Lee Fogolin, Sr.

Lidio John Fogolin (February 27, 1927 — November 29, 2000) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player for the Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Black Hawks of the National Hockey League (NHL) between 1948 and 1956.

Playing career Fogolin started his professional career with the Omaha Knights of the United States Hockey League in 1946. The next year he played for the Indianapolis Capitals of the American Hockey League. He saw his first NHL action for the Detroit Red Wings in the 1948 playoffs. He began the 1949 season with Indianapolis before being called up to the NHL full-time.

He played the next three seasons with Detroit winning the Stanley Cup with them in 1950. In 1951 he was traded to the Chicago Black Hawks along with Steve Black for Bert Olmstead and Vic Stasiuk. He played the final six years of his career on less-than-impressive Black Hawks teams. In 1957, he signed on as a player-coach of the Calgary Stampeders of the Western Hockey League (WHL). He broke his elbow that season and decided to retire at its conclusion to concentrate on coaching full-time.

Coaching career Fogolin coached one season in the WHL in 1957. He did not return to coaching until 1971 with the Thunder Bay Twins of the United States Hockey League, where he coached for three seasons.

Personal life Fogolin played in two NHL All Star Games, in 1950 and 1951. His son Lee Fogolin won the Stanley Cup two times, with the Edmonton Oilers in 1984 and 1985. His grandson Michael Fogolin played for the Prince George Cougars in the WHL and died in his sleep on May 26, 2004, of a possible heart condition.

Fogolin died November 29, 2000.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1943–44 Galt Red Wings OHA 22 0 2 2 25 3 0 1 1 2 1944–45 Galt Red Wings OHA 17 3 7 10 32 10 1 3 4 25 1945–46 Galt Red Wings OHA 27 13 24 37 51 5 1 1 2 8 1946–47 Omaha Knights USHL 59 2 9 11 117 11 1 3 4 27 1947–48 Indianapolis Capitals AHL 65 2 9 11 113 — — — — — 1947–48 Detroit Red Wings NHL — — — — — 2 0 1 1 6 1948–49 Indianapolis Capitals AHL 20 2 6 8 30 — — — — — 1948–49 Detroit Red Wings NHL 43 1 2 3 59 9 0 0 0 4 1949–50 Detroit Red Wings NHL 63 4 8 12 63 10 0 0 0 16 1950–51 Detroit Red Wings NHL 19 0 1 1 16 — — — — — 1950–51 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 35 3 10 13 63 — — — — — 1951–52 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 69 0 9 9 96 — — — — — 1952–53 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 70 2 8 10 79 7 0 1 1 4 1953–54 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 68 0 1 1 95 — — — — — 1954–55 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 9 0 1 1 16 — — — — — 1955–56 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 51 0 8 8 83 — — — — — 1956–57 Calgary Stampeders WHL 61 1 9 10 84 3 0 0 0 2 NHL totals 427 10 47 57 570 28 0 2 2 30