At present, Lee Fogolin resides in Edmonton, Alberta. Fogolin is healthy and happy as he is inducted into the Hall of Fame by the Edmonton Oilers.
Lee has always been skilled with wood, whether it was the short stick-chop to an opposing forward trying to go wide, shooting at the few bare inches between the attacker’s short cuffed gloves and forearm to render their hand numb occasionally, or constructing the sturdy bench where the Edmonton Oilers players worked on their sticks before games.
Lee Fogolin was a heart and soul defender who was tough, a skilled shot blocker, and effective against the wall and down low. Even though Fogolin struggled to lift his left arm over his shoulder, he played well. Over his first seven Oiler seasons, he only missed nine games. Furthermore, his left eye was also hurt when he was a junior.
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He was powerful and had a high pain threshold. He did not tower over opponents at 6 feet tall and 200 pounds, yet he frequently defeated them in fights. He was a competent PK player who occasionally suited up as a 45-forward in Buffalo.
Lee Fogolin occupies a particular place in Oilers history as one of the men who contributed to the formation of the “Boys on the Bus.” No one could have handled the mantle with more dignity and class than Fogolin, who was tougher than anybody and shed more blood than anyone else in the service of the copper and blue.
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