Kris Foucault

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Kris Foucault
2022-11-18 Eisbaren Berlin gegen Iserlohn Roosters (Deutsche Eishockey-Liga 2022-23) by Sandro Halank-050.jpg
Kris Foucault, 2022
Born (1990-12-12) December 12, 1990 (age 33)
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 203 lb (92 kg; 14 st 7 lb)
Position Left wing
Shoots Left
team
Former teams
Free Agent
Minnesota Wild
Vienna Capitals
ZSC Lions
Grizzlys Wolfsburg
ERC Ingolstadt
Eisbären Berlin
Iserlohn Roosters
NHL Draft 103rd overall, 2009
Minnesota Wild
Playing career 2011present

Kristopher Foucault (born December 12, 1990) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He is currently an unrestricted free agent who most recently played under contract with the Iserlohn Roosters of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Foucault was selected by the Minnesota Wild in the 4th round (103rd overall) of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.

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Playing career

As a youth, Foucault played in the 2003 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Calgary Junior Flames minor ice hockey team. [1]

Foucault played major junior hockey in the Western Hockey League (WHL) from 2006–07 to 2010–11, collecting 56 goals and 55 assists for 111 points in 195 games. Before his WHL career he spent a season with the Canmore Eagles in the AJHL.[ citation needed ]

On May 27, 2011, the Minnesota Wild signed Foucault to a three-year entry level deal. [2] On February 14, 2012, Foucault made his NHL debut, to become the 13th rookie to see ice time with the Wild during their 2011–12 season. [3] In the 2013–14 season, Foucault was assigned to AHL affiliate, the Iowa Wild. With no opportunity of a recall with Minnesota he recorded 11 goals and 22 points in 58 games with Iowa.[ citation needed ]

Foucault was not tendered a qualifying offer with the Wild and was released as a free agent in the offseason. On July 3, 2014, he signed his first European contract, on a one-year deal with Austrian club, Vienna Capitals of the EBEL. [4] He completed the season ranked 13th in the league in scoring (54 games: 22 goals, 25 assists) and moved to Switzerland for the 2015–16 campaign: He split the season between the ZSC Lions of the top-flight National League A (NLA) and second-tier team GC Küsnacht Lions. As a member of Team Canada, Foucault won the Spengler Cup in December 2015. [5]

In May 2016, Foucault penned a two-year deal with the Grizzlys Wolfsburg of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) in Germany. [6] After concluding his third season with the Grizzlys in 2018–19, Foucault opted to leave the club as a free agent on March 8, 2019. [7]

Foucault agreed to continue in the DEL, signing a one-year deal with ERC Ingolstadt on April 15, 2019. [8] Following a productive season with ERC, Foucault moved to Eisbären Berlin on a one-year contract on November 24, 2020. [9]

In the 2020–21 season, Foucault playing in a top-six role continued to contribute offensively, collecting 18 goals and 30 points through 35 regular season games. He added 5 points in 9 playoff games to help Eisbären Berlin claim their eighth Championship title.

As a free agent, Foucault signed an improved contract, joining his fourth DEL club in as many seasons, agreeing to a two-year contract with the Iserlohn Roosters on May 21, 2021. [10] In his tenure with the Roosters largely affected through repeated concussion injuries, Foucault was limited to just 19 games in the 2022–23 season. With Iserlohn missing the playoffs for the second consecutive year, Foucault left the club at the conclusion of his contract on March 10, 2023. [11]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2006–07 Swift Current Broncos WHL 30000
2007–08 Kootenay Ice WHL330331282132
2008–09 Kootenay IceWHL40114
2008–09 Calgary Hitmen WHL22971612181151610
2009–10 Calgary HitmenWHL682221433123971621
2010–11 Calgary HitmenWHL6525234860
2010–11 Houston Aeros AHL 10000
2011–12 Houston AerosAHL701418324441010
2011–12 Minnesota Wild NHL 10000
2012–13 Houston AerosAHL285611440000
2013–14 Iowa Wild AHL5811112235
2014–15 Vienna Capitals EBEL 542225472214761318
2015–16 GCK Lions NLB 1284128
2015–16 ZSC Lions NLA 165274
2016–17 Grizzlys Wolfsburg DEL 124482
2017–18 Grizzlys WolfsburgDEL351814322052130
2018–19 Grizzlys WolfsburgDEL75270
2019–20 ERC Ingolstadt DEL5216264222
2020–21 Eisbären Berlin DEL351812302491450
2021–22 Iserlohn Roosters DEL2412162820
2022–23 Iserlohn RoostersDEL19612188
NHL totals10000

Awards and honors

AwardYear
DEL
Champion (Eisbären Berlin) 2021 [12]

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