The recent performance of Marcus Foligno (April 26, Game 4 playoff series against the Vegas Golden Knights) and comparisons it brought to his father’s (Mike Foligno) leaping NHL goal celebrations sparked me to feel proud of him and of his family’s connection to Sudbury.
I was a boy when Mike Foligno was an OHL superstar. I was so in his thrall, I used to annually make a Mike Foligno-patterned Easter egg. I went on to quietly root for him throughout his professional career and when he entered coaching with the Sudbury Wolves.
I still have a scrapbook with a signed Mike Foligno hockey card in it, somewhere at my house.
Mike was a great player and has always been a class act. I’m pleased to watch at a distance as his sons (Marcus “Moose” Foligno who is the Minnesota Wild’s alternate captain, and Nick Foligno, captain of the Chicago Blackhawks) follow his example and represent my beloved hometown with honour and distinction as well.
Phil Andrews
Guelph