Mannheim
Iserlohn Roosters
HC Bolzano
Belfast Giants
Rapid City Rush
Brampton Beast
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2006–2018

Alexander Dwight Foster (born August 26, 1984) is an American former professional ice hockey forward who last played with the Brampton Beast of the ECHL.

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He is the son of former NHL player Dwight Foster and nephew of former NHL player Wes Jarvis. Prior to advancing to the professional ranks, Foster played both junior hockey and college hockey. He played his collegiate hockey at Bowling Green State University. After leaving college in 2006, he was signed to the Toronto Maple Leafs organization. He played for their farm team, the Toronto Marlies, occasionally being called into action for the NHL team, the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Early life

Foster was born August 26, 1984, in Canton, Michigan, to parents Dwight and Maryann Foster. He has two brothers and one sister. His father, Dwight is a former NHL player who played for the Boston Bruins, Colorado Rockies, New Jersey Devils and Detroit Red Wings during his 10 seasons in the major league. [1] His uncle, Wes Jarvis, also played in the NHL for the Washington Capitals, Minnesota North Stars, Los Angeles Kings and Toronto Maple Leafs. [2]

As a youth, Foster played in the 1998 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Detroit Compuware minor ice hockey team. [3] He graduated from Salem High School in 2002. [4]

Playing career

Amateur

Foster played junior hockey in the USHL for three seasons. He played the 2001–02 and 2002–03 seasons with the Sioux Falls Stampede, and 2002–03 and 2003-04 seasons with the Danville Wings. [5] In his time with the Wings, he helped lead them to the final four of the USHL playoffs.

Foster joined the Bowling Green Falcons ice hockey team in 2004. During his time at Bowling Green, Foster amassed 82 points in 72 games and ranks 10th all-time at BGSU in assists-per-game, averaging .875. [4] In his freshman season (2004–05) he was named CCHA Rookie of the Week on January 9, 2005. [6] He finished the season as the ninth-highest scoring freshman in the conference.

In his sophomore (2005–06) season, Foster tallied 51 points in 38 games. [7] He was named CCHA Player of the Month for November 2005, [8] Offensive Player of the Week on November 7, 2005 [9] and was a Hobey Baker Award candidate.

Professional

Foster was signed as a free agent by the Toronto Maple Leafs on March 8, 2006. His contract included the maximum possible signing bonus, which was approximately US$170,000. [10] Foster was assigned to Toronto's AHL minors team, the Toronto Marlies the next day. [11] In his rookie (2005–06) season with the Marlies, Foster scored one goal in eight games. [12] On October 16, 2006, Foster was reassigned to the Columbia Inferno of the ECHL, later to be recalled to the Toronto Marlies (AHL) on November 11, 2006. Foster re-signed with the Toronto Marlies on July 18, 2007, with a one-year contract. [11]

On February 24, 2008, Foster established a Toronto Marlies single season record for short-handed goals when he scored his fifth short-handed goal of the season against the Hamilton Bulldogs. [13]

On March 17, 2008, Foster was called up to the Toronto Maple Leafs and made his NHL debut the following night against the New York Islanders, wearing jersey #32. He would appear in three games before being reassigned to the Toronto Marlies on March 26, 2008. In his three games he totaled one shot, no points, and no penalty minutes. [11]

On October 22, 2010, Foster was named the third captain in Toronto Marlies history. [14]

On June 7, 2011, after spending his 6th professional season within the Maple Leafs organization, Foster left as a free agent and signed a one-year contract with European team, HC Sparta Praha of the Czech Extraliga. [15] He spent the 2012–13 season split between HC Sparta Praha of the Czech Extraliga and Adler Mannheim of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.

On June 20, 2013, Foster opted to remain in Germany to sign a one-year contract with the Iserlohn Roosters of the DEL. [16]

After six years abroad playing across Europe, Foster returned to the United States as a free agent following the 2016–17 season with the Belfast Giants of the Elite Ice Hockey League. On September 22, 2017, he agreed to a one-year ECHL contract with the Toledo Walleye. [17] Prior to playing in the 2017–18 season, Foster was released from his contract with the Walleye and later signed by fellow ECHL club, the Rapid City Rush, on October 17, 2017. [18] After opening the season with 5 games for the Rush, Foster was traded to the Brampton Beast on November 11, 2017.

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2001–02 Sioux Falls Stampede USHL 57615217230118
2002–03 Sioux Falls StampedeUSHL50110—————
2003–04 Danville Wings USHL552330539161236
2004–05 BGSU Falcons CCHA 34823313321340
2005–06 BGSU FalconsCCHA381140514020002
2005–06 Toronto Marlies AHL 81016—————
2005–06 Columbia Inferno ECHL 9110116—————
2006–07 Toronto MarliesAHL58891731—————
2007–08 Toronto MarliesAHL67182846301926812
2007–08 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 30000—————
2008–09 Toronto MarliesAHL801223358862358
2009–10 Toronto MarliesAHL30981710—————
2010–11 Toronto MarliesAHL7010243428—————
2011–12 HC Sparta Praha CZE 5211122334511220
2012–13 HC Sparta PrahaCZE3132545—————
2012–13 Adler Mannheim DEL 101121040116
2013–14 Iserlohn Roosters DEL521328412691348
2014–15 Iserlohn RoostersDEL501024346573142
2015–16 Bolzano HC EBEL 499162518612319
2016–17 Belfast Giants EIHL 361018281010000
2017–18 Rapid City Rush ECHL50112—————
2017–18 Brampton Beast ECHL6115233834—————
NHL totals30000—————

Awards and honors

AwardYear
All-CCHA Second team 2006

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References

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  2. ↑ "Wes Herbert Jarvis". Legends of Hockey. Retrieved 25 May 2008.
  3. ↑ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  4. 1 2 "Player Bio: Alex Foster". Bowling Green State University. Retrieved 24 May 2008.
  5. ↑ "Alex Foster's profile at hockeydb.com". hockeyDB.com. Retrieved 24 May 2008.
  6. ↑ "Alex Foster Named CCHA Rookie of the Week". Bowling Green State University. Retrieved 25 May 2008.
  7. ↑ "Bowling Green 2005-2006 Season Statistics". Bowling Green State University. Archived from the original on 17 May 2008. Retrieved 25 May 2008.
  8. ↑ "Foster Named RBC Player of the Month". Bowling Green State University. Retrieved 24 May 2008.
  9. ↑ "Alex Foster Named CCHA Offensive Player of the Week". Bowling Green State University. Retrieved 24 May 2008.
  10. ↑ "Inside College Hockey Extra". ESPN.com. Retrieved 25 May 2008.
  11. 1 2 3 "Alex Foster". TSN.ca. Retrieved 24 May 2008.
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  13. ↑ "Alex Foster Finally Gets the Call". Hockeyanalysis.com. Retrieved 25 May 2008.[ permanent dead link ]
  14. ↑ "Marlies name Foster Captain". Toronto Marlies. 22 October 2010. Archived from the original on 29 October 2010. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
  15. ↑ "American Foster and Slovak Bliznak will play for Sparta" (in Czech). HC Sparta Praha. 7 June 2011. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
  16. ↑ "Alex Foster signs a year contract with Iserlohn" (in German). Iserlohn Roosters. 20 June 2013. Archived from the original on 24 June 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
  17. ↑ "Walleye sign veteran forward Foster". Toledo Walleye. 22 September 2017. Archived from the original on 23 September 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  18. ↑ "Rush sign veteran Foster". Rapid City Rush. 17 October 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
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