Second season as a Griffin…Second year pro…Signed to a three-year entry-level contract by Detroit, 11/29/10…Assigned by Detroit, 9/26/11…Reassigned to Toledo (ECHL) by Detroit, 10/5/11…Reassigned from Toledo by Detroit, 11/17/11…Reassigned to Toledo by Detroit, 11/21/11...Reassigned from Toledo by Detroit, 11/26/11...Reassigned to Toledo by Detroit, 11/28/11...Reassigned from Toledo by Detroit, 3/1/12...Reassigned to Toledo by Detroit, 3/27/12...Reassigned from Toledo by Detroit, 4/1/12…Assigned by Detroit, 9/14/12...Reassigned to Toledo by Detroit, 11/19/12...Reassigned from Toledo by Detroit, 11/26/12...Reassigned to Toledo by Detroit, 12/5/12...Reassigned from Toledo by Detroit, 12/17/12...Reassigned to Toledo by Detroit, 1/4/13...Reassigned from Toledo by Detroit, 1/5/13...Reassigned to Toledo by Detroit, 3/12/13...Reassigned from Toledo by Detroit, 3/20/13.
2011-12: Began the season in ECHL Toledo and recorded 18 points (2-16—18) in 55 games for the Walleye…Tied for seventh on the Walleye in assists and ranked sixth with 101 shots…Notched his first pro point in his second game, 10/21/11 at Kalamazoo, and scored his first professional goal three games later, 11/3/11 at Greenville…Had points in eight of his first 12 games with the Walleye…Appeared in 13 games with the Griffins, contributing four points (1-3—4)…Scored a goal in his AHL debut, 11/18/11 vs. San Antonio and recorded points in two of his first three games with the Griffins.
2010-11: Ranked among QMJHL Rimouski’s leaders in points (5th) and points by a defenseman (2nd) with 44 (12-32—44) in 57 games…Finished the season positioned 13th overall in QMJHL scoring among defensemen…Became the ninth defenseman in Oceanic history to hit 100 career points and the third to register 100 assists…Scored 11 of his 12 goals on the power play and tied for the team lead in that department…Registered two points (1-1—2) in Rimouski’s four playoff games.
2009-10: Nearly doubled his point total of the previous season, improving from 28 to 50 points (13-37—50)…His 37 assists ranked third on the team and his 50 points ranked fifth…Scored at a point-per-game clip in the playoffs with 12 points (2-10—12) in 12 games.
2008-09: Participated in the 2009 Memorial Cup with the host Oceanic, playing four games…Contributed 28 points (3-25—28) in 66 games during the regular season…Limited to four games in the postseason due to injury.
2007-08: Chipped in 11 points (3-8—11) in 56 games as a rookie with Rimouski…Skated in three postseason contests…Contributed a plus-three rating as the youngest player on the team.
Personal: Lives in Quebec City, Quebec…Has one sister…Best friend in hockey is Alex Belzile…Greatest hockey memory is the 2010 QMJHL playoffs with the Rimouski Oceanic…Began playing hockey at the age of three…Hockey nickname is Fourns…Hockey idol as a youth was Joe Sakic…Chose his jersey number because it was his age when he was a rookie last season…Greatest influence on his hockey career is Donald Dufresne, current assistant coach of the Hamilton Bulldogs, because he taught him to play defensively with Rimouski…Plans to own a hockey-related business after his playing career…Greatest obstacle he’s overcome was shoulder surgery…Proudest achievement is being drafted by the Red Wings…Favorite charitable causes are ones related to children or cancer…Most exciting places he’s visited are New York City, Cancun and San Antonio…Most interesting fact about him is that he was a good baseball player but chose to play hockey instead…If he could trade occupations for one day, he would be a professional golfer…Also speaks French…Played baseball, tennis and golf growing up…Favorite food is T-bone steak…Favorite music artist is Jason Aldean…Favorite movies are the
Bourne movies…Favorite TV show is
Sons of Anarchy…Favorite website is NHL.com…Favorite author is Stephen King…Favorite vacation spot is Mexico...Enjoys watching baseball.
