Marc Fortier

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Marc Fortier
Born (1966-02-26) February 26, 1966 (age 58)
Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 202 lb (92 kg; 14 st 6 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Right
Played for Quebec Nordiques
Ottawa Senators
Los Angeles Kings
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 1987–2005

Marc Fortier (born February 26, 1966) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre. Fortier played in the National Hockey League for the Quebec Nordiques, Ottawa Senators and Los Angeles Kings.

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Biography

Fortier was raised in Windsor, Quebec.[ citation needed ] As a youth, he played in the 1978 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Windsor. [1]

Fortier first played four years in the QMJHL for the Chicoutimi Saguenéens. In his last season, he had a total of 201 points which is a record in team history. Afterwards, he played in the NHL, AHL and IHL. From 1994 to 2005, Fortier played in Europe, playing in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga in Germany and in Switzerland in Nationalliga A and Nationalliga B. Fortier played a total of 212 regular season games, scoring 42 goals and 102 points with 135 penalty minutes.[ citation needed ]

Fortier has been the coach and general manager of the Saint-Georges CRS Express of the Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey. He was a QMJHL scout for the Colorado Avalanche in the 2008–2009 season. In 2010, he served the recruitment director of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. He was the general manager of his former junior team, the Chicoutimi Saguenéens, from 2011 to 2014.[ citation needed ]

Career statistics

   Regular season   Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1981–82Cantons de L'Est CantonniersQMAAA61230142020
1982–83Cantons de L'Est CantonniersQMAAA483536717430116
1983–84 Chicoutimi Saguenéens QMJHL 6716304651—————
1984–85 Chicoutimi SaguenéensQMJHL6835639811414841216
1985–86 Chicoutimi SaguenéensQMJHL7147861334992141612
1986–87 Chicoutimi SaguenéensQMJHL6566135201391911405120
1987–88 Fredericton Express AHL 5026366248—————
1987–88 Quebec Nordiques NHL 274101412—————
1988–89 Halifax Citadels AHL1611112214—————
1988–89 Quebec NordiquesNHL5720193945—————
1989–90 Halifax CitadelsAHL1556116—————
1989–90 Quebec NordiquesNHL5913173028—————
1990–91 Halifax CitadelsAHL5824325685—————
1990–91 Quebec NordiquesNHL140446—————
1991–92 Halifax CitadelsAHL169162544—————
1991–92 Quebec NordiquesNHL39591433—————-
1992–93 Ottawa Senators NHL100116—————
1992–93 New Haven Senators AHL169152442—————
1992–93 Los Angeles Kings NHL60005—————
1992–93 Phoenix Roadrunners IHL 17491334—————
1993–94 Phoenix RoadrunnersIHL81396110096—————
1994–95 Canada Intl41340—————
1994–95 Zürcher SC NDA 3511405110452682
1995–96 Zürcher SCNDA361738553041234
1996–97 Zürcher SCNDA248192739—————
1996–97 Eisbären Berlin DEL 1838111084482
1997–98 Eisbären BerlinDEL438374540102576
1998–99 Eisbären BerlinDEL498404886832515
1999–2000 Eisbären BerlinDEL538394770—————
2000–01 Eisbären BerlinDEL4913395230—————
2001–02 Eisbären BerlinDEL582037575444262
2002–03 Frankfurt Lions DEL529404922—————
2003–04 HC Ajoie CHE.2 4422487050113111414
2004–05HC AjoieCHE.2275162146—————
2004–05 HC Fribourg-Gottéron NLA40110—————
2006–07Lac-Mégantic TurmelPSHL5518234101010206
NHL totals2124260102135—————
AHL totals17184116200239—————
DEL totals323692403093123013132625

Coaching statistics

Coaching statistics.[ citation needed ]

Season  Team                    Lge  Type       GP  W  L T OTL    Pct Result  2005-06 St. Georges CRS Express LNAH Head Coach 56 24 29 0   3  0.455 Out of Playoffs 2007-08 Québec Assur-Expert  LHJAAAQ Head Coach 54                    Semi-Final

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References

  1. ↑ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-14.
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