Marc Fortier Explained

Played For:Quebec Nordiques
Ottawa Senators
Los Angeles Kings
Position:Centre
Height Ft:5
Height In:10
Weight Lb:202
Shoots:Right
Birth Date:February 26, 1966
Birth Place:Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
Draft:Undrafted
Career Start:1987
Career End: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.

Biography

Fortier was raised in Windsor, Quebec. 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.

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.

Career statistics

  Regular season Playoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
1981–82 Cantons de L'Est Cantonniers QMAAA 6 1 2 3 0 142020
1982–83 Cantons de L'Est Cantonniers QMAAA 48 35 36 71 74 30116
1983–84QMJHL6716304651
1984–85Chicoutimi SaguenéensQMJHL6835639811414841216
1985–86Chicoutimi SaguenéensQMJHL7147861334992141612
1986–87Chicoutimi SaguenéensQMJHL6566135201391911405120
1987–88Fredericton ExpressAHL5026366248
1987–88Quebec NordiquesNHL274101412
1988–89Halifax CitadelsAHL1611112214
1988–89Quebec NordiquesNHL5720193945
1989–90Halifax CitadelsAHL1556116
1989–90Quebec NordiquesNHL5913173028
1990–91Halifax CitadelsAHL5824325685
1990–91Quebec NordiquesNHL140446
1991–92Halifax CitadelsAHL169162544
1991–92Quebec NordiquesNHL39591433—-
1992–93Ottawa SenatorsNHL100116
1992–93New Haven SenatorsAHL169152442
1992–93Los Angeles KingsNHL60005
1992–93Phoenix RoadrunnersIHL17491334
1993–94Phoenix RoadrunnersIHL81396110096
1994–95CanadaIntl41340
1994–95Zürcher SCNDA3511405110452682
1995–96Zürcher SCNDA361738553041234
1996–97Zürcher SCNDA248192739
1996–97Eisbären BerlinDEL1838111084482
1997–98Eisbären BerlinDEL438374540102576
1998–99Eisbären BerlinDEL498404886832515
1999–2000Eisbären BerlinDEL538394770
2000–01Eisbären BerlinDEL4913395230
2001–02Eisbären BerlinDEL582037575444262
2002–03Frankfurt LionsDEL529404922
2003–04HC AjoieCHE.24422487050113111414
2004–05HC AjoieCHE.2275162146
2004–05HC Fribourg-GottéronNLA40110
2006–07Lac-Mégantic TurmelPSHL 5518234101010206
NHL totals2124260102135
AHL totals17184116200239
DEL totals323692403093123013132625

Coaching statistics

Coaching statistics.

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA. 2018. Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2019-01-14.