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Nick Foligno Born October 31, 1987
Buffalo, NY, USAHeight 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Weight 201 lb (91 kg; 14 st 5 lb) Position Center Shoots Left NHL team Ottawa Senators National team United States
NHL Draft 28th overall, 2006
Ottawa SenatorsPlaying career 2007–present Nicholas Foligno [pronounced Fo-lee-no] (born October 31, 1987) is a professional ice hockey player with the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was chosen in the first round, 28th overall by the club in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft. His father, Mike Foligno, also played in the NHL.
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Playing career
U.S. National Team Development Program
Foligno began the 2003-04 season with the USA Hockey National Team Development Program under-17 team, where he had seven goals and 16 points. He moved up to the under-18 team, who played in the NAHL, where in 43 games, Foligno scored eight goals and 20 points. In seven playoff games, Foligno had two goals and three points.
He appeared in four games with the under-18 team in 2004-05, getting two goals and an assist.
Sudbury Wolves
Foligno joined the Sudbury Wolves of the OHL, who were coached by his father, Mike Foligno. In his rookie season in 2004-05, Foligno had 10 goals and 38 points in 65 games. He played his first game with the Wolves on September 24, 2004, earning no points in a 3-1 win over the Ottawa 67's. Foligno registered his first OHL point, an assist, in a 6-1 win over the Erie Otters on September 26, 2004. It took Foligno 23 games, but he scored his first OHL goal on November 20, 2004, beating Kitchener Rangers goaltender Dan Turple in a 6-3 loss. In the playoffs, Foligno had five goals and 10 points in 12 games, as Sudbury lost to the Ottawa 67's in the second round of the playoffs.
Foligno saw his offensive production increase during his second season with the Wolves in 2005-06, as he led the club with 70 points, scoring 24 goals and 46 assists, while registering 146 penalty minutes, as he helped the Wolves to the post-season. In ten playoff games, Foligno had a goal and four points, as Sudbury was swept by the Peterborough Petes in the second round.
He returned to the Wolves for a third season in 2006-07, as Foligno scored a team high 31 goals and 88 points in 66 games, helping Sudbury clinch a playoff berth. In the post-season, Foligno scored 12 goals and 29 points in 21 games to finish with the second highest point total in the league, as Sudbury lost to the Plymouth Whalers in six games in the J. Ross Robertson Cup finals.
Ottawa Senators
The Ottawa Senators selected Foligno with the 28th overall pick in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft held in Vancouver, British Columbia. On March 21, 2007, Senators general manager John Muckler announced that the team and Foligno agreed to a three-year entry level contract. He spent some time with the Binghamton Senators of the AHL during the 2007-08 season, appearing in 28 games, scoring six goals and 19 points. He earned his first AHL point in his first game on November 16, 2007, an assist in a 6-3 loss to the Philadelphia Phantoms. Foligno scored his first AHL goal on January 18, 2008, scoring on Adam Munro of the Syracuse Crunch in a 6-3 win.
Foligno spent most of the 2007-08 with the Ottawa Senators. He began the season with Ottawa, and played in his first game on October 3, 2007, getting no points in 7:36 of ice time in a 4-3 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs.[1] Foligno scored his first NHL goal and point on October 18, 2007, as he beat Carey Price of the Montreal Canadiens in a 4-3 Senators win. When he scored the goal, he performed his father Mike Foligno's noted goal celebration, the "Foligno Leap". Foligno finished the season appearing in 45 games with Ottawa, scoring six goals and nine points. Foligno appeared in his first NHL playoff game on April 9, 2008, getting no points in a 4-0 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins. On April 14, 2008, Foligno scored his first playoff goal, scoring on Marc-Andre Fleury of the Pittsburgh Penguins in a 4-1 Senators loss. The Senators were swept in four straight games in the first round, as Foligno's goal was his only point of the series.
Foligno spent the entire 2008-09 in the NHL with the Senators, as he scored 17 goals and 32 points in 81 games, however, the Senators struggled and failed to make the playoffs.
In the 2009-10 season, Foligno missed 21 games due to injuries during the season, including a broken leg while blocking a shot in a game against the Montreal Canadiens on January 30, 2010. He scored nine goals and 26 points in 61 games he appeared in. The Senators qualified for the playoffs, and in six games, Foligno had an assist, as Ottawa was eliminated by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the first round.
Foligno appeared in all 82 games in the 2010-11 season for Ottawa, scoring 14 goals and 34 points, however, the team failed to make the playoffs for the second time in three seasons.
International play
Foligno represented the United States in the 2009 IIHF World Championship held in Switzerland. In nine games, Foligno had two assists, as the USA finished in fourth place, losing 4-2 to Sweden in the bronze medal game. Foligno represented the USA again in the 2010 IIHF World Championship held in Germany, as in six games, he recorded three goals. The United States struggled in the tournament, and finished in 13th place.
Personal
Born in the United States to Canadian parents, Foligno has dual Canadian/American citizenship. At the time of his birth, his father, Mike, played for the Buffalo Sabres and the family resided in the Buffalo area.
His younger brother, Marcus, was drafted by the Buffalo Sabres, Ottawa's northeast division rival, in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. He also has two sisters, Lisa and Cara. In the summer of 2009, Foligno lost his mother, Janis, to breast cancer. He is an avid supporter of cancer patient care and research at Roger’s House, the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Foundation, the Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation and the Ottawa Hospital Foundation.[2] Nick Foligno is also the Celebrity Chair of Cystic Fibrosis Canada's Ottawa Chapter where he and his wife Janelle are very active participants.
Nick wears uniform number 71 for the Senators, an inversion of the number 17 his father wore for most of his NHL career (Mike did wear 71 for the Toronto Maple Leafs).
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2003–04 U.S National Development Team USDP 68 17 22 39 80 — — — — — 2004–05 U.S National Development Team USDP 4 2 1 3 0 — — — — — 2004–05 Sudbury Wolves OHL 65 10 28 38 111 12 5 5 10 16 2005–06 Sudbury Wolves OHL 65 24 46 70 146 10 1 3 4 28 2006–07 Sudbury Wolves OHL 66 31 57 88 135 10 8 7 15 80 2007–08 Binghamton Senators AHL 28 6 13 19 16 — — — — — 2007–08 Ottawa Senators NHL 45 6 3 9 16 4 1 0 1 2 2008–09 Ottawa Senators NHL 81 17 15 32 49 — — — — — 2009–10 Ottawa Senators NHL 61 9 17 26 53 6 0 1 1 2 2010–11 Ottawa Senators NHL 82 14 20 34 43 — — — — — OHL totals 196 65 131 196 392 32 14 15 29 44 NHL totals 269 46 55 101 175 10 1 1 2 4 International
Year Team Comp GP G A Pts PIM 2009 United States WC 9 0 2 2 4 2010 United States WC 6 3 0 3 0 Senior int'l totals 15 3 2 5 4 References
- ^ "Nick Foligno". hockeysfuture.com. http://www.hockeysfuture.com/prospects/nick_foligno.
- ^ "Foligno puts paws on a special cause". Ottawa Senators. 2010-03-29. http://senators.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=523137. Retrieved 2010-04-01.
External links
- Foligno NHL Profile
- Foligno player profile at Hockeysfuture.com
- Nick Foligno's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
Preceded by
Brian LeeOttawa Senators first round draft pick
2006Succeeded by
Jim O'BrienCategories:- 1987 births
- American ice hockey centres
- Binghamton Senators players
- American people of Canadian descent
- Living people
- National Hockey League first round draft picks
- Ottawa Senators draft picks
- Ottawa Senators players
- People from Buffalo, New York
- People from Greater Sudbury
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