Callan Foote

Callan Hayden "Cal" Foote (born December 13, 1998) is an American-born Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League (NHL). Foote was selected 14th overall in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft by the Lightning.

Junior
Foote was drafted in the second-round by the Kelowna Rockets of the Western Hockey League in the 2013 WHL bantam draft. After being drafted by Kelowna, Foote played two seasons with the Colorado Thunderbirds under-16 team in the Tier 1 Elite Hockey League before making his WHL debut in the 2015–16 season. In his draft year, Foote posted 57 points in 71 games for the Kelowna Rockets. On June 23, 2017, the Tampa Bay Lightning selected Foote in the first round of the 2017 NHL Entry Draft with the 14th overall pick. Foote was the eighth Kelowna Rockets player in team history to be drafted in the first round.

On September 22, 2017, Foote was named as captain of the Kelowna Rockets. Foote was the 23rd captain in franchise history. On April 1, 2018, Foote was signed to a three-year, entry level contract by the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Professional
After signing his entry level contract, Foote joined the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League, which serves as the affiliate of the Lightning. On April 6, 2018, Foote made his professional hockey debut in a 4–3 Crunch shootout loss to the Binghamton Devils at the Floyd L. Maines Veterans Memorial Arena. Foote scored the first goal of the game on his first shot.

In his first full professional season, Foote scored 10 goals and 21 assists, for a total of 31 points. In four games in the 2019 Calder Cup playoffs, he recorded 0 points.

Foote was one of the eight players called up to the Lightning for their training camp prior to the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs.

On January 13, 2021, Foote made his NHL debut in a 5–1 Lightning win in the season opener against the Chicago Blackhawks. On January 30, 2021, Foote scored his first NHL goal and point against Pekka Rinne of the Nashville Predators. On March 25, 2021, Foote recorded his first career NHL assist.

International play
On December 6, 2017, Foote was named as a player for the Team Canada World Junior Championship selection camp roster. On January 5, 2018, Foote won a gold medal with the Canada Junior National Team.

Personal life
Foote is the son of former NHL defenceman Adam Foote. He was drafted 8 picks higher than his father was in 1989, when his father was drafted 22nd overall by the Quebec Nordiques.

Foote's younger brother Nolan was his teammate when he played in Kelowna. He was drafted 27th overall in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft by the Tampa Bay Lightning.