Peter Forsberg
Swedish hockey legend known as 'Peter the Great' and 'Foppa'.
Peter Mattias Forsberg (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. Although his career was shortened by persistent injuries, he stands ninth all-time in career points-per-game and fifth all-time in career assists-per-game in the NHL, behind only Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux, Bobby Orr, and Connor McDavid. In 2017 Forsberg was named one of the '100 Greatest NHL Players' in history.
Quick Facts
- Nationality
- Swedish
- Position
- Left Wing
- Jersey number
- 10
- Primary nhl teams
- Quebec Nordiques
- Colorado Avalanche
- Philadelphia Flyers
- New York Rangers
- Stanley cup
- 1996, 2001 (Colorado Avalanche)
- Hockey hall of fame
- Inducted 2019
- Signature honour
- Hart Memorial Trophy (2002–03 season)
Lore & Background
Forsberg's 19-year professional career includes 13 years in the 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. 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. He won four gold medals with Sweden, winning titles at the 1992 and 1998 World Championships and the 1994 and 2006 Winter Olympics. Combined with his two Stanley Cup championships, he is a member of the Triple Gold Club and the only Swede who has won each of the three competitions twice. In 2013, he was inducted to the IIHF Hall of Fame, and in 2014, he was elected into the Hockey Hall of Fame.
Reader's Guide
Forsberg debuted in 1990 with the junior squad of Modo Hockey. During the course of the season, he debuted with the senior team in the Elitserien and scored an assist in his only game. In 1990–91, he scored 102 points in 39 games with the junior team and 17 points in 23 games with the senior team. At the end of the season, Forsberg was drafted sixth overall by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1991 NHL entry draft. He was included in a deal that sent five players, two first-round draft picks, and US$15 million to the Quebec Nordiques in exchange for Eric Lindros. Forsberg remained in Sweden, playing for Modo for the following three years. In 1993, he won the Guldpucken and the Guldhjälmen. He won both prizes again in 1994. After the 1994–95 NHL lockout ended, Forsberg made his NHL debut on January 21, 1995, against the Philadelphia Flyers. He scored 50 points in 47 games and won the Calder Memorial Trophy. In 1995–96, with the Colorado Avalanche, Forsberg scored 116 points in the regular season and 21 more in the playoffs, and the team won the Stanley Cup. During game two of the Stanley Cup Final, Forsberg became the sixth player in NHL history to score three goals in one period.
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