Canadian ice hockey player (born 1990)
Ice hockey player
Kristopher Foucault
(born December 12, 1990) is a
Canadian
professional
ice hockey
player. He is currently an
unrestricted free agent
who most recently played under contract with the
Iserlohn Roosters
of the
Deutsche Eishockey Liga
(DEL). Foucault was selected by the
Minnesota Wild
in the 4th round (103rd overall) of the
2009 NHL Entry Draft
.
Playing career
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As a youth, Foucault played in the 2003
Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament
with the Calgary Junior Flames
minor ice hockey
team.
[1]
Foucault played major junior hockey in the
Western Hockey League
(WHL) from
2006?07
to
2010?11
, collecting 56 goals and 55 assists for 111 points in 195 games. Before his WHL career he spent a season with the Canmore Eagles in the AJHL.
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On May 27, 2011, the Minnesota Wild signed Foucault to a three-year entry level deal.
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On February 14, 2012, Foucault made his NHL debut, to become the 13th rookie to see ice time with the Wild during their
2011?12
season.
[3]
In the
2013?14
season, Foucault was assigned to AHL affiliate, the
Iowa Wild
. With no opportunity of a recall with Minnesota he recorded 11 goals and 22 points in 58 games with Iowa.
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Foucault was not tendered a qualifying offer with the Wild and was released as a free agent in the offseason. On July 3, 2014, he signed his first European contract, on a one-year deal with Austrian club,
Vienna Capitals
of the
EBEL
.
[4]
He completed the season ranked 13th in the league in scoring (54 games: 22 goals, 25 assists) and moved to Switzerland for the
2015?16
campaign: He split the season between the
ZSC Lions
of the top-flight
National League A
(NLA) and second-tier team
GC Kusnacht Lions
. As a member of Team Canada, Foucault won the
Spengler Cup
in December 2015.
[5]
In May 2016, Foucault penned a two-year deal with the
Grizzlys Wolfsburg
of the
Deutsche Eishockey Liga
(DEL) in Germany.
[6]
After concluding his third season with the Grizzlys in
2018?19
, Foucault opted to leave the club as a free agent on March 8, 2019.
[7]
Foucault agreed to continue in the DEL, signing a one-year deal with
ERC Ingolstadt
on April 15, 2019.
[8]
Following a productive season with ERC, Foucault moved to
Eisbaren Berlin
on a one-year contract on November 24, 2020.
[9]
In the
2020?21
season, Foucault playing in a top-six role continued to contribute offensively, collecting 18 goals and 30 points through 35 regular season games. He added 5 points in 9 playoff games to help Eisbaren Berlin claim their eighth Championship title.
As a free agent, Foucault signed an improved contract, joining his fourth DEL club in as many seasons, agreeing to a two-year contract with the
Iserlohn Roosters
on May 21, 2021.
[10]
In his tenure with the Roosters largely affected through repeated concussion injuries, Foucault was limited to just 19 games in the
2022?23
season. With Iserlohn missing the playoffs for the second consecutive year, Foucault left the club at the conclusion of his contract on March 10, 2023.
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Career statistics
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Awards and honors
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References
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"Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA"
(PDF)
.
Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament
. 2018. Archived from
the original
(PDF)
on March 6, 2019
. Retrieved
February 16,
2019
.
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"Wild Signs Foucault To Entry Level Deal - Minnesota Wild - News"
. Wild.nhl.com. May 27, 2011
. Retrieved
February 14,
2012
.
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"Same old story for Wild: Offense goes silent, losing streak grows"
.
ESPN
. February 14, 2012. Archived from
the original
on February 20, 2012
. Retrieved
February 14,
2012
.
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"Kris Foucault reinforces Vienna Capitals"
(in German).
Vienna Capitals
. July 3, 2014
. Retrieved
July 3,
2014
.
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"Hockey Canada announces 23-player roster for 2015 Spengler Cup"
.
www.hockeycanada.ca
. Retrieved
March 12,
2016
.
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"Grizzlys Wolfsburg agree to terms with Kris Foucault"
(in German).
EHC Wolfsburg
. May 2, 2016
. Retrieved
May 2,
2016
.
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"Further personnel decisions taken by Wolfsburg"
.
Grizzlys Wolfsburg
. March 8, 2019
. Retrieved
March 8,
2019
.
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"Wolfsburg duo sign for ERC"
(in German).
ERC Ingolstadt
. April 15, 2019
. Retrieved
April 15,
2019
.
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"Eisbaren Berlin sign Kris Foucault"
(in German).
Eisbaren Berlin
. November 24, 2020
. Retrieved
November 24,
2020
.
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"Roosters sign Kris Foucault"
(in German).
Iserlohn Roosters
. May 21, 2021
. Retrieved
May 21,
2021
.
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"Results of the end of season talks"
(in German).
Iserlohn Roosters
. March 10, 2023
. Retrieved
March 10,
2023
.
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"New champion in unique DEL season"
.
IIHF
. May 8, 2021
. Retrieved
May 8,
2021
.
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