Fortier, 19, has registered 85 goals and 137 assists for 222 points with 80 penalty minutes in 221 career QMJHL games with the Mooseheads, including 13-14-27, 10 penalty minutes and a +12 plus/minus rating in 19 games this season. He currently ranks third in the QMJHL in goals and points and is tied for fifth in assists.
The 5-10, 184-pound native of Montreal, Quebec made his QMJHL debut in 2013-14 and the following year spent his first full season in the league. After collecting 9-21-30 and 28 PIM in 63 games as a rookie in 2014-15, he has posted back-to-back 30-goal seasons. In 2015-16, he notched 31-46-77 and 22 PIM in 68 games and then set career highs in goals, assists and points with 32-55-87 and 20 PIM in 68 games in 2016-17. The current Halifax team captain led his team in scoring in each of the past two seasons and stood ninth in QMJHL scoring race a year ago.
