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| 1979 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Mike Foligno
Selected in first round
No.
3 overall by Detroit Red Wings
Born January 29, 1959
 | Position:
Right Wing
Height: 6-2 Weight: 190
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Sudbury (OMJHL)
Birthplace: Sudbury, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Sudbury, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1974-75 |
Copper Cliff | NOJHA |
-- |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
| 1975-76 |
Sudbury | OMJHL |
57 | 22 |
14 | 36 |
45 | | 1976-77 |
Sudbury | OMJHL |
66 | 31 |
44 | 75 |
62 | | 1977-78 |
Sudbury | OMJHL |
67 | 47 |
39 | 86 |
112 | | 1978-79 |
Sudbury | OMJHL |
68 | 65 |
85 | 150 |
98 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
OMJHL Tilson Trophy (MVP): 1978-79 (Sudbury)
CCM OMJHL Player of Year: 1978-79 (Sudbury)
OMJHL Powers Trophy
(Points Leader): 1978-79 (Sudbury) (150)
OMJHL Mahon Trophy
(Most Points, RW): 1978-79 (Sudbury) (150)
OMJHL All-Star First Team: 1978-79 (Sudbury)
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as
No. 6 prospect (among players born in 1959) for the 1979 NHL draft. ... Moved
to Italy with his family when he was a baby and lived there until age 7.
Played goalie in soccer as a young boy in Italy. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 10, 1979 (Detroit at Los
Angeles)
Numbers: 17 (Detroit); 17
(Buffalo); 15, 71 (Toronto); 17 (Florida)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired September 1994 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G | A |
TP | PIM |
| 1979-1994 | Detroit, Buff., Tor., Fla. |
1,018 | 355 |
372 | 727 |
2,049 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1982-1993 |
Buffalo, Toronto | 57 |
15 | 17 | 32 |
185 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Detroit Rookie of Year: 1979-80
Detroit Travelers Club Trophy (Most Exciting): 1979-80
Detroit James
D. Norris Trophy (Goals Leader): 1979-80 (36)
Buffalo Larkin Trophy (MVP): 1985-86
Buffalo Star of Stars Trophy
(3-Stars Leader): 1986-87 (co-winner)
Buffalo Eddolls Trophy (Most
Popular): 1984-85, 1985-86, 1986-87, 1987-88, 1988-89
Buffalo Seventh Player Award (Most Inspirational): 1982-83
Buffalo Emery Edge Award (+/- Leader): 1983-84 (plus-32)
Buffalo Captain: Feb. 15, 1989, until Dec. 17, 1990
Buffalo Records: Most consecutive games with at least
one goal (8 from Dec. 28, 1984, to Jan. 12, 1985, shares record)
Detroit Goals Leader: 1979-80 (36)
Buffalo Goals Leader:
1985-86 (41), 1986-87 (30)
Buffalo Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1985-86
(168), 1987-88 (220)
Buffalo Playoffs Points Leader: 1984 (3)
Buffalo
Playoffs Goals Leader: 1984 (2), 1989 (3, tie)
Buffalo Playoffs Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1984 (19)
1993-94: Played on first Florida Panthers team.
Scouting Career:
Named Toronto pro scout prior to 1996-97 season and remained in that position
until Jan. 6, 1997.
Coaching Career: Named Toronto assistant coach
on March 4, 1996, and remained in position through 1995-96 season. ... Named
Colorado assistant coach on Jan. 6, 1997, and held position until June 1998.
Miscellaneous: Had two assists in his first NHL game. ... Set Detroit
record (since broken) for goals by a rookie with 36 in 1979-80. ... Scored on
penalty shot as a rookie when he beat Paul Harrison on Jan. 30, 1980, at
Toronto. ... Finished second behind Ray Bourque in voting for 1979-80 Calder
Trophy. ... Set Detroit record (since broken) for most penalty minutes in a game
with 37 vs. Philadelphia on Dec. 27, 1980. ... Set Buffalo single-season record (since broken) for penalty
minutes by a right wing with 149 in 1981-82. ... Missed parts of 1982-83
season with tailbone injury suffered in Buffalo's Oct. 31, 1982, game vs.
Montreal, and with shoulder injury suffered during Buffalo's Feb. 12, 1983,
game at Calgary. ... Missed parts of 1983-84 season with ankle injury suffered
in October and re-aggravated in December. ... Set Buffalo record (since
broken) for penalty minutes in one season by a right wing with 154 in 1984-85.
... Missed part of 1984-85 season with head and shoulder injuries suffered
during Buffalo's Dec. 1, 1984, game vs. Montreal. ... Set Buffalo record
(since broken) for penalty minutes in one season by a right wing with 168 in
1985-86. ... Missed part of 1986-87 season with bruised kidney, an injury
suffered when he crashed into a goal post during Buffalo's Dec. 7, 1986, game
at New Jersey. ... Set Buffalo record (since broken) for penalty minutes in
one season by a right wing with 176 in 1986-87. ... Set Buffalo record (since
broken) for penalty minutes in one season by a right wing with 220 in 1987-88.
... Missed part of 1987-88 season with back spasms suffered in February 1988.
... Missed part of 1988-89 season with pulled cartilage in ribs, an injury
suffered during Buffalo's Jan. 14, 1989, game at Quebec. ... Missed part of
1989-90 season with broken left thumb, an injury suffered when he collided
with Scott Young during Buffalo's Feb. 18, 1990, game vs. Hartford. ...
Left Buffalo with franchise record (since broken) for career penalty minutes
(1,447). ... Missed part of 1990-91 season with torn MCL in left knee, an
injury suffered during Toronto's Dec. 18, 1990, game at N.Y. Islanders. It was
his first game in a Toronto uniform. ... Missed remainder of 1991-92 season with broken
right ankle, an injury suffered when he collided with Luc Borsato
during Toronto's Dec. 23, 1991, game vs. Winnipeg. ... Played on line with
Craig Berube and Mike Krushelnyski for Toronto in 1991-92. ... Was Toronto's nominee
for 1991-92 Bud Light/NHL Man of the Year Award. ... Missed part of 1992-93
season with flu. ... Was Toronto's nominee for 1992-93 Masterton Trophy. ...
Suspended by NHL for three games in 1993-94 for head-butting Dave Karpa
during Florida's Nov. 14, 1993, game vs. Quebec. Foligno was suspended
indefinitely pending a hearing by the NHL. The suspension was finally set at
three games on Nov. 19, 1993, and Foligno did not return to action until
Florida's Nov. 23, 1993, game vs. Hartford. ... Was not re-signed by Florida after 1993-94 season and was unable to catch on
with another team before NHL lockout began, ending his NHL career.
... Was famous throughout
career for his goal-scoring celebration in which he leaped into the air
after scoring a goal. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: None
World Championships: 1981
(fourth), 1986 (bronze), 1987 (fourth)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Team Canada World Championships
Captain: 1987
Coaching Career: Named St. John's (AHL) assistant
coach prior to 1995-96 season and remained in that position into 1995-96
season. ... Named Hershey (AHL) head coach in June 1998 and remained in that
position through 2002-03 season.
Miscellaneous: Wore the No. 17
because the 1 symbolized being in first place and the 7 symbolized luck. ... Was part owner of
physical fitness center in Sudbury, Ontario, during his playing days. ... Was
active in charitable causes throughout his playing career, including work with
the Ontario Special Olympics. ... Became active in his native Sudbury's Global
Ambassador Partnership Program after his retirement, helping the city in its
efforts to attract business.
Personal: Full name is Michael
Anthony Foligno. ... Wife, Janis, is niece of Hockey Hall of Famer and former
NHL player Ed Giacomin. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Detroit traded Foligno, Dale McCourt
and Brent Peterson to Buffalo in exchange for Danny Gare, Jim Schoenfeld and
Derek Smith on December 2, 1981. |
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SNAPSHOT '79 | | Total Selected: |
126 | | Forwards: |
74 | | Defense: |
41 | | Goaltenders: |
11 | | Major Junior: |
97 | | College Players: |
15 |
| Canadian: |
109 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
1 | | USA Citizens: |
10 | | U.S.-Born: |
10 |
| European: |
6 |
| Reached NHL: |
103 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
23 | | Hall of Fame: |
3 |
| All-Star Game: |
23 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
10 |
| Olympians: |
15 |
| Picks Traded: |
17 |
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