What is Lee Fogolin?
{{For|Fogolin's father who was also an ice hockey player|Lee Fogolin, Sr.}} {{Infobox ice hockey player | image = | image_size = | position = [[Defenceman|Defence]] | shoots = Right | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 0 | weight_lb = 200 | played_for = [[Buffalo Sabres]]<br>[[Edmonton Oilers]] | ntl_team = United States | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1955|2|7|mf=y}} | birth_place = [[Chicago, Illinois|Chicago]], [[Illinois|IL]], [[United States|USA]] | draft = 11th overall | draft_year = 1974 | draft_team = [[Buffalo Sabres]] | career_start = 1974 | career_end = 1987 }} '''Lee Joseph Fogolin''' (born February 7, 1955 in [[Chicago, Illinois]] and raised in [[Thunder Bay]], [[Ontario]]), is a retired [[Defenceman (ice hockey)|defenceman]] who played in the [[National Hockey League]]. He played for the [[Buffalo Sabres]] and the [[Edmonton Oilers]], playing in 924 NHL regular season games between 1974 and 1987, winning the Stanley Cup in 1984 and 1985. ==Background and early career== Fogolin was born in [[Chicago]] while his father, [[Lee Fogolin Sr.]], was a member of the [[Chicago Blackhawks]]. His son, [[Michael Fogolin]], played for the [[Prince George Cougars]] in the [[Western Hockey League|WHL]] and died in his sleep on May 26, 2004 of a possible heart condition. Fogolin played from 1972–1974 with the [[Oshawa Generals]] of the [[Ontario Hockey League|OHA]], scoring 52 points in 102 games with 240 PIM. He was drafted in the first round, 11th overall, of the 1974 [[NHL Entry Draft]] by the Buffalo Sabres. Although Fogolin was raised in Canada, he was chosen to play for [[United States national men's ice hockey team|Team USA]] in the [[1976 Canada Cup]], since he was born in the U.S.. He was invited again in [[1984 Canada Cup|1984]], but this time chose not to play. ==NHL playing career== Fogolin played his first professional season (1974–75) in Buffalo, but played parts of the next season with the Sabres and the [[American Hockey League|AHL]] [[Hershey Bears]]. He was acquired by the Edmonton Oilers f