Star Nick Foligno Stuns as Chicago's New Premier Player!
Nick Foligno wants to help the Minnesota Wild win the Stanley Cup for the first time in franchise history. Foligno faces his former team on Tuesday night when Minnesota visits Chicago for the first matchup between the Central Division rivals since the Wild acquired the 38-year-old forward in a trade deadline deal with the rebuilding Blackhawks.
CHICAGO (AP) — Nick Foligno wants to help the Minnesota Wild win the Stanley Cup for the first time in franchise history. He also wants to see a turnaround for the Chicago Blackhawks. Foligno faces his former team on Tuesday night when Minnesota visits Chicago for the first matchup between the Central Division rivals since the Wild acquired the 38-year-old forward in a trade deadline deal with the rebuilding Blackhawks.
The March 6 trade put Foligno on the same team as his younger brother, Marcus, and provided an opportunity to chase a long playoff run in his 19th NHL season. But leaving Chicago — after playing an instrumental role in the development of Connor Bedard and some of the team's young players — was difficult for him. “As hard as maybe a couple parts of the seasons were, I love my time here and absolutely cherish being in the leadership role that I was but also just with a group of guys and then staff and playing for this organization,” Foligno said Tuesday.
“It's one of the premier organizations in the league and it was special to be able to be a part of it. ” Foligno had dinner with Bedard and some of the Blackhawks on Monday night. “Obviously it's such a rush when you get traded, especially on a game day.
You're trying to stay out of their way,” Foligno said. “So it's nice to say goodbye in a way. Just catch up and see how things have been.