Cal Foote

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Cal Foote
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Foote with the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2022
Born (1998-12-13) December 13, 1998 (age 25)
Englewood, Colorado, U.S.
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight 214 lb (97 kg; 15 st 4 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Right
NHL team
Former teams		 New Jersey Devils
Tampa Bay Lightning
Nashville Predators
NHL Draft 14th overall, 2017
Tampa Bay Lightning
Playing career 2018–present

Callan Hayden Foote (born December 13, 1998) is an American-born Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL). Foote was selected 14th overall in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft by the Tampa Bay Lightning. [1] Foote won the Stanley Cup with the Lightning in 2021.

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Playing career

Junior

Foote was drafted in the second-round by the Kelowna Rockets of the Western Hockey League (WHL) in the 2013 WHL bantam draft. [2] After being drafted by Kelowna, Foote played two seasons with the Colorado Thunderbirds under-16 team in the Tier 1 Elite Hockey League before making his WHL debut in the 2015–16 season. [3] In his draft year, Foote posted 57 points in 71 games for the Kelowna Rockets. [4] On June 23, 2017, the Tampa Bay Lightning selected Foote in the first round of the 2017 NHL Entry Draft with the 14th overall pick. [5] Foote was the eighth Kelowna Rockets player in team history to be drafted in the first round. [6]

On September 22, 2017, Foote was named as the 23rd captain in the Kelowna Rockets history. [7] On April 1, 2018, Foote was signed to a three-year, entry-level contract by the Tampa Bay Lightning. [8]

Professional

After signing his entry-level contract, Foote joined the Syracuse Crunch, the American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the Lightning. [9] On April 6, 2018, Foote made his professional ice hockey debut in a 4–3 Crunch shootout loss to the Binghamton Devils. Foote scored the first goal of the game on his first shot. [10] In his first full professional season, Foote scored 10 goals and 21 assists, for a total of 31 points. In four games in the 2019 Calder Cup playoffs, he went scoreless.

Foote was one of the eight players called up to the Lightning for their training camp prior to the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs. [11] In the 2020–21 season, on January 13, 2021, Foote made his NHL debut in a 5–1 Lightning win in the season opener against the Chicago Blackhawks. [12] [13] On January 30, Foote scored his first NHL goal and point against Pekka Rinne of the Nashville Predators. [14] On March 25, Foote recorded his first career NHL assist. [15]

During his third season with the Lightning, his first full-time season in the NHL in 2022–23, Foote added one goal and two assists through 26 regular season games before he was traded by Tampa Bay, along with five future draft picks, to the Nashville Predators in exchange for Tanner Jeannot on February 26, 2023. [16] He finished the season playing in 24 games with Nashville, scoring one goal and three points. [17]

Following his brief stint with the Predators, Foote was signed by the New Jersey Devils, reuniting with his brother Nolan by agreeing to a one-year, two-way contract on August 9, 2023. [17] On January 24, 2024, the Devils announced that Foote and forward Michael McLeod were granted indefinite leaves of absence from the team. [18] [19] On January 30, 2024, Foote, McLeod, and three others were charged with sexual assault after a 2018 alleged assault in London, Ontario. [20] [21] On February 5, 2024, the London Police Service announced that Foote had been charged with one count of sexual assault. [22]

International play

Medal record
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Men's ice hockey
World Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Canada

Although Foote was born and raised in Colorado he decided to represent his father's country in international hockey [23] . On December 6, 2017, Foote was named to Canada national junior team's selection camp roster for the 2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. [24] On January 5, 2018, Foote won a gold medal with Canada national junior team. [25]

Personal life

Foote is the son of former NHL defenceman Adam Foote. [26] He was drafted eight picks higher than his father was in 1989, when his father was drafted 22nd overall by the Quebec Nordiques. [27]

Foote's younger brother Nolan was his teammate when he played in Kelowna. [4] He was drafted 27th overall in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft by the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2014–15 Omaha Lancers USHL 20110—————
2015–16 Kelowna Rockets WHL 7182836361818912
2016–17 Kelowna RocketsWHL7165157411416724
2017–18 Kelowna RocketsWHL601951704641564
2017–18 Syracuse Crunch AHL 6101471120
2018–19 Syracuse CrunchAHL761021315340000
2019–20 Syracuse CrunchAHL626222838—————
2020–21 Syracuse CrunchAHL61344—————
2020–21 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 3512329—————
2021–22 Syracuse CrunchAHL50000—————
2021–22 Tampa Bay LightningNHL5627929130226
2022–23 Tampa Bay LightningNHL2612328—————
2022–23 Nashville Predators NHL2413435—————
2023–24 Utica Comets AHL2427917—————
2023–24 New Jersey Devils NHL401116—————
NHL totals14551520137130226

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2018 Canada WJC Gold medal icon.svg70330
Junior totals70330

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References

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  2. ↑ Fisher, Larry (August 31, 2015). "Foote brothers have bright futures with Rockets". kelownadailycourier.ca. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Callan Foote Scouting Profile". NHL.com. June 23, 2017. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
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