Maxime fortunus biography
Maxime fortunus biography
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Maxime Fortunus
Canadian ice hockey player
Ice hockey player
Maxime Fortunus (born July 28, 1983 in La Prairie, Quebec) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockeydefenceman who most recently played for the Fischtown Pinguins of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).
Fortunus is of Haitian descent, his parents being born in Haiti, then immigrating to Canada in the 1970s.[1]
Playing career
Prior to playing in the QMJHL, Fortunus played Midget AAA hockey for the Charles Lemoyne Riverains and was a 2nd round choice of the Baie-Comeau Drakkar in the 1999 QMJHL Midget Draft.
Fortunus played junior ice hockey for the Baie-Comeau Drakkar of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League from 1999 to 2003 before turning professional with the Louisiana IceGators of the ECHL. Fortunus has played over 700 games in the American Hockey League for the Houston Aeros, the Manitoba Moose, and the Texas Stars.[2]
Fortunus was signed as a free agent by the Dallas Stars of the NH