Dave Forbes

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Dave Forbes

David Stephen Forbes (November 16, 1948 – March 25, 2024) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played for the Boston Bruins and Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL) between 1973 and 1978, and for the Cincinnati Stingers of the World Hockey Association between 1978 and 1979.

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Dave Forbes
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Born (1948-11-16)November 16, 1948
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died March 25, 2024(2024-03-25) (aged 75)
Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S.
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 178 lb (81 kg; 12 st 10 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shot Left
Played for Boston Bruins
Washington Capitals
Cincinnati Stingers
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 19711980
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Playing career

Forbes played for American International College between 1967 and 1971. He signed as a free agent in 1973 with the Boston Bruins and made his NHL debut that year. Forbes made an impact as a defensive-minded forward as he helped guide the Bruins to the finals in 1974 during his rookie season, and to the finals in 1977. Forbes played four seasons with Boston until he was claimed by the Washington Capitals in the Waiver Draft before the 1977–78 season. After playing one season with the Capitals, he was released after only playing two games during the 1978–79 season and signed to play for the Cincinnati Stingers of the World Hockey Association.

Criminal charges

Forbes was charged with aggravated assault in Minneapolis in 1975 after butt-ending Henry Boucha's eye socket in a game against the Minnesota North Stars, leaving Boucha with limited vision in the right eye. The trial received much publicity as it was highly unusual for an athlete to face criminal charges for assault during a game. The trial ended with a hung jury; the charges were not refiled.[1] Forbes was suspended for 10 games by the NHL, and Forbes and the Bruins settled a civil case by paying Boucha over $1 million.[2]

Post-playing career

He was one of five plaintiffs along with Rick Middleton, Brad Park, Ulf Nilsson and Doug Smail in Forbes v. Eagleson, a class action lawsuit filed in 1995 on behalf of about 1,000 NHL players who were employed by NHL teams between 1972 and 1991 against Alan Eagleson, the league and its member clubs. The players alleged that the NHL and its teams violated the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act by colluding with Eagleson to enable him to embezzle from the National Hockey League Players' Association (NHLPA) and that the four-year statute of limitations in civil racketeering cases began when Eagleson was indicted in 1994. The lawsuit was dismissed on August 27, 1998, in United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania by Thomas Newman O'Neill Jr. who ruled that the statute of limitations expired because it had begun in 1991 when the players were made aware of the allegations against Eagleson. O'Neill's decision was upheld in the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit on October 17, 2000.[3][4]

Forbes died on March 25, 2024, at the age of 75.[5][6]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

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Season Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
1966–67 Lachine Maroons MMJHL 1944830
1967–68 American International University NCAA-II 5131023
1968–69 American International University NCAA-II 21322557
1969–70 American International University NCAA-II 17271542
1970–71 American International University NCAA-II 21302252
1971–72 Oklahoma City Blazers CHL 428111983
1971–72 Boston Braves AHL 30002 71010
1971–72 Dayton Gems IHL 1052729
1972–73 Boston Braves AHL 2710112132 1035827
1972–73 Dayton Gems IHL 49202949194
1973–74 Boston Bruins NHL 6310162641 160226
1973–74 Boston Braves AHL 1126835
1974–75 Boston Bruins NHL 6918123080 30000
1975–76 Boston Bruins NHL 7916132952 121125
1976–77 Boston Bruins NHL 739112047 140112
1977–78 Washington Capitals NHL 77111122119
1978–79 Washington Capitals NHL 20112
1978–79 Cincinnati Stingers WHA 73651183 30117
1979–80 Binghamton Dusters AHL 3815153047
WHA totals 73651183 30117
NHL totals 3636464128341 4514513
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