Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Kurtis Foster and his wife, Stephanie, are mourning the death of their infant daughter Lila.
Lila Kimberly Foster was five days old when she died May 10 at Tampa General Hospital, according to an obituary posted Wednesday on the website for the Peterborough (Ont.) Examiner newspaper. A cause of death was not given.
Mass will be held at St. Alphonsus Church in Peterborough at 12 p.m. Friday. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that donations be made to the Peterborough Regional Health Centre in Ontario, Canada.
Kutis Foster is a Carp, Ontario native who lives in Peterborough during the NHL offseason. He played for the Peterborough Petes of the Ontario Hockey League from 1997 to 2002 and married Peterborough native Stephanie Bosch on July 12, 2008. This was the couple's first child.
Last season was Foster's first with the Lightning after four years playing for the Minnesota Wild and their AHL affiliate Houston Aeros.
He played in 71 games for Tampa Bay with eight goals, 34 assists and 42 points.
Foster came back from a badly broken leg to sign with the Lightning as a free agent and post career highs in assists and points last season. He shattered his left femur when he fell into the boards during a Wild game against the San Jose Sharks in March 2008. He was out of hockey for a year before returning for the Wild's last 10 games of the 2009 season.
He is one of three finalists for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy, awarded to the player who "best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey." The winner of that award will be announced at the NHL Awards show June 23.
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