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).
| Brian Foster | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
WBS Penguins Florida Panthers Lillehammer IK | ||
| NHL draft |
161st overall, 2005 Florida Panthers | ||
| Playing career | 2010–present | ||
Early life
editFoster was born in Pembroke, New Hampshire. Prior to turning professional, he attended the University of New Hampshire where he played four seasons with the New Hampshire Wildcats men's ice hockey team which competes in NCAA's Division I in the Hockey East conference.
Career
editFoster was selected by the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League in the fifth round (161st overall) of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft.[1]
During the 2011–12 season, Foster was recalled from AHL affiliate, the San Antonio Rampage, by the Panthers on February 1, 2012, to serve as the back-up for Scott Clemmensen, while starter 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 Lillehammer IK in the Norwegian GET-ligaen, Foster transferred to the Danish League, signing a two-year deal with Esbjerg Energy on July 2, 2015.[7] Foster was later released from his contract in Denmark a month later in order to sign an AHL contract with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins on August 3, 2015.[8] He was later assigned to ECHL affiliate, the Wheeling Nailers, to begin the 2015–16 season.
Career statistics
edit| 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
edit| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| College | ||
| All-Hockey East First Team | 2009–10 | [9] |
| AHCA East Second-Team All-American | 2009–10 | |
References
edit- ^ "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
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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