Nick Foligno

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Nick Foligno
Date of birth October 31, 1987
place of birth Buffalo , New York , USA
size 183 cm
Weight 91 kg
position Left wing
number # 71
Shot hand Left
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 2006 , 1st round, 28th position
Ottawa Senators
Career stations
2003-2004 USA Hockey National Team Development Program
2004-2007 Sudbury Wolves
2007–2012 Ottawa Senators
since 2012 Columbus Blue Jackets

Nick Foligno (born October 31, 1987 in Buffalo , New York ) is an American ice hockey player with Canadian roots. The left winger has been under contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets in the National Hockey League since July 2012 and has been captain of the team since 2015 . Previously, he spent five years with the Ottawa Senators , who had selected him in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft in 28th position. His father Mike and his brother Marcus were and are also professional ice hockey players.

Career

Nick Foligno was born in Buffalo when his father was active there for the Buffalo Sabers . Due to his Canadian parents, Foligno has dual citizenship. He played in his youth in the USA Hockey National Team Development Program , for which he was active in the North American Hockey League in the 2003/04 season . He then moved to the Sudbury Wolves , for which he was on the ice for the following three seasons in the Ontario Hockey League . During this time he was selected in the NHL Entry Draft 2006 in the first round as a total of 28th player by the Ottawa Senators .

For Senators he made his debut in the 2007/08 season in the National Hockey League , where he also played for their farm team from the American Hockey League , the Binghamton Senators . In the 2008/09 game year , the attacker played in 81 of 82 regular season games and scored a total of 32 points, including 17 goals.

On July 1, 2012, the Ottawa Senators transferred him to the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for Marc Methot . There he was appointed captain of the team on May 20, 2015. After the 2016/17 season he was honored with the Mark Messier Leadership Award and the King Clancy Memorial Trophy for special leadership skills and social commitment. This is the first time a player has received both of these Columbus Blue Jackets.

International

Nick Foligno decided - in contrast to his brother Marcus, who played for Canada - for the US national team and made his debut with it at U17 level at the World U-17 Hockey Challenge 2004 . Later participated with the USA team in the 2009 , 2010 and 2016 World Championships . In so far 25 World Cup games, the striker has scored a total of six goals and four assists .

Achievements and Awards

Career statistics

Status: end of the 2018/19 season

Regular season Playoffs
season team league Sp T V Pt +/- SM Sp T V Pt +/- SM
2003/04 USA Hockey NTDP NEAR 43 8th 12 20th 44 7th 2 1 3 8th
2004/05 Sudbury Wolves OHL 65 10 28 38 +5 111 12 5 5 10 +4 16
2005/06 Sudbury Wolves OHL 65 24 46 70 +19 146 10 1 3 4th ± 0 28
2006/07 Sudbury Wolves OHL 66 31 57 88 +13 135 21st 12 17th 29 +14 36
2007/08 Binghamton Senators AHL 28 6th 13 19th +4 16 - - - - - -
2007/08 Ottawa Senators NHL 45 6th 3 9 ± 0 20th 4th 1 0 1 ± 0 2
2008/09 Ottawa Senators NHL 81 17th 15th 32 -10 59 - - - - - -
2009/10 Ottawa Senators NHL 61 9 17th 26th +6 53 6th 0 1 1 -1 2
2010/11 Ottawa Senators NHL 82 14th 20th 34 -19 43 - - - - - -
2011/12 Ottawa Senators NHL 82 15th 32 47 +2 124 7th 1 3 4th -1 8th
2012/13 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 45 6th 13 19th +6 28 - - - - - -
2013/14 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 70 18th 21st 39 +5 96 4th 2 0 2 ± 0 4th
2014/15 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 79 31 42 73 +16 50 - - - - - -
2015/16 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 72 12 25th 37 -14 53 - - - - - -
2016/17 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 79 26th 25th 51 -4 55 4th 0 2 2 -3 6th
2017/18 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 72 15th 18th 33 +1 50 6th 2 1 3 -4 4th
2018/19 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 73 17th 18th 35 +12 44 10 1 2 3 +2 4th
OHL total 196 65 131 196 +37 392 43 18th 25th 43 +18 80
NHL overall 841 186 249 435 +1 675 41 7th 9 16 –7 30th

International

Represented the USA at:

year team event result Sp T V Pt +/- SM
2004 United States WHC 4th Place 5 4th 6th 10 2
2009 United States WM 4th Place 9 0 2 2 +3 4th
2010 United States WM 13th place 6th 3 0 3 +4 0
2016 United States WM 4th Place 10 3 2 5 -2 10
Juniors overall 5 4th 6th 10 2
Men overall 25th 6th 4th 10 +5 14th

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

Web links

Commons : Nick Foligno  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Trent Beattie: Nick Foligno Faithfully Gliding Forward in the NHL. ncregister.com, March 16, 2016, accessed February 16, 2017 .
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Squad of Columbus Blue Jackets in the 2019/20 season
personal data
SURNAME Foligno, Nick
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American-Canadian ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH October 31, 1987
PLACE OF BIRTH Buffalo , New York , USA