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Callan Foote
Born (1998-12-13) December 13, 1998 (age 25)
Englewood, Colorado, U.S.
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight 214 lb (97 kg; 15 st 4 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Right
NHL team (P)
Cur. team		 Tampa Bay Lightning
Syracuse Crunch (AHL)
NHL draft 14th overall, 2017
Tampa Bay Lightning
Playing career 2018–present

Callan "Cal" Hayden Foote (born December 13, 1998) is a American-born Canadian ice hockey player who plays as a defenceman for the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect to the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League (NHL). Foote was selected 14th overall in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft by the Lightning.[1]

Playing career

Junior

Foote was drafted in the second-round by the Kelowna Rockets of the Western Hockey League in the 2013 WHL bantam draft.[2] After being drafted by Kelowna, Foote played two seasons with the Colorado Thunderbirds under-16 team in the Tier 1 Elite Hockey League before making his WHL debut in the 2015–16 season.[3] In his draft year, Foote posted 57 points in 71 games for the Kelowna Rockets.[4] On June 23, 2017, the Tampa Bay Lightning selected Foote in the first round of the 2017 NHL Entry Draft with the 14th overall pick.[5] Foote was the eighth Kelowna Rockets player in team history to be drafted in the first round.[6]

On September 22, 2017, Foote was named as captain of the Kelowna Rockets. Foote was the 23rd captain in franchise history.[7] On April 1, 2018, Foote was signed to a three-year, entry level contract by the Tampa Bay Lightning.[8]

Professional

After signing his entry level contract, Foote joined the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League, which serves as the affiliate of the Lightning.[9] On April 6, 2018, Foote made his professional hockey debut in a 4–3 Crunch shootout loss to the Binghamton Devils at the Floyd L. Maines Veterans Memorial Arena. Foote scored the first goal of the game on his first shot.[10]

In his first full professional season, Foote scored 10 goals and 21 assists, for a total of 31 points. In four games in the 2019 Calder Cup playoffs, he recorded 0 points.

International

Medal record
Representing  Canada
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Canada

On December 6, 2017, Foote was named as a player for the Team Canada World Junior Championship selection camp roster.[11] On January 5, 2018, Foote won a gold medal with the Canada Junior National Team.[12]

Personal life

Foote is the son of former NHL defenceman Adam Foote.[13] He was drafted 8 picks higher than his father was in 1989, when his father was drafted 22nd overall by the Quebec Nordiques.[14]

Foote's younger brother Nolan was his teammate when he played in Kelowna.[4] He was drafted 27th overall in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft by the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Career statistics

Regular Season and Playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2014–15 Omaha Lancers USHL 2 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
2015–16 Kelowna Rockets WHL 71 8 28 36 36 18 1 8 9 12
2016–17 Kelowna Rockets WHL 71 6 51 57 41 14 1 6 7 24
2017–18 Kelowna Rockets WHL 60 19 51 70 46 4 1 5 6 4
2017–18 Syracuse Crunch AHL 6 1 0 1 4 7 1 1 2 0
2018–19 Syracuse Crunch AHL 76 10 21 31 53 4 0 0 0 0
2019–20 Syracuse Crunch AHL 62 6 22 28 38 — — — — —
AHL totals 144 17 43 60 95 11 1 1 2 0

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2018 Canada WJC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 0 3 3 0
Junior totals 7 0 3 3 0

References

  1. ^ Burns, Bryan (June 23, 2017). "First-round pick Cal Foote 'excited' to join Lightning". Tampa Bay Lightning. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
  2. ^ Fisher, Larry (August 31, 2015). "Foote brothers have bright futures with Rockets". kelownadailycourier.ca. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
  3. ^ "Callan Foote Scouting Profile". NHL.com. NHL.com. June 23, 2017. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
  4. ^ a b Smith, Joe (June 23, 2017). "Lightning takes defenseman Cal Foote with top pick in draft". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
  5. ^ "Lightning go defense by taking Cal Foote with the 14th pick". NHL.com. Fox Sports Sun. June 23, 2017. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
  6. ^ Bain, Kevin (June 23, 2017). "Foote Taken by Tampa Bay in Round One of the NHL Entry Draft". Kelowna Rockets. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
  7. ^ Bain, Kevin (September 22, 2017). "Rockets Unveil 23rd Captain in Franchise History". Kelowna Rockets. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
  8. ^ "Lightning sign Cal Foote to entry-level contract". NHL.com. Tampa Bay Lightning. April 1, 2018. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
  9. ^ Kramer, Lindsay (April 2, 2018). "Tampa Bay first-rounder expected to join Syracuse Crunch lineup this week". Syracuse.com. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
  10. ^ "Syracuse Crunch blows leads, falls to Binghamton in shootout". Syracuse.com. April 6, 2018. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
  11. ^ "Wide open competition for spots as Canada names WJC camp roster". TSN.com. The Sports Network. December 6, 2017. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
  12. ^ Macleod, Robert (January 5, 2018). "World junior gold gives Canada its hockey glory of the year". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
  13. ^ "Callan Foote following in father's footsteps". National Hockey League. 2017-06-23. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
  14. ^ Wyshynski, Greg (April 7, 2011). "Adam Foote's retirement and the last of the Nordiques". Yahoo Sports: Puck Daddy. Retrieved June 24, 2017.

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Tampa Bay Lightning first round draft pick
2017 		Succeeded by


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