The Tampa Bay Lightning announced the signing of 2018 draft pick Gabriel Fortier to a three-year entry-level contract. Fortier, a left winger playing in the QMJHL, had 14 goals and 42 points in the first 34 games of the season for the Baie-Comeau Drakker at the time of signing. He was selected in the second round, 59th overall, of the 2018 NHL draft after the Lightning traded their first-round pick.

1. Tampa Bay
Lightning Announce
Signing of 2018
Draft Pick
Brad Sparkman

2. Introduction
 A graduate of the University of South Florida, Brad Sparkman serves
as president of The Brad Sparkman Corporation, also known as
Progressive Research, in Tampa, Florida. An avid sports fan, Brad
Sparkman follows the NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning.
In December 2018, the Tampa Bay Lightning announced that it
signed forward Gabriel Fortier to a three-year entry-level contract.
A left winger for the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League’s
(QMJHL’s) Baie-Comeau Drakker team, Fortier had 14 goals and 42
points during the first 34 games of the season, which coincided
with his signing. In addition, he led the team with 28 assists, was
tied for first with 10 power-play assists, and second among the
team’s forwards with a plus-17 rating.
A native of Lachine, Quebec, Fortier was the Lightning’s 59th
overall pick in the second round for the 2018 draft held in Dallas,
Texas. The 18-year-old player was the team’s first draft pick of the
class after the Lightning traded its first-round pick to the Buffalo
Sabres in exchange for J.T. Miller and Ryan McDonough.