Dwight Foster (ice hockey)
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Dwight Alexander Foster (born April 2, 1957 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian ice hockey player. He was drafted to the National Hockey League in the first round, 16th overall in 1977 to Boston Bruins. Besides Boston, he played for the Colorado Rockies, New Jersey Devils, and Detroit Red Wings before retiring in 1987 because of knee injuries. Foster is a father of four: Dwayne, Peter, Alex, and Genevieve. Foster's son Alex is also a professional ice hockey player. Foster's son Peter got a scholarship to the United States Air force as a goaltender,played for four years and is now stationed with the Air Force.
[edit] Records
Team Awards Most Points - Kitchener Rangers 1976/77 (143) Most Assists - Kitchener Rangers 1976/77 (83) All Time Most Points - Kitchener Rangers (382) Most Goals in a Game - Kitchener Rangers 1976/77 (5)
[edit] Career statistics
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1973–74 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 67 | 23 | 32 | 55 | 61 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1974–75 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 70 | 39 | 51 | 90 | 88 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1975–76 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 61 | 36 | 58 | 94 | 110 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 28 | ||
| 1976–77 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 64 | 60 | 83 | 143 | 88 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 1976–77 | Team Canada | WJC | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1977–78 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 14 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1977–78 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1978–79 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 44 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1978–79 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 21 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1979–80 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 57 | 10 | 28 | 38 | 42 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | ||
| 1979–80 | Binghamton Dusters | AHL | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1980–81 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 77 | 24 | 28 | 52 | 62 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1981–82 | Colorado Rockies | NHL | 70 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 41 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1982–83 | Wichita Wind | CHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1982–83 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 58 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 58 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1983–84 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 52 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 50 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1984–85 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 50 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 56 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1985–86 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 55 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 48 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1985–86 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1986–87 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 47 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NHL Totals | 541 | 111 | 163 | 274 | 420 | 35 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 4 | ||||
[edit] External links
- Dwight Foster's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
- Dwight Foster's biography at Legends of Hockey
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