Marc Fortier (born February 26, 1966) is a

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former

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. Fortier played in the

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for the

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and

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Biography

Fortier was raised in

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. As a youth, he played in the 1978

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with a

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team from Windsor. Fortier first played four years in the

QMJHL The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (french: Ligue de hockey junior majeur du Québec; abbreviated ''QMJHL'' in English, ''LHJMQ'' in French) is one of the three major junior ice hockey leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League. The le ...

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

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, 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

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of the

Saint-Georges CRS Express The Saint-Georges Cool FM 103.5 is a professional ice hockey team based in Saint-Georges, Quebec, Canada. The team is part of the Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey (LNAH), and plays at the Centre Sportif Lacroix-Dutil. History The team was ...

of the Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey. He was a

scout for the

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in the 2008–2009 season. In 2010, he served the recruitment director of the

Quebec Major Junior Hockey League The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (french: Ligue de hockey junior majeur du Québec; abbreviated ''QMJHL'' in English, ''LHJMQ'' in French) is one of the three major junior ice hockey leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League. The ...

. He was the general manager of his former junior team, the Chicoutimi Saguenéens, from 2011 to 2014.

Career statistics

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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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fortier, Marc 1966 births Living people Canadian ice hockey centres Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL) players Eisbären Berlin players Frankfurt Lions players Fredericton Express players Halifax Citadels players HC Ajoie players HC Fribourg-Gottéron players Sportspeople from Sherbrooke Los Angeles Kings players New Haven Senators players Ottawa Senators players People from Windsor, Quebec Phoenix Roadrunners (IHL) players Quebec Nordiques players Undrafted National Hockey League players ZSC Lions players Ice hockey people from Quebec Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Germany French Quebecers