- Kurtis Foster
Infobox Ice Hockey Player
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team =Minnesota Wild
former_teams =Atlanta Thrashers Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
league = NHL
position = Defence
shoots = Right
height_ft = 6
height_in = 5
weight_lb = 230
nickname =
nationality = CAN
birth_date = birth date and age|1981|11|24
birth_place = Carp, ON, CAN
draft = 40th overall
draft_year = 2000
draft_team =Calgary Flames
career_start = 2001Kurtis Foster (born
November 24 ,1981 , inCarp, Ontario ) is a Canadian professionalice hockey player. He is 6'5" tall, weighs 230 pounds, shoots left and plays defence. Kurtis Foster's nickname is "Fozzie".Fact|date=January 2008Playing career
Kurtis Foster was selected in the 2nd round, 40th overall, in the
2000 NHL Entry Draft by theCalgary Flames .On
December 18 ,2001 , Foster was traded by Calgary withJeff Cowan to theAtlanta Thrashers forPetr Buzek .On
June 26 ,2004 , Foster was traded to theMighty Ducks of Anaheim forNiclas Hävelid .On
August 4 ,2005 , Foster signed as a free agent with theMinnesota Wild . He started the season in Houston of the AHL, but after a hot start, got called up and played his first NHL game of the year onNovember 19 , 2005. He scored his first 2 goals of his young career that game againstTomáš Vokoun . OnMarch 20 , 2008 Foster had season-ending surgery to repair his broken left femur and will miss the remainder of the season and postseason. San Jose centerTorrey Mitchell pushed Foster into the bottom of the boards, inadvertently breaking Fosters leg. It is unclear as to whether it was deliberate, however the NHL ruled that it was accidental. Mitchell received a two minute minor penalty on the play. Whether Foster will be completely healthy for the return of the 2008–2009 season remains uncertain.Awards
*2003–04 AHL - Yanick Dupre Memorial Award (AHL Man of the Year)
Career statistics
External links
* [http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/players/profile?playerId=1967 Profile on ESPN.com]
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*TSN-NHL-profile|2137
* [http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/2613 Profile on Yahoo Sports]
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