Adam Foote
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"Adam David Vernon Foote" is a retired Canada/Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He was best known for his physical presence and gritty play as a stay-at-home defenceman.

Foote was drafted out of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) 22nd overall in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft by the Quebec Nordiques. He began his NHL career with Quebec in 1991–92 NHL season/1991–92 before relocating with the franchise to Colorado, where he won two Stanley Cups in 1996 Stanley Cup playoffs/1996 and 2001 Stanley Cup playoffs/2001. In 2005–06 NHL season/2005, Foote signed with the Columbus Blue Jackets where he served as team captain for three seasons. He then returned to the Avalanche in 2008 via trade, where he would eventually complete his playing career.

Internationally, Foote won a gold medal in Ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics/2002 Winter Olympics and a World Cup of Hockey/World Cup championship in 2004 World Cup of Hockey/2004 with Canada national men's ice hockey team/Team Canada.

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We should play desperate all the time - why not? This team is so hard on itself that sometimes we put extra pressure on ourselves. Maybe we shouldn't because it costs us sometimes.

He's going to be a scary player. He's young, he's learning - and that was a big goal for us.

Having to fight back like we did I think showed a lot of heart. We played an open game tonight and I think we had to do that after getting behind early. We just have to get back to things after the holiday and go back to work.

It seemed like they wanted it more.

The first thing he (Callan) asked was, 'Can I bring my Zamboni bed?' I said, 'Sure, you can bring the Zamboni bed, and you can paint it whatever color you want.' He said he wasn't sure he wanted to change its colors yet. The other one just wants a cat. We're not getting a cat.

We showed a lot of character coming back tonight. This team really wants to win and if we can put away a few mistakes it's going to make things a lot easier.

We needed to get a win and get some confidence. We had a long week of practice going over some things. We did a lot of little things better than we did on the road trip and it really helped.

We showed a little frustration. We looked a little scrambly on power plays. We didn't play together on the power play tonight.

Having come back like we did, I think it showed a lot of heart. We played an open game. I think we had to after falling behind early.