Kurtis Foster
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| Born |
November 24, 1981 Carp, ON, CAN |
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| Height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) | ||
| Weight | 226 lb (103 kg; 16 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
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Atlanta Thrashers Minnesota Wild Tampa Bay Lightning Edmonton Oilers Anaheim Ducks New Jersey Devils Philadelphia Flyers KHL Medveščak Zagreb HC Slovan Bratislava Adler Mannheim Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers |
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| NHL Draft | 40th overall, 2000 Calgary Flames |
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| Playing career | 2001–2016 | ||
Kurtis Foster (born November 24, 1981) is a Canadian ice hockey coach and a former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played 408 career games in the National Hockey League (NHL). Foster currently serves as an assistant coach of the Peterborough Petes of the Ontario Hockey League.
Kurtis Foster was selected in the second round, 40th overall, in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft by the Calgary Flames from the Peterborough Petes of the Ontario Hockey League. 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 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim for Niclas Havelid. After one season with the Ducks, Foster signed as a free agent with the Minnesota Wild. He started the season with the Houston Aeros 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 two goals of his young career that game against Tomas Vokoun.
On March 20, 2008, Foster suffered a broken left femur in a game against the San Jose Sharks. Foster suffered the injury when Sharks centre, Torrey Mitchell, checked Foster into the bottom of the boards while attempting to prevent an icing call. The hit, which resulted in a penalty, was later ruled accidental by the NHL. Foster had season-ending surgery to repair his broken left femur and missed the remainder of the season and postseason.
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