[1] He was a member of the Ottawa RCAF Flyers who won the gold medal in ice hockey for Canada at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St.

[3] Although Forbes traveled to St. Moritz as a member of Canada national hockey team, due to tournament rules that allowed teams to dress only twelve players, Forbes was used as a reserve and did not get into game play during the 1948 Olympics.

[4] In 2001, Forbes was honoured by the Canadian Forces when it was announced that the 1948 RCAF Flyers were selected as Canada's greatest military athletes of the 20th century.

[2] On March 6, 2017, Forbes participated in a pregame ceremony before the Winnipeg Jets vs San Jose Sharks game at MTS Centre in Winnipeg in which he dropped the puck in a ceremonial face-off.

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