Derek Forbort

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Derek Forbort
Born (1992-03-04) March 4, 1992 (age 32)
Duluth, MN, USA
Height 6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight 218 lb (99 kg; 15 st 8 lb)
Position Defense
Shoots Left
NHL team Los Angeles Kings
NHL Draft 15th overall, 2010
Los Angeles Kings
Playing career 2013–present

Derek Forbort (born March 4, 1992) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman currently playing as a prospect the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career

Forbort played his junior season of high school hockey for Duluth East High School in 2008–09, finishing with 28 points in 21 games,[1] and was named a regional All-Star. He was the all star player on his Duluth men's league team racking up over 79 points in eleven games.[2] He completed the season by playing nine games with the USA Hockey National Team Development Program (USNTDP) in the United States Hockey League (USHL). He played his first full season with the USNTDP in 2009–10, scoring 4 goals and 14 points in 26 USHL league games, and 25 points overall in 56 games with the development team.

He then began his freshman season for the Fighting Sioux for the 2010-2011 season. He played with the American team at the 2010 IIHF World U18 Championships, recording two assists and a +9 rating, en route to winning a gold medal.[3] Forbort has committed to play for the North Dakota Fighting Sioux men's ice hockey team in the National Collegiate Athletic Association in 2010. Forbort is the son of Keith and Mary. He is adamant about volunteering in his home town of Duluth. Some other hobbies are weight lifting, spending time with Willman, and making weekend trips to Rose Lake.[2]

Forbort is highly regarded by scouts and is projected to become a two-way defenseman in the National Hockey League (NHL).[1] The NHL Central Scouting Bureau ranked Forbort as the ninth best North American skater for the 2010 NHL Entry Draft,[4] an improvement on his midterm ranking of 11th.[5] International Scouting Services named him tenth overall.[6] Expected to be a first round selection,[7] Forbort was taken 15th overall by the Los Angeles Kings.

Forbort played for the US national team at the 2011 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in Buffalo, New York, winning a bronze medal.[8]

On April 5, 2013, Derek Forbort signed a three-year entry level contract with the Los Angeles Kings.[9]

In the 2014–15 season, on February 11, 2015, the Los Angeles Kings recalled Forbort from the Manchester Monarchs of the American Hockey League. He was later returned to the Monarchs without featuring in a game for the Kings.[10]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2008–09 USNTDP USHL 9 1 5 6 10 — — — — —
2009–10 USNTDP USHL 26 4 10 14 26 — — — — —
2010–11 North Dakota Fighting Sioux WCHA 38 0 15 15 26 — — — — —
2011–12 North Dakota Fighting Sioux WCHA 35 2 11 13 28 — — — — —
2012–13 North Dakota Fighting Sioux WCHA 41 4 12 16 26 — — — — —
2012–13 Manchester Monarchs AHL 6 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 4
2013–14 Manchester Monarchs AHL 74 1 16 17 42 3 0 0 0 0
2014–15 Manchester Monarchs AHL 67 4 11 15 52 19 0 6 6 12
AHL totals 147 5 28 33 94 26 0 6 6 16
Medal record
Representing United States USA
Ice hockey
World Junior Championshipss
Bronze medal – third place 2011 USA
IIHF World U18 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Belarus

International

Year Team Event Result   GP G A Pts PIM
2010 United States WJC18 1st 7 0 2 2 6
2011 United States WJC 3rd 6 0 0 0 0
Junior totals 13 0 2 2 6

Awards and honors

Award Year
WCHA All-Tournament Team 2012 [11]
Calder Cup (Manchester Monarchs) 2015 [12]

References

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External links

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Los Angeles Kings first round draft pick
2010		 Succeeded by
Tanner Pearson
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