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Foligno, who turns 38 on Oct. 31, is in his third season with
Chicago. The forward has no goals and two assists in four games.
“He’s a great, elite leader. He’s an extension of the coaching
staff,” coach Jeff Blashill said. “And, so, now I think we have
other guys in the room that can help pick it up. It’s like, as
if he was injured, just next man up has to do the job.”
Playing without Foligno for the first time this season, Chicago
rolled to an 8-3 victory at St. Louis on Wednesday night.
“We’re obviously praying for him and his family and everything
that’s going on, and that one was for him and them,” forward
Frank Nazar said. "And, really, it’s obviously something that us
as a group talked about before and after the game, and we wanted
to go out there and play for them.”
Foligno became the 35th captain of the Original Six team in
September 2024. His father, Mike, played in the NHL for 15
years, and his brother, Marcus, plays for Minnesota.
Nick Foligno broke into the league with the Ottawa Senators in
2007. He has 247 goals and 352 assists in 1,237 regular-season
games, also playing for Columbus, Boston and Toronto.
Foligno's daughter, Milana, turned 12 on Tuesday. He also has
two sons — Landon and Hudson — with his wife, Janelle.
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