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Peter Forsberg

Colorado Avalanche / NHL - 10/11
Player Facts
  • Position
    C
  • Height
    6'1" / 185 cm
  • Weight
    205 lbs / 93 kg
  • Shoots
    L
  • Status
    Retired

Arguably the greatest Swedish forward to ever play the game. Forsberg was a very good all-around player and has no weaknesses other than the fact that he was so prone to injury. He had a skillset that very few players in the world could match. Forsberg was an excellent playmaker, had fine technical skills, great on-ice vision, a strong physical game, was above average defensively and he also had a good shot, which he however could use more often.

Father: Kent Forsberg

Team Staff profile of Peter Forsberg also available

Use/Embed statistics
Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1988-89 Sweden U16 (all) International-Jr 3 0 0 0 0 |
1989-90 MODO Hockey J20 Juniorserien 30 15 12 27 42 |
MoDo Hockey Allsvenskan 1 0 1 1 4 |
Sweden U17 (all) International-Jr 5 3 7 10 - |
1990-91 MODO Hockey J20 Juniorserien 39 38 64 102 56 |
MoDo Hockey SHL 23 7 10 17 22 |
Sweden U18 EJC-18 6 5 12 17 16 |
1991-92 MoDo Hockey SHL 39 9 18 27 78 |
Sweden U20 WJC-20 7 3 8 11 30 |
Sweden WC 8 4 2 6 6 |
1992-93 MoDo Hockey SHL 39 23 25 48 92 | Playoffs 3 4 1 5 0
MoDo Hockey J20 Juniorallsvenskan 2 0 3 3 4 |
Sweden U20 WJC-20 7 7 24 31 8 14 |
Sweden WC 8 1 1 2 12 |
1993-94 MoDo Hockey SHL 39 18 26 44 82 | Playoffs 11 9 7 16 14
Sweden OG 8 1 6 7 6 |
1994-95 MoDo Hockey SHL 11 5 9 14 20 |
Québec Nordiques NHL 47 15 35 50 16 17 | Playoffs 6 2 4 6 4 2
1995-96 Colorado Avalanche NHL 82 30 86 116 47 26 | Playoffs 22 10 11 21 18 10
Sweden “A” WCup 4 1 4 5 6 4 |
1996-97 Colorado Avalanche NHL 65 28 58 86 73 31 | Playoffs 14 5 12 17 10 -6
1997-98 Colorado Avalanche “A” NHL 72 25 66 91 94 6 | Playoffs 7 6 5 11 12 3
Sweden OG 4 1 5 6 6 5 |
Sweden WC 7 6 5 11 0 9 |
1998-99 Colorado Avalanche “A” NHL 78 30 67 97 108 27 | Playoffs 19 8 16 24 31 7
1999-00 Colorado Avalanche “A” NHL 49 14 37 51 52 9 | Playoffs 16 7 8 15 12 9
2000-01 Colorado Avalanche “A” NHL 73 27 62 89 54 23 | Playoffs 11 4 10 14 6 5
2001-02 Colorado Avalanche “A” NHL 0 0 0 0 0 | Playoffs 20 9 18 27 20 8
2002-03 Colorado Avalanche “A” NHL 75 29 77 106 70 52 | Playoffs 7 2 6 8 6 3
Sweden “A” WC 8 4 5 9 6 5 |
2003-04 Colorado Avalanche “A” NHL 39 18 37 55 28 16 | Playoffs 11 4 7 11 12 6
Sweden “A” WCup 4 1 2 3 0 -6 |
Sweden WC 2 0 1 1 2 0 |
Sweden (all) International 7 1 3 4 2 |
2004-05 MODO Hockey “A” SHL 33 13 26 39 88 14 | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 2 0
2005-06 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 60 19 56 75 46 21 | Playoffs 6 4 4 8 6 2
Sweden OG 6 0 6 6 0 1 |
Sweden (all) International 6 0 6 6 0 1 |
2006-07 Philadelphia Flyers “C” NHL 40 11 29 40 72 2 |
Nashville Predators NHL 17 2 13 15 16 5 | Playoffs 5 2 2 4 12 2
2007-08 Colorado Avalanche NHL 9 1 13 14 8 7 | Playoffs 7 1 4 5 14 3
2008-09 MODO Hockey SHL 3 1 2 3 0 4 |
2009-10 MODO Hockey SHL 23 11 19 30 66 11 |
Sweden OG 4 0 1 1 2 0 |
Sweden EHT 3 0 0 0 0 -1 |
Sweden (all) International 7 0 1 1 2 -1 |
2010-11 Colorado Avalanche NHL 2 0 0 0 4 -4 |
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1988-89 Ångermanland TV-Pucken - - - - - |
1993-94 Sweden Izvestia Trophy 5 0 2 2 2 1 |
Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
2011-12 MODO Hockey SHL Asst. General Manager
2012-13 MODO Hockey SHL Asst. General Manager
2013-14 MODO Hockey SHL Asst. General Manager
2014-15 MODO Hockey SHL Asst. General Manager
2015-16 MODO Hockey SHL Asst. General Manager
Player Career Totals
League GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Allsvenskan 1 0 1 1 1.00 4 0 |
EHT 3 0 0 0 0.00 0 -1 |
EJC-18 6 5 12 17 2.83 16 0 |
International 20 1 10 11 0.55 4 0 |
International-Jr 8 3 7 10 1.25 0 0 |
Izvestia Trophy 5 0 2 2 0.40 2 1 |
Juniorallsvenskan 2 0 3 3 1.50 4 0 |
Juniorserien 69 53 76 129 1.87 98 0 |
NHL 708 249 636 885 1.25 688 238 | 151 64 107 171 1.13 163 54
OG 22 2 18 20 0.91 14 6 |
SHL 210 87 135 222 1.06 448 29 | 15 13 8 21 1.40 16 0
TV-Pucken 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 |
WC 33 15 14 29 0.88 26 14 |
WCup 8 2 6 8 1.00 6 -2 |
WJC-20 14 10 32 42 3.00 38 14 |
Career Highlights
Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
02/14/2011
02/14/2011 Confirmed Colorado Avalanche Retired
02/06/2011
02/06/2011 Confirmed No team Colorado Avalanche
Player Biography and Trivia

Number 21 retired by Colorado Avalanche

Number 21 retired by MODO Hockey

Cult/Star player for Colorado Avalanche

Cult/Star player for MODO Hockey

Cult/Star player for MODO Hockey J20

Cult/Star player for Philadelphia Flyers

Cult/Star player for Québec Nordiques

Cult/Star player for Sweden

His jersey #21 was retired by the Colorado Avalanche on October 8, 2011.

Career transactions
- 2011-02-14 • Announced his retirement
- 2011-02-06 • Signed by the Colorado Avalanche
- 2009-11-16 • Signed by Modo
- 2008-02-25 • Signed by the Colorado Avalanche
- 2007-02-15 • Traded to the Nashville Predators for Scottie Upshall, Ryan Parent, a 2007 1st round pick (later traded back to Nashville for Hartnell & Timonen - Jonathon Blum) & a 2007 3rd round pick (later traded to Washington - Phil DeSimone)
- 2005-08-03 • Signed to a two-year contract by the Philadelphia Flyers
- 2004-09-18 • Signed to a one-year contract by Modo
- 2003-06-25 • Re-signed to a one-year contract by the Colorado Avalanche
- 1995-06-21 • Rights transferred to the Colorado Avalanche after the Quebec Nordiques franchise relocated
- 1992-06-30 • Rights traded to the Quebec Nordiques with Ron Hextall, Kerry Huffman, Mike Ricci, Chris Simon, a 1993 1st round pick (Jocelyn Thibault), a 1994 1st round pick (later traded to Toronto, then Washington: Nolan Baumgartner) & cash for Eric Lindros

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