Corey Foster

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

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

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