Corey J. Foster (born October 27, 1969) is a Canadian former ice hockey defenceman.
Playing career
Foster was drafted 12th overall by the New Jersey Devils in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft.[1] As well as the Devils, he played in the National Hockey League for the Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins and the New York Islanders. He played a total of 45 regular season games, scoring 5 goals and 11 points, he also played 3 playoff games for Pittsburgh during the 1995–96 NHL season. After leaving the Islanders, Foster spent four seasons playing in Japan and also played in Germany's Deutsche Eishockey Liga for one season. He retired in 2005 after a season with Elmira Jackals.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1985–86 | Ottawa West Golden Knights | HEO | 37 | 15 | 35 | 50 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Peterborough Roadrunners | MetJHL | 23 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Peterborough Petes | OHL | 30 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1987–88 | Peterborough Petes | OHL | 66 | 13 | 31 | 44 | 58 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 13 | ||
| 1988–89 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Peterborough Petes | OHL | 55 | 14 | 42 | 56 | 42 | 17 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 12 | ||
| 1989–90 | Cape Breton Oilers | AHL | 54 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1990–91 | Cape Breton Oilers | AHL | 67 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 51 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 1991–92 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 25 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 19 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
| 1992–93 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 80 | 9 | 25 | 34 | 102 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 66 | 21 | 37 | 58 | 96 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | ||
| 1994–95 | PEI Senators | AHL | 78 | 13 | 34 | 47 | 61 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | ||
| 1995–96 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1995–96 | Cleveland Lumberjacks | IHL | 61 | 10 | 36 | 46 | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | New York Islanders | NHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Cleveland Lumberjacks | IHL | 51 | 5 | 29 | 34 | 71 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 22 | ||
| 1997–98 | Kokudo Ice Hockey Club | JPN | 37 | 18 | 13 | 31 | 101 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Kokudo Ice Hockey Club | JPN | 36 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 155 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | ||
| 1999–2000 | Kokudo Ice Hockey Club | JPN | 28 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 52 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||
| 2000–01 | Kokudo Ice Hockey Club | JPN | 16 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | |||
| 2001–02 | Berlin Capitals | DEL | 35 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 54 | 8 | 26 | 34 | 48 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 2003–04 | Saint-Jean Mission | QSPHL | 28 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Nippon Paper Cranes | JPN | 12 | 2 | 7 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2004–05 | Elmira Jackals | UHL | 41 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 45 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| AHL totals | 418 | 77 | 159 | 236 | 416 | 37 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 39 | ||||
| JPN totals | 129 | 41 | 64 | 105 | — | 22 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 36 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Canada | WJC | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
References
- ^ "Time for NHL to quit whining and get the red out!". The Japan Times. March 15, 2001. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database