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Derek Forbort

#7

Position: Defenseman

Height: 6-5

Weight: 200

Birthdate: 3/4/92

Hometown: Duluth, Minn.

2010-11 Team: Univ. of North Dakota (WCHA)

 

USA HOCKEY:
2010:
• Participated in the USA Hockey National Junior Evaluation Camp, tying for the lead among camp defensemen with five points (1-4) in seven games against teams from Finland, Sweden and the U.S.
• Member of the U.S. Men’s National Under-18 Team that captured the gold medal at the 2010 International Ice Hockey Federation World Men’s U18 Championship
   o Tied for the team lead with a plus-9 rating
• Notched one assist in five games with the U.S. National Under-18 Team at the 2010 Under-18 Six Nations Cup in Minsk, Belarus
2009:
• Logged two assists in three games with the U.S. National Under-18 Team at the 2009 Under-18 Four Nations Cup in Pori, Finland
• Had a goal and two assists in six games with the U.S. National Under-17 Team at the 2009 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge in Port Alberni, B.C.
2008:
• At the 2008 Under-17 Five Nations Tournament in Prievidza, Slovakia, collected an assist in four games with the U.S. Under-17 Select Team

COLLEGE HOCKEY:
2010-11:
• Second among defensemen at the University of North Dakota of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association and first among team freshmen with eight points (0-8) in 13 games through Dec. 6
• Missed time with mononucleosis early in the season

USA HOCKEY - NTDP:
2009-10:
• Member of the U.S. National Under-18 Team, part of USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program, that competed in the United States Hockey League and against Division I and Division III college opponents and international teams

HIGH SCHOOL HOCKEY:
2008-09:
• Played his junior season at Duluth (Minn.) East High School
• Notched 28 points (7-21) in 25 games

ADDITIONAL NOTES:
• Son of Keith and Mary Forbort
• Selected in the first round (15th overall) of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft by the Los Angeles Kings
• Played football at Duluth East High School

2011 IIHF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP STATS

Date Opponent G A PTS PIM
12/19 RPI (ex) 0 0 0 0
12/21 Czech Republic (ex) 0 0 0 0
12/23 Norway (ex) 0 1 1 0
12/26 Finland 0 0 0 0
12/28 Slovakia 0 0 0 0
12/30 Germany 0 0 0 0
12/31 Switzerland 0 0 0 0
1/3 Canada (Semis) 0 0 0 0
1/5 Sweden (Bronze) 0 0 0 0
  WJC TOTALS 0 0 0 0

IIHF EVENT STATISTICS:

Year Event GP G A PTS PIM
2011 World Junior Championship 6 0 0 0 0
2010 World U18 Championship 7 0 2 2 6
  TEAM USA TOTALS 13 0 2 2 6

COLLEGE/NTDP STATISTICS:

Season Team GP G A PTS PIM
2010-11 Univ. of North Dakota (WCHA) 15 0 9 9 6
2009-10 U.S. National U18 Team* 65 5 23 28 46
2008-09 U.S. National U17 Team* 9 1 5 6 10
  NTDP TOTALS 74 6 28 34 56

*part of USA Hockey's National Team Development Program