With every goal and every save, the Stanley Cup Playoffs are an emotional time.
This isn't only for the players and team management. As the stakes of games go up, so often do the blood pressures of fans as well.
Vegas Golden Knights pro scout Mike Foligno falls under both of these categories this spring.
In addition to watching the playoffs through the lens of a Golden Knights scout, Foligno is also carefully watching the progress of the Columbus Blue Jackets, of whom his son, Nick, is team captain.
In hockey circles, however, it's already common knowledge that Golden Knights scout Mike Foligno - he of 355 career NHL goals between 1979 and 1994 - has two sons playing in the NHL - Nick with the Blue Jackets and Marcus with the Buffalo Sabres.
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Not discussed as often is how it works for their father when balancing his duties as an NHL executive and hockey dad whose sons play on different teams.
With Nick Foligno's Blue Jackets currently locked in a First Round series with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Mike Foligno spoke about how it works when he watches his son skate in playoff games.
Mike Foligno Watching Playoffs As Scout, Hockey Dad
The Golden Knights' scout's son, Nick Foligno, is the captain of the Columbus Blue Jackets
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