Patrick Foliot

Patrick Foliot (born 1 March 1954) is a French and Saint-Pierrais former ice hockey goaltender. Born in St. Pierre, he started playing ice hockey at the age of six and later moved to France. There, he played as a back-up goaltender for Hockey Club de Caen before being selected to compete for the France men's national junior ice hockey team.

During the 1983–84 Nationale A season, he became the French champion with Club des Sports de Megève and was awarded the Jean Ferrand Trophy. After taking a break, he came back during the 1986–87 season with Yétis du Mont-Blanc and became French champion, again being awarded the Trophy. He also competed for the French national team with over a hundred appearances, competing in tournaments such as the 1988 Winter Olympics. With Gothiques d'Amiens he was awarded with two Raymond Dewas Trophies. After his retirement in 1993, he became a coach in Saint-Pierre and was appointed as the regional technical director for the French Ice Hockey Federation. Biography Patrick Foliot was born on 1 March 1954 in Saint-Pierre of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, a self-governing territorial overseas collectivity of France. Similarly to his father and brother, Foliot started playing ice hockey at the age of six and played for the Saint-Pierre youth team. For his education, he earned vocational certificates in carpentry and industrial design and moved to Caen with other Saint-Pierrais students.

While he lived in Caen, he worked as a factory worker then quit after three weeks as he was not satisfied with his pay. He continued playing ice hockey at the Patinoire de Caen la mer as a back-up goaltender for Hockey Club de Caen and preferred peeling potatoes at the rink's bar in exchange of a meal rather than his job. For the 1989–90 Nationale 1A season and 1990–91 Ligue nationale season, he played for Gothiques d'Amiens and was awarded with two Raymond Dewas Trophies.