Gleason Fournier (born September 8, 1991) is a Canadian professional

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player, who is currently playing for the

Cardiff Devils The Cardiff Devils () are a Welsh professional ice hockey team who play in the UK-based Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL). The team plays at Ice Arena Wales in Cardiff Bay, currently known as ''Vindico Arena'' for sponsorship reasons. Cardiff' ...

of the

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(EIHL).

Playing career

Prior to the 2009 Draft, Fournier played for the

Rimouski Océanic The Rimouski Océanic are a Canadian junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). The franchise was granted for the 1969–70 season as the Sherbrooke Castors. The Castors played in Sherbrooke from 1969 to 1982 ...

of the

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from 2007 to 2011. Fournier was drafted 90th overall by the

Detroit Red Wings The Detroit Red Wings (colloquially referred to as the Wings) are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit. The Red Wings compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NHL), Atlantic Division in the East ...

in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. On November 29, 2010, the

signed Fournier to a three-year entry-level contract. After completing four years with Rimouski Oceanic, Fournier headed to the

Toledo Walleye The Toledo Walleye are a professional ice hockey team based in Toledo, Ohio. The Walleye are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the ECHL. The Walleye were founded in 1991 as the Toledo Storm and play their home games ...

of the

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for one year before finally making it to the

Grand Rapids Griffins The Grand Rapids Griffins are a professional ice hockey team based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. They compete in the American Hockey League (AHL), playing their home games at Van Andel Arena. They are the AHL affiliate to the Detroit Red Wings of t ...

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 The Orlando Solar Bears are a professional ice hockey team that plays their home games at Kia Center (formerly Amway Center) in Orlando, Florida. They play in the South Division of the ECHL's Eastern Conference and are affiliated with the Tampa ...

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 The Florida Everblades are a professional minor league ice hockey team based in Estero, Florida, in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area, Cape Coral-Fort Myers metropolitan area. They play in the ECHL and are affiliat ...

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.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards and honours

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fournier, Gleason 1991 births Living people Alaska Aces (ECHL) players Bolzano HC players Canadian ice hockey defencemen Cardiff Devils players Detroit Red Wings draft picks Fehérvár AV19 players Florida Everblades players Grand Rapids Griffins players Ice hockey people from Bas-Saint-Laurent Orlando Solar Bears (ECHL) players People from Rimouski Quebec Amateur Athletic Association players Rimouski Océanic players Toledo Walleye players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Wales Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Italy Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Hungary 21st-century Canadian sportsmen