Jean-Luc Foudy
{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player (born 2002)}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=November 2021}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{Infobox ice hockey biography
| name = Jean-Luc Foudy
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| caption = Foudy with the Colorado Eagles in 2023
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|05|13}}
| birth_place = Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 11
| weight_lbs = 177
| position = Centre
| shoots = Right
| league = NHL
| team = Colorado Avalanche
| prospect_team = Colorado Eagles
| prospect_league = AHL
| draft = 75th overall
| draft_year = 2020
| draft_team = Colorado Avalanche
| career_start = 2020
| career_end =
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Jean-Luc Foudy (born May 13, 2002) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward for the Colorado Eagles of the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect to the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected in the third round, 75th overall, by the Avalanche in the 2020 NHL entry draft.
Playing career
=Junior=
Foudy played as a junior in Ontario, Canada with the Toronto Titans Minor Midget AAA's in the Greater Toronto Hockey League (GTHL), posting 25 goals and 35 assists through 52 game before he was selected 10th overall by the Windsor Spitfires of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) in the 2018 OHL Priority Selection Draft.{{cite web| url = https://ontariohockeyleague.com/article/jean-luc-foudy-commits-to-spitfires | title = Jean-Luc Foudy commits to Spitfires | publisher = May 26, 2018 | accessdate = May 26, 2018}}
In committing to the Spitfires, Foudy joined the team for the 2018–19 season and was immediately relied upon as an offensive threat, leading the team and the league as a rookie with 41 assists. On the Spitfires top-line, Foudy finished with eight goals and 41 assists through 63 regular season games.
In his draft-eligible 2019–20 season, Foudy continued his development by posting 15 goals and 28 assists through 59 regular season games before the playoffs were cancelled due to the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. After he was rated the 33rd North American skater by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau, on October 8, 2020, Foudy was selected in the third round, 75th overall, of the 2020 NHL Entry Draft by the Colorado Avalanche.{{cite web| url = https://www.nhl.com/avalanche/news/avs-select-jean-luc-foudy-75th-overall-in-2020-nhl-draft/c-319314826 | title = Avalanche selects Jean-Luc Foudy 75th overall | publisher = Colorado Avalanche | date = October 8, 2020 | accessdate = October 8, 2020}}
=Professional=
With the impact of the ongoing pandemic affecting the commencement of the OHL, Foudy opted to continue his development in accepting a loan assignment by the Spitfires to join Swedish third-tier club, Mörrums GoIS of the Hockeyettan on November 27, 2020.{{cite web| url = https://www.hockeyettan.se/2020/11/27/jean-luc-foudy-presenteras-samarbete-med-ls-lastbilar-ab-emmaboda-nybro/ | title = Jean-Luc Foudy is presented as a Morrum GoIS signing | publisher = HockeyEttan | date = November 27, 2020 | accessdate = November 27, 2020 | language = Swedish}} In making his professional debut, Foudy featured in 10 games, collecting three points before ending his brief tenure in the HockeyEttan to return to North America signing an amateur tryout (ATO) contract to attend the training camp of the Avalanche's AHL affiliate, the Colorado Eagles, on January 16, 2021.{{cite web| url = https://www.coloradoeagles.com/news/detail/eagles-sign-avalanche-draft-picks-to-tryout-agreement | title = Eagles sign four Avalanche draft picks to tryout agreements | publisher = Colorado Eagles | date = January 16, 2021 | accessdate = January 16, 2021}}
With the OHL later confirming the cancellation of the season, Foudy remained with the Eagles for the duration of the 2020–21 season, recording three goals and 11 assists in 34 games, finishing fourth on the team in points and second in assists. He added one point in two postseason contests, as Colorado were defeated in the final game of the Pacific Division's play-in tournament.
On May 26, 2021, Foudy was signed by the Avalanche to a three-year, entry-level contract.{{cite web| url = https://www.nhl.com/avalanche/news/avalanche-signs-jean-luc-foudy/c-324995764 | title = Avalanche signs Jean-Luc Foudy | publisher = Colorado Avalanche | date = May 26, 2021 | accessdate = May 26, 2021}} With his junior career completed due to an exemption to continue his development in the AHL following the interruption of the COVID-19 pandemic, Foudy continued to show his offensive potential in the 2021–22 season, increasing his output with nine goals and 17 assists for 26 points through 65 regular season games. He broke out in the playoffs for the Eagles, notching four goals and seven points through nine contests.{{cite web| url = https://www.nhl.com/news/avalanche-foudy-benefitted-from-early-exposure-to-pro-hockey/c-335296894 | title = Avalanche prospect Foudy benefitted from early exposure to pro hockey | publisher = National Hockey League | date = August 19, 2022 | accessdate = August 19, 2022}}
In returning for his third season with the Eagles in 2022–23, Foudy secured a top-line scoring role and was among the team leaders with 14 points through 18 games before he received his first recall to the injury-plagued Avalanche on November 28, 2022.{{cite web| url = https://www.coloradoeagles.com/news/detail/forward-jean-luc-foudy-recalled-by-colorado-avalanche | title = Forward Jean-Luc Foudy recalled by the Avalanche | publisher = Colorado Eagles | date = November 28, 2022 | accessdate = November 28, 2022}} In joining the Avalanche on the road, Foudy made his NHL debut the following day in a 5-0 loss to the Winnipeg Jets on November 29, 2022.{{cite web |last1=Welsh |first1=Nicholas |title=NHL Debut: Jean-Luc Foudy (Nov. 29, 2022) |url=https://chl.ca/ohl-spitfires/nhl-debut-jean-luc-foudy-nov-29-2022/ |website=CHL.ca |access-date=October 21, 2023 |date=November 30, 2022}}
Personal life
Foudy's parents were both athletes: his mother France Gareau was an Olympic sprinter who won a silver medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics and his father Sean Foudy played in the Canadian Football League for the Ottawa Rough Riders and BC Lions from 1989 to 1994.{{cite news |title=Pro athlete parents helped OHL draft pick |url=http://www.beachmetro.com/2016/07/19/pro-athlete-parents-helped-ohl-draft-pick/ |accessdate=June 23, 2018 |publisher=Beach Metro |date=July 19, 2016}}{{cite web| url = https://www.nhl.com/avalanche/news/jean-luc-foudys-nhl-debut/c-338225190 | title = Jean-Luc Foudy's NHL debut | publisher = Colorado Avalanche | date = November 30, 2022 | accessdate = November 30, 2022}} His older brother, Liam is a professional ice hockey player for the New York Islanders of the NHL.{{cite web| url = https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/397650/liam-foudy | title = Liam Foudy player profile | publisher = eliteprospects.com | date = November 29, 2022 | accessdate = November 29, 2022}}
Career statistics
=Regular season and playoffs=
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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Regular season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Playoffs | ||||||||
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! Season ! Team ! League ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM | ||||||||
| 2017–18
|Toronto Titans |GTHL | 52 | 25 | 35 | 60 | 40
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
|OHL | 63 | 8 | 41 | 49 | 16
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019–20
|Windsor Spitfires |OHL | 59 | 15 | 28 | 43 | 12
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
|2020–21 Hockeyettan season|2020–21 | Mörrums GoIS | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020–21
|AHL | 34 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 12
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
|Colorado Eagles |AHL | 65 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 28
| 9 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| 2022–23
|Colorado Eagles |AHL | 46 | 11 | 25 | 36 | 34
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
|NHL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023–24
|Colorado Eagles |AHL | 26 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 18
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
|Colorado Avalanche |NHL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0
| — | — | — | — | — |
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! colspan="3" |NHL totals ! 13 !! 1 !! 0 !! 1 !! 6 ! — !! — !! — !! — !! — |
=International=
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! Year ! Team ! Event ! Result ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM | ||||
| 2018
| Canada Black | U17 | 5th | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
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| 2019 | Canada | HG18 | {{silver2}} | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
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! colspan="4" |Junior totals ! 10 !! 3 !! 5 !! 8 !! 4 |
Awards and honours
References
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External links
- {{Ice hockey stats}}
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