Jean-François Fortin
Fortin with the Hershey Bears in 2005
Born (1979-03-15) March 15, 1979
Laval, Quebec, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Right
Played for Washington Capitals
NHL Draft 35th overall, 1997
Washington Capitals
Playing career 19992010

Jean-François Fortin (born March 15, 1979) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman.

Early life

Fortin was born in Laval, Quebec. As a youth, he played in the 1993 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from the Mille-Îles area of Laval.[1]

Career

Fortin was drafted in the second round, 35th overall, by the Washington Capitals in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft. After playing four seasons in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League with the Sherbrooke Faucons/Beavers, Fortin joined the Capitals' farm system with the ECHL's Hampton Roads Admirals and AHL's Portland Pirates in the 1999–2000 season.

Fortin made his NHL debut with the Capitals during the 2001–02. He has appeared in 71 NHL games with the Capitals during parts of three seasons, scoring one goal and adding four assists.

Fortin moved to Germany's Deutsche Eishockey Liga in 2006, playing for the Füchse Duisburg. He then moved to the Wolfsburg Grizzy Adams in 2007. For 2008-09, Fortin signed with HC MVD of the new Kontinental Hockey League, which replaced the Russian Super League but played just 4 games before returning to the DEL on 6 November 2008, moving to the Krefeld Pinguine. In 2009, he signed with EC VSV in the Austrian Hockey League. On March 12, 2010, Fortin announced his retirement.

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1993–94 Laval Regents QMAAA 318202832
1994–95 Abitibi-Témiscamingue Forestiers QMAAA 442121434 10224
1995–96 Sherbrooke Faucons QMJHL 697152240 72682
1996–97 Sherbrooke Faucons QMJHL 597303789 201114
1997–98 Sherbrooke Faucons QMJHL 5512253737
1998–99 Sherbrooke Castors QMJHL 6417335078 125131820
1999–00 Hampton Roads Admirals ECHL 70220
1999–00 Portland Pirates AHL 4335844 20000
2000–01 Richmond Renegades ECHL 150442
2000–01 Portland Pirates AHL 3217822 10000
2001–02 Portland Pirates AHL 44491320
2001–02 Washington Capitals NHL 3613420
2002–03 Portland Pirates AHL 1021317
2002–03 Washington Capitals NHL 3301122
2003–04 Portland Pirates AHL 40116
2003–04 Washington Capitals NHL 20000
2004–05 Portland Pirates AHL 3917850
2005–06 Hershey Bears AHL 376121890 50114
2006–07 Füchse Duisburg DEL 4431821145
2007–08 Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg DEL 443232662
2008–09 HK MVD KHL 40008
2008–09 Krefeld Pinguine DEL 3325742 705512
2009–10 Villacher SV EBEL 235101538
NHL totals 71 1 4 5 42
AHL totals 209 17 42 59 249 8 0 1 1 4

References

  1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
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