Marc-André Dorion (born March 30, 1987) is a

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professional

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. He is currently playing with

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in the

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(ICEHL).

Playing career

Dorion played five seasons (2003–2008) in the

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(QMJHL) and was named to the QMJHL First All-Star Team for the 2007–08 QMJHL season. He went on to play four seasons of Canadian College hockey (2008–2012) with

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in the

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(CIS) where he graduated as McGill's all-time top-scoring defenceman with 192 points in 174 games. For his outstanding play he was named three times to the CIS All-Canadian First Team (2009–10, 2010–11, and 2011–12) and was twice named CIS Defenceman of the Year (2009–10 and 2011–12). After playing the first six seasons of his professional career with

EHC Black Wings Linz The Steinbach Black Wings Linz are a member of the ICE Hockey League (ICEHL). They play their home games in Linz, Austria at the Linz AG Eisarena. History The EHC Black Wings Linz was founded in 1992. After several years in the Austrian minor ...

, Dorion signed a one-year contract to continue in the EBEL with the

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on May 27, 2018.

Awards and honours

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* 1987 births Living people Acadie–Bathurst Titan players Baie-Comeau Drakkar players Canadian ice hockey defencemen Dragons de Rouen players EHC Black Wings Linz players Ice hockey people from Montérégie Winter World University Games medalists in ice hockey Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Austria FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Canada Competitors at the 2011 Winter Universiade Vienna Capitals players 21st-century Canadian sportsmen {{Canada-icehockey-defenceman-1980s-stub