Dillon Fournier (born June 15, 1994) is a

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currently playing for the

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of the

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. He formerly played for the

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in the

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and the

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of the

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(AHL). Fournier was selected by the

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in the 2nd round (48th overall) of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

Fournier was picked first overall by the

Lewiston Maineiacs The Lewiston Maineiacs were a junior ice hockey team of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League based in Lewiston, Maine, United States. The team played its home games at the Androscoggin Bank Colisée. They were the second QMJHL team in the Unite ...

in the 2010 QMJHL Entry Draft, and competed with Team Quebec at the

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. After one season he was selected first overall by the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies in the QMJHL dispersal draft after the Lewiston Maineiacs folded. He was recognized for his outstanding play when he was chosen for the

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. On March 10, 2014, the Chicago Blackhawks of the

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signed Fournier to a three-year entry-level contract. On June 8, 2017, Fournier retired from professional hockey due to a chronic shoulder injury that limited him to only 13 games between the AHL and

over the past two years.

Awards and honours

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* 1994 births Living people Canadian ice hockey defencemen Chicago Blackhawks draft picks Ice hockey people from Montreal (region) Indy Fuel players Lewiston Maineiacs players People from Dorval Rockford IceHogs (AHL) players Rouyn-Noranda Huskies players 21st-century Canadian sportsmen Quad City Storm players {{Canada-icehockey-defenceman-1990s-stub