Mike Foligno

Mike Foligno
Position	Right Wing
Height Weight	6 ft 02 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (89 kg)
Teams	Detroit Red Wings Buffalo Sabres Toronto Maple Leafs Florida Panthers
Nationality	Canadian
Born	January 29, 1959(1959-01-29), Sudbury, Ontario
NHL Draft	Round 1, 3rd overall, 1979 Detroit Red Wings
Pro Career	1979 – 1994

Michael Anthony Foligno (born January 29, 1959 in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada) is a retired Canadian professional right winger who played in the National Hockey League for fifteen seasons from 1979–80 until 1993–94. He currently serves as assistant coach of the Anaheim Ducks.

Playing career

Mike Foligno was born in Sudbury, Ontario, but spent his early years in Italy where he took up the sport of soccer, participating as a goalkeeper. When Mike returned to Canada with his family at the age of 10, he was introduced to hockey.

Foligno was drafted 3rd overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1979 NHL Entry Draft. He played 1018 career NHL games, scoring 355 goals and 372 assists for 727 points, while adding 2049 penalty minutes. His best offensive season was the 1985–86 season with the Buffalo Sabres, when he scored 41 goals and 80 points, both career highs. Foligno is perhaps best known for his trademark jump, dubbed the "Foligno Leap", after scoring a goal. He has stated that his Game Five overtime winner in the 1993 playoffs was the biggest goal of his career.

He served as head coach/general manager of the Sudbury Wolves, for whom his son Nick played prior to playing in the NHL, and for whom his younger son Marcus currently plays. Nick was drafted in the first round of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft by the Ottawa Senators and made the 2007–08 Senators team. Marcus is eligible for the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.

On Hune 24, 2010, Foligno was namen as an assistant coach of the Anaheim Ducks.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1975–76	Sudbury Wolves	OMJHL		57	22	14	36	45		16	4	3	7	6
1976–77	Sudbury Wolves	OMJHL		66	31	44	75	62		6	3	1	4	7
1977–78	Sudbury Wolves	OMJHL		67	47	39	86	112		-	-	-	-	-
1978–79	Sudbury Wolves	OMJHL		68	65	85	150	98		10	5	5	10	14
1979–80	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		80	36	35	71	109		-	-	-	-	-
1980–81	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		80	28	35	63	210		-	-	-	-	-
1981–82	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		26	13	13	26	28		-	-	-	-	-
1981–82	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		56	20	31	51	149		4	2	0	2	9
1982–83	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		66	22	25	47	135		10	2	3	5	39
1983–84	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		70	32	31	63	151		3	2	1	3	19
1984–85	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		77	27	29	56	154		5	1	3	4	12
1985–86	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		79	41	39	80	168		-	-	-	-	-
1986–87	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		75	30	29	59	176		-	-	-	-	-
1987–88	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		74	29	28	57	220		6	3	2	5	31
1988–89	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		75	27	22	49	156		5	3	1	4	21
1989–90	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		61	15	25	40	99		6	0	1	1	12
1990–91	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		31	4	5	9	42		-	-	-	-	-
1990–91	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		37	8	7	15	65		-	-	-	-	-
1991–92	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		33	6	8	14	50		-	-	-	-	-
1992–93	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		55	13	5	18	84		18	2	6	8	42
1993–94	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		4	0	0	0	4		-	-	-	-	-
1993–94	Florida Panthers	NHL		39	4	5	9	49		-	-	-	-	-
OHA Totals				258	165	182	337	317		32	12	9	21	27
NHL totals				1018	355	372	727	2049		57	15	17	32	185

Coaching record

Team	Year	Regular Season							Post Season
		G	W	L	T	OTL	Pts	Finish	Result
HER	1998–99	80	37	32	10	1	85	3rd in Mid-Atlantic	Lost in First Round
HER	1999–00	80	43	29	5	3	94	2nd in Mid-Atlantic	Lost in Third Round
HER	2000–01	80	34	39	4	3	75	5th in Mid-Atlantic	Lost in Third Round
HER	2001–02	80	36	27	11	6	89	2nd in South	Lost in Second Round
HER	2002–03	80	36	27	14	3	89	2nd in South	Lost in First Round
SUD	2003–04	68	25	32	6	5	61	5th in Central	Lost in First Round
SUD	2004–05	68	32	23	6	7	77	4th in Central	Lost in Second Round
SUD	2005–06	68	34	28	-	6	74	3rd in Central	Lost in Second Round
SUD	2006–07	68	29	30	-	9	67	3rd in Central	Lost in OHL Finals
SUD	2007–08	68	17	46	-	5	39	5th in Central	Missed Playoffs
SUD	2008–09	68	26	35	-	7	59	5th in Central	Lost in First Round

External links

• Mike Foligno's biography at Legends of Hockey

Preceded by Willie Huber	Detroit Red Wings first round draft pick 1979	Succeeded by Mike Blaisdell
Preceded by Lindy Ruff	Buffalo Sabres captains 1989-90	Succeeded by Mike Ramsey