Career
He is currently signed to the Belfast Giants in the Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL). Forney was drafted 80th overall by the Atlanta Thrashers in the 2006 National Hockey League Entry Draft. Forney played in the 2010-2011 ECHL All-Star Game.
Without an extension offered from his entry level contract with the Winnipeg Jets.
Forney returned to the Eagles on a full-time basis, signing a one-year deal on August 16, 2012. In the 2012-2013 season, Forney led the Eagles in scoring, finishing second in the league, with 79 points in 71 games.
He was rewarded with a selection to the ECHL First All-Star Team. A free agent, with the intention of keeping in shape, Forney went on a working holiday of sorts, signing a short-term contract with the Perth Thunder of the Australian Ice Hockey League.
In only 16 games with the Thunder, Forney scored an impressive 47 points, before leaving in preparation to join his new Austrian club, European Commission Vesicular Stomatitis Virus, on a one-year contract for the 2013-2014 season.