Playing career Weight 92 kg Name Kris Foucault Salary 580,000 USD (2014) | Role Ice hockey player Shoots Left-handed Height 1.85 m Position Left wing, Winger | |
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Born December 12, 1990 (age 33)
Calgary, AB, CAN ( 1990-12-12 ) NLB team
Former teams GCK Lions
Minnesota Wild
Vienna Capitals NHL Draft 103rd overall, 2009
Minnesota Wild Similar People Mikko Koivu, Mike Yeo, Jacques Lemaire | ||
Kris foucault and the kids play hockey
Kristopher Foucault (born December 12, 1990) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing with the Grizzlys Wolfsburg of the German Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Foucault was selected by the Minnesota Wild in the 4th round (103rd overall) of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.
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- Kris foucault and the kids play hockey
- Mathew Dumba Hits Kris Foucault July 15 2012
- Playing career
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Mathew Dumba Hits Kris Foucault (July 15 2012)
Playing career
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
On May 27, 2011, the Minnesota Wild signed Foucault to a three-year entry level deal. 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. 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.
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. 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 Küsnacht Lions. As a member of Team Canada, Foucault won the Spengler Cup in December 2015.
In May 2016, Foucault penned a two-year deal with the Grizzlys Wolfsburg of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) in Germany.
