Matt Foy

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Matt Foy
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Foy with the Houston Aeros in 2007
Born (1983-05-18) May 18, 1983 (age 40)
Oakville, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 228 lb (103 kg; 16 st 4 lb)
Position Right wing
Shot Right
ACH team
Former teams
Dundas Real McCoys
Minnesota Wild
Eisbären Berlin
NHL Draft 175th overall, 2002
Minnesota Wild
Playing career 20052016

Matthew Foy (born May 18, 1983) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for the Dundas Real McCoys in the Allen Cup.

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Playing career

Born in Oakville, Ontario, Foy was drafted by the Minnesota Wild 175th overall in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. He began his hockey career with Merrimack College in the NCAA. From there he moved on to the Ottawa 67's of the OHL. In the 2002–03 season with the 67's Foy formed one of the most dominating tandems in the history of the OHL with teammate Corey Locke. He spent the majority of the 2005–06 and 2006–07 seasons with the Houston Aeros, Minnesota's top farm team in the American Hockey League (AHL). In the 2007–08 season, he was with the Wild all season and played 28 games, scoring four goals with four assists and 28 penalty minutes.

On July 14, 2008, Foy was signed as a free agent by the St. Louis Blues to a one-year contract. [1] He was subsequently assigned to the Blues AHL affiliate, the Peoria Rivermen to begin the 2008–09 season. On March 11, 2009, after receiving a six-game suspension for leaving the bench to fight the Aeros' John Scott, Foy left the Rivermen, with the team citing "personal reasons". He only played 4 games during the season after being stricken by a sports hernia in training camp.

On September 28, 2009, Foy signed a one-year contract with the Arizona Sundogs of the Central Hockey League. [2] Foy was injured on the opening night of the 2009–10 season and was later granted leave by the CHL in mid November. [3] He returning to finish in 7 games with the Sundogs for 3 assists before succumbing to season-ending injury on February 13, 2010. [4]

Foy came back after sitting out the 2010–11 season and signed with the Stockton Thunder of the ECHL, enjoying his highest offensive output since the 2006-07 season when he led Houston with 27 goals and 50 points.

Foy with Eisbaren Berlin in 2015 Spieler Matt Foy Eisbaeren Berlin O2-World Berlin 15-02-2015 cc by denis apel.jpg
Foy with Eisbären Berlin in 2015

On July 4, 2012 it was announced that Foy has signed a one-year contract with six time German champion Eisbären Berlin. [5] In the next 3 years, he played for Berlin and scored 75 points and 33 goals in 130 games.

For the 2015–16 season, he left the DEL with Berlin and signed a contract with the Eispiraten Crimmitschau from the DEL2, [6] where he appeared in 31 games and accumulated 34 points and 52 penalty minutes. After that season, he returned to Ontario.

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1999–2000Mississauga Senators U18 AAA GTHL
2000–01 Wexford Raiders OPJHL 4743499230
2001–02 Merrimack College HE 317172448
2002–03 Ottawa 67's OHL 6861711321122111203147
2003–04 Houston Aeros AHL 511113247410000
2004–05 Houston AerosAHL691213257851236
2005–06 Minnesota Wild NHL 1923516
2005–06 Houston AerosAHL51152540122853829
2006–07 Minnesota WildNHL90004
2006–07 Houston AerosAHL62272350121
2007–08 Minnesota WildNHL284482810000
2008–09 Peoria Rivermen AHL402233
2009–10 Arizona Sundogs CHL 703326
2011–12 Stockton Thunder ECHL 671636527161346
2012–13 Eisbären Berlin DEL 401114254270226
2013–14 Eisbären BerlinDEL315121740
2014–15 Eisbären BerlinDEL281181916301127
2015–16 Eispiraten Crimmitschau DEL2 3112223452
2016–17 Dundas Real McCoys ACH 20814225253474
2017–18Dundas Real McCoysACH1710213118312312
2018–19Dundas Real McCoysACH614514
AHL totals237657614142814651135
NHL totals5667134810000
DEL totals99273461981003333

Awards

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References

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  2. "Arizona adds NHL experience to roster in Matt Foy". Arizona Sundogs. September 28, 2009. Archived from the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved September 4, 2010.
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  5. "Katic and Foy join Eisbären". Eisbären Berlin (in German). July 4, 2012. Archived from the original on July 7, 2012. Retrieved July 8, 2012.
  6. "Matt Foy signs with Eispiraten". The Mack Report. July 21, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2015.