(1973-07-20) 20 July 1973 (age 50) Örnsköldsvik, Sweden
Height
6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight
205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position
Centre
Shot
Left
Played for
Modo Hockey Quebec Nordiques Colorado Avalanche Philadelphia Flyers Nashville Predators
National team
Sweden
NHL draft
6th overall, 1991 Philadelphia Flyers
Playing career
1989–2011
Peter Mattias Forsberg (pronounced[ˈpěːtɛrˈfɔ̂ʂːbærj]ⓘ; born 20 July 1973) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player and former assistant general manager of Modo Hockey. Nicknamed "Peter the Great" and "Foppa", Forsberg was known for his on-ice vision and physical play, and is considered one of the greatest players of all time.[1] Although his career was shortened by persistent injuries, as of 2021[update], he stands ninth all-time in career points-per-game[2] and fifth all-time in career assists-per-game[3] in the NHL, only behind Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux, Bobby Orr, and Connor McDavid. In 2017 Forsberg was named one of the '100 Greatest NHL Players' in history.[4]
His 19-year professional career includes 13 years in the National Hockey League (NHL), where he won two Stanley Cups with the Colorado Avalanche, as well as several individual honors including the Hart Memorial Trophy in 2003. As of the end of the 2017–18 season, he is the seventh-highest all-time Swedish point scorer in the NHL regular season.[5] Before his short-lived comeback season in 2011, Forsberg never had a negative plus-minus rating, giving him an overall career rating of +238.
Representing Sweden in international play, Forsberg competed in four Winter Olympics, two World Cups and five World Championships, as well as one European Junior Championship and two World Junior Championships, where he holds a scoring record of 31 points in seven games that some say may never be broken.[6] He won four gold medals with Sweden in his career, winning titles at the 1992 and 1998 World Championships and the 1994 and 2006 Winter Olympics. Combined with his two Stanley Cup championships in NHL play, he is a member of the Triple Gold Club and the only Swede who has won each of the three competitions twice.[7] In 2013, he was inducted to the IIHF Hall of Fame,[8] and in 2014, he was elected into the Hockey Hall of Fame.[9]
^Wigge, Larry (2000). "Stopping Forsberg? Some nights it's not in the cards". The Sporting News.
Peter Mattias Forsberg (pronounced [ˈpěːtɛr ˈfɔ̂ʂːbærj] ; born 20 July 1973) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player and former assistant general...
Emil PeterForsberg (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈěːmɪl ˈfɔ̂ʂːbærj]; born 23 October 1991) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder...
Carl Filip Anton Forsberg (pronounced [ˈfǐːlɪp ˈfɔ̂ʂːbærj]; born 13 August 1994), nicknamed "Fil", is a Swedish professional ice hockey player for the...
Flyers in exchange for five players, the rights to Swedish prospect PeterForsberg, two first-round draft picks, and US$15 million. The Eric Lindros trade...
Bobby Orr, 1.393 Marcel Dionne, 1.314 Sidney Crosby, 1.272 Peter Stastny, 1.268 PeterForsberg, 1.250 Kent Nilsson, 1.241 Phil Esposito, 1.240 Guy Lafleur...
went on to win the game 3–1, with Roy making 25 saves in the victory. PeterForsberg got the Avalanche on the board first in game two, scoring an unassisted...
contributions from players acquired in the Lindros trade, including PeterForsberg and Mike Ricci. The Rangers also won the 1994 Stanley Cup with some...
by the Red Wings in the Western Conference Final, Colorado forward PeterForsberg led the playoffs in points with 18 assists and 9 goals. Brett Hull of...
Sundin was named as an inductee into the IIHF Hall of Fame, alongside PeterForsberg, Danielle Goyette, Paul Henderson, Teppo Numminen. On 10 September 2015...
Forsberg is a Swedish-language surname. As of 2014, 62.5% of all known bearers of the surname Forsberg were residents of Sweden (frequency 1:590), 22.5%...
records. Coming out of the club's junior program, however, hometown stars PeterForsberg and Markus Näslund played their rookie seasons with the senior team...
at 39 years, 220 days. Russians Fetisov and Igor Larionov, and Swede PeterForsberg are the only players to have won each of the three championships more...
been given to someone that was not in the finals. Doug Gilmour and PeterForsberg, in 1986 and 1999, respectively, are the only players who have topped...
Stanley Cup 2000–01 Colorado Avalanche Centres 19 Joe Sakic (C)^ 21 PeterForsberg (A)^ 26 Stephane Yelle^ 28 Steven Reinprecht 37 Chris Drury Wingers...
Cup championship with the Avalanche. Six of those players—Adam Foote, PeterForsberg, Jon Klemm, Patrick Roy, Joe Sakic and Stephane Yelle—were members of...
keep Sakic as they had already committed large amounts of salary to PeterForsberg and Patrick Roy, an unlikely lifeline would appear in the form of the...
being eliminated in the Conference Finals, Colorado Avalanche forward PeterForsberg's postseason scoring totals, with 24 points in 19 games, were not surpassed...
rights, the Flyers parted with six players, trading Steve Duchesne, PeterForsberg, Ron Hextall, Kerry Huffman, Mike Ricci, Chris Simon, a 1993 first-round...
Avalanche 2001–02 Jose Theodore Goaltender Montreal Canadiens (16) 2002–03 PeterForsberg* Centre Colorado Avalanche (2) 2003–04† Martin St. Louis* Right wing...
Winnipeg Jets RW 22 1993–94 Martin Brodeur New Jersey Devils G 21 1994–95 PeterForsberg Quebec Nordiques C 21 1995–96 Daniel Alfredsson Ottawa Senators RW 22...
valuable player in the playoffs. After winning the Cup, Toews passed PeterForsberg as the youngest player to join the Triple Gold Club. He won the Stanley...
1992 in exchange for a package of players and draft picks including PeterForsberg. During his OHL career, Lindros led the Generals to a Memorial Cup victory...
the season with 36 points in 44 games, third in team scoring behind PeterForsberg and Mattias Weinhandl. As NHL play resumed in 2005–06, Henrik returned...
2015. "Report: PeterForsberg Says Sweden Threw Game During 2006 Winter Olympics". NESN. 19 December 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2018. "Forsberg shocker: admits...
the Swedish national team. He is the father of former NHL player PeterForsberg. Forsberg began coaching Modo Hockey of the Elitserien in 1992–93, leading...
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