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Vancouver Canucks Western Conference Pacific Division
 
Derek Forbort • #27 • D
Status:Knee injury, week-to-week
Ht/Wt:6'4", 219 lbs.
Born:Mar 4, 1992 (32 yrs) in Duluth, MN
Experience:8 years
Drafted:Drafted by Los Angeles in 2010 (1/15).
Acquired:Acquired as a free agent in 2024.
Shoots:L
11/06/2024
9:06pm
Facing extended absence
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Forbort is expected to be sidelined for weeks, possibly as long as a month, due to a knee injury, Freelance reporter Irfaan Gaffar reports Wednesday.
11/05/2024
9:32pm
Being evaluated
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Forbort (undisclosed) won't be available to play Tuesday against Anaheim and is being evaluated for an injury, Brendan Batchelor of Sportsnet 650 reports.
10/24/2024
5:34pm
Ready to return
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Forbort (personal) is ready to rejoin the Canucks, Rick Dhaliwal of CHEK reported Thursday.
10/17/2024
1:41pm
Away from team
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Forbort has left the Canucks for personal reasons, the team announced Thursday.
07/01/2024
6:33pm
Pens one-year deal
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Forbort inked a one-year, $1.5 million contract with Vancouver on Monday.
04/27/2024
7:46pm
Removed from LTIR
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Forbort (undisclosed) was activated from long-term injured reserve Saturday, per the NHL media site.
04/23/2024
4:18pm
Unlikely to play in Game 3
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Forbort (undisclosed) likely won't be an option for Game 3 against Toronto on Wednesday, per Conor Ryan of The Boston Globe.
04/22/2024
3:38pm
Won't play Monday
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Forbort (undisclosed) will not be in action versus Toronto on Monday but will travel with the team for Games 3 and 4, Conor Ryan of The Boston Globe reports.
04/22/2024
2:32pm
Returning from conditioning stint
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Forbort (undisclosed) was called up from his conditioning stint with AHL Providence on Monday, Mark Divver of the New England Hockey Journal reports.
04/18/2024
4:46pm
Won't play Saturday
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Forbort (undisclosed) will be reevaluated after Game 1 against the Leafs on Saturday, Ty Anderson 98.5 The Sports Hub reports.
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