Kurtis Foster
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| Position | Defence |
| Shoots | Right |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 230 lb (104 kg/16 st 6 lb) |
| NHL Team F. teams |
Minnesota Wild Atlanta Thrashers Anaheim Mighty Ducks |
| Nationality |  Canada |
| Born | November 24, 1981 , Carp, ON, CAN |
| NHL Draft | 40th overall, 2000 Calgary Flames |
| Pro career | 2001 – present |
Kurtis Foster (born November 24, 1981, in Carp, Ontario) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He is 6'5" tall, weighs 230 pounds, shoots left and plays defence. Kurtis Foster's nickname is "Foster Child".[citation needed]
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[edit] Playing career
Kurtis Foster was selected in the 2nd round, 40th overall, in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft by the Calgary Flames.
On December 18, 2001, Foster was traded by Calgary with Jeff Cowan to the Atlanta Thrashers for Petr Buzek.
On June 26, 2004, Foster was traded to the Anaheim Mighty Ducks for Niclas Hävelid.
On August 4, 2005, Foster signed as a free agent with the Minnesota 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 on November 19, 2005. He scored his first 2 goals of his young career that game against Tomáš Vokoun.
On March 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 center Torrey Mitchell tripped Foster into the bottom of the boards, inadvertently breaking Fosters leg. It is unclear as to whether is 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.
[edit] Awards
- 2003–04 AHL - Yanick Dupre Memorial Award (AHL Man of the Year)
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1997–98 | Peterborough Petes | OHL | 39 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 45 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1998–99 | Peterborough Petes | OHL | 54 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 59 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1999–00 | Peterborough Petes | OHL | 68 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 116 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2000–01 | Peterborough Petes | OHL | 62 | 17 | 24 | 41 | 78 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | ||
| 2001–02 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 39 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 59 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 21 | ||
| 2001–02 | Peterborough Petes | OHL | 33 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 58 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2002–03 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 75 | 15 | 27 | 42 | 159 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 | ||
| 2002–03 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2003–04 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 67 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 95 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | ||
| 2003–04 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2004–05 | Cincinnati Mighty Ducks | AHL | 78 | 17 | 25 | 42 | 71 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 28 | ||
| 2005–06 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 19 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 32 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2005–06 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 58 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 60 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| NHL Totals | 63 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 60 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
