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.
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