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Dwight Foster

Position: RW
Shoots: Right
Height: 5-10    Weight: 190 lbs.
Born: April 2, 1957 in Toronto, Ontario

Drafted by the Boston Bruins in the 1st round (16th overall) of the 1977 NHL Amateur Draft.

NHL/WHA Regular Season

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G GC GC/G TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1977-78 20 Boston Bruins NHL 14 2 1 3 0.21 1 0.09 3 0 2 0 1 6 2 0 0 0 24 1.71 8.3
1978-79 21 Boston Bruins NHL 44 11 13 24 0.55 9 0.22 33 7 34 7 -1 14 9 2 0 0 57 1.30 19.3
1979-80 22 Boston Bruins NHL 57 10 28 38 0.67 14 0.24 53 7 30 7 23 42 8 1 1 2 68 1.19 14.7
1980-81 23 Boston Bruins NHL 77 24 28 52 0.68 21 0.27 76 12 91 31 4 62 18 3 3 5 107 1.39 22.4
1981-82 24 Colorado Rockies NHL 70 12 19 31 0.44 12 0.17 52 10 109 14 -53 41 10 1 1 0 97 1.39 12.4
1982-83 25 2 Teams NHL 62 17 22 39 0.63 15 0.25 65 16 73 15 -9 60 13 3 1 1 85 1.37 20.0
1982-83 25 New Jersey Devils NHL 4 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 1 0 -1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0.50 0.0
1982-83 25 Detroit Red Wings NHL 58 17 22 39 0.67 15 0.26 65 16 72 15 -8 58 13 3 1 1 83 1.43 20.5
1983-84 26 Detroit Red Wings NHL 52 9 12 21 0.40 8 0.16 36 1 56 17 -4 50 7 0 2 1 75 1.44 12.0
1984-85 27 Detroit Red Wings NHL 50 16 16 32 0.64 13 0.26 44 0 69 37 12 56 13 0 3 0 69 1.38 23.2
1985-86 28 2 Teams NHL 68 6 12 18 0.26 7 0.10 27 3 81 39 -18 52 4 1 1 0 49 0.72 12.2
1985-86 28 Detroit Red Wings NHL 55 6 12 18 0.33 7 0.12 25 2 70 34 -13 48 4 1 1 0 41 0.75 14.6
1985-86 28 Boston Bruins NHL 13 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.00 2 1 11 5 -5 4 0 0 0 0 8 0.62 0.0
1986-87 29 Boston Bruins NHL 47 4 12 16 0.34 6 0.12 24 0 39 16 1 37 3 0 1 0 23 0.49 17.4
Career NHL 541 111 163 274 0.51 106 0.20 413 56 584 183 -44 420 87 11 13 9 654 1.21 17.0

NHL/WHA Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1978-79 21 Boston Bruins NHL 11 1 3 4 0.36 0 1 0 0 0
1979-80 22 Boston Bruins NHL 9 3 5 8 0.89 2 2 0 1 1
1980-81 23 Boston Bruins NHL 3 1 1 2 0.67 0 1 0 0 0
1983-84 26 Detroit Red Wings NHL 3 0 1 1 0.33 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 2.67 0.0
1984-85 27 Detroit Red Wings NHL 3 0 0 0 0.00 -4 0 0 0 0 0 3 1.00 0.0
1985-86 28 Boston Bruins NHL 3 0 2 2 0.67 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0.33 0.0
1986-87 29 Boston Bruins NHL 3 0 0 0 0.00 -2 0 0 0 0 0 4 1.33 0.0
Career NHL 35 5 12 17 0.49 -3 4 4 0 1 1 16 1.33 0.0

Other Regular Season

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G GC GC/G TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1973-74 16 Kitchener Rangers OHA-Jr. 67 23 32 55 0.82 61
1974-75 17 Kitchener Rangers OMJHL 70 39 51 90 1.29 88
1975-76 18 Kitchener Rangers OMJHL 61 36 58 94 1.54 110
1976-77 19 Kitchener Rangers OMJHL 64 60 83 143 2.23 88
1976-77 19 Canada WJC-A 7 2 5 7 1.00 4
1977-78 20 Kitchener Rangers OMJHL 61 36 58 94 1.54 110
1977-78 20 Rochester Americans AHL 3 0 3 3 1.00 2
1978-79 21 Rochester Americans AHL 21 11 18 29 1.38 8
1979-80 22 Binghamton Dusters AHL 7 1 3 4 0.57 2
1982-83 25 Wichita Wind CHL 2 0 1 1 0.50 2
Career AHL 31 12 24 36 1.16 12
Career CHL 2 0 1 1 0.50 2
Career OHA-Jr. 67 23 32 55 0.82 61
Career OMJHL 256 171 250 421 1.64 396
Career WJC-A 7 2 5 7 1.00 4

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1975-76 18 Kitchener Rangers OMJHL 8 4 6 10 1.25 28
1976-77 19 Kitchener Rangers OMJHL 3 2 4 6 2.00 2
1977-78 20 Kitchener Rangers OMJHL 8 4 6 10 1.25 28
Career OMJHL 19 10 16 26 1.37 58

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Shooting Percentage

1980-81 NHL 22.4 (10)

Transactions

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July 21, 1981: Signed as a free agent by Colorado, July 21, 1981.

June 30, 1982: Transferred to New Jersey when Colorado franchise relocated, June 30, 1982.

October 29, 1982: Rights traded to Detroit by New Jersey for cash, October 29, 1982.

March 11, 1986: Traded to Boston by Detroit for Dave Donnelly, March 11, 1986.