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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.

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.

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
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1981–82 Cantons de L'Est Cantonniers QMAAA 6 1 2 3 0 14 2 0 2 0
1982–83 Cantons de L'Est Cantonniers QMAAA 48 35 36 71 74 3 0 1 1 6
1983–84 Chicoutimi Saguenéens QMJHL 67 16 30 46 51
1984–85 Chicoutimi Saguenéens QMJHL 68 35 63 98 114 14 8 4 12 16
1985–86 Chicoutimi Saguenéens QMJHL 71 47 86 133 49 9 2 14 16 12
1986–87 Chicoutimi Saguenéens QMJHL 65 66 135 201 39 19 11 40 51 20
1987–88 Fredericton Express AHL 50 26 36 62 48
1987–88 Quebec Nordiques NHL 27 4 10 14 12
1988–89 Halifax Citadels AHL 16 11 11 22 14
1988–89 Quebec Nordiques NHL 57 20 19 39 45
1989–90 Halifax Citadels AHL 15 5 6 11 6
1989–90 Quebec Nordiques NHL 59 13 17 30 28
1990–91 Halifax Citadels AHL 58 24 32 56 85
1990–91 Quebec Nordiques NHL 14 0 4 4 6
1991–92 Halifax Citadels AHL 16 9 16 25 44
1991–92 Quebec Nordiques NHL 39 5 9 14 33 —-
1992–93 Ottawa Senators NHL 10 0 1 1 6
1992–93 New Haven Senators AHL 16 9 15 24 42
1992–93 Los Angeles Kings NHL 6 0 0 0 5
1992–93 Phoenix Roadrunners IHL 17 4 9 13 34
1993–94 Phoenix Roadrunners IHL 81 39 61 100 96
1994–95 Canada Intl 4 1 3 4 0
1994–95 Zürcher SC NDA 35 11 40 51 104 5 2 6 8 2
1995–96 Zürcher SC NDA 36 17 38 55 30 4 1 2 3 4
1996–97 Zürcher SC NDA 24 8 19 27 39
1996–97 Eisbären Berlin DEL 18 3 8 11 10 8 4 4 8 2
1997–98 Eisbären Berlin DEL 43 8 37 45 40 10 2 5 7 6
1998–99 Eisbären Berlin DEL 49 8 40 48 86 8 3 2 5 15
1999–2000 Eisbären Berlin DEL 53 8 39 47 70
2000–01 Eisbären Berlin DEL 49 13 39 52 30
2001–02 Eisbären Berlin DEL 58 20 37 57 54 4 4 2 6 2
2002–03 Frankfurt Lions DEL 52 9 40 49 22
2003–04 HC Ajoie CHE.2 44 22 48 70 50 11 3 11 14 14
2004–05 HC Ajoie CHE.2 27 5 16 21 46
2004–05 HC Fribourg-Gottéron NLA 4 0 1 1 0
2006–07 Lac-Mégantic Turmel PSHL 5 5 18 23 4 10 10 10 20 6
NHL totals 212 42 60 102 135
AHL totals 171 84 116 200 239
DEL totals 323 69 240 309 312 30 13 13 26 25

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
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