Dillon Fournier
{{short description|Canadian ice hockey defenceman|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2014}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| alt =
| name = Dillon Fournier
| image =
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| league = SPHL
| team = Quad City Storm
| former_teams = Rockford IceHogs
| position = Defence
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 2
| weight_lb = 181
| shoots = Left
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|06|15}}
| birth_place = Dorval, Quebec, Canada
| draft = 48th overall
| draft_team = Chicago Blackhawks
| draft_year = 2012
| career_start = 2014
| career_end =
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Dillon Fournier (born June 15, 1994) is a Canadian ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Quad City Storm of the SPHL. He formerly played for the Indy Fuel in the ECHL and the Rockford IceHogs of the American Hockey League (AHL). Fournier was selected by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2nd round (48th overall) of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.
Playing career
Fournier was picked first overall by the Lewiston Maineiacs in the 2010 QMJHL Entry Draft,{{cite magazine | url = http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/34129-Dillon-Fournier.html | title = Dillon Fournier top pick in QMJHL draft | magazine = The Hockey News | date = 2010-07-01 | accessdate = 2014-07-02 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160531051458/http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/34129-Dillon-Fournier.html | archive-date = May 31, 2016 | url-status = dead }} and competed with Team Quebec at the 2011 World U-17 Hockey Challenge.{{cite web| url = http://www.hockeysfuture.com/prospects/dillon-fournier/ | title = Dillon Fournier prospect profile | website = hockeysfuture.com | date = 2013-02-03 | accessdate = 2013-02-03}} 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 2012 CHL Top Prospects Game.{{cite web| url = http://www.rantsports.com/nhl/2014/03/10/chicago-blackhawks-bulk-up-defense-by-signing-dillon-fournier/ | title = Chicago Blackhawks bulk up defense by signing Dillon Fournier | website = rantsports.com | date = 2014-03-10 | accessdate = 2014-03-10}}
On March 10, 2014, the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League signed Fournier to a three-year entry-level contract.{{cite news| url = http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/hockey/blackhawks/chi-dillion-fournier-three-year-deal-20140310,0,5802507.story | title = Dillon Fournier sign three-year deal with Chicago | newspaper = Chicago Tribune | date = 2014-03-10 | accessdate = 2014-03-10}}
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 ECHL over the past two years.{{cite web| url = https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/65894/2017/06/08/blackhawks-prospect-dillon-fournier-retiring-due-to-chronic-injury/ | title = Blackhawks' prospect Dillon Fournier retiring due to chronic injury | publisher = The Athletic | date = 2017-06-08 | access-date = 2017-06-08}}
Awards and honours
| class="wikitable"
! Award ! Year ! |
| World U-17 Hockey Challenge
| 2011 |
| CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game
| 2011–12 | |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{icehockeystats}}
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Category:Canadian ice hockey defencemen
Category:Chicago Blackhawks draft picks
Category:Ice hockey people from Montreal (region)
Category:Lewiston Maineiacs players
Category:Rockford IceHogs (AHL) players
Category:Rouyn-Noranda Huskies players
Category:21st-century Canadian sportsmen
Category:Quad City Storm players
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