Raw Charge · Jan 15, 2021
Lightning Round: Gabriel Fortier could be heading to Syracuse
Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images BOISBRIAND, QC - OCTOBER 11: Yaroslav Likhachev #32 of the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada and Gabriel Fortier #9 of the Baie-Comeau Drakkar battle for position during the third period at Centre d’Excellence Sports Rousseau on October 11, 2019 in Boisbriand, Quebec, Canada. The Baie-Comeau Drakkar defeated the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada 4-2.Tampa Bay Lightning 2018 second round pick Gabriel Fortier could be on his way to the AHL Syracuse Crunch for this season. The soon-to-be 21-year-old is playing his overage season in the QMJHL after it started up in October. However, the league has been under suspension due to COVID-19 for much of the past two months. They expect to be back, but Fortier might not be re-joining his team in Moncton when that happens.