Jean-François Fortin

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Jean-François Fortin
Date of birth March 15, 1979
place of birth Laval , Quebec , Canada
size 185 cm
Weight 93 kg
position defender
number # 41
Shot hand Right
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 1997 , 2nd round, 35th position
Washington Capitals
Career stations
1995-1999 Sherbrooke Faucons
1999-2005 Portland Pirates
2005-2006 Hershey Bears
2006-2007 Foxes Duisburg
2007-2008 Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg
2008-2009 Krefeld penguins
2009-2010 EC VSV

Jean-François Fortin (born March 15, 1979 in Laval , Québec ) is a former Canadian ice hockey player who last played for the EC VSV in the Austrian ice hockey league .

Career

Fortin began his career in 1995 with the Sherbrooke Faucons in the Canadian Junior League QMJHL , where he was part of the regular squad and was able to improve continuously in the following years. Already in his second year with the Faucons, the defender increased his points yield to 37 scorer points in 59 games, so that some talent scouts from the NHL became aware and he finally in the NHL Entry Draft 1997 in the second round in a total of 35th position from the Washington Capitals was selected. Fortin then stayed in the QMJHL for two years and moved to the American Hockey League for the Portland Pirates , the then farm team of the Washington Capitals , for the 1999/00 season . His last season in the Canadian Junior League with the Sherbrooke Faucons was also his best, as the right-shooter was able to score 68 points in 76 games.

His first year in the AHL was quite successful for the Canadian. Although he did not initially get the chance to prove himself with the Capitals in the NHL, Fortin was able to fight for a regular place with the Pirates. After another year, which he spent completely in the minor league , the defender was in the roster of the Washington Capitals for the first time during the 2001/02 season . In the end, Fortin was used 36 times, scoring four points. In the following three years, the Canadian played predominantly in the AHL and was rarely used in the NHL. In total, he wore the Capitals jersey only 71 times. After those in charge of the capital city agreed on a cooperation with the Hershey Bears for the 2005/06 season , Fortin also ran for the Bears in the following period. In the very first season he was able to win the Calder Cup with the team after the team was able to defeat the Milwaukee Admirals in the play-off final .

Since a renewed permanent engagement in the NHL seemed unlikely for Fortin, the Canadian signed a contract with the Füchse Duisburg from the German ice hockey league for the 2006/07 season . The defender was able to convince with the foxes and moved to the 2007/08 season within the league to the Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg , who initially provided him with a one-year contract. In Wolfsburg , the Canadian was part of the regular squad and was one of the top performers in the team. In 2008 Fortin decided against a contract extension with the Grizzly Adams and instead accepted a more lucrative offer from the Russian club HK MWD Balaschicha , with which he was henceforth active in the newly founded KHL . After a few months and only four stakes, he left the club for personal reasons and returned to the DEL, where he received a contract with the Krefeld Penguins .

After the 2008/09 season he ended his career first. On November 23, 2009, however, he signed a contract with the Austrian first division club EC VSV until the end of the season. At the beginning of March 2010, he finally ended his career.

Achievements and Awards

statistics

Seasons Games Gates Assists Points Penalty minutes
NHL Regular Season 3 71 1 4th 5 42
NHL playoffs - - - - - -
DEL main round 3 121 8th 46 44 249
DEL playoffs 1 7th 0 5 5 12

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ krefeld-pinguine.de, defense attorney Fortin reinforces penguins ( memento of the original from July 26, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.krefeld-pinguine.de

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personal data
SURNAME Fortin, Jean-François
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Fortin, Jean-Francois
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH March 15, 1979
PLACE OF BIRTH Laval , Quebec, Canada