Background
Fountain grew up in the small town of Gravenhurst, Ontario.
Fountain grew up in the small town of Gravenhurst, Ontario.
He is currently the goaltending coach with the Muskegon Lumberjacks of the USHL.
As a 15-year-old Fountain played Junior.C. hockey for the Hunstville Blair McCanns in 1988-1989. He was named rookie of the year and made the All Star Team. Fountain was drafted in the 15th round of the 1989 OHL Draft by the South.S. Marie Greyhounds.
After being drafted by the Greyhounds, he was assigned to the Chatham Micmacs Junior.B. hockey club in 1989-1990 where he was teammates with future National Hockey League players Todd Warriner and Brian Wiseman.
Fountain played two seasons of junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey League with the Oshawa Generals and was named to the OHL First All-Star team in 1992. He was also one of the netminders for Canada at that year"s World Junior Championships.
Following his junior success, Fountain was selected 45th overall in the 1992 National Hockey League Entry Draft by the Vancouver Canucks. Fountain turned pro for the 1992-1993 season, and was assigned to the Hamilton Canucks of the American Hockey League.
He established himself as one of the top goalies outside of the National Hockey League with a standout 1993-1994 campaign, during which he led the AHL with 70 appearances, 34 wins, and 4 shutouts, and was named to the league"s Second All-Star Team.
However, cracking the National Hockey League would be difficult for Fountain. Just as it appeared he was ready to succeed Kay Whitmore as the backup to Kirk McLean with the Canucks, the team acquired highly rated Corey Hirsch, who passed Fountain on the depth chart and was promoted directly to the National Hockey League. Fountain proceeded to toil for two more seasons in the AHL without getting an National Hockey League opportunity. He was finally able to make his National Hockey League debut mid-way through the 1996-1997 season, and did so in memorable style.
He became the 19th goalie in National Hockey League history to record a shutout in their first National Hockey League game, doing so against the New Jersey Devils, and nearly scored a goal as well, hitting the post on a shot toward the empty Netto late in the game.
He finished the year with a 2–2–0 record and a 3.43 Gaelic Athletic Association in 6 appearances. Fountain left Vancouver to sign as a free agent with the Carolina Hurricanes for the 1997-1998.
He was named an IHL All Star in 2000/2001 season. In 2001, Fountain left North America to sign in the Russian Super League with The Human Context Lada Togliatti and led the RHL in Gaelic Athletic Association in his first season.
He also set the all time Russian shutout record with 14 shutouts in 43 starts.
After two years in Russia, he signed in Germany for 2003-2004 with the Iserlohn Roosters. Fountain has appeared in 11 National Hockey League games, posting a 2–6–0 record with a 3.47 Gaelic Athletic Association.