Thursday, 27 November 2014

BLACK SOCIAL HISTORY : AFRO-CANADIAN " MAXIME FORTUNUS " IS A HOCKEY DEFENCE MAN FOR DALLAS STARS OF THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE : GOES INTO THE " HALL OF BLACK GENI

BLACK          SOCIAL         HISTORY                                                                                                              Maxime Fortunus


Maxime Fortunus
Maxime Fortunus.jpg
BornJuly 28, 1983 (age 31)
La PrairieQCCAN
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight202 lb (92 kg; 14 st 6 lb)
PositionDefence
ShootsRight
NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Dallas Stars
Texas Stars (AHL)
NHL DraftUndrafted
Playing career2003–present
Maxime Fortunus (born July 28, 1983 in La PrairieQuebec) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defence man for the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League.[1] Fortunus is of Haitian descent, his parents were born in Haiti, and emigrated to Canada in the 1970's.[2]

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 300 games in the American Hockey Leaguefor the Houston Aeros, the Manitoba Moose, and the Texas Stars.[3]
Fortunus was signed as a free agent by the Dallas Stars of the NHL on July 3, 2008.[3] In the 2009–10 season, he has played for both Dallas and the Stars' top affiliate team in the AHL, the Texas Stars, where he is a regular.[1]
Fortunus signed a one year two-way deal with the Dallas Stars on July 13, 2012.

Career statistics

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
1999–00Baie-Comeau DrakkarQMJHL68615213660002
2000–01Baie-Comeau DrakkarQMJHL71103141106112466
2001–02Baie-Comeau DrakkarQMJHL721130417650112
2002–03Baie-Comeau DrakkarQMJHL6912324444122466
2003–04Baie-Comeau DrakkarQMJHL510115
2003–04Louisiana IceGatorsECHL64315182741120
2003–04Houston AerosAHL12022210000
2004–05Louisiana IceGatorsECHL598162426
2004–05Houston AerosAHL130004
2005–06Manitoba MooseAHL7631013361300010
2006–07Manitoba MooseAHL7221820641314510
2007–08Manitoba MooseAHL65813212860114
2008–09Manitoba MooseAHL5871219182237102
2009–10Texas StarsAHL72111223282427914
2009–10Dallas StarsNHL80004
2010–11Texas StarsAHL73529342060112
2011–12Texas StarsAHL606142018
2012–13Texas StarsAHL67721281690112
2013–14Texas StarsAHL656222818210448
2013–14Dallas StarsNHL10110
NHL totals90114

Awards and honors

AwardYear
Calder Cup Champion2014























































































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