Brian Foster (ice hockey)

Brian Foster (born February 4, 1987) is an American professional ice hockey goaltender who is currently playing for the Wheeling Nailers in the ECHL on loan from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League (AHL). He was selected by the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League in the 5th round (161st overall) of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft. Foster was born in Pembroke, New Hampshire.
==Playing career==
Prior to turning professional, Foster attended the University of New Hampshire where he played four seasons with the New Hampshire Wildcats men's ice hockey team which competes in NCAA's Division I in the Hockey East conference.
During the 2011–12 season, Foster was recalled from AHL affiliate, the San Antonio Rampage, by the Panthers on February 1, 2012 to serve as the back-up for Scott Clemmensen, while starter Jose Theodore was injured. He made his NHL debut on February 4, 2012 against the Tampa Bay Lightning, relieving Clemmensen during the second period of the game. This would represent Foster's only NHL appearance to date, as he was reassigned to the Rampage four days later on February 8, 2012.
On February 15, 2013 while playing for the Cincinnati Cyclones, Foster became the 11th goaltender in ECHL history to be credited with a goal in the game between the Cyclones and the visiting Trenton Titans.
On August 20, 2013, Foster signed as free agent to a one-year ECHL contract with the Stockton Thunder.
After one season with Lillehammer IK in the Norwegian GET-ligaen, Foster transferred to the Danish League, signing a two-year deal with Esbjerg Energy on July 2, 2015. Foster was later released from his contract in Denmark a month later in order to sign an AHL contract with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins on August 3, 2015. He was later assigned to ECHL affiliate, the Wheeling Nailers, to begin the 2015–16 season.
==Career statistics==
 	 	 		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/OT 	MIN 	GA 	SO 	GAA 	SV% 		GP 	W 	L 	MIN 	GA 	SO 	GAA 	SV%
2004–05 	New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs 	EJHL 		41 	30 	6 	4 	2339 	98 	3 	2.51 	.920 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Des Moines Buccaneers 	USHL 		26 	12 	9 	3 	1516 	71 	0 	2.81 	.913 		1 	0 	0 	12 	0 	0 	0.00 	1.000
2006–07 	U. of New Hampshire 	HE 		7 	2 	2 	0 	298 	11 	2 	2.21 	.933 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	U. of New Hampshire 	HE 		6 	2 	2 	2 	372 	19 	0 	3.06 	.899 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	U. of New Hampshire 	HE 		35 	19 	11 	4 	2080 	93 	3 	2.68 	.910 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	U. of New Hampshire 	HE 		38 	17 	14 	7 	2297 	114 	0 	2.98 	.908 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs 	CHL 		20 	9 	9 	1 	1124 	60 	0 	3.20 	.884 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	Cincinnati Cyclones 	ECHL 		19 	11 	6 	1 	1098 	42 	2 	2.30 	.918 		4 	1 	3 	292 	11 	0 	2.26 	.899
2011–12 	San Antonio Rampage 	AHL 		12 	4 	6 	0 	609 	37 	0 	3.64 	.885 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2011–12 	Cincinnati Cyclones 	ECHL 		29 	16 	11 	2 	1683 	78 	3 	2.78 	.902 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2011–12 	Florida Panthers 	NHL 		1 	0 	0 	0 	5 	0 	0 	0.00 	1.000 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2012–13 	Cincinnati Cyclones 	ECHL 		32 	19 	7 	4 	1796 	80 	0 	2.67 	.907 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2012–13 	San Antonio Rampage 	AHL 		7 	1 	3 	0 	309 	15 	0 	2.92 	.910 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2013–14 	Stockton Thunder 	ECHL 		45 	23 	16 	5 	2695 	134 	1 	2.98 	.901 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2014–15 	Lillehammer IK 	GET 		43 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	2.94 	.905 		4 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	4.15 	.879
2015–16 	Wheeling Nailers 	ECHL 		22 	10 	8 	3 	1266 	57 	1 	2.70 	.908 		16 	9 	7 	953 	48 	0 	3.02 	.902
2015–16 	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL 		9 	3 	3 	1 	462 	27 	1 	3.51 	.857 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		1 	0 	0 	0 	5 	0 	0 	0.00 	1.000 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Awards and honors==
Award 	Year 	
College 	College	College
All-Hockey East First Team 	2009–10	
AHCA East Second-Team All-American	2009–10	
==References==
== External links ==
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Category:1987 births
Category:American men's ice hockey goaltenders
Category:Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs players
Category:Cincinnati Cyclones (ECHL) players
Category:Des Moines Buccaneers players
Category:Florida Panthers draft picks
Category:Florida Panthers players
Category:Lillehammer IK players
Category:New Hampshire Wildcats men's ice hockey players
Category:Ice hockey people from New Hampshire
Category:San Antonio Rampage players
Category:Stockton Thunder players
Category:Wheeling Nailers players
Category:Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins players