Ray Fortin
Canadian ice hockey player (1941–2023)
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Raymond Henri Fortin (March 11, 1941 – May 7, 2023) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. The diminutive 5-foot-8 defenseman took part in 92 regular season and six postseason games in the National Hockey League for the St. Louis Blues over three seasons (1967-70). He was a member of the Blues expansion club that advanced to the 1968 Stanley Cup Final in their first season.
| Ray Fortin | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
March 11, 1941 Drummondville, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Died |
May 7, 2023 (aged 82) Drummondville, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | St. Louis Blues | ||
| Playing career | 1967–1974 | ||
The Blues traded Fortin to the Los Angeles Kings for defenseman Bob Wall after the 1969-70 campaign. He reported to their American Hockey League affiliate but was traded in January, 1971 to the Montreal Canadiens, where he was buried in a deep farm system. He was named to the AHL All-Star team that season but not promoted to the NHL club.
Fortin died on May 7, 2023 at 82 years of age.[1]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1961–62 | Drummondville Rockets | ETSHL | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1962–63 | Drummondville Rockets | ETSHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1963–64 | Drummondville Rockets | ETSHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1965–66 | Drummondville Eagles | QHL | 42 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 54 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | ||
| 1965–66 | Sherbrooke Castors | Al-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 16 | ||
| 1966–67 | Drummondville Eagles | QHL | 42 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 54 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 1966–67 | Drummondville Eagles | Al-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | ||
| 1967–68 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 24 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1967–68 | Kansas City Blues | CHL | 22 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1968–69 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1968–69 | Kansas City Blues | CHL | 50 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969–70 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 57 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1970–71 | Springfield Kings | AHL | 25 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | Montreal Voyageurs | AHL | 29 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1971–72 | Boston Braves | AHL | 76 | 3 | 24 | 27 | 64 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1972–73 | Boston Braves | AHL | 74 | 1 | 20 | 21 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1973–74 | San Diego Gulls | WHL | 69 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| AHL totals | 204 | 10 | 69 | 79 | 130 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | ||||
| NHL totals | 92 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
