Introduction
Marcus Foligno (born August 10, 1991) is an American professional ice hockey player, who plays for the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected 104th overall by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.
Playing career
Foligno agreed to terms on an entry-level professional contract with the Buffalo Sabres on May 25, 2011. He began play with the Rochester Americans in the 2011–12 AHL season.
Foligno was called up to the Buffalo Sabres on December 19, 2011. He made his NHL debut on December 20, playing against the Senators, and his brother. Foligno's second career start came March 10, 2012 again pitted against his brother and the Ottawa Senators. He netted his first career goal at 14:06 in the third period, which tied the game; Buffalo eventually won the game in a shootout.
Like his brother, Foligno used their father's "Foligno Leap" as his first career goal celebration. However on Marcus' first goal, he was unsure that he actually scored. As a result, Marcus used the "Leap" on his next goal in Buffalo on March 14, 2012.
Foligno broke the family tradition and did not choose the numbers 17 (worn by his father) or 71 (worn by his brother). Upon being drafted by the Sabres, he elected to wear number 82 instead of his father's number 17. Foligno was reassigned to the Americans immediately before the 2012 NHL lockout.
On June 27, 2016, the Sabres issued a qualifying offer to Foligno. He was signed to a one year contract on July 14, 2016.
Personal
Foligno was born in Buffalo, New York, the son of former NHL player and Sabre Mike Foligno and Janis Foligno. Janis died in 2009 from cancer. Although Marcus was born in the United States, both of his parents are Canadian, making him a dual citizen; Foligno plays for Canada in most international competition. Marcus is the younger brother of current Columbus Blue Jacket captain Nick Foligno. He also has 2 sisters named Lisa and Cara. Cara works in Buffalo, and Lisa works in Peterborough, Ontario. Marcus grew up in the mining community of Sudbury and played for the Sudbury Wolves during his junior career. Foligno was married on July 15, 2016.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2005–06 | Sudbury Wolves | NOHA | 31 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 133 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Sudbury Nickel Capitals | NOHA | 35 | 23 | 17 | 40 | 74 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 40 | ||
| 2007–08 | Sudbury Wolves | OHL | 66 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Sudbury Wolves | OHL | 65 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 96 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | ||
| 2009–10 | Sudbury Wolves | OHL | 67 | 14 | 25 | 39 | 156 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 2010–11 | Sudbury Wolves | OHL | 47 | 22 | 36 | 59 | 92 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 24 | ||
| 2011–12 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 60 | 16 | 23 | 39 | 78 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2011–12 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 14 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 33 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 47 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 74 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 57 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 75 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 80 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 347 | 49 | 67 | 116 | 334 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Canada | WJC | 02 ! |
7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||||
Awards and honors
- Invited to take part in Canada’s 2011 National Junior Team selection camp
- Selected to the 2011 Team Canada World Junior U20 team roster for the Buffalo, NY IIHF championship tourney.
- Won silver medal at the 2011 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
- NHL Rookie of the Month – March 2012