Nick Foligno
Jersey Number: 71
Player information for Nick Foligno
Position
Left Wing
Height
6'0" (183cm)
Born
October 31, 1987
Number
71
Shoots
Left
Weight
210 lbs (95kg)
Birthplace
Buffalo, New York, USA
Years in Columbus
9
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Player Career Notes
- Played nine seasons with the Blue Jackets from 2012-21, serving as the club’s captain for the final five campaigns.
- Enters 2025-26 fourth all-time in franchise history in games played, goals and assists and fifth in points with 142-192-334 in 599 contests.
- Became the seventh Blue Jackets player to play 500 games with the franchise on Oct. 24, 2019 vs. Carolina.
- His best season as a Blue Jacket was when he set single-season career highs with 31-42-73 in 79 appearances in 2014-15.
- Was the first player in NHL history to win the King Clancy Memorial Trophy and the Mark Messier Leadership Award in the same season in 2016-17.
- Named to the 2015 NHL All-Star Game and recorded 1-1-2 as the team’s captain in the event held at Nationwide Arena.
- Scored an overtime game-winning goal on Apr. 23, 2014 vs. Pittsburgh in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals to give the Blue Jackets their first playoff home victory in franchise history.
- Has notched 251-361-612 and 1,024 PIM in 1,287 career games over 19 NHL seasons with the Minnesota Wild, Chicago Blackhawks, Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, Blue Jackets and Ottawa Senators from 2007-25.
- Served as captain of the Blackhawks for two seasons from 2024-26 and split the 2025-26 campaign between Chicago and Minnesota (4-11-15 in 54 combined contests).
- Made his NHL debut as a 19-year-old with Ottawa on Oct. 3, 2007 at Toronto and scored his first career goal on Oct. 18, 2007 vs. Montreal (Carey Price).
- Has represented the United States on the international stage several times, playing in three IIHF World Championships (2009-10, 2016) and the 2003 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge.
- Played three seasons of junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey League from 2004-07, totaling 65-131-196 in 196 career contests with the Sudbury Wolves.
- Led the Wolves in assists and points in 2005-06 when he notched 24-46-70 in 65 contests.
CBJ Career Regular Season Stats
| Season | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-2013 | 45 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 28 | 69 |
| 2013-2014 | 70 | 18 | 21 | 39 | 5 | 96 | 111 |
| 2014-2015 | 79 | 31 | 42 | 73 | 16 | 50 | 182 |
| 2015-2016 | 72 | 12 | 25 | 37 | -14 | 53 | 149 |
| 2016-2017 | 79 | 26 | 25 | 51 | -4 | 55 | 185 |
| 2017-2018 | 72 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 1 | 50 | 137 |
| 2018-2019 | 73 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 12 | 44 | 141 |
| 2019-2020 | 67 | 10 | 21 | 31 | -3 | 62 | 131 |
| 2020-2021 | 42 | 7 | 9 | 16 | -3 | 28 | 73 |
| Totals | 599 | 142 | 192 | 334 | 16 | 466 | 1178 |
CBJ Playoff Statistics
| Season | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-2014 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 2016-2017 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 6 | 12 |
| 2017-2018 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2018-2019 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 16 |
| 2019-2020 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 19 |
| Playoff Totals | 34 | 7 | 9 | 16 | -4 | 28 | 58 |
Transaction History
- Drafted by Ottawa in the first-round, 28th overall, in the 2006 NHL Draft.
- Acquired by Columbus from Ottawa in exchange for D Marc Methot on July 1, 2012.
- Traded by Columbus to Toronto in exchange for a first-round pick in the 2021 NHL Draft and a fourth-round pick in the 2022 NHL Draft on Apr. 11, 2021.