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USA Michael Forney
#14 Belfast Giants / EIHL - 16/17
1-time ECHL First All-Star Team 1
1-time EIHL Champion 1
Date of Birth
May 14, 1988
Position
LW
Age
36
Height
6'2" / 189 cm
Place of Birth
Thief River Falls, MN, USA
Weight
185 lbs / 84 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
2006 round 3 #80 overall by Atlanta Thrashers

Brothers: Will Forney, Chris Forney
Father-in-law: Tim Skildum

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Michael Forney Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2002-03 Thief River Falls High USHS-MN 28* 4* 10* 14* -* -* |
2003-04 Thief River Falls High USHS-MN 24* 14* 22* 36* -* -* |
2004-05 Thief River Falls High USHS-MN 28* 34* 33* 67* -* -* |
2005-06 Thief River Falls High USHS-MN 21* 23* 37* 60* 28* -* |
Des Moines Buccaneers USHL 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* 3* |
U.S. National U18 Team NTDP 4* 1* 0* 1* 0* -* |
2006-07 Univ. of North Dakota NCAA 16* 0* 2* 2* 10* -1* |
2007-08 Univ. of North Dakota NCAA 3* 0* 0* 0* 2* -1* |
2008-09 Green Bay Gamblers USHL 59* 26* 34* 60* 53* 33* | Playoffs 7 3 7 10 2 1
2009-10 Chicago Wolves AHL 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
Gwinnett Gladiators ECHL 63* 11* 15* 26* 66* -8* |
2010-11 Chicago Wolves AHL 9* 0* 2* 2* 0* -1* |
Gwinnett Gladiators ECHL 66* 21* 45* 66* 79* -1* |
2011-12 Colorado Eagles ECHL 53* 20* 31* 51* 57* 14* | Playoffs 1 0 1 1 0 -2
St. John's IceCaps AHL 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
Texas Stars AHL 11* 1* 1* 2* 2* -1* |
2012-13 Colorado Eagles ECHL 71* 35* 44* 79* 110* 10* | Playoffs 6 1 3 4 4 -3
Perth Thunder AIHL 16* 11* 36* 47* 12* -* |
2013-14 Villacher SV EBEL 35* 10* 11* 21* 28* 3* |
Sparta Sarpsborg Norway 10* 5* 6* 11* 2* 0* | Playoffs 5 0 3 3 6 -2
Arizona Sundogs CHL 3* 1* 3* 4* 2* 5* | Playoffs 10 3 6 9 14 2
2014-15 Sheffield Steelers EIHL 52* 33* 34* 67* 63* -* | Playoffs 4 1 2 3 0 -
2015-16 Belfast Giants EIHL 52* 20* 28* 48* 43* -* | Playoffs 2 1 1 2 0 -
2016-17 Belfast Giants EIHL 49* 15* 23* 38* 36* -* | Playoffs 3 0 2 2 0 -

Michael Forney Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2005-06 USA U18 U18 JWC 5* 5* 3* 8* 4* 5* |
2014-15 Sheffield Steelers EIHL Cup 13* 9* 8* 17* 18* -* |
2015-16 Belfast Giants EIHL Cup 10* 5* 6* 11* 8* -* |
2016-17 Belfast Giants EIHL Cup 12* 5* 4* 9* 31* -* |

Michael Forney Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 3 26* 1* 3* 4* 0.15* 2* -4* | 0 * * * * * *
AIHL 1 16* 11* 36* 47* 2.94* 12* -* | 0 * * * * * *
CHL 1 3* 1* 3* 4* 1.33* 2* 5* | 1 10 3 * 6 * 9 * 0.90 * 14 * 2 *
ECHL 4 253* 87* 135* 222* 0.88* 312* 15* | 2 7 1 * 4 * 5 * 0.71 * 4 * -5 *
EIHL 3 153* 68* 85* 153* 1.00* 142* -* | 3 9 2 * 5 * 7 * 0.78 * 0 * - *
EIHL Cup 3 35* 19* 18* 37* 1.06* 57* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 JWC (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) 1 5* 5* 3* 8* 1.60* 4* 5* | 0 * * * * * *
EBEL (ICEHL) 1 35* 10* 11* 21* 0.60* 28* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
NCAA 2 19* 0* 2* 2* 0.11* 12* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
Norway 1 10* 5* 6* 11* 1.10* 2* 0* | 1 5 0 * 3 * 3 * 0.60 * 6 * -2 *
NTDP 1 4* 1* 0* 1* 0.25* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USHL 2 62* 26* 34* 60* 0.97* 53* 36* | 1 7 3 * 7 * 10 * 1.43 * 2 * 1 *
USHS-MN 4 101* 75* 102* 177* 1.75* 28* -* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Michael Forney Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
05/09/2016
05/09/2016 Extension Belfast Giants Belfast Giants
05/18/2015
05/18/2015 Confirmed Sheffield Steelers Belfast Giants
07/16/2014
07/16/2014 Confirmed Arizona Sundogs Sheffield Steelers
03/26/2014
03/26/2014 Confirmed Sparta Sarpsborg Arizona Sundogs
01/16/2014
01/16/2014 Confirmed Villacher SV Sparta Sarpsborg
04/26/2013
04/26/2013 Confirmed Perth Thunder Villacher SV
04/21/2013
04/21/2013 Confirmed Colorado Eagles Perth Thunder
08/15/2012
08/15/2012 Extension Colorado Eagles Colorado Eagles
07/28/2009
07/28/2009 Confirmed Green Bay Gamblers Atlanta Thrashers
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2008, 1 #1 overall by Green Bay Gamblers in the USHL Entry Draft

Drafted 2006, 5 #53 overall by Indiana Ice in the USHL Entry Draft

Drafted 2004, 3 #27 overall by Sioux Falls Stampede in the USHL Futures Draft

Cult/Star player for Perth Thunder

Cult/Star player for Thief River Falls High