Jean-François Fortin (ice hockey)
Jean-François "J. F." Fortin (born March 15, 1979) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman.
| Jean-François Fortin | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
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 | 1999–2010 | ||
Biography
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]
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 for 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 | 31 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Abitibi-Témiscamingue Forestiers | QMAAA | 44 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 34 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Sherbrooke Faucons | QMJHL | 69 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 40 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | ||
| 1996–97 | Sherbrooke Faucons | QMJHL | 59 | 7 | 30 | 37 | 89 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | ||
| 1997–98 | Sherbrooke Faucons | QMJHL | 55 | 12 | 25 | 37 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Sherbrooke Castors | QMJHL | 64 | 17 | 33 | 50 | 78 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 20 | ||
| 1999–00 | Hampton Roads Admirals | ECHL | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 43 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2000–01 | Richmond Renegades | ECHL | 15 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 32 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2001–02 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 44 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 36 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 33 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 39 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 37 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 90 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2006–07 | Füchse Duisburg | DEL | 44 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 145 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg | DEL | 44 | 3 | 23 | 26 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | HK MVD | KHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Krefeld Pinguine | DEL | 33 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 42 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | ||
| 2009–10 | Villacher SV | EBEL | 23 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 71 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| AHL totals | 209 | 17 | 42 | 59 | 249 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||
References
- "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database