Kris Foucault

Kristopher Foucault (born December 12, 1990) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He is currently an unrestricted free agent who most recently played under contract with the Iserlohn Roosters of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Foucault was selected by the Minnesota Wild in the 4th round (103rd overall) of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.

Kris Foucault
Kris Foucault, 2022
Born (1990-12-12) December 12, 1990
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 203 lb (92 kg; 14 st 7 lb)
Position Left wing
Shoots Left
team
Former teams		 Free Agent
Minnesota Wild
Vienna Capitals
ZSC Lions
Grizzlys Wolfsburg
ERC Ingolstadt
Eisbären Berlin
Iserlohn Roosters
NHL Draft 103rd overall, 2009
Minnesota Wild
Playing career 2011–present

Playing career

As a youth, Foucault played in the 2003 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Calgary Junior Flames minor ice hockey team.[1]

Foucault played major junior hockey in the Western Hockey League (WHL) from 2006–07 to 2010–11, collecting 56 goals and 55 assists for 111 points in 195 games. Before his WHL career he spent a season with the Canmore Eagles in the AJHL.

On May 27, 2011, the Minnesota Wild signed Foucault to a three-year entry level deal.[2] On February 14, 2012, Foucault made his NHL debut, to become the 13th rookie to see ice time with the Wild during their 2011–12 season.[3] In the 2013–14 season, Foucault was assigned to AHL affiliate, the Iowa Wild. With no opportunity of a recall with Minnesota he recorded 11 goals and 22 points in 58 games with Iowa.

Foucault was not tendered a qualifying offer with the Wild and was released as a free agent in the offseason. On July 3, 2014, he signed his first European contract, on a one-year deal with Austrian club, Vienna Capitals of the EBEL.[4] He completed the season ranked 13th in the league in scoring (54 games: 22 goals, 25 assists) and moved to Switzerland for the 2015–16 campaign: He split the season between the ZSC Lions of the top-flight National League A (NLA) and second-tier team GC Küsnacht Lions. As a member of Team Canada, Foucault won the Spengler Cup in December 2015.[5]

In May 2016, Foucault penned a two-year deal with the Grizzlys Wolfsburg of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) in Germany.[6] After concluding his third season with the Grizzlys in 2018–19, Foucault opted to leave the club as a free agent on March 8, 2019.[7]

Foucault agreed to continue in the DEL, signing a one-year deal with ERC Ingolstadt on April 15, 2019.[8] Following a productive season with ERC, Foucault moved to Eisbären Berlin on a one-year contract on November 24, 2020.[9]

In the 2020–21 season, Foucault playing in a top-six role continued to contribute offensively, collecting 18 goals and 30 points through 35 regular season games. He added 5 points in 9 playoff games to help Eisbären Berlin claim their eighth Championship title.

As a free agent, Foucault signed an improved contract, joining his fourth DEL club in as many seasons, agreeing to a two-year contract with the Iserlohn Roosters on May 21, 2021.[10] In his tenure with the Roosters largely affected through repeated concussion injuries, Foucault was limited to just 19 games in the 2022–23 season. With Iserlohn missing the playoffs for the second consecutive year, Foucault left the club at the conclusion of his contract on March 10, 2023.[11]

Career statistics
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2006–07 Swift Current Broncos WHL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2007–08 Kootenay Ice WHL 33 0 3 3 12 8 2 1 3 2
2008–09 Kootenay Ice WHL 4 0 1 1 4 — — — — —
2008–09 Calgary Hitmen WHL 22 9 7 16 12 18 11 5 16 10
2009–10 Calgary Hitmen WHL 68 22 21 43 31 23 9 7 16 21
2010–11 Calgary Hitmen WHL 65 25 23 48 60 — — — — —
2010–11 Houston Aeros AHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2011–12 Houston Aeros AHL 70 14 18 32 44 4 1 0 1 0
2011–12 Minnesota Wild NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2012–13 Houston Aeros AHL 28 5 6 11 4 4 0 0 0 0
2013–14 Iowa Wild AHL 58 11 11 22 35 — — — — —
2014–15 Vienna Capitals EBEL 54 22 25 47 22 14 7 6 13 18
2015–16 GCK Lions NLB 12 8 4 12 8 — — — — —
2015–16 ZSC Lions NLA 16 5 2 7 4 — — — — —
2016–17 Grizzlys Wolfsburg DEL 12 4 4 8 2 — — — — —
2017–18 Grizzlys Wolfsburg DEL 35 18 14 32 20 5 2 1 3 0
2018–19 Grizzlys Wolfsburg DEL 7 5 2 7 0 — — — — —
2019–20 ERC Ingolstadt DEL 52 16 26 42 22 — — — — —
2020–21 Eisbären Berlin DEL 35 18 12 30 24 9 1 4 5 0
2021–22 Iserlohn Roosters DEL 24 12 16 28 20 — — — — —
2022–23 Iserlohn Roosters DEL 19 6 12 18 8 — — — — —
NHL totals 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —

Awards and honors
Award Year
DEL
Champion (Eisbären Berlin) 2021 [12]

References
  1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2019. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  2. "Wild Signs Foucault To Entry Level Deal - Minnesota Wild - News". Wild.nhl.com. May 27, 2011. Retrieved February 14, 2012.
  3. "Same old story for Wild: Offense goes silent, losing streak grows". ESPN. February 14, 2012. Archived from the original on February 20, 2012. Retrieved February 14, 2012.
  4. "Kris Foucault reinforces Vienna Capitals" (in German). Vienna Capitals. July 3, 2014. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
  5. "Hockey Canada announces 23-player roster for 2015 Spengler Cup". www.hockeycanada.ca. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
  6. "Grizzlys Wolfsburg agree to terms with Kris Foucault" (in German). EHC Wolfsburg. May 2, 2016. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
  7. "Further personnel decisions taken by Wolfsburg". Grizzlys Wolfsburg. March 8, 2019. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
  8. "Wolfsburg duo sign for ERC" (in German). ERC Ingolstadt. April 15, 2019. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
  9. "Eisbären Berlin sign Kris Foucault" (in German). Eisbären Berlin. November 24, 2020. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
  10. "Roosters sign Kris Foucault" (in German). Iserlohn Roosters. May 21, 2021. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  11. "Results of the end of season talks" (in German). Iserlohn Roosters. March 10, 2023. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  12. "New champion in unique DEL season". IIHF. May 8, 2021. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
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