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Canada Dwight Foster
#20 Boston Bruins / NHL - 86/87
1-time U20 WJC Silver Medal 1
1-time OHL Most Points (Eddie Powers Trophy) 1
1-time OHL Third All-Star Team 1
Date of Birth
Apr 02, 1957
Position
RW
Age
Height
5'11" / 181 cm
Place of Birth
Toronto, ON, CAN
Weight
190 lbs / 86 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Contract
-
Drafted
1977 round 1 #16 overall by Boston Bruins

Son: Alex Foster, Peter Foster
Brother-in-Law: Wes Jarvis
Son-in-Law: Corey Elkins
Cousin-in-law: Doug Jarvis

Team Staff profile of Dwight Foster also available

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Dwight Foster Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1973-74 Kitchener Rangers OHA-Jr. 67* 23* 32* 55* 61* -* |
1974-75 Kitchener Rangers “C” OMJHL 70* 39* 51* 90* 88* -* |
1975-76 Kitchener Rangers “C” OMJHL 61* 36* 58* 94* 110* -* | Playoffs 8 4 6 10 28 -
1976-77 Kitchener Rangers “C” OMJHL 64* 60* 83* 143* 88* -* | Playoffs 3 2 4 6 2 -
Canada U20 WJC-20 7* 2* 5* 7* 4* -* |
1977-78 Boston Bruins NHL 14* 2* 1* 3* 6* 1* |
Rochester Americans AHL 3* 0* 3* 3* 2* -* |
1978-79 Boston Bruins NHL 44* 11* 13* 24* 14* -1* | Playoffs 11 1 3 4 0 -
Rochester Americans AHL 22* 11* 18* 29* 8* -* |
1979-80 Boston Bruins NHL 57* 10* 28* 38* 42* 23* | Playoffs 9 3 5 8 2 -
Binghamton Dusters AHL 7* 1* 3* 4* 2* -* |
1980-81 Boston Bruins NHL 77* 24* 28* 52* 62* 4* | Playoffs 3 1 1 2 0 -
1981-82 Colorado Rockies NHL 70* 12* 19* 31* 41* -53* |
1982-83 New Jersey Devils NHL 4* 0* 0* 0* 2* -1* |
Wichita Wind CenHL 2* 0* 1* 1* 2* -* |
Detroit Red Wings NHL 58* 17* 22* 39* 58* -8* |
1983-84 Detroit Red Wings NHL 52* 9* 12* 21* 50* -4* | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 0 -
1984-85 Detroit Red Wings NHL 50* 16* 16* 32* 56* 12* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 -
1985-86 Detroit Red Wings NHL 55* 6* 12* 18* 48* -13* |
Boston Bruins NHL 13* 0* 0* 0* 4* -5* | Playoffs 3 0 2 2 2 -
1986-87 Boston Bruins NHL 47* 4* 12* 16* 37* 1* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 -

Dwight Foster Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1967-68 Toronto Seabord QC Int PW -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1968-69 Toronto Swiss Chalet QC Int PW -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1978-79 Canada Izvestia Trophy 4* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |

Dwight Foster Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 3 32* 12* 24* 36* 1.13* 12* -* | 0 * * * * * *
CenHL 1 2* 0* 1* 1* 0.50* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Izvestia Trophy 1 4* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 10 541* 111* 163* 274* 0.51* 420* -44* | 7 35 5 * 12 * 17 * 0.49 * 4 * - *
OHA-Jr. 1 67* 23* 32* 55* 0.82* 61* -* | 0 * * * * * *
OMJHL (OHL) 3 195* 135* 192* 327* 1.68* 286* -* | 2 11 6 * 10 * 16 * 1.45 * 30 * - *
QC Int PW 2 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 7* 2* 5* 7* 1.00* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *

Dwight Foster Career Highlights

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Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1977, 1 #10 overall by Houston Aeros in the WHA Amateur Draft

Foster passed away January 6th 2025