| Mike Foligno | |
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| Born | January 29, 1959 Sudbury, Ontario, Canada |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) |
| Position | Right Wing |
| Shoots | Right |
| Played for | Detroit Red Wings Buffalo Sabres Toronto Maple Leafs Florida Panthers |
| National team |  Canada
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| NHL Draft | 3rd overall, 1979 Detroit Red Wings |
| Playing career | 1979–1994 |
Mike Foligno (born Michael Anthony Foligno on January 29, 1959) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for fifteen seasons who is currently a scout for the Vegas Golden Knights.
He is the father of NHL players Nick and Marcus Foligno.
Contents
Playing Career
Coaching\Management Career
Career Statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| OMJHL totals | 258 | 165 | 182 | 337 | 317 | 32 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 27 | ||||
| NHL totals | 1018 | 355 | 372 | 727 | 2049 | 57 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 185 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Canada | WC | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
| 1986 | Canada | WC | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 16 | |
| 1987 | Canada | WC | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 34 | |
| Senior totals | 27 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 58 | |||
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 |
| SUD | 2009–10 | 68 | 26 | 35 | - | 7 | 59 | 5th in Central | Lost in first round |
Personal Life
Mike was married to wife Janis until her death in 2009 during his time as coach in Sudbury.
They have four children: sons Nick (who plays for the Columbus Blue Jackets) & Marcus (who currently plays for the Minnesota Wild) and daughters Cara (who is a teacher for the Dufferin-Peel Catholic school board) & Lisa (who is a lacrosse player at Canisius College).
