Adam Foote

Adam Foote

Foote in 2008 with the Colorado Avalanche

Born July 10, 1971

Whitby, ON, CAN

Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)

Weight 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb)

Position Defence

Shot Right

Played for Quebec Nordiques

Colorado Avalanche

Columbus Blue Jackets

National team Canada

NHL Draft 22nd overall, 1989

Quebec Nordiques

Playing career 19922011

Adam Foote (1997).

Adam FooteFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Adam David Vernon Foote (born July 10, 1971) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey

defenceman. He was best known for his physical presence and gritty play as a stay-at-home

defenceman.

Foote was drafted out of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) 22nd overall in the 1989 NHL Entry

Draft by the Quebec Nordiques. He began his National Hockey League (NHL) career with the

Nordiques in 199192 before relocating with the franchise to Colorado, where he won two Stanley

Cups in 1996 and 2001. In 2005, Foote signed with the Columbus Blue Jackets, where he served as

team captain for three seasons. He then returned to the Avalanche in 2008 via trade, where he would

eventually complete his playing career.

Internationally, Foote won a gold medal in 2002 Winter Olympics and a World Cup championship

in 2004 with Team Canada.

Contents

1 Playing career

1.1 Minor/Junior

1.2 Professional

2 Personal life

3 International play

4 Career statistics

4.1 Regular season and playoffs

4.2 International

5 Awards and Honors

6 See also

7 References

8 External links

Playing career

Minor/Junior

Foote grew up playing hockey for the Brooklin-

Whitby Minor Hockey Association (OMHA). He was

a teammate of future NHLer Keith Primeau for

several years, leading their teams to several OMHA

"AA" Championships in the early 1980s. After a

successful midget season with Brooklin-Whitby's AA team, Foote was a second-round underage choice,

21st overall, of the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds in the 1988 OHL Priority Selection. Foote went on to

play three OHL seasons with the Greyhounds, winning a J. Ross Robertson Cup and appearing in the

Memorial Cup in his final season under future NHL head coach Ted Nolan.

Professional

Foote was selected 22nd overall by the Quebec Nordiques in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft. He played for

Quebec for four seasons until the franchise moved to Colorado to become the Avalanche in 199596.

Foote won his first of two Stanley Cups with the Avalanche that year, sweeping the Florida Panthers in

the Finals. Five years later, Foote helped the Avalanche to a second Stanley Cup championship in 2001,

defeating the New Jersey Devils in seven games.

The following season, in 200102, Foote recorded a career-high 22 assists in the regular season before

missing out on his second straight Stanley Cup Finals appearance with the Avalanche, losing in seven

games to the Detroit Red Wings in the Western Conference Finals. In 200203, Foote had another

career-year offensively, scoring personal bests of 11 goals and 31 points. After a 30-point campaign in

200304, he remained inactive in 200405 due to the NHL lockout.

When NHL play was set to resume in 200506, Foote parted ways with the Avalanche franchise after 13 seasons, signing a three-year contract worth

$13.5 million with the Columbus Blue Jackets on August 1, 2005. He was immediately named an alternate captain for the upcoming season, but was

assigned the Blue Jackets' captaincy in December 2005 when defenceman Luke Richardson stepped down from the position. He became the fourth

captain in franchise history.

Foote defending against the Vancouver

Canucks' Henrik Sedin in 2010

Medal record

Ice hockey

Competitor for Canada

Winter Olympics

2002 Salt Lake City

World Cup

2004 Canada

1996 Canada

Three seasons later, with his contract set to expire, Foote was traded from the Blue Jackets back to the

Colorado Avalanche in exchange for two conditional draft picks on February 26, 2008. The trade

occurred amid speculation that the Blue Jackets were trying to re-sign Foote to keep him in Columbus,

but could not meet Foote's asking price.[1] Later that night, he arrived in Calgary during the first period

to play against the Flames.[2] Foote managed one goal and 15 assists for a total of 16 points in 75 games

with the Avs and Blue Jackets combined.

On June 30, 2008, Foote agreed to re-sign with the Avalanche with a two-year $6 million deal at $3

million per season.[3] His first full season back in Colorado was cut short by injury and he managed just

42 games. Further major injuries to key players in the lineup resulted in the Avalanche finishing in last

place in the Western Conference. The following off-season, long-time Avalanche captain Joe Sakic

announced his retirement. As training camp was set to begin for the 200910 season, Foote was named

Sakic's successor on September 11, 2009, becoming the eighth captain in franchise history (including

the Nordiques) and just the second in Avalanche history.

On May 25, 2010, the Avalanche re-signed Foote to a one-year contract extension for the 201011 season worth approximately $1 million.[4]

On April 10, 2011, Foote played his last game with the Avalanche, winning 43 in overtime against the Edmonton Oilers during the season finale. He

was awarded first star of the game.[5] Foote was the last former Nordique to be active in the NHL. On November 2, 2013, Foote had his number 52

jersey retired by the Avalanche, joining elite company in Ray Bourque, Patrick Roy, Joe Sakic and Peter Forsberg in sharing the honour.

Personal life

Adam is married to Jennifer and they have two sons Callan Hayden, who was born prematurely on December 13, 1998,[6] and Nolan, who was born

in December 2000.[7][8]

International play

Foote debuted for Team Canada at the inaugural World Cup in 1996, scoring one goal as Canada

finished as runner-up to the United States. Two years later, Foote was named to Team Canada for

the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. The tournament marked the first time NHL players

were allowed to participate in the Olympics. Foote managed an assist in six games as Canada

finished in fourth place, losing to the Czech Republic in the semi-finals, then Finland in the bronze

medal game. At the next Winter Olympics in 2002, Foote helped Canada end a 50-year gold medal

drought in the ice hockey tournament by defeating the United States in the final. He won another

championship two years later and was even selected to the Tournament All-Star Team in his second

World Cup in 2004, defeating Finland in the final. Selected to play in his third Olympics at the 2006

Games in Turin, Italy, Canada finished a disappointing seventh place while attempting to defend

their gold medal.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs

Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM

198788 Whitby OMHA 65 25 43 68 108

198889 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL 66 7 31 38 120

198990 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL 61 12 43 55 199

199091 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL 59 18 51 69 93 14 5 12 17 28

199192 Halifax Citadels AHL 6 0 1 1 2

199192 Quebec Nordiques NHL 46 2 5 7 44

199293 Quebec Nordiques NHL 81 4 12 16 168 6 0 1 1 2

199394 Quebec Nordiques NHL 45 2 6 8 67

199495 Quebec Nordiques NHL 35 0 7 7 52 6 0 1 1 14

199596 Colorado Avalanche NHL 73 5 11 16 88 22 1 3 4 36









200506 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 65 6 16 22 89




200809 Colorado Avalanche NHL 42 1 6 7 30


201011 Colorado Avalanche NHL 47 0 8 8 33

NHL totals 1154 66 242 308 1534 170 7 35 42 298

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM

1996 Canada WCH 8 1 0 1 16

1998 Canada Oly 4th 6 0 1 1 4

2002 Canada Oly 6 1 0 1 2

2004 Canada WCH 6 0 3 3 0

2006 Canada OG 7th 6 0 1 1 6

Senior totals 32 2 5 7 28

Awards and Honors

Named to the OHL First All-Star team in 199091.

Won a Stanley Cup with the Colorado Avalanche in 1996 and 2001.

Won an Olympic gold medal with Team Canada in 2002.

Won a World Cup championship with Team Canada in 2004.

Had his number 5 jersey retired by the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds on March 15, 2012.

Had his number 52 jersey retired by the Colorado Avalanche on November 2, 2013.

See also

List of NHL players with 1000 games played

References

1. "Something stinks with Foote's story on staying put". The Columbus Dispatch. March 1, 2008. Retrieved June 8, 2008.

2. Sadowski, Rick (February 26, 2008). "Foote contributes in return". Rocky Mountain News. Retrieved October 22, 2008.

3. "Avs re-sign Foote". Slam Sports. June 30, 2008. Retrieved October 22, 2008.

4. "Avalanche re-sign veteran blueliner Foote". The Sports Network. May 25, 2010. Archived from the original on 29 May 2010. Retrieved May 27, 2010.

5. "Avalanche beat Oilers in Overtime in Foote's last game". The Sports Network. April 10, 2011. Retrieved April 10, 2011.

6. Benton, Jim (December 15, 1998). "Child's birth, return to ice give Foote reasons to celebrate". Rocky Mountain News. Retrieved December 15, 2005.

7. Branch, John (February 14, 2001). "An Avalanche of newborns/ Seven have been born since August". The Gazette. Retrieved August 16, 2011.

8. "2009 Colorado Avalanche media guide" (PDF). Colorado Avalanche. October 10, 2008. Retrieved January 2, 2010.

External links

Adam Foote's player profile (http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8456283) at NHL.com (http://nhl.com)

Adam Foote's career statistics (http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=1735) at The Internet Hockey Database

(http://www.hockeydb.com/)

Preceded by

Luke Richardson

Columbus Blue Jackets captain

200508

Succeeded by

Rick Nash

Preceded by

Joe Sakic

Colorado Avalanche captain

200911

Succeeded by

Milan Hejduk

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Adam_Foote&oldid=664830241"

Categories: 1971 births Living people Canadian ice hockey defencemen Colorado Avalanche personnel Colorado Avalanche players

Columbus Blue Jackets players Halifax Citadels players Ice hockey people from Ontario Ice hockey players at the 2002 Winter Olympics

Ice hockey players at the 2006 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 2002 Winter Olympics National Hockey League players with retired numbers

Olympic gold medalists for Canada Olympic ice hockey players of Canada Olympic medalists in ice hockey Quebec Nordiques draft picks

Quebec Nordiques players Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds players Sportspeople from Whitby, Ontario Stanley Cup champions

This page was last modified on 31 May 2015, at 08:34.

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the

Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization.

Documents

Adam Foote