Maxime Fortunus

Maxime Fortunus (born July 28, 1983 in La Prairie, Quebec) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the Texas Stars of the American Hockey League.Texas Stars (2010). Texas Stars Roster. Retrieved Feb. 1, 2010. Fortunus is one of the few professional hockey players in North America of Haitian descent. His parents were born in Haiti, and emigrated to Canada in the 1970s.Cooper, Mitch (2010). "Texas Stars raise money for earthquake victims". Pro Hockey News. February 7, 2010.
==Playing career==
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 League for the Houston Aeros, the Manitoba Moose, and the Texas Stars.Texas Stars (2010). "Dallas Recalls Maxime Fortunus". January 9, 2010.
Fortunus was signed as a free agent by the Dallas Stars of the NHL on July 3, 2008. In the 2009–10 season, he has played for both Dallas and the Stars' top affiliate team in the AHL, the Texas Stars.
==Career statistics==
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1999–00 	Baie-Comeau Drakkar	QMJHL 		68 	6 	15 	21 	36 		6 	0 	0 	0 	2
2000–01 	Baie-Comeau Drakkar	QMJHL 		71 	10 	31 	41 	106 		11 	2 	4 	6 	6
2001–02 	Baie-Comeau Drakkar	QMJHL 		72 	11 	30 	41 	76 		5 	0 	1 	1 	2
2002–03 	Baie-Comeau Drakkar	QMJHL 		69 	12 	32 	44 	44 		12 	2 	4 	6 	6
2003–04 	Baie-Comeau Drakkar	QMJHL 		5 	1 	0 	1 	15 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Louisiana IceGators	ECHL 		64 	3 	15 	18 	27 		4 	1 	1 	2 	0
2003–04 	Houston Aeros 	AHL 		12 	0 	2 	2 	2 		1 	0 	0 	0 	0
2004–05 	Louisiana IceGators	ECHL 		59 	8 	16 	24 	26 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	Houston Aeros 	AHL 		13 	0 	0 	0 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Manitoba Moose 	AHL 		76 	3 	10 	13 	36 		13 	0 	0 	0 	10
2006–07 	Manitoba Moose 	AHL 		72 	2 	18 	20 	64 		13 	1 	4 	5 	10
2007–08 	Manitoba Moose 	AHL 		65 	8 	13 	21 	28 		6 	0 	1 	1 	4
2008–09 	Manitoba Moose 	AHL 		58 	7 	12 	19 	18 		22 	3 	7 	10 	2
2009–10 	Texas Stars 	AHL 		72 	11 	12 	23 	28 		24 	2 	7 	9 	14
2009–10 	Dallas Stars 	NHL 		8 	0 	0 	0 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		8 	0 	0 	0 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 
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