Liam
Foudy
C · NYI · Limited · Very poor
- PAL
- 6
- WAR
- -0.4
- Value
- 13
- PTS
- 14
2022-23№ 551 / 617
Liam Foudy (New York Islanders) stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Liam Foudy
HEIGHT : 185 cm · WEIGHT : 85 kg · SHOOTS : L
Born : February 3, 2000 · Scarborough, Canada
Drafted : 2018 · CBJ · round 1, pick #18
Contract : $850,000 · 2026-27 → 2026-27 · Two-Way Contract · UFA
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | New York Islanders | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-25 | New York Islanders | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | Nashville Predators | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 2023-24 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 62 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 8 |
| 2021-22 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 24 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| 2019-20 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| NHL totals | 105 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 16 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Playoff totals | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
Liam Foudy: our analysis
2022-23 season: 62 GP, 7 G, 7 A, 14 PTS, -26 +/-, 12:08 TOI. WAR -0.4 (551st of 617) · PAL 6, very poor.
In 2022-23, Liam Foudy, 26, posts a PAL Rating of 6 out of 100 (very poor), and his WAR of -0.4 ranks 551st among 617 regulars, in the bottom quarter.
His strengths: discipline (80, well above average). On the other hand, penalty kill (5, among the weakest in the league) and possession (9, among the weakest in the league) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: penalties (+1.0); his biggest cost: finishing (-2.1).
Contract-wise, his Value score of 13 (very poor return) weighs his output against what he costs: 50 is what that salary should buy.
Liam Foudy's story
Born in Toronto on February 4, 2000, Liam Foudy came up in a sporting household and channelled his athletic energy into hockey early on. He developed as a centre with a forward-minded approach, moving through junior ranks where his offensive instincts became more pronounced each season.
London selected him 18th overall in the 2016 OHL Priority Selection, and Foudy spent four seasons with the Knights. His rookie year was mostly about gaining experience, but by 2017–18 his scoring grew noticeably. The following campaigns saw him pile up multi-point games, including three- and four-point outings, and finish the 2019–20 junior season riding an 18-game point streak that underlined his consistency at the OHL level.
Columbus used its first-round pick on Foudy at the 2018 NHL Entry Draft and signed him to a three-year entry-level contract on July 30, 2018. He made his first taste of pro hockey with the AHL’s Cleveland Monsters in the 2019 Calder Cup playoffs, scoring his first professional goals there. Foudy reached the NHL ice on February 10, 2020, after an emergency recall, recorded his first NHL assist three days later, and netted his first NHL goal in Game 5 of the 2020 qualifying round against Toronto.
His pro journey has included roster moves and assignments. Nashville claimed him off waivers on October 21, 2023; he debuted for the Predators on October 28, later cleared waivers and finished that season with the Milwaukee Admirals, registering 10 goals and 16 points in 28 games. As a free agent he signed a one-year, two-way deal with the New York Islanders on July 10, 2024, and New York extended him on subsequent one-year, two-way contracts.
Internationally, Foudy represented Canada at the 2018 World U18 Championships. On the ice he is defined by his blend of mobility and offensive anticipation as a centre, the kind of player who creates chances by getting into scoring areas and supporting linemates in transition.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 11:17
- PP TOI/GP
- 0:00
- SH TOI/GP
- 0:00
- Pts/GP
- 0.00
- EV points
- 0
- Hits
- 1
- Blocks
- 1
- Takeaways
- 0
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 31.2 %
- Off. zone starts
- 25.0 %
- Faceoffs
- 0.0 %
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)
Player ratings, 2022-23
All ratings →Fourteen ratings from 0 to 100 drawn from data, never by hand: 75 = established NHL player, 95+ = elite.
OV · OverallConfidence 42 %
61
Depth
- SK
- Skating
- 68
- Confidence 57 %
- ST
- Strength
- 64
- Confidence 48 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 66
- Confidence 50 %
- DU
- Durability
- 56
- Confidence 57 %
- CK
- Checking
- 78
- Confidence 48 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 73
- Confidence 28 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 83
- Confidence 48 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- —
- PA
- Passing
- 66
- Confidence 42 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 72
- Confidence 42 %
- DF
- Defense
- 62
- Confidence 38 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 76
- Confidence 0 %
- EX
- Experience
- 58
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating68
- Top speed (35 %)35.5 · 66
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)8.632 · 87
- Distance /60 (20 %)15.6 · 64
- Speed consistency (15 %)33.4 · 47
ST — Strength64
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)4.11 · 70
- Body mass (50 %)-0.797 · 66
EN — Endurance66
- Ice time per game (45 %)13.2 · 65
- Total ice time (20 %)739 · 66
- Shift length (15 %)45.2 · 75
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)13.4 · 65
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)1.795 · 63
DU — Durability56
- Share of games played (100 %)0.668 · 56
CK — Checking78
- Hits /60 (70 %)4.632 · 78
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)4.816 · 78
- Season volume (10 %)4.111 · 74
FG — Fighting73
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)0.996 · 73
DI — Discipline83
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)0.047 · 82
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.473 · 84
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.749 · 75
PA — Passing66
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.608 · 69
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.284 · 42
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)-0.016 · 71
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)4.386 · 73
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.593 · 68
SC — Scoring72
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.713 · 67
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.784 · 74
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)-0.321 · 70
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)1.308 · 77
- xG per shot (10 %)0.084 · 82
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)11.6 · 71
DF — Defense62
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)-0.102 · 60
- Relative xG against (20 %)-0.008 · 72
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)3.08 · 60
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)-0.104 · 58
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)0.805 · 88
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)62.1 · 57
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)1.755 · 67
PS — Penalty shot76
- Shootouts (60 %)34.2 · 76
- Penalty shots (40 %)25.9 · 75
EX — Experience58
- Career regular-season games (65 %)63
- Career playoff games (25 %)45
- NHL seasons (10 %)55
OV — Overall61
- SC · Scoring (20 %)72
- PA · Passing (20 %)66
- DF · Defense (20 %)62
- SK · Skating (12 %)68
- EN · Endurance (8 %)66
- DI · Discipline (5 %)83
- ST · Strength (3 %)64
- CK · Checking (2 %)78
The bars show confidence (sample size), not player quality. — : not enough data, not a zero. Engine version 1.0.
WAR and PAL ratings, 2022-23
How we rate →PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against players at the same position (50 = average player), starting from the player's strength, offensive or defensive. Value Rating compares that performance with what the player costs: 50 means paid what the play is worth.
PAL Rating
6/ 100
Performance · Very poor
435 of 461 at the position
Value Rating
13/ 100
Very poor return
0.76 M$ · expected PAL 36
ProfileLimitedBelow average at both ends
- Offense
- 16
- Defense
- 10
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- Offense
- 19
- Creation
- 31
- Shooting
- 47
- Possession
- 9
- Defense
- 16
- Discipline
- 80
- Power play
- 23
- Penalty kill
- 5
From 0 to 100; 50 is the average player at the same position, adjusted for ice time.
Hockey IQ, 2022-23
Rankings and method →The quality of the player's decisions with and against the puck at 5-on-5, against regulars at the same position (50 = average). PAL measures output; IQ measures how the player plays.
Overall IQ
93/ 100
Elite
better than 93% of forwards, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
75/ 100
Very good
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
92/ 100
Elite
takeaways, discipline, own zone
Why 93, higher than both scores? Overall IQ isn't an average, it's a rank: 28 of 424 forwards. Few players are good at both ends at once; being so puts Liam Foudy ahead of almost everyone else.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 51
- Shot selection
- 84
- Penalties drawn
- 50
- Puck management
- 46
Defense
- Takeaways
- 59
- Discipline
- 82
- Safe zone exits
- 98
Percentiles: 80 means better than 80% of regulars at the same position. Play without the puck (positioning, coverage) isn't measured: the NHL doesn't publish that data.
WAR, 2025-26
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
-0.0
wins above replacement
-0.0 to -0.0 — 90% interval
400 of 615 forwards
-0.1 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- -0.0
- EV defense
- -0.0
- Power play
- 0.0
- Penalty kill
- 0.0
- Shooting
- -0.0
- Penalties
- 0.0
- Average → replacement
- +0.0
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | NYI | 1 | -0.0 | -0.0 to -0.0 | 400/615 |
| 2024-25 | NYI | 2 | -0.0 | -0.1 to 0.0 | 389/596 |
| 2023-24 | NSH | 13 | -0.1 | -0.3 to 0.0 | 485/608 |
| 2022-23 | CBJ | 62 | -0.4 | -0.9 to 0.4 | 551/617 |
Player tracking (NHL EDGE)
League EDGE leaderboards →Speed, shot power, distance covered, time by zone: measured by chips in the puck and shoulder pads. 90th percentile = better than 90% of players.
- Hardest shot
- 125.4 km/h15th percentileleague avg. 134.6 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 34.0 km/h11th percentileleague avg. 35.7 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 24th percentileleague avg. 75
- Offensive zone time
- 37.6 %4th percentileleague avg. 43.1 %
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- Total distance, season
- 3.0 km2nd percentileleague avg. 198.8 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 2.95 km8th percentileleague avg. 4.70 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 37.6 %1st percentileleague avg. 42.0 %
- Neutral zone time
- 19.7 %100th percentileleague avg. 16.8 %
- Defensive zone time
- 42.8 %16th percentileleague avg. 40.1 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 12nd percentile | 00th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
| High danger | 00th percentile | 00th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
| Mid range | 17th percentile | 00th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
| Long range | 00th percentile | 00th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
Shots on goal by zone
2025-2026 regular season. Measured by puck and player tracking chips; the percentile ranks the player within the league.
Game log, 2025-26
CARLiam Foudy: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Liam Foudy have in 2025-26?
Liam Foudy has 0 goals and 0 points (0 assists) in 1 game in 2025-26.
How old is Liam Foudy?
Liam Foudy is 26 years old: he was born on February 4, 2000.
How tall is Liam Foudy, and how much does he weigh?
Liam Foudy is 6'1" (185 cm) and weighs 187 lb (85 kg).
Where is Liam Foudy from?
Canada: Liam Foudy was born in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada.
What team does Liam Foudy play for?
Liam Foudy plays for the New York Islanders in the NHL, at C, wearing number 43.
Is Liam Foudy injured?
No: Liam Foudy is not on the latest NHL injury report. This answer is updated throughout the season.
How good is Liam Foudy?
Liam Foudy produced -0.0 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025-26, 400th of 615 players at his position in the NHL.
How much does Liam Foudy make?
Liam Foudy carries a cap hit of $850K per season, on a contract worth $850K in total over 1 years.
When does Liam Foudy's contract end?
Liam Foudy's contract runs through the 2026-27 season; he will then be an unrestricted free agent.
Is Liam Foudy a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 400th of 615 players at his position in the NHL in 2025-26. Our comparison tool puts him side by side with any other player.
What are Liam Foudy's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Liam Foudy has 105 games, 7 goals, 15 assists and 22 points. His best season: 2022-23, with 14 points in 62 games.
Where was Liam Foudy drafted?
Liam Foudy was drafted 18th overall (round 1) by Columbus Blue Jackets in 2018.
How does Liam Foudy perform in the playoffs?
In the playoffs, Liam Foudy has 10 games and 2 points in his career. His pace (0.20 points per game) is similar to his regular-season pace (0.21).
Does Liam Foudy have siblings?
Yes: his brother Jean-Luc Foudy (selected by the Colorado Avalanche in the third round, 75th overall, of the 2020 NHL Entry Draft).
Is Liam Foudy related to anyone famous?
Yes: France Gareau (mother, Olympic sprinter; won a silver medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics); Sean Foudy (father, Canadian Football League player; Ottawa Rough Riders and BC Lions (1989–1994)).
What is Liam Foudy's nationality?
Liam Foudy is Canadian. Internationally: Team Canada - selected to represent Canada's under-18 team at the 2018 IIHF World U18 Championships.
Where did Liam Foudy play before turning pro?
London Knights (OHL) — seasons 2016–17 through 2019–20; selected 18th overall in the 2016 OHL Priority Selection.
See also: his New York Islanders teammates
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