Callan Hayden Foote (born December 13, 1998) is an American-born Canadian professional

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for the

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of the

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(NHL). Foote was selected 14th overall in the

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by the

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. Foote won the

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with the Lightning in

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Playing career

Junior

Foote was drafted in the second-round by the

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of the

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(WHL) in the 2013 WHL bantam draft. After being drafted by Kelowna, Foote played two seasons with the Colorado Thunderbirds under-16 team in the

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before making his WHL debut in the 2015–16 season. In his draft year, Foote posted 57 points in 71 games for the Kelowna Rockets. On June 23, 2017, the

selected Foote in the first round of the

with the 14th overall pick. Foote was the eighth Kelowna Rockets player in team history to be drafted in the first round. On September 22, 2017, Foote was named as the 23rd captain in the Kelowna Rockets history. On April 1, 2018, Foote was signed to a three-year, entry-level contract by the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Professional

After signing his entry-level contract, Foote joined the

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of the

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(AHL), which is the affiliate of the Lightning. On April 6, 2018, Foote made his professional ice hockey debut in a 4–3 Crunch shootout loss to the

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. Foote scored the first goal of the game on his first shot. In his first full professional season, Foote scored 10 goals and 21 assists, for a total of 31 points. In four games in the

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, he went scoreless. Foote was one of the eight players called up to the Lightning for their training camp prior to the

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. In the 2020–21 season, on January 13, 2021, Foote made his NHL debut in a 5–1 Lightning win in the season opener against the

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. On January 30, Foote scored his first NHL goal and point against

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of the

. On March 25, Foote recorded his first career NHL assist. During his third season with the Lightning, his first full-time season in the NHL in

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, Foote added one goal and two assists through 26 regular season games before he was traded by Tampa Bay, along with five future draft picks, to the

in exchange for

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on February 26, 2023.

International play

On December 6, 2017, Foote was named to Canada national junior team's selection camp roster for the

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. On January 5, 2018, Foote won a gold medal with Canada national junior team.

Personal life

Foote is the son of former NHL defenceman

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. He was drafted eight picks higher than his father was in 1989, when his father was drafted 22nd overall by the

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. Foote's younger brother Nolan was his teammate when he played in Kelowna. He was drafted 27th overall in the

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by the

. He is now a member of the

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organization.

Career statistics

Regular Season and Playoffs

International

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Foote, Callan 1998 births Living people American men's ice hockey defensemen Canadian ice hockey defencemen Ice hockey players from Colorado Kelowna Rockets players Nashville Predators players National Hockey League first-round draft picks Omaha Lancers players People from Englewood, Colorado Stanley Cup champions Syracuse Crunch players Tampa Bay Lightning draft picks Tampa Bay Lightning players