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Derek Forbort

Position	Left Defense	Current Team	Vancouver Canucks
Shoots	Left	Current Contract	1 years
Height	6'4"	Expires	2025-26
Weight (lbs)	216	Expiry Age (Jun 30)	34
Age	33 (Mar 4, 1992)	Expiry Status	UFA
Drafted	2010, Round 1, Overall 15 (LAK)

Date	Team	Transaction
Jun 3, 2025	Vancouver Canucks	Signed 1 year @ $2.000M AAV starting in 2025-26
Jan 8, 2025	Vancouver Canucks	Activated from IR
Nov 17, 2024	Vancouver Canucks	Placed on IR
Jul 1, 2024	Vancouver Canucks	Signed 1 year @ $1.500M AAV starting in 2024-25
Jul 28, 2021	Boston Bruins	Signed 3 years @ $3.000M AAV starting in 2021-22
Oct 11, 2020	Winnipeg Jets	Signed 1 year @ $1.000M AAV starting in 2020-21
Oct 19, 2017	Los Angeles Kings	Signed 2 years @ $2.525M AAV starting in 2018-19
Jul 9, 2016	Los Angeles Kings	Signed 2 years @ $650K AAV starting in 2016-17
Apr 6, 2013	Los Angeles Kings	Signed to an entry level contract.

Status History Coming Soon

5v5 Individual Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	G/60	A/60	Pts/60	xG/60	GAE/60	Sh%	xSh%	Sh%AE	%SA Rush	%SA Reb.
2015-16	LAK	14	143:48	0.42	0.42	0.83	0.21	0.21	7.14	3.59	3.56	0.00	11.11
2016-17	LAK	82	1391:46	0.09	0.60	0.69	0.12	-0.03	2.13	2.90	-0.77	0.00	2.99
2017-18	LAK	78	1343:14	0.04	0.67	0.71	0.11	-0.07	1.39	3.50	-2.11	0.93	2.78
2018-19	LAK	81	1435:03	0.08	0.50	0.59	0.09	-0.01	2.94	3.29	-0.35	0.00	2.73
2019-20	LAK	13	208:50	0.00	0.29	0.29	0.18	-0.18	0.00	4.17	-4.17	0.00	0.00
2019-20	CGY	7	107:10	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.10	-0.10	0.00	2.64	-2.64	12.50	12.50
2019-20	CGY, LAK	20	316:00	0.00	0.19	0.19	0.15	-0.15	0.00	3.68	-3.68	2.78	2.78
2020-21	WPG	56	961:25	0.12	0.62	0.75	0.10	0.02	3.39	2.75	0.64	0.00	1.10
2021-22	BOS	76	1087:42	0.22	0.44	0.66	0.11	0.11	6.67	3.37	3.30	0.00	2.33
2022-23	BOS	54	754:17	0.32	0.56	0.88	0.12	0.20	12.50	4.56	7.94	0.00	2.04
2023-24	BOS	35	496:24	0.00	0.48	0.48	0.13	-0.13	0.00	5.08	-5.08	0.00	0.00
2024-25	VAN	54	773:10	0.16	0.62	0.78	0.12	0.04	5.26	3.96	1.31	0.00	0.00

5v5 On Ice Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	SAF/60	GF/60	xGF/60	SAA/60	GA/60	xGA/60	GF%	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
2015-16	LAK	14	143:48	54.66	1.67	3.10	35.47	2.09	2.01	44.44	60.60	0.28	-0.08	3.28
2016-17	LAK	82	1391:46	40.05	1.94	2.38	38.02	1.85	2.25	51.14	51.48	-0.26	0.17	-4.46
2017-18	LAK	78	1343:14	40.25	2.41	2.24	40.02	1.97	2.32	55.10	49.05	-0.15	-0.23	0.80
2018-19	LAK	81	1435:03	35.83	1.63	2.00	43.06	2.13	2.41	43.33	45.37	-0.36	-0.04	-3.73
2019-20	LAK	13	208:50	47.12	0.57	2.82	41.66	1.72	2.48	25.00	53.20	0.21	0.17	0.17
2019-20	CGY	7	107:10	32.47	1.68	1.81	41.99	2.24	2.22	42.86	44.89	-0.63	-0.47	-2.70
2019-20	CGY, LAK	20	316:00	42.15	0.95	2.48	41.77	1.90	2.39	33.33	50.86	-0.07	-0.06	-0.13
2020-21	WPG	56	961:25	36.32	2.43	2.14	37.94	2.50	2.53	49.37	45.83	-0.03	-0.06	0.19
2021-22	BOS	76	1087:42	41.37	2.37	2.28	38.06	2.54	2.10	48.31	52.05	-0.61	0.04	-6.32
2022-23	BOS	54	754:17	37.55	2.63	2.35	42.88	2.23	2.62	54.10	47.33	-0.63	0.24	-8.35
2023-24	BOS	35	496:24	40.25	2.78	2.52	40.98	2.05	2.17	57.50	53.68	-0.08	-0.42	3.71
2024-25	VAN	54	773:10	32.83	1.55	1.66	38.72	2.17	2.10	41.67	44.11	-0.73	-0.32	-5.61

NHL Edge Stats

		Skating				Shooting					Zone Time
Season	GP	Top Speed	Bursts>20/mi	Avg. Speed	ES Avg. Speed	Top Speed	Avg. Speed	%Long Range	%Mid Range	%High Danger	ES DZ%	ES NZ%	ES OZ%
2021-22	76	20.7	0.1	5.2	5.4	88.6	64.2	72.0	24.0	4.0	40.4	19.2	40.4
2022-23	54	21.5	0.1	8.0	8.3	86.8	55.3	64.5	29.0	6.5	41.1	19.2	39.7
2023-24	35	20.8	0.0	8.1	8.3	83.4	65.0	81.2	18.8	0.0	43.1	18.2	38.6
2024-25	54	20.4	0.0	8.5	8.7	94.0	66.6	75.9	20.7	3.4	38.9	18.8	42.4

Legend

Percentile 0-25

Percentile 25-50

Percentile 50-75

Percentile 75-100

Forwards are compared with forwards and Defensemen are are compared with Defensemen.

5v5 Defense Pairs

Season

Season	Teammate	Team	TOI	GF/60	GA/60	GF%	xGF/60	xGA/60	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
2024-25	Hronek, F	VAN	145:14	0.83	2.48	25.00	1.75	1.98	46.97	-0.50	-0.44	-1.31
2024-25	Desharnais, V	VAN	133:00	0.90	2.26	28.57	1.44	1.27	53.26	-0.79	-1.19	5.68
2024-25	Mancini, V	VAN	103:34	1.74	0.00	100.00	1.47	2.30	39.00	-0.92	-0.08	-11.10
2024-25	Myers, T	VAN	98:41	3.04	5.47	35.71	2.09	2.85	42.33	-0.08	0.71	-8.14
2024-25	Pettersson, E	VAN	86:00	0.70	2.09	25.00	1.32	2.32	36.16	-1.02	-0.26	-11.35
2024-25	Soucy, C	VAN	65:37	1.83	0.00	100.00	2.17	2.13	50.43	0.05	-0.14	2.17
2024-25	Hughes, Q	VAN	44:31	2.70	0.00	100.00	1.93	2.88	40.18	-0.17	0.55	-7.22
2024-25	Juulsen, N	VAN	41:43	1.44	2.88	33.33	0.81	1.92	29.66	-1.26	-0.21	-19.71
2024-25	Pettersson, M	VAN	23:42	2.53	5.06	33.33	1.82	1.29	58.43	-0.49	-1.15	9.81
2023-24	Shattenkirk, K	BOS	190:38	2.52	2.52	50.00	2.31	2.21	51.02	-0.54	-0.27	-2.40
2023-24	Carlo, B	BOS	90:04	4.66	0.00	100.00	2.28	1.93	54.18	-0.31	-0.57	3.32
2023-24	McAvoy, C	BOS	80:01	3.00	3.75	44.44	3.25	2.57	55.83	0.69	0.11	4.86
2023-24	Wotherspoon, P	BOS	70:35	1.70	1.70	50.00	2.90	1.42	67.09	0.82	-1.23	23.12
2023-24	Mitchell, I	BOS	41:54	2.86	1.43	66.67	2.01	2.81	41.73	-0.22	0.13	-3.70
2022-23	Clifton, C	BOS	509:10	2.59	2.36	52.38	2.36	2.68	46.76	-0.58	0.28	-8.22
2022-23	Carlo, B	BOS	101:18	1.78	1.78	50.00	1.61	2.64	37.93	-1.25	0.26	-16.68
2022-23	McAvoy, C	BOS	69:42	4.30	2.58	62.50	3.10	2.59	54.53	0.33	0.14	1.45
2022-23	Orlov, D	BOS	22:40	0.00	2.65	0.00	1.54	2.93	34.43	-1.17	0.19	-15.31
2021-22	Clifton, C	BOS	525:27	2.97	2.28	56.52	2.42	1.86	56.57	-0.38	-0.20	-1.04
2021-22	McAvoy, C	BOS	305:00	1.18	2.56	31.58	2.20	2.23	49.66	-0.53	0.18	-7.46
2021-22	Carlo, B	BOS	131:40	3.65	1.82	66.67	2.12	2.37	47.25	-0.61	0.33	-10.00
2021-22	Reilly, M	BOS	37:45	0.00	7.95	0.00	1.33	3.64	26.71	-1.54	1.55	-31.16
2021-22	Grzelcyk, M	BOS	22:16	2.69	2.69	50.00	2.96	2.32	56.11	0.17	0.26	-1.44
2020-21	Pionk, N	WPG	802:15	2.24	2.09	51.72	2.22	2.37	48.37	0.12	-0.27	4.06
2020-21	Poolman, T	WPG	48:16	0.00	3.73	0.00	1.81	2.63	40.72	-0.35	0.11	-5.41
2020-21	Morrissey, J	WPG	34:40	6.92	6.92	50.00	1.35	5.09	20.98	-0.81	2.53	-24.75
2020-21	DeMelo, D	WPG	29:07	4.12	2.06	66.67	1.93	2.49	43.67	-0.25	-0.07	-2.33
2019-20	Doughty, D	LAK	114:03	0.53	2.10	20.00	2.30	2.28	50.18	-0.44	-0.00	-4.30
2019-20	Gustafsson, E	CGY	85:59	2.09	2.79	42.86	1.86	2.47	42.97	-0.51	-0.10	-5.03
2019-20	Walker, S	LAK	52:35	1.14	2.28	33.33	3.84	3.34	53.48	1.27	1.06	0.45
2019-20	Roy, M	LAK	25:25	0.00	0.00	-	3.37	1.84	64.74	0.72	-0.59	12.55
2018-19	Doughty, D	LAK	1225:33	1.62	2.06	44.00	1.95	2.38	45.11	-0.40	-0.08	-3.81
2018-19	Fantenberg, O	LAK	59:20	1.01	2.02	33.33	2.23	2.15	50.97	0.08	-0.19	2.97
2018-19	Walker, S	LAK	50:05	2.40	2.40	50.00	3.21	2.92	52.34	1.09	0.49	5.73
2018-19	LaDue, P	LAK	41:29	2.89	1.45	66.67	1.77	2.45	41.89	-0.55	-0.07	-5.99
2018-19	Martinez, A	LAK	24:10	2.48	7.45	25.00	2.26	2.86	44.09	0.13	0.53	-3.62
2017-18	Doughty, D	LAK	831:29	2.81	2.16	56.52	2.35	2.36	49.92	0.03	-0.15	1.78
2017-18	Folin, C	LAK	272:59	2.42	1.54	61.11	2.33	2.05	53.21	0.01	-0.35	3.98
2017-18	Martinez, A	LAK	121:19	0.49	1.48	25.00	1.76	2.33	43.05	-0.56	-0.17	-5.11
2017-18	Fantenberg, O	LAK	67:14	2.68	2.68	50.00	1.53	2.86	34.88	-1.04	0.04	-12.78
2016-17	Doughty, D	LAK	1069:38	1.91	1.63	53.97	2.36	2.22	51.50	-0.26	0.12	-3.92
2016-17	Martinez, A	LAK	162:09	2.22	2.96	42.86	2.96	2.21	57.21	0.44	0.07	3.12
2016-17	Gilbert, T	LAK	58:53	2.04	2.04	50.00	2.05	2.25	47.58	-0.28	0.08	-4.10
2016-17	Greene, M	LAK	48:46	0.00	2.46	0.00	1.31	2.67	32.95	-1.15	0.62	-21.64
2016-17	Gravel, K	LAK	29:59	4.00	0.00	100.00	2.11	1.73	54.92	-0.41	-0.16	-2.20
2015-16	Doughty, D	LAK	47:48	2.51	3.77	40.00	3.39	1.68	66.84	0.68	-0.47	11.05
2015-16	McBain, J	LAK	35:17	1.70	1.70	50.00	3.37	2.15	61.07	0.28	0.44	-3.34
2015-16	Martinez, A	LAK	30:24	1.97	0.00	100.00	2.84	1.78	61.53	0.18	-0.38	6.33
2015-16	Ehrhoff, C	LAK	28:00	0.00	2.14	0.00	2.77	1.75	61.27	0.04	-0.46	6.02

Glossary

Type	Statistic	Definition
Individual	G/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes.
Individual	A/60	Assists per 60 minutes.
Individual	Pts/60	Points per 60 minutes.
Individual	xG/60	Expected Goals per 60 minutes.
Individual	GAE/60	Goals Above Expected (G/60 - xG/60).
Individual	Sh%	Shooting Percentage.
Individual	xSh%	Expected Shooting Percentage.
Individual	Sh%AE	Shooting percentage above expected (Sh% - xSh%).
Individual	%SA Rush	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be on the rush.
Individual	%SA Reb.	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be from rebounds.
On Ice	SAF/60	Shot Attempts For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	GF/60	Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	xGF/60	Expected Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	SAA/60	Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GA/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	xGA/60	Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GF%	Goals For Percentage = Goals For / (Goals For + Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF%	Expected Goals For Percentage = Expected Goals For / (Expected Goals For + Expected Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF Rel	xGF/60 when On Ice - xGF/60 when not On Ice.
On Ice	xGA Rel	xGA/60 when On Ice - xGA/60 when not On Ice (lower is better).
On Ice	xGF% Rel	xGF% when On Ice - xGF% when not On Ice.

Individual and On-Ice stats from Puckalytics.com (starting in 2015-16). NHL Edge Stats from edge.nhl.com (starting in 2021-22). Edge statistic definitions can be found at the Edge Stats Glossary.

News and Opinions

Vancouver Canucks Five Wishes for 2025-26 at Nucks Misconduct (Sat Sep 13, 2025)
2 stars the LA Kings passed on in the 2010 NHL Draft for Derek Forbort at Rink Royalty (Mon Sep 8, 2025)
Checking up on where former Calgary Flames are playing in 2025–26 at The Win Column (Wed Sep 3, 2025)
Vancouver Canucks 2025–26 Player Preview: Victor Mancini at Yahoo Sports (Wed Aug 27, 2025)
NHL Insider Reveals Which Young Blueliner is Poised to Crack the Canucks' Opening Night Roster at Canucks Daily (Mon Aug 25, 2025)
Goals and expectations for Canucks’ Derek Forbort in 2025-26 at Canucks Army (Fri Aug 8, 2025)
Analyzing Nazem Kadri trade proposals from Armchair GM at The Win Column (Fri Jul 25, 2025)
Blue Line Brings It - Canucks Possible Defence Pairs at Nucks Misconduct (Tue Jul 8, 2025)
Here We Go Again - Good? at Nucks Misconduct (Wed Jul 2, 2025)
Canucks' important defencemen rank among NHL's slowest at The Canuck Way (Tue Apr 29, 2025)
Analyzing the evolution of the Winnipeg Jets defence over the last 5 years at Jets White Out (Thu Aug 24, 2023)

Current Contract

Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2025-26	33		$2,000,000	$2,000,000	-	-	$2,000,000	$2,000,000	$2,000,000	UFA
Total					-	-	$2,000,000	$2,000,000	$2,000,000

Signed: June 3, 2025

Team: Vancouver Canucks

GM: -

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 2.09

Previous Contracts (show) (hide)

Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2024-25	32		$1,500,000	$1,500,000	-	$200,000	$1,300,000	$1,500,000	$1,500,000	UFA
Total					-	$200,000	$1,300,000	$1,500,000	$1,500,000

Signed: July 1, 2024

Team: Vancouver Canucks

GM: -

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 1.7

Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2021-22	29	M-NTC	$3,000,000	$3,000,000	-	-	$2,000,000	$2,000,000	$2,000,000	UFA
2022-23	30	M-NTC	$3,000,000	$3,000,000	-	$1,000,000	$2,500,000	$3,500,000	$3,500,000	UFA
2023-24	31	M-NTC	$3,000,000	$3,000,000	-	-	$3,500,000	$3,500,000	$3,500,000	UFA
Total					-	$1,000,000	$8,000,000	$9,000,000	$9,000,000

Signed: July 28, 2021

Team: Boston Bruins

GM: -

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 3.68

Clause: Player has a 10 team no trade list in 2021-22, an 8 team no trade list in 2022-23 and a 3 team no trade list in 2023-24.

Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2020-21	28		$1,000,000	$1,000,000	-	-	$1,000,000	$1,000,000	$1,000,000	UFA
Total					-	-	$1,000,000	$1,000,000	$1,000,000

Signed: Oct 11, 2020

Team: Winnipeg Jets

GM: -

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 1.23

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2018-19	26	$2,525,000	$2,525,000	-	$150,000	$2,100,000	$2,250,000	$2,250,000	RFA-arb
2019-20	27	$2,525,000	$2,525,000	-	-	$2,800,000	$2,800,000	$2,800,000	UFA
Total				-	$150,000	$4,900,000	$5,050,000	$5,050,000

Signed: Oct 19, 2017

Team: Los Angeles Kings

GM: -

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 3.18

Retained Salary: Los Angeles Kings retained 25.0% of total salary on February 4, 2020

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2016-17	24	$650,000	$650,000	-	-	$650,000	$650,000	$100,000	RFA-arb
2017-18	25	$650,000	$650,000	-	-	$650,000	$650,000	$400,000	RFA-arb
Total				-	-	$1,300,000	$1,300,000	$500,000

Signed: July 9, 2016

Team: Los Angeles Kings

GM: -

Exp. Status: RFA-arb

Cap %: 0.89

Note: Guaranteed minimum salary is $125,000 in 2016-17 and $450,000 in 2017-18.

Entry Level Contract ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2013-14	21	$863,333	$900,000	$110,000	$90,000	$700,000	$790,000	$67,500	ELC
2014-15	22	$863,333	$900,000	-	$90,000	$810,000	$900,000	$67,500	ELC
2015-16	23	$863,333	$900,000	-	$90,000	$810,000	$900,000	$67,500	ELC
Total				$110,000	$270,000	$2,320,000	$2,590,000	$202,500

Signed: Apr 6, 2013

Team: Los Angeles Kings

GM: -

Exp. Status: RFA-arb

Career Statistics

			Regular Season									Playoffs
Season	League	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G
2008-09	High-MN	Duluth East	25	7	21	28
2008-09	NAHL	USNTDP	2	0	1	1		6
2008-09	U-17	USNTDP	7	1	4	5		4
2008-09	USHS-MN	Duluth East High										3	2	4	6		4
2009-10	USHL	USNTDP	26	4	10	14		26
2009-10	U-18	USNTDP	39	1	13	14		20
2009-10	WJ18-A	USA	7	0	2	2		6
2010-11	WCHA	North Dakota	38	0	15	15		26
2010-11	WJC-A	USA	6	0	0	0
2011-12	WCHA	North Dakota	35	2	11	13		28
2011-12	WJC-A	USA	3	0	2	2
2012-13	WCHA	North Dakota	42	4	13	17		22
2012-13	AHL	Manchester	6	0	1	1	+5		2	0.0		4				-2	4	4	0.0
2013-14	AHL	Manchester	74	1	16	17	+19	42	59	170.0		3						3	0.0
2014-15	AHL	Manchester	67	4	11	15	+23	52	100	400.0		19		6	6	+10	12	25	0.0
2015-16	NHL	Los Angeles Kings	14	1	1	2	-1	17	14	7.1	11:03
2015-16	AHL	Ontario	40	2	8	10	+13	40	66	300.0		13		2	2	+1		14	0.0
2016-17	NHL	Los Angeles Kings	82	2	16	18	+8	54	100	2.0	20:07
2017-18	NHL	Los Angeles Kings	78	1	17	18	+18	49	78	1.3	20:47
2018-19	NHL	Los Angeles Kings	81	2	12	14	-13	52	75	2.7	20:45
2019-20	NHL	Los Angeles Kings	13	0	1	1	-4	4	15	0.0	17:51
2019-20	NHL	Calgary Flames	7	0	0	0	-1		7	0.0	17:44	10	1	1	2	-1	2	11	9.1	17:29
2019-20	AHL	Ontario Reign	5	1	0	1	-3	5
2020-21	NHL	Winnipeg Jets	56	2	10	12	+1	35	67	3.0	20:45	8	1		1	-1		14	7.1	24:38
2021-22	NHL	Boston Bruins	76	4	10	14	+2	48	64	6.3	18:07	7	1		1	-1	12	7	14.3	18:23
2022-23	NHL	Boston Bruins	54	5	7	12	+12	23	38	13.2	17:44	7		1	1	-1	19	4	0.0	15:26
2023-24	NHL	Boston Bruins	35	0	4	4	+8	17	22	0.0	17:48	3						1	0.0	17:49
2023-24	AHL	Providence Bruins	2	0	0	0	-1	2
2024-25	NHL	Vancouver Canucks	54	2	9	11	-7	45	39	5.1	17:06
NHL Career			550	19	87	106	+23	344	519	3.7	19:06	35	3	2	5	-4	33	37	8.1	18:55