Mooseheads’ Maxime Fortier added to Team QMJHL
BAIE-COMEAU, Wednesday November 16, 2016 – The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League in association with the Canadian Hockey League today announced changes to its roster for Game 6 of the 2016 CIBC Canada Russia Series Thursday night in Baie-Comeau.
Added to the Team QMJHL roster is Maxime Fortier of the Halifax Mooseheads replacing Nicolas Roy of the Chicoutimi Sagueneens who is unable to participate due to injury.
Fortier has played four seasons with the Mooseheads for a total of 155 games, recording 50 goals and 93 assists. Over the summer he was one of 18 players invited to the Montreal Canadiens development camp. He is currently the top scorer in the QMJHL with 35 points.
2016 CIBC Canada Russia Series Schedule:
Game 1 – Monday November 7 at Prince George, BC
Team Russia 3 vs. Team WHL 2 OT – Game Summary
Game 2 – Tuesday November 8 at Edmonton, AB
Team WHL 4 vs. Team Russia 1 – Game Summary
Game 3 – Thursday November 10 at North Bay, ON
Team Russia 4 vs. Team OHL 3 – Game Summary
Game 4 – Monday November 14 at Hamilton, ON
Team OHL 5 vs. Team Russia 2 – Game Summary
Game 5 – Tuesday November 15 at Chicoutimi, QC
Team QMJHL 4 vs. Team Russia 0 – Game Summary
Game 6 – Thursday November 17 at Baie-Comeau, QC (Live at 7pm ET on Sportsnet ONE, TVA Sports 2, Next day 1:00 pm ET on NHL Network U.S)
The 2016 CIBC Canada Russia series is supported by title sponsor and Official Bank of the CHL, CIBC, and CHL associate sponsors Cooper Tire, autoTRADER.ca and Sherwin-Williams.
CIBC and the CHL have partnered to give fans the opportunity to rename the CIBC Canada Russia Series through online submissions using #CIBCRenameTheGame. From November 7-17, Canadians can vote for their favourite new name from a list of online entries by visiting https://chlcanadarussia.ca/renamethegame.
