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He promised accountability among the players and said they will know what to expect with him as the head coach.

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Rockets GM Bruce Hamilton said Foote, who lives in the city and whose son Nolan plays on the team, was his only call when he went looking for a new head coach.

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The hiring came just a day after former head coach Jason Smith was fired by the team.The Rockets are off to 4-10 start on the season.

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Foote, 47, is a former OHL player, having played for the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds. He was drafted 22nd overall by the Quebec Nordiques in 1989. He had 308 points (66 goals and 242 assists) and 308 penalty minutes during his 19-year NHL career.

He also won two Stanley Cups with Colorado in 1996 and 2001 and gold medal with Team Canada at the 2002 Winter Olympics.

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Foote has two sons who also play hockey, Nolan, an assistant captain on the Rockets and Cal, a former Rocket who was a first-round draft pick of the Tampa Bay Lightning and is currently playing for the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League.

Foote will join assistant coaches Kris Mallette and Travis Crickard behind the bench tonight, when the Rockets take on the defending WHL champion Swift Current Broncos at Prospera Place.