# Norm Foster (ice hockey)

Norman Richard "Norm" Foster (born February 10, 1965) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played 13 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Boston Bruins and Edmonton Oilers between 1990 and 1992.
As a youth, he played in the 1978 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from the Fraser Valley.
He currently resides in Rochester, Michigan.

## Career statistics
### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% |
| 1981–82 | Penticton Knights | BCJHL | 21 | — | — | — | 1187 | 58 | 0 | 2.93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1982–83 | Penticton Knights | BCJHL | 33 | — | — | — | 1999 | 156 | 0 | 4.68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1983–84 | Michigan State University | CCHA | 32 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 1815 | 83 | 1 | 2.74 | .898 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1984–85 | Michigan State University | CCHA | 26 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 1531 | 67 | 0 | 2.63 | .883 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1985–86 | Michigan State University | CCHA | 24 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1414 | 87 | 0 | 3.69 | .877 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1986–87 | Michigan State University | CCHA | 24 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 1383 | 90 | 1 | 3.90 | .858 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987–88 | Milwaukee Admirals | IHL | 38 | 10 | 22 | 1 | 2001 | 170 | 0 | 5.10 | .848 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988–89 | Maine Mariners | AHL | 47 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 2411 | 156 | 1 | 3.88 | .861 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989–90 | Maine Mariners | AHL | 64 | 23 | 28 | 10 | 3664 | 217 | 3 | 3.55 | .881 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990–91 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 184 | 14 | 0 | 4.57 | .829 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990–91 | Maine Mariners | AHL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 122 | 7 | 0 | 3.44 | .894 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990–91 | Cape Breton Oilers | AHL | 40 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 2207 | 135 | 1 | 3.67 | .871 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 128 | 8 | 0 | 3.75 | — |
| 1991–92 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 439 | 20 | 0 | 2.73 | .891 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991–92 | Cape Breton Oilers | AHL | 29 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1699 | 119 | 0 | 4.20 | .873 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 193 | 14 | 0 | 4.35 | .885 |
| 1992–93 | Cape Breton Oilers | AHL | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 560 | 53 | 0 | 5.68 | .817 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992–93 | Kansas City Blades | IHL | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 489 | 28 | 0 | 3.44 | .893 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.000 |
| 1993–94 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 17 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 775 | 58 | 0 | 4.49 | .865 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994–95 | Detroit Vipers | IHL | 18 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 797 | 59 | 0 | 4.44 | .846 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994–95 | Las Vegas Thunder | IHL | 14 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 677 | 35 | 0 | 3.10 | .889 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994–95 | Detroit Falcons | CoHL | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 179 | 7 | 1 | 2.35 | .889 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 13 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 624 | 34 | 0 | 3.27 | .872 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |

### International

| Year | Team | Event | | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% |
| 1985 | Canada | WJC | | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 | — |
| Junior totals | Junior totals | Junior totals | Junior totals | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 | — |

## Awards and honours

| Award | Year |
| All-CCHA Second Team | 1983-84 |
| CCHA All-Tournament Team | 1984, 1985 |
| All-NCAA All-Tournament Team | 1986 |