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Canada Kurtis Foster

#6 Nürnberg Ice Tigers / DEL - 15/16

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Kurtis Foster Facts

Date of Birth
Nov 24, 1981
Position
D
Age
42
Height
6'5" / 196 cm
Place of Birth
Carp, ON, CAN
Weight
220 lbs / 100 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
2000 round 2 #40 overall by Calgary Flames
Highlights
1-time AHL Calder Cup Champion 1
1-time DEL Champion 1

Brother: Craig Foster

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Kurtis Foster Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1996-97 Ottawa Valley Titans U15 AAA HEO U15 36* 7* 18* 25* 88* -* |
1997-98 Peterborough Petes OHL 39* 1* 1* 2* 45* -4* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 2 -5
1998-99 Peterborough Petes OHL 54* 2* 13* 15* 59* -7* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 6 0
1999-00 Peterborough Petes OHL 68* 6* 18* 24* 116* 12* | Playoffs 5 1 2 3 4 -2
2000-01 Peterborough Petes OHL 62* 17* 24* 41* 78* 19* | Playoffs 7 1 1 2 10 -3
2001-02 Peterborough Petes OHL 33* 10* 4* 14* 58* 2* |
Chicago Wolves AHL 39* 6* 9* 15* 59* 6* | Playoffs 14 1 1 2 21 -2
2002-03 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -2* |
Chicago Wolves AHL 75* 15* 27* 42* 159* -15* | Playoffs 9 1 3 4 14 2
2003-04 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 3* 0* 1* 1* 0* 0* |
Chicago Wolves AHL 67* 11* 19* 30* 95* -2* | Playoffs 10 0 3 3 12 1
2004-05 Cincinnati Mighty Ducks AHL 78* 17* 25* 42* 71* 16* | Playoffs 9 2 3 5 28 -5
2005-06 Minnesota Wild NHL 58* 10* 18* 28* 60* -3* |
Houston Aeros AHL 19* 4* 11* 15* 32* 2* |
2006-07 Minnesota Wild NHL 57* 3* 20* 23* 52* -3* | Playoffs 3 0 2 2 0 0
2007-08 Minnesota Wild NHL 56* 7* 12* 19* 37* 0* |
2008-09 Minnesota Wild NHL 10* 1* 5* 6* 6* 7* |
Houston Aeros AHL 6* 1* 5* 6* 6* 0* |
2009-10 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 71* 8* 34* 42* 48* -5* |
2010-11 Edmonton Oilers NHL 74* 8* 14* 22* 45* -12* |
2011-12 Anaheim Ducks NHL 9* 1* 1* 2* 8* -5* |
Syracuse Crunch AHL 2* 0* 1* 1* 4* 4* |
New Jersey Devils NHL 28* 3* 9* 12* 23* -9* |
Minnesota Wild NHL 14* 0* 0* 0* 4* 1* |
2012-13 Tappara SM-liiga 13* 3* 3* 6* 78* 6* |
Philadelphia Flyers NHL 23* 1* 4* 5* 25* 0* |
2013-14 Medvescak Zagreb KHL 53* 6* 16* 22* 64* -4* | Playoffs 4 1 0 1 4 -3
2014-15 HC Slovan Bratislava KHL 18* 0* 1* 1* 18* -8* |
Adler Mannheim DEL 16* 3* 3* 6* 26* -2* | Playoffs 15 3 5 8 20 6
2015-16 Nürnberg Ice Tigers DEL 38* 4* 13* 17* 76* 2* | Playoffs 6 2 2 4 4 2

Kurtis Foster Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1998-99 Canada U18 Nations Cup 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2012-13 Tappara ET 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 2 -
Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
2016-17 Peterborough Petes OHL Asst. Coach
2017-18 Kingston Frontenacs OHL Asst. Coach
2018-19 Kingston Frontenacs OHL Head Coach
Team Red U17-Dev Asst. Coach
2019-20 Kingston Frontenacs OHL Head Coach
Team Red U17-Dev Head Coach
Canada Red U17 WHC-17 Asst. Coach
2021-22 Oshawa Generals OHL Assoc. Coach
2022-23 Arizona Coyotes NHL Development Coach
2023-24 Arizona Coyotes NHL Development Coach
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Kurtis Foster Career Totals

Team Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Adler Mannheim 1 16* 3* 3* 6* 0.38* 26* -2* | 1 15 3 * 5 * 8 * 0.53 * 20 * 6 *
Anaheim Ducks 1 9* 1* 1* 2* 0.22* 8* -5* | 0 * * * * * *
Atlanta Thrashers 2 5* 0* 1* 1* 0.20* 0* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
Canada U18 (Cup) 1 3* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Chicago Wolves 3 181* 32* 55* 87* 0.48* 313* -11* | 3 33 2 * 7 * 9 * 0.27 * 47 * 1 *
Cincinnati Mighty Ducks 1 78* 17* 25* 42* 0.54* 71* 16* | 1 9 2 * 3 * 5 * 0.56 * 28 * -5 *
Edmonton Oilers 1 74* 8* 14* 22* 0.30* 45* -12* | 0 * * * * * *
HC Slovan Bratislava 1 18* 0* 1* 1* 0.06* 18* -8* | 0 * * * * * *
Houston Aeros 2 25* 5* 16* 21* 0.84* 38* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
Medvescak Zagreb (old) 1 53* 6* 16* 22* 0.42* 64* -4* | 1 4 1 * 0 * 1 * 0.25 * 4 * -3 *
Minnesota Wild 5 195* 21* 55* 76* 0.39* 159* 2* | 1 3 0 * 2 * 2 * 0.67 * 0 * 0 *
New Jersey Devils 1 28* 3* 9* 12* 0.43* 23* -9* | 0 * * * * * *
Nürnberg Ice Tigers 1 38* 4* 13* 17* 0.45* 76* 2* | 1 6 2 * 2 * 4 * 0.67 * 4 * 2 *
Ottawa Valley Titans U15 AAA 1 36* 7* 18* 25* 0.69* 88* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Peterborough Petes 5 256* 36* 60* 96* 0.38* 356* 22* | 4 21 2 * 3 * 5 * 0.24 * 22 * -10 *
Philadelphia Flyers 1 23* 1* 4* 5* 0.22* 25* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
Syracuse Crunch 1 2* 0* 1* 1* 0.50* 4* 4* | 0 * * * * * *
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 71* 8* 34* 42* 0.59* 48* -5* | 0 * * * * * *
Tappara 1 13* 3* 3* 6* 0.46* 78* 6* | 1 1 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 2 * - *
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Kurtis Foster Connections

Player Period Teams
Stéphane Veilleux (F) 2005-2012 6 Minnesota Wild, New Jersey Devils, Tampa Bay Lightning
Dustin Wood (D) 1998-2006 5 Houston Aeros, Peterborough Petes
Nick Schultz (D) 2005-2012 5 Minnesota Wild
Mikko Koivu (F) 2005-2012 5 Minnesota Wild
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
07/26/2016
07/26/2016 Confirmed Nürnberg Ice Tigers Retired
04/24/2015
04/24/2015 Confirmed Adler Mannheim Nürnberg Ice Tigers
12/30/2014
12/30/2014 Confirmed HC Slovan Bratislava Adler Mannheim
12/03/2014
12/03/2014 Confirmed HC Slovan Bratislava Unknown
06/27/2014
06/27/2014 Confirmed Medvescak Zagreb HC Slovan Bratislava
07/30/2013
07/30/2013 Confirmed Philadelphia Flyers Medvescak Zagreb
01/13/2013
01/13/2013 Confirmed Tappara Philadelphia Flyers
10/23/2012
10/23/2012 Confirmed No team Tappara
02/24/2012
02/24/2012 Confirmed New Jersey Devils Minnesota Wild
12/12/2011
12/12/2011 Confirmed Anaheim Ducks New Jersey Devils
07/01/2011
07/01/2011 Confirmed Edmonton Oilers Anaheim Ducks
07/01/2010
07/01/2010 Confirmed Tampa Bay Lightning Edmonton Oilers
07/08/2009
07/08/2009 Confirmed Minnesota Wild Tampa Bay Lightning

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Kurtis Foster Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1997, 4 #69 overall by Peterborough Petes in the OHL Priority Selection

Cult/Star player for Ottawa Valley Lancers

Cult/Star player for Peterborough Petes

Career transactions
- 2012-02-24 • Traded to the Minnesota Wild with Nick Palmieri, Stéphane Veilleux, a 2nd round pick in 2012 (via Washington) (Raphaël Bussières) & a conditional pick in 2013 for Marek Zidlicky
- 2011-06-27 • Traded to the Minnesota Wild for a 3rd round pick in 2013

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