Ray Fortin

Raymond Henri Fortin (March 11, 1941 – May 7, 2023) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. The diminutive 5-foot-8 defenseman took part in 92 regular season and six postseason games in the National Hockey League for the St. Louis Blues over three seasons (1967-70). He was a member of the Blues expansion club that advanced to the 1968 Stanley Cup Final in their first season.

The Blues traded Fortin to the Los Angeles Kings for defenseman Bob Wall after the 1969-70 campaign. He reported to their American Hockey League affiliate but was traded in January, 1971 to the Montreal Canadiens, where he was buried in a deep farm system. He was named to the AHL All-Star team that season but not promoted to the NHL club.

Fortin died on May 7, 2023 at 82 years of age.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1961–62 Drummondville Rockets ETSHL — — — — — 10 1 1 2 4 1962–63 Drummondville Rockets ETSHL — — — — — — — — — — 1963–64 Drummondville Rockets ETSHL — — — — — — — — — — 1965–66 Drummondville Eagles QHL 42 5 12 17 54 5 0 0 0 13 1965–66 Sherbrooke Castors Al-Cup — — — — — 19 0 4 4 16 1966–67 Drummondville Eagles QHL 42 9 17 26 54 9 1 4 5 6 1966–67 Drummondville Eagles Al-Cup — — — — — 9 1 1 2 14 1967–68 St. Louis Blues NHL 24 0 2 2 8 3 0 0 0 2 1967–68 Kansas City Blues CHL 22 1 2 3 22 — — — — — 1968–69 St. Louis Blues NHL 11 1 0 1 6 — — — — — 1968–69 Kansas City Blues CHL 50 6 18 24 59 — — — — — 1969–70 St. Louis Blues NHL 57 1 4 5 19 3 0 0 0 6 1970–71 Springfield Kings AHL 25 2 14 16 18 — — — — — 1970–71 Montreal Voyageurs AHL 29 4 11 15 20 3 0 2 2 4 1971–72 Boston Braves AHL 76 3 24 27 64 8 0 0 0 6 1972–73 Boston Braves AHL 74 1 20 21 28 1 0 0 0 0 1973–74 San Diego Gulls WHL 69 1 15 16 36 4 0 1 1 4 AHL totals 204 10 69 79 130 12 0 2 2 10 NHL totals 92 2 6 8 33 6 0 0 0 8