Corey Foster

Corey Foster
Born (1969-10-27) October 27, 1969 (age 55)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for New Jersey Devils
NHL draft 12th overall, 1988
New Jersey Devils
Playing career 1989–2005

Corey J. Foster (born October 27, 1969) is a Canadian former ice hockey defenceman.

Playing career

Foster was drafted 12th overall by the New Jersey Devils in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft.[1] As well as the Devils, he played in the National Hockey League for the Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins and the New York Islanders. He played a total of 45 regular season games, scoring 5 goals and 11 points, he also played 3 playoff games for Pittsburgh during the 1995–96 NHL season. After leaving the Islanders, Foster spent four seasons playing in Japan and also played in Germany's Deutsche Eishockey Liga for one season. He retired in 2005 after a season with Elmira Jackals.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1985–86 Ottawa West Golden Knights HEO 37 15 35 50 30 — — — — —
1986–87 Peterborough Roadrunners MetJHL 23 7 16 23 46 — — — — —
1986–87 Peterborough Petes OHL 30 3 4 7 4 1 0 0 0 0
1987–88 Peterborough Petes OHL 66 13 31 44 58 11 5 9 14 13
1988–89 New Jersey Devils NHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1988–89 Peterborough Petes OHL 55 14 42 56 42 17 1 17 18 12
1989–90 Cape Breton Oilers AHL 54 7 17 24 32 1 0 0 0 0
1990–91 Cape Breton Oilers AHL 67 14 11 25 51 4 2 4 6 4
1991–92 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 25 3 4 7 20 — — — — —
1991–92 Hershey Bears AHL 19 5 9 14 26 6 1 1 2 5
1992–93 Hershey Bears AHL 80 9 25 34 102 — — — — —
1993–94 Hershey Bears AHL 66 21 37 58 96 9 2 5 7 10
1994–95 PEI Senators AHL 78 13 34 47 61 11 2 5 7 12
1995–96 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 11 2 2 4 2 3 0 0 0 4
1995–96 Cleveland Lumberjacks IHL 61 10 36 46 93 — — — — —
1996–97 New York Islanders NHL 7 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
1996–97 Cleveland Lumberjacks IHL 51 5 29 34 71 14 0 9 9 22
1997–98 Kokudo Ice Hockey Club JPN 37 18 13 31 101 — — — — —
1998–99 Kokudo Ice Hockey Club JPN 36 6 21 27 155 9 0 2 2 16
1999–2000 Kokudo Ice Hockey Club JPN 28 11 15 26 52 7 1 6 7 8
2000–01 Kokudo Ice Hockey Club JPN 16 4 8 12 6 0 2 2 12
2001–02 Berlin Capitals DEL 35 1 3 4 42 — — — — —
2002–03 Springfield Falcons AHL 54 8 26 34 48 6 2 3 5 8
2003–04 Saint-Jean Mission QSPHL 28 0 14 14 10 — — — — —
2003–04 Nippon Paper Cranes JPN 12 2 7 9 — — — — —
2004–05 Elmira Jackals UHL 41 6 16 22 28 — — — — —
NHL totals 45 5 6 11 24 3 0 0 0 4
AHL totals 418 77 159 236 416 37 9 18 27 39
JPN totals 129 41 64 105 — 22 1 10 11 36

International

Year Team Event   GP G A Pts PIM
1989 Canada WJC 7 1 3 4 4

References

  1. ^ "Time for NHL to quit whining and get the red out!". The Japan Times. March 15, 2001. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
Preceded by New Jersey Devils first round draft pick
1988 		Succeeded by


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