Gleason Fournier

Gleason Fournier (born September 8, 1991) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player, who has played for the Cardiff Devils of the Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL).

Playing career Prior to 2009, Fournier played for the Rimouski Océanic of the QMJHL from 2007 to 2011. Fournier was drafted 90th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2009 NHL entry draft.

Fournier (#20) with the Calder Cup in 2013. On November 29, 2010, the Detroit Red Wings signed Fournier to a three-year entry-level contract.

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. 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.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs 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 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 2008 Canada Quebec U17 7th 5 2 3 5 6 Junior totals 5 2 3 5 6

Awards and honours 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