Emergency goaltender Scott Foster (Western Michigan) made his NHL debut on Thursday night, stopping all seven shots he faced in the final 14 minutes of play as his Chicago Blackhawks defeated the visiting Winnipeg Jets, 6-2.
Foster, 36, an accountant who played in 55 NCAA games at WMU from
2002 to 2006 and currently skates in a Chicago-area senior league, was pressed
into service after starting goaltender Collin Delia (Merrimack), who also made
his NHL debut in the same game, could not finish the contest due to cramps.
Foster actually wore his WMU mask in his first professional appearance, and ultimately
earned First Star of the Game accolades.
The Blackhawks' other goaltender on the night, Anton
Forsberg, sustained a lower-body injury in pre-game warm-ups and was unable to
play. Chicago forward Dylan Sikura (Northeastern), who signed with the
Blackhawks earlier this week, registered his first two career assists on Thursday
in his own inaugural NHL appearance.
The Blackhawks, who most recently won the Stanley Cup in
2010, 2013 and 2015, have been eliminated from playoff contention for this
season.
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