Shoots Left Weight 82 kg Height 1.75 m | Name J. Forrest Playing career Positions Defenseman | |
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Born April 15, 1981 (age 43)
Auburn, NY, USA ( 1981-04-15 ) ECHL team
Former teams Elmira Jackals
Albany River Rats
Worcester Sharks
SaiPa Lappeenranta
Assat Pori
Karpat Oulu
Jokerit Helsinki
Kloten Flyers
Malmo Redhawks
Augsburger Panther NHL Draft 181st overall, 2000
Carolina Hurricanes | ||
Justin David "J.D." Forrest (born April 15, 1981) is a retired American professional ice hockey defenseman and current Assistant Coach with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in the American Hockey League.
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Playing career
Forrest played four years with Boston College winning the NCAA Championship in 2001 whilst earning Hockey East All-Rookie honors. He was an ACHA Second-Team All-American in 2003 before graduating in 2004, serving as an alternate captain in both years. He then embarked on a lengthy professional career in Europe and North America with stints in Finland's Liiga, Switzerland's National League A as well as the American Hockey League. He retired in 2014 following two seasons with the Augsburger Panther of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga in Germany.
Coaching career
Following his retirement, Forrest was an assistant coach with the USA Hockey National Team Development Program winning Gold at the Under-18 IIHF World Championships in 2015. He then coached the farm club of EC Red Bull Salzburg in Austria for one season, before he was named by the Pittsburgh Penguins on August 2, 2016 as an Assistant Coach with their affiliate Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League.