Editing Adam Foote (section)

==Playing career==

===Minor/Junior===
[[File:Adam Foote 1997.jpg|thumb|left|Adam Foote (1997).]]
Foote grew up playing hockey for the Brooklin-Whitby Minor Hockey Association ([[Ontario Minor Hockey Association|OMHA]]). He was a teammate of future NHLer [[Keith Primeau]] for several years, leading their teams to several OMHA "AA" Championships in the early 1980s. After a successful midget season with Brooklin-Whitby's AA team, Foote was a second-round underage choice, 21st overall, of the [[Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds]] in the 1988 [[Ontario Hockey League|OHL]] Priority Selection. Foote went on to play three OHL seasons with the Greyhounds, winning a [[J. Ross Robertson Cup]] and appearing in the [[1991 Memorial Cup|Memorial Cup]] in his final season under future NHL head coach [[Ted Nolan]].

===Professional===
Foote was selected 22nd overall by the [[Quebec Nordiques]] in the [[1989 NHL Entry Draft]]. He played for Quebec for four seasons until the franchise moved to Colorado to become the [[Colorado Avalanche|Avalanche]] in [[1995–96 NHL season|1995–96]]. Foote won his first of two [[Stanley Cup]]s with the Avalanche that year, sweeping the [[Florida Panthers]] in the [[1996 Stanley Cup Finals|Finals]]. Five years later, Foote helped the Avalanche to a second Stanley Cup championship in [[2001 Stanley Cup Playoffs|2001]], defeating the [[New Jersey Devils]] in seven games.

The following season, in [[2001–02 NHL season|2001–02]], Foote recorded a career-high 22 assists in the regular season before missing out on his second straight Stanley Cup Finals appearance with the Avalanche, losing in seven games to the [[Detroit Red Wings]] in the [[Western Conference (NHL)|Western Conference]] Finals. In [[2002–03 NHL season|2002–03]], Foote had another career-year offensively, scoring personal bests of 11 goals and 31 points. After a 30-point campaign in [[2003–04 NHL season|2003–04]], he remained inactive in [[2004–05 NHL season|2004–05]] due to the [[2004–05 NHL lockout|NHL lockout]].

[[File:Henrik Sedin and Adam Foote.jpg|thumb|Foote defending against the [[Vancouver Canucks]]' [[Henrik Sedin]] in 2010]]
When NHL play was set to resume in [[2005–06 NHL season|2005–06]], Foote parted ways with the Avalanche franchise after 13 seasons, signing a three-year contract worth $13.5 million with the [[Columbus Blue Jackets]] on August 1, 2005. He was immediately named an alternate captain for the upcoming season, but was assigned the Blue Jackets' captaincy in December 2005 when defenceman [[Luke Richardson]] stepped down from the position. He became the fourth captain in franchise history.

Three seasons later, with his contract set to expire, Foote was traded from the Blue Jackets back to the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for two conditional draft picks on February 26, 2008. The trade occurred amid speculation that the Blue Jackets were trying to re-sign Foote to keep him in Columbus, but could not meet Foote's asking price.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/bluejackets/stories/2008/03/01/arace01.ART_ART_03-01-08_C1_V49GNET.html?sid=101 |title=Something stinks with Foote's story on staying put |work=[[The Columbus Dispatch]] |date=March 1, 2008 |access-date=June 8, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110523031301/http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/bluejackets/stories/2008/03/01/arace01.ART_ART_03-01-08_C1_V49GNET.html?sid=101 |archive-date=May 23, 2011 }}</ref> Later that night, he arrived in [[Calgary]] during the first period to play against the [[Calgary Flames|Flames]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/Feb/26/avalanche-3-flames-2-ot/|title=Foote contributes in return|first=Rick|last=Sadowski|work=[[Rocky Mountain News]]|date=February 26, 2008|access-date=October 22, 2008}}</ref> Foote managed one goal and 15 assists for a total of 16 points in 75 games with the Avs and Blue Jackets combined.

On June 30, 2008, Foote agreed to re-sign with the Avalanche with a two-year $6 million deal at $3 million per season.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Avs re-sign Foote|work=Slam Sports|date=June 30, 2008}}</ref> His first full season back in Colorado was cut short by injury and he managed just 42 games. Further major injuries to key players in the lineup resulted in the Avalanche finishing in last place in the Western Conference. The following off-season, long-time Avalanche captain [[Joe Sakic]] announced his retirement. As training camp was set to begin for the [[2009–10 NHL season|2009–10 season]], Foote was named Sakic's successor on September 11, 2009, becoming the eighth captain in franchise history (including the Nordiques) and just the second in Avalanche history.

On May 25, 2010, the Avalanche re-signed Foote to a one-year contract extension for the [[2010–11 NHL season|2010–11 season]] worth approximately $1 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=322638|title=Avalanche re-sign veteran blueliner Foote|work=[[The Sports Network]]|date=May 25, 2010|access-date=May 27, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100529183009/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=322638|archive-date=2010-05-29|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On April 10, 2011, Foote played his last game with the Avalanche, winning 4–3 in overtime against the [[Edmonton Oilers]] during the season finale. He was awarded first star of the game.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=361737|title=Avalanche beat Oilers in Overtime in Foote's last game|work=[[The Sports Network]]|date=April 10, 2011|access-date=April 10, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110414100808/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=361737|archive-date=2011-04-14|url-status=dead}}</ref> Foote was the last former Nordique to be active in the NHL. On November 2, 2013, Foote had his number 52 jersey retired by the Avalanche, joining elite company in [[Ray Bourque]], [[Patrick Roy]], Joe Sakic and [[Peter Forsberg]] in sharing the honour.