Gleason Fournier
| Gleason Fournier | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
September 8, 1991 Rimouski, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 191 lb (87 kg; 13 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| ICEHL team Former teams |
Fehérvár AV19 Grand Rapids Griffins Cardiff Devils HC Bolzano | ||
| 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 Fehérvár AV19 of the ICE Hockey League (ICEHL).
Playing career[edit]
Prior to the 2009 Draft, Fournier played for the Rimouski Océanic of the QMJHL from 2007 to 2011.[1] 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.[2]
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.[3] 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.[4]
Career statistics[edit]
Regular season and playoffs[edit]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| AHL totals | 68 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 41 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||
International[edit]
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Canada Quebec | U17 | 7th | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | |
| Junior totals | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | ||||
Awards and honours[edit]
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| 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[edit]
- ^ "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. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
- ^ "'Blades acquire Corey Syvret from Alaska". Florida Everblades. September 30, 2015. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
External links[edit]
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1991 births
- Living people
- Alaska Aces (ECHL) players
- Bolzano HC players
- Canadian ice hockey defencemen
- Cardiff Devils players
- Detroit Red Wings draft picks
- Fehérvár AV19 players
- Florida Everblades players
- Grand Rapids Griffins players
- Ice hockey people from Bas-Saint-Laurent
- Orlando Solar Bears (ECHL) players
- People from Rimouski
- Quebec Amateur Athletic Association players
- Rimouski Océanic players
- Toledo Walleye players
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Wales
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Italy
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Hungary