Cal Foote makes NHL debut

Former Kelowna Rockets captain, Cal Foote, made his NHL debut last night with the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Paired with veteran blueliner Ryan McDonagh, Foote was +2 on the night in 10:59 of ice time.

Foote, 22, spent three full seasons patrolling the blueline for the Rockets between 2015 and 2018.

Cal Foote rookie lap as #TBLightning enter for pregame warmup before hosting #Blackhawks in the season opener pic.twitter.com/KJXb45FOZE

— Lightning Insider (@Erik_Erlendsson) January 14, 2021

He appeared in 202 regular-season games for Kelowna during his WHL career, posting 163 points (33G, 130A), 123 penalty minutes and a +86 plus-minus rating.

The Englewood, CO product was drafted 14th overall by the Lightning at the 2017 NHL Draft, he spent the last two seasons with Tampa’s AHL affiliate.