| 1983 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Norm Foster
Selected in 11th round
No. 222 overall by Boston Bruins
Born February
10, 1965
 | Position:
Goaltender
Height: 5-7 Weight: 175
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Penticton (BCJHL)
Birthplace:
Vancouver, B.C. (Canada)
Hometown:
Vancouver, British Columbia |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | W-L-T |
GAA | SO |
SV% | | 1981-82 |
Penticton | BCJHL |
21 | -- |
2.93 | 0 |
n/a | | 1982-83 |
Penticton | BCJHL |
33 |
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4.68 | 0 |
n/a |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
BCJHL All-Star First Team:
1982-83 (Penticton)
BCJHL All-Star Second Team: 1981-82 (Penticton)
Penticton Most Popular Player: 1982-83
Penticton Playoffs MVP:
1982
Miscellaneous:
Was starting goalie for Penticton team that won 1982 BCJHL championship. ...
Attended Summerland Secondary School in Summerland, British Columbia, while
playing for Penticton Knights. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: February 2, 1991 (Boston at
Pittsburgh)
Numbers: 39 (Boston); 33 (Edmonton)
Stanley
Cup: Never won. Playing Status: Retired 1995 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP |
W-L-T | GAA |
SO | SV% |
| 1991-1992 |
Boston, Edmonton | 13 |
7-4-0 | 3.27 |
0 | .872 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous:
Signed with Philadelphia as an unrestricted free agent on Aug. 4, 1993, but
never played for parent team. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Michigan State (CCHA);
Milwaukee (IHL); Maine (AHL); Cape Breton (AHL); Kansas City (IHL); Hershey
(AHL); Detroit, Las Vegas (IHL); Detroit (ColHL)
World Junior Championships:
1985 (gold medal)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
NCAA Championship: 1986
(Michigan State)
NCAA Tournament
All-Star First Team: 1986 (Michigan State)
CCHA
All-Star Second Team: 1983-84 (Michigan State)
CCHA All-Star
Honorable Mention: 1985-86 (Michigan State)
CCHA All-Rookie Team: 1983-84 (Michigan State)
Great Lakes
Invitational All-Star First Team: 1983 (Michigan St.)
Michigan State Outstanding Rookie Award: 1983-84
AHL Goalie Games-Played Leader: 1989-90 (Maine) (64 games)
AHL
Minutes Leader: 1989-90 (Maine) (3,664 minutes)
NCAA Goals-Against
Average Leader: 1983-84 (Mich. St.) (2.74)
1992-93: Played 10 regular-season games for Cape Breton team that
went on to win AHL playoff title, but was not with team during playoffs.
Coaching Career: Named Oakland University (college club level)
goaltending coach prior to 2001-02 season and remained in that position
through 2003-04 season.
Education: Majored in business administration at Michigan State.
Miscellaneous: Invited to Canada's junior team camp during summer of
1983, but did not make final roster for 1984 team. ... Left Michigan State in 1987 with school record (since
broken) for career wins (76).
Personal: Full name is Norman
Richard Foster. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE:
Boston traded Foster to Edmonton in exchange for future considerations (1992
sixth-round pick -- Jiri
Dopita) on Sept. 10, 1991. |
