Nolan Foote

Nolan Foote (born November 29, 2000) is an American-born Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a winger for the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted 27th overall by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the first round of the 2019 NHL entry draft. He is the son of former NHL defenseman Adam Foote and the younger brother of defenseman Cal Foote.

Playing career Foote was selected by the Kelowna Rockets in the 2015 Western Hockey League Draft with the 43rd overall pick, while playing with the Colorado Thunderbirds at the T1EHL under-16 level. Foote's older brother Cal was previously selected by the Rockets in the 2013 draft.

On June 21, 2019, Foote was selected by the Tampa Bay Lightning 27th overall in the 2019 NHL entry draft. Foote again joined his brother Cal in being selected by the same franchise. Cal was previously selected by the Lightning in the 2017 NHL entry draft. Before being drafted, Foote played the past three seasons in the WHL for the Rockets. Foote has skated in 168 career games, recording 68 goals, 70 assists, and 138 points.

On June 25, 2019, Foote was signed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning.

On February 16, 2020, his contract rights, along with a first round pick in the 2020 NHL entry draft, were traded to the New Jersey Devils in exchange for forward Blake Coleman. He started the 2020–21 season with the Binghamton Devils of the American Hockey League (AHL) and was called up to the New Jersey Devils' taxi squad on April 17, 2021. He made his NHL debut the following day against the New York Rangers, and recorded his first NHL point in that game by assisting on a goal by Nico Hischier.

Entering the 2023–24 season, which saw the brothers reunited under contract to the Devils, Foote sustained an upper-body injury in training camp and began the year on injured reserve. Although the initial expectation was that he would return in late November 2023, he did not return to play until February 26, 2024, when he was assigned to the Utica Comets of the AHL on a conditioning loan. Seeing action in four NHL games after his conditioning loan, he recorded one goal.

Foote signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Devils for the 2024–25 season on August 12, 2024.

On July 3, 2026, having left the Panthers after a lone season, Foote was reported to have signed as a free agent to a one-year, two-way contract with the Philadelphia Flyers for the season. The signing was not officially announced until August 19.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2016–17 Kelowna Rockets WHL 52 19 16 35 25 17 2 6 8 4 2017–18 Kelowna Rockets WHL 50 13 27 40 31 4 1 1 2 4 2018–19 Kelowna Rockets WHL 66 36 27 63 62 — — — — — 2019–20 Kelowna Rockets WHL 27 15 18 33 49 — — — — — 2020–21 Binghamton Devils AHL 24 7 10 17 6 — — — — — 2020–21 New Jersey Devils NHL 6 1 1 2 0 — — — — — 2021–22 Utica Comets AHL 55 14 18 32 48 5 1 2 3 2 2021–22 New Jersey Devils NHL 7 3 1 4 0 — — — — — 2022–23 Utica Comets AHL 55 20 17 37 27 1 0 0 0 0 2022–23 New Jersey Devils NHL 6 1 0 1 0 — — — — — 2023–24 Utica Comets AHL 4 3 1 4 2 — — — — — 2023–24 New Jersey Devils NHL 4 1 0 1 0 — — — — — 2024–25 Utica Comets AHL 53 18 21 39 29 — — — — — 2024–25 New Jersey Devils NHL 7 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 2025–26 Charlotte Checkers AHL 54 14 18 32 40 3 1 1 2 0 2025–26 Florida Panthers NHL 12 1 0 1 6 — — — — —NHL totals 42 7 3 10 0 — — — — —

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2016 Canada Black U17 6 0 2 2 8 2017 Canada IH18 5 1 1 2 0 2020 Canada WJC 7 3 2 5 29Junior totals 18 4 5 9 37