Kevin Foster
Born (1962-10-05) October 5, 1962
Glen Ridge, New Jersey, USA
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight 174 lb (79 kg; 12 st 6 lb)
Position Left Wing
Played for Vermont
Maine Mariners
Fort Wayne Komets
New York Slapshots
Playing career 19811986

Kevin Foster is an American retired ice hockey left wing who was an All-American for Vermont.[1]

Career

Foster came to the University of Vermont in 1981, at the tail end of Jim Cross's tenure with the program. Despite the team being middling at best, Foster put up respectable numbers as a freshman and was selected for the US national team at the 1983 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. He was teamed up with Mike O'Connor and future Hobey Baker Award-winner, Scott Fusco and helped the team finish a respectable if disappointing 5th.

Foster's junior season is what made his career as a Catamount. He doubled his career point total in one season and was named an All-American but couldn't prevent Vermont from finishing last in their division. Cross retired after the season and was replaced by Mike Gilligan. Foster was named team captain for his senior season but the results were much the same. Vermont finished near the bottom of the conference standings and Foster's scoring production declined back to where it had been in his first two seasons.

After graduating, Foster played one season of professional hockey before retiring. He was inducted into the Vermont Athletic Hall of Fame in 1998.[2]

Statistics

Regular season and playoffs

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1981–82 Vermont ECAC Hockey 2716143040
1982–83 Vermont ECAC Hockey 287202745
1983–84 Vermont ECAC Hockey 2921365718
1984–85 Vermont ECAC Hockey 286202657
1985–86 Maine Mariners AHL 70000
1985–86 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 1113410
1985–86 New York Slapshots ACHL 256283415
NCAA totals 1125090140160

International

Year Team Event Result   GP G A Pts PIM
1983 United States WJC 5th 7 2 6 8 14

Awards and honors

Award Year
All-ECAC Hockey First Team 1983–84 [3]
AHCA East Second-Team All-American 1983–84 [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  2. "Kevin Foster". Vermont Catamounts. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  3. "ECAC All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
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