Gleason Fournier
Gleason Fournier | |||
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Born | (1991-09-08) September 8, 1991 (age 33) Rimouski, Quebec, Canada | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
Weight | 191 lb (87 kg; 13 st 9 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
EIHL team Former teams | Cardiff Devils Grand Rapids Griffins HC Bolzano Fehérvár AV19 | ||
NHL draft | 90th overall, 2009 Detroit Red Wings | ||
Playing career | 2011–present |
Gleason Fournier (born September 8, 1991) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player, who is currently playing for the Cardiff Devils of the Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL).[1]
Playing career
Prior to the 2009 Draft, Fournier played for the Rimouski Océanic of the QMJHL from 2007 to 2011.[2] Fournier was drafted 90th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.
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On November 29, 2010, the Detroit Red Wings signed Fournier to a three-year entry-level contract.[3]
After completing four years with Rimouski Oceanic, Fournier headed to the Toledo Walleye of the ECHL for one year before finally making it to the Grand Rapids Griffins of the AHL for the 2011–2012 season.
At the conclusion of his entry-level contract with the Red Wings, Fournier was released as a free agent and signed a one-year contract with ECHL club, the Orlando Solar Bears on July 29, 2014.[4] Fournier featured in 26 games with the Solar Bears in the 2014–15 season, before he was dealt to the Florida Everblades on January 29, 2015.
On September 30, 2015, prior to the 2015–16 season, Fournier was traded by the Everblades to the Alaska Aces in exchange for Corey Syvret.[5]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2007–08 | Rimouski Océanic | QMJHL | 56 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2008–09 | Rimouski Océanic | QMJHL | 66 | 3 | 25 | 28 | 64 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2009–10 | Rimouski Océanic | QMJHL | 58 | 13 | 37 | 50 | 76 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 10 | ||
2010–11 | Rimouski Océanic | QMJHL | 57 | 12 | 32 | 44 | 58 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | ||
2011–12 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | Toledo Walleye | ECHL | 55 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | Toledo Walleye | ECHL | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 30 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
2013–14 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 25 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
2013–14 | Toledo Walleye | ECHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | Orlando Solar Bears | ECHL | 26 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | Florida Everblades | ECHL | 31 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
2015–16 | Alaska Aces | ECHL | 27 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2015–16 | Cardiff Devils | EIHL | 18 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
2016–17 | Cardiff Devils | EIHL | 52 | 7 | 30 | 37 | 79 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
2017–18 | Cardiff Devils | EIHL | 54 | 12 | 32 | 44 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
2018–19 | Cardiff Devils | EIHL | 60 | 24 | 47 | 71 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | ||
2019–20 | Cardiff Devils | EIHL | 46 | 13 | 34 | 47 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2020–21 | HC Bolzano | ICEHL | 46 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 24 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | ||
2021–22 | Fehérvár AV19 | ICEHL | 46 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 24 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | ||
2022–23 | Fehérvár AV19 | ICEHL | 45 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
2023–24 | Fehérvár AV19 | ICEHL | 46 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 57 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
ICEHL totals | 224 | 19 | 49 | 68 | 133 | 42 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 16 |
International
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2008 | Canada Quebec | U17 | 7th | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | |
Junior totals | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
Awards and honours
Award | Year | |
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AHL | ||
Calder Cup champion (Grand Rapids Griffins) | 2013 | |
ECHL | ||
ECHL All-Star Game | 2015 | |
EIHL | ||
Defenceman of the Year | 2019 | |
EIHL Champion (Cardiff Devils) | 2017, 2018 | |
First All-Star Team | 2019, 2020 |
References
- ^ "It's Official - Fournier is back!".
- ^ "Rimouski Oceanic Roster 2010–2011". Rimouski Oceanic. February 26, 2011. Retrieved February 26, 2011.
- ^ "Wings sign Fournier to entry-level deal". Detroit Red Wings. November 29, 2010. Retrieved November 29, 2010.
- ^ "Solar Bears add Fournier, Montgomery". Orlando Solar Bears. July 29, 2014. Archived from the original on August 12, 2014. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
- ^ "'Blades acquire Corey Syvret from Alaska". Florida Everblades. September 30, 2015. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database