Liam Foudy parents France Gareau and Sean Foudy have played a major part in his successful NHL career. Liam inherits his father Sean’s strong physique and his mother France’s running capabilities.
His mother France was an Olympic Sprinter while his father Sean played as a defensive back for the CFL team Ottawa Rough Riders. Growing up in a family of sports professionals, Liam was interested in playing various games including hockey, soccer, and track during his school days.
Later, hockey became his favorite and so he decided to pursue a career in Ice Hockey. The Columbus Blue Jackets acquired Liam as the 18th overall pick, in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft.
Liam Foudy Parents France Gareau And Sean Foudy Are Professional Athletes
Liam Foudy parents, France Gareau and Sean Foudy have remarkable sports careers in their early years. Observing their talents in their respective sports, Liam was also interested in sports since he was a child.
His father and mother have always remained his pillar of support throughout his life while he focused on improving himself in Ice Hockey.
Foudy’s mother, Gareau, was a professional sprinter who competed at the 1984 summer Olympics and won a silver medal for the Canadian relay team.
Additionally, she earned relay medals at the 1990 Commonwealth Games and 1993 Summer Universiade. She is also a two-time medalist in the Francophone Games.
Meanwhile, Liam’s dad, Sean, played as a defensive back in the Canadian Football League for six seasons. He also has records of competing in track for five years, from 1986 to 1991.
Being the son of an Olympic champion, he runs like a sprinter and has a solid physique. Following his parents’ guidelines, Liam got selected by the London Knights 18th overall in the 2016 OHL Priority Selection. On 21 September 2016, he made his OHL debut with the Knights.
The same year, he won the 100m hurdles and the 300m hurdles at the 2016 OFSAA Championship, earning double gold medals. His victory reflected his father’s experience of winning gold at OFSAA in his youth career.
Sean and France also have another son named Jean-Luc, who is also pursuing a career in ice hockey sport. Like his elder brother Liam, Luc is carving his path in the NHL.
The Foudy brothers had faced off against each other during the OHL playoff series between the London Knights and Windsor Spitfires in March 2019.
Liam played for the Knights at that time, while his brother Jean-Luc was center with the Windsor Spitfires. Since their parents were excited about the match, they traveled straight from Toronto to London.
When the Fondy couple was asked who would win the match, Mr. Sean answered as a strategist that Knight might win the series, also noting that the younger Jean-Luc still has several years ahead.
Liam Foudy Father Sean Foudy Played As A Defensive Back For BC Lions
Sean Foudy, the father of NHL player Liam Foudy, was a former footballer for the professional team BC Lions. Between 1989 to 1992, his father played for the Ottawa Rough Riders after getting picked 17th overall in the 1989 CFL Draft.
Sean was a track athlete for the York Lions from 1986 to 1991, winning silver and bronze medals for the team at the national championships. Liam’s dad has four CIAU and five OUAA medals, winning the 60m hurdles ad relays individually. In 1988, he received second-team all-star honors in football.
In 1989, the senior Foudy was acknowledged as York’s male athlete of the year. He was named to the York University Sports Hall of Fame in 2006.
Following his retirement in 1994, he spent quality time with his family, training his sons Liam and Jean-Luc for a hockey game. Since childhood, Liam and his younger brother Jean-Luc has been benefited from his dad’s coaching. Now, the Foudy brothers are doing well in their professional careers as ice hockey athletes.
Sean’s youngest son Jean-Luc plays for the Colorado Avalanche. He was drafted by the team 75th overall in the third round of the 2020 NHL Entry Draft.
Jean-Luc was a center in Windsor; however, he played wing for Canada at the 2019 Hlinka Gretzky Cup recording four points (two goals, two assists) in five matches.
While Liam has more strength to the net with the puck, his brother has more distinctive playmaking and set-up style in the offensive zone.