Adam Foote
Jersey Number: 52
Player information for Adam Foote
Position
Defense
Height
6'2" (188cm)
Born
July 10, 1971
Number
52
Shoots
Right
Weight
220 lbs (100kg)
Birthplace
Toronto, Ontario, CAN
Years in Columbus
3
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Player Career Notes
- Played three seasons with the Blue Jackets, totaling 10-39-49 and 255 penalty minutes in 187 games from 2005-08.
- Named the fourth captain in Blue Jackets franchise history in December 2005, a role he held for the remainder of his tenure in Columbus.
- His best season as a Blue Jacket was his first with the club in 2005-06 when he collected 6-16-22 in 65 contests.
- Finished his 19-year NHL career with 66-242-308, 1,534 penalty minutes and was +99 in 1,154 appearances with the Colorado Avalanche, Blue Jackets and Quebec Nordiques from 1991-2011.
- Won the Stanley Cup twice with Colorado in 1996 and again in 2001.
- Had a leadership role (either as captain or alternate captain) in his final 14 NHL campaigns, including serving as captain with the Blue Jackets (2005-08) and Avalanche (2009-11).
- Made his NHL debut with the Nordiques on Oct. 19, 1991 vs. Detroit and scored his first career NHL goal on Jan. 14, 1992 vs. Calgary (Mike Vernon).
- Represented Canada in three Olympic Games (1998, 2002, 2006) and two World Cups (1996, 2004).
- Contributed 1-2-3 in 18 Olympic matches, winning a gold medal in 2002 in Salt Lake City.
- Played junior hockey for Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds in the Ontario Hockey League, registering 37-125-162 in 186 career games from 1998-1991.
- Named to the league’s 1990-91 First All-Star Team after leading Sault Ste. Marie to the 1991 OHL championship.
- Transitioned into coaching following his playing career, joining the Avalanche as a development consultant (2013-17) before serving as head coach of the Western Hockey League’s Kelowna Rockets from 2018-20.
- Was an assistant coach with the Vancouver Canucks from 2022-25 and named the club’s 22nd head coach in franchise history on May 14, 2025.
CBJ Career Regular Season Stats
| Season | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-2006 | 65 | 6 | 16 | 22 | -16 | 89 | 67 |
| 2006-2007 | 59 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -17 | 71 | 78 |
| 2007-2008 | 63 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 95 | 57 |
| Totals | 187 | 10 | 39 | 49 | -30 | 255 | 202 |
Transaction History
- Drafted by Quebec in the second-round, 22nd overall, in the 1989 NHL Draft.
- Signed by Columbus as a free agent on Aug. 2, 2005.
- Traded to Colorado for a first-round pick in the 2008 NHL Draft and a fourth-round pick in the 2009 NHL Draft on Feb. 26, 2008.