Marian University

Awards:
Sabre of the Month - January (Feb. 3, 2025)
NCHA Star of the Week (Jan. 14, 2025)
CSC Academic All-District (June 25, 2024)

2024-25: Participated in all 27 games leading the Sabres in all scoring categories with 15 goals and 14 assists for 29 total points.  Three of his scores were power-play tallies with a game-winning goal in the opener against No. 7 Trine with 10.3 seconds remaining.  He had an especially dominant second half of the season recording a point in 11 of the final 13 games of the regular season.  Earned an NCHA Star of the Week after recording six points over a three-game span in early January.  That week included a multi-goal game against Augsburg adn a four-point gam in a win over Lake Forest.  He had a four-point game against Lawrence later in the season where he scored three goals to go with an assist.

2023-24: Skated in 25 games leading the team with 13 assists and ranking second on the squad with 17 total points.  Of his four goals, one was on a power play and three were the first goal of the game.  Had five multi-point efforts and a five-game point streak.

2022-23: Skated in all 27 games scoring nine goals with 10 assists for 19 total points.  Had three power-play scores on the year to go with two game-winners.  Scored the lone goal of a 1-0 win over No. 9 St. Norbert and had the game-winner in the opener of a series at Lake Forest.  Posted multiple point in five games with a four-assist game coming against Gustavus Adolphus in the Superior Showdown Championship.  Finished the season with at least one point in nine of the final 11 games.

2021-22: Appeared in 10 games recording one assist.

Previous Team: Played one season with the Philadelphia Hockey Club (NCDC) where he recorded 26 points in 35 games with five goals and 21 assists.  Also spent 35 games with the Swan Valley Stampeders (MJHL) in 2019-20 where he scored seven goals with 18 assists for 25 total points.

Personal

Parents: Kristin and Derek Fortner

Siblings: Sierra, Reece, and Delaney

Major: Secondary Education