Posts About "Adam Foote"
Today in Hockey History: Aug. 2
August 2nd, 2020 Aug. 2 was a big day for the Buffalo Sabres as they pulled off a big trade to land a dynamic player in 2018. Also, a group of veteran players, including a current National Hockey League head coach, signed on with new teams on this date. Sabres Acquire Skinner The Sabres made a big splash, on Aug. 2, 2018, when they traded Cliff Pu...
Colorado Avalanche All-Time Starting Lineup
May 7th, 2020 There is a lot of history behind the Colorado Avalanche franchise. Before it was based out of Denver, playing in burgundy and blue jerseys as it is now, the team was North of the border wearing powder blue threads as the Quebec Nordiques. Founded in 1972, the team has seen its fair share of historic talents pass through its ranks and...
Hamaliuk Heroic in Rockets’ Debut to Open Regular Season
September 24th, 2019 Dillon Hamaliuk couldn’t have scripted a better debut for the Kelowna Rockets — at least on the scoresheet. “It was like the best, worst game for me,” he joked following his four-point, first-star performance with two goals and two assists, including the game-winner — an overtime buzzer-beater, lifting the Rockets to a 4-3...
Kelowna Rockets Preseason Update: Prospects Pushing for Roster Spots
September 9th, 2019 Cole Schwebius and Deegan Mofford have been making the most of their opportunities with the Kelowna Rockets through two weeks of training camp. Now four games into the WHL preseason, they have emerged as two of the biggest standouts — both 18-year-old prospects doing their best to stick on the roster of the Memorial Cup host...
Kelowna Rockets Training Camp Update Ahead of Preseason Opener
August 30th, 2019 Cayde Augustine slimmed down, from 230 to 205 pounds. Devin Steffler, his potential defence partner, bulked up by almost 15 pounds. Kyle Crosbie packed on 17 solid pounds as an undersized forward. Deegan Mofford also committed to conditioning, trimming a little to take his game to the next level as an 18-year-old...
Kelowna Rockets Commencing Memorial Cup Campaign
August 23rd, 2019 And so it begins, the Kelowna Rockets’ quest to capture another Memorial Cup on home ice. As prospective players take the ice for training camp this weekend, the first steps will be taken towards that ultimate goal in a season-long process — and Adam Foote will surely be preaching the process, one step at a time, with the first...
Finland’s Thomson Shining for WHL’s Rockets
November 3rd, 2018 Lassi Thomson is still grasping the English language and Canadian culture. As for the smaller ice surface, he’s already looking right at home and, really, hit the ground running in North America. From Day 1, his elite talent was evident and, in a matter of a month, he’s emerging as a game-breaker in the Western Hockey...
Cal Foote: Canada's 'Mr. Steadfast' at the WJC
December 29th, 2017 Everyone saw the save. How could you have missed it? With Canada up 4-2 in the third period against the Finns, mere inches preserved their two-goal lead. Goaltender Carter Hart made the initial save, but the puck tumbled in behind him. As it continued to make its way to the goal line, a superhero of sorts came out nowhere. If there...
Cal Looks to Leave His Own Foote-Prints in the NHL
June 27th, 2017 With their first pick in the 2017 NHL Draft, the Tampa Bay Lightning selected Callan Foote at 14th overall, the son of former defenseman Adam who won two Stanley Cups with the Colorado Avalanche, played in over 1,000 NHL games and was a captain with the Columbus Blue Jackets. The younger Foote doesn’t play like pops did though...
Maple Leafs Should Draft Kelowna's Cal Foote
February 3rd, 2017 It's no secret that the Toronto Maple Leafs are rebuilding. That may confuse people, based their success this year but don't let this success fool you. The Leafs are still in their rebuilding stages in order to contend. The Maple Leafs have a glut of young and exceptionally talented forward prospects. Many of them are playing with the...
Kelowna Defender Could be Steal of 2017 NHL Draft
March 9th, 2016 Chances are you have yet to hear of Cal Foote, a defenseman playing in the Western Hockey League (WHL) with the perennial powerhouse Kelowna Rockets. However, in just a few years time, Foote will in all likelihood be a household name. If the name sounds familiar, it's because Cal is the son of former NHL defender Adam Foote, who...
Top Colorado Avalanche Moments of the Last 10 Years - Part 1
December 24th, 2015 The Colorado Avalanche are a young franchise, in the grand scheme of the NHL, and are celebrating their 20th Anniversary of playing in Denver. The Avalanche franchise has created several amazing moments in Denver but, when you think about the greatest moments of the franchise, most of them happened in the first 10 years of the team's...
The Colorado Avalanche Franchise Four
August 27th, 2015 The Franchise Four. The Mount Rushmore. Four players who tell the story of an organization. In this series I’ll be taking a look at the history of all 30 NHL squads. For criteria, I’m choosing one forward, defenceman, goaltender and a wild card from any position. Since moving from Quebec in 1995, the Colorado Avalanche have won...
