After playing three seasons in the
Western Hockey League, Focht joined the Coyotes'
American Hockey League affiliate, the
Springfield Falcons, for the
1997–98 season. He did not make his
NHL debut with the Coyotes, however, until the
2001–02 season, during which he appeared in eight games. After playing in ten more games for the Coyotes in the
2002–03 season, he was traded to the
Pittsburgh Penguins in a multi-player deal which saw
Jan Hrdina go to Phoenix. Focht appeared in 64 games in two seasons with the Penguins. Most recently, Focht spent the
2005–06 season with the
Rochester Americans of the AHL. ==Career statistics==