Playing career

Foligno was born in Sudbury, Ontario, but spent his early years in Italy where he took up the sport of soccer, participating as a goalkeeper. When Foligno returned to Canada with his family at the age of 10, he was introduced to hockey.

Foligno was drafted 3rd overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1979 NHL Entry Draft. He played 1018 career NHL games, scoring 355 goals and 372 assists for 727 points, while adding 2049 penalty minutes. His best offensive season was the 1985-86 season with the Buffalo Sabres, when he scored 41 goals and 80 points, both career highs. He has stated that his Game Five overtime winner in the 1993 playoffs was the biggest goal of his career.

Foligno is perhaps best known for his trademark jump, dubbed the "Foligno Leap", after scoring a goal. Both of his two sons have carried on the tradition of the Foligno Leap.

Coaching & Management Career

On June 24, 2010, Mike was named as an assistant coach for the Anaheim Ducks. Previously he was the general manager of the Sudbury Wolves, and was also the head coach of the club for whom both of his sons, Nick and Marcus, played prior to playing in the NHL. Foligno was fired on November 30, 2011, along with head coach Randy Carlyle. On July 19, 2013, Foligno was named an assistant coach of the New Jersey Devils.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1975-76	Sudbury Wolves	OMJHL		57	22	14	36	45		16	4	3	7	6
1976-77	Sudbury Wolves	OMJHL		66	31	44	75	62		6	3	1	4	7
1977-78	Sudbury Wolves	OMJHL		67	47	39	86	112		—	—	—	—	—
1978-79	Sudbury Wolves	OMJHL		68	65	85	150	98		10	5	5	10	14
1979-80	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		80	36	35	71	109		—	—	—	—	—
1980-81	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		80	28	35	63	210		—	—	—	—	—
1981-82	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		26	13	13	26	28		—	—	—	—	—
1981-82	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		56	20	31	51	149		4	2	0	2	9
1982-83	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		66	22	25	47	135		10	2	3	5	39
1983-84	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		70	32	31	63	151		3	2	1	3	19
1984-85	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		77	27	29	56	154		5	1	3	4	12
1985-86	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		79	41	39	80	168		—	—	—	—	—
1986-87	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		75	30	29	59	176		—	—	—	—	—
1987-88	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		74	29	28	57	220		6	3	2	5	31
1988-89	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		75	27	22	49	156		5	3	1	4	21
1989-90	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		61	15	25	40	99		6	0	1	1	12
1990-91	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		31	4	5	9	42		—	—	—	—	—
1990-91	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		37	8	7	15	65		—	—	—	—	—
1991-92	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		33	6	8	14	50		—	—	—	—	—
1992-93	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		55	13	5	18	84		18	2	6	8	42
1993-94	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		4	0	0	0	4		—	—	—	—	—
1993-94	Florida Panthers	NHL		39	4	5	9	49		—	—	—	—	—
OMJHL totals				258	165	182	337	317		32	12	9	21	27
NHL totals				1018	355	372	727	2049		57	15	17	32	185

Coaching record

Team	Year	Regular season							Post season
		G	W	L	T	OTL	Pts	Finish	Result
HER	1998-99	80	37	32	10	1	85	3rd in Mid-Atlantic	Lost in first round
HER	1999-00	80	43	29	5	3	94	2nd in Mid-Atlantic	Lost in third round
HER	2000-01	80	34	39	4	3	75	5th in Mid-Atlantic	Lost in third round
HER	2001-02	80	36	27	11	6	89	2nd in South	Lost in second round
HER	2002-03	80	36	27	14	3	89	2nd in South	Lost in first round
SUD	2003-04	68	25	32	6	5	61	5th in Central	Lost in first round
SUD	2004-05	68	32	23	6	7	77	4th in Central	Lost in second round
SUD	2005-06	68	34	28	-	6	74	3rd in Central	Lost in second round
SUD	2006-07	68	29	30	-	9	67	3rd in Central	Lost in OHL Finals
SUD	2007-08	68	17	46	-	5	39	5th in Central	Missed playoffs
SUD	2008-09	68	26	35	-	7	59	5th in Central	Lost in first round
SUD	2009-10	68	26	35	-	7	59	5th in Central	Lost in first round

Personal

Foligno was married to wife Janis until her death in 2009 during his time as coach in Sudbury. They have four children, Cara (teacher in the Dufferin-Peel Catholic school board, Lisa (lacrosse player at Canisius College), Nick and Marcus. Nick was drafted in the first round of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft by the Ottawa Senators and made the 2007-08 Senators team. Marcus was drafted 104th overall in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft by the Buffalo Sabres. Marcus won a silver medal with Team Canada at the 2011 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships and joined the Sabres in the 2011-12 season.

[ Source: Wikipedia ]