Scott Foster will hear his name used in NHL trivia for years to come.
The accountant turned goaltender etched into the history books when he became the first emergency netminder to make an appearance in a National Hockey League game when he suited up for the Chicago Blackhawks on March 29th, 2018 against the Winnipeg Jets.
Stopping all seven shots he faced over a span of 16 minutes after relieving Colin Delia, the Western Michigan University graduate became one of 18 players to hold a perfect save percentage of 1.000 since 1982-83 -- the season the NHL started tracking shots. He even turned aside a shot from one of the purest snipers in the game, Patrik Laine, during his outing.
Foster's jersey has now been mounted on the wall at WMU under the NHL alumni section to honour the incredible accomplishment.
Technically, he did play in the NHL, so why not? The story of the Chicago Blackhawks legend continues to grow.
Other notable NHL alumni to come out of the school include Kevin Connauton, Joe Corvo, Danny DeKeyser, Glenn Healy, Keith Jones, Mark Letestu, Jamal Mayers, Matt Tennyson and Luke Witkowski.
Will we ever see another story so unique and amazing?
