Lightning select Aiden Foster with 127th overall pick in 2025 NHL Draft

Foster played for Prince George in the WHL last season

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By Benjamin Pierce
TampaBayLightning.com

With the 127th pick in the 2025 NHL Draft, the Tampa Bay Lightning selected forward Aiden Foster of the Western Hockey League’s (WHL) Prince George Cougars.

The 18-year-old native of Lloydminster, Alberta scored 11 goals and nine assists for 20 points in 68 games for Prince George last season, while his 136 penalty minutes were third-most in the WHL.

The 6-foot-2, 174-pound forward was ranked 89th among North American skaters in the final NHL Central Scouting rankings.

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