Marc Fortier

Marc Fortier
Marc Fortier
Born	February 26, 1966 (age 58); Sherbrooke, QC, CAN
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	202 lb (92 kg; 14 st 6 lb)
Position	Centre
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 retired professional ice hockey centre. He played a career total of 212 regular season games in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played for the Quebec Nordiques, Ottawa Senators, and Los Angeles Kings.

Career

Before playing in the NHL, Fortier played 4 seasons with the Chicoutimi Saguenéens of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). He went undrafted but he was signed as a free agent on February 3, 1987.^[1] He spent his time between the Nordiques and their AHL-affiliates Fredericton Express and Halifax Citadels. After he became a free agent, Fortier signed a contract with the Ottawa Senators on October 1, 1992.^[1] He played 10 with the Senators and was traded by the Senators along with Jim Thomson to the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for Bob Kudelski and Shawn McCosh.^[1] He played 6 games with the Kings and then left.

He traveled to Europe and played for the ZSC Lions of the National League A for 3 seasons, Eisbären Berlin of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) for 6 seasons, the Frankfurt Lions for 1 season, HC Ajoie of the National League B for 2 seasons and 4 games for HC Fribourg-Gottéron of the National League A.

He is currently the general manager of his old team, the Chicoutimi Saguenéens.^[2]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 "Marc Fortier - Notes". NHL. Retrieved 2014-10-12.
↑ "Personnel Hockey". Chicoutimi Saguenéens (in French). Archived from the original on 2015-02-22. Retrieved 2014-10-12.