Playing career Role Ice hockey player Weight 87 kg Current team Alaska Aces | Shoots Left Name Gleason Fournier Height 1.83 m Salary 615,000 USD (2014) | |
ECHL teamFormer teams Alaska AcesGrand Rapids Griffins NHL Draft 90th overall, 2009Detroit Red Wings Similar People Henrik Zetterberg, Jeff Blashill, Mike Babcock, Nick Vitucci, Scotty Bowman | ||
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Gleason Fournier (born September 8, 1991) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player, who is currently playing for the Alaska Aces of the ECHL.
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Playing career
Prior to the 2009 Draft, Fournier played for the Rimouski Oceanic of the QMJHL from 2007–2011. Fournier was drafted 90th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.
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.