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Sweden Peter Forsberg
#21 Colorado Avalanche / NHL - 10/11
1-time J18 SM Gold Medal 1
2-time J20 SM Gold Medal 2
1-time Triple Gold Club 1
2-time Olympic Gold Medal 2
1-time TV-Pucken Gold Medal 1
2-time World Championship Gold Medal 2
3-time World Championship Silver Medal 3
2-time U20 WJC Silver Medal 2
1-time Hockey Hall of Fame 1
1-time IIHF Hall of Fame 1
1-time NHL All-Rookie Team 1
3-time NHL First All-Star Team 3
1-time NHL Most Points (Art Ross Trophy) 1
1-time NHL Most Valuable Player (Hart Trophy) 1
1-time NHL Rookie of the Year (Calder Trophy) 1
2-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 2
2-time SHL Best Player (Guldpucken) 2
2-time SHL Most Valuable Player (Guldhjälmen) 2
1-time U20 WJC All-Star Team 1
1-time U20 WJC Best Forward 1
1-time U20 WJC Most Points 1
2-time World Championship All-Star Team 2
1-time World Championship Best Forward 1
1-time World Championship Most Points 1
Date of Birth
Jul 20, 1973
Position
C
Age
50
Height
6'1" / 185 cm
Place of Birth
Örnsköldsvik, SWE
Weight
205 lbs / 93 kg
Nation
Sweden
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Modo AIK
Status
Retired
Drafted
1991 round 1 #6 overall by Philadelphia Flyers

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 have used more often.

Father: Kent Forsberg

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Peter Forsberg Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1988-89 MoDo Hockey J18 J18 Elit -* -* -* -* -* -* |
Sweden U16 (all) International-Jr 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
1989-90 MoDo Hockey J20 Juniorserien 30* 15* 12* 27* 42* -* |
MoDo Hockey Allsvenskan D1 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 Elitserien 23* 7* 10* 17* 22* -* |
Sweden U18 EJC-18 6* 5* 12* 17* 16* -* |
Sweden U18 (all) International-Jr 9* 6* 14* 20* -* -* |
1991-92 MoDo Hockey Elitserien 39* 9* 19* 28* 78* -* |
Sweden U20 WJC-20 7* 3* 8* 11* 30* -* |
Sweden U20 (all) International-Jr 9* 3* 9* 12* -* -* |
Sweden B (all) International 2* 2* 2* 4* -* -* |
Sweden WC 8* 4* 2* 6* 6* -* |
Sweden (all) International 14* 4* 2* 6* 14* -* |
1992-93 MoDo Hockey Elitserien 39* 23* 24* 47* 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 U20 (all) International-Jr 7* 7* 24* 31* 8* -* |
Sweden WC 8* 1* 1* 2* 12* 1* |
Sweden (all) International 19* 2* 10* 12* 24* -* |
1993-94 MoDo Hockey Elitserien 39* 18* 26* 44* 82* -* | Playoffs 11 9 7 16 14 -
Sweden OG 8* 1* 6* 7* 6* -* |
Sweden (all) International 19* 2* 9* 11* 10* -* |
1994-95 MoDo Hockey Elitserien 11* 5* 9* 14* 20* -* |
Québec Nordiques NHL 47* 15* 35* 50* 16* 17* | Playoffs 6 2 4 6 4 2
Sweden (all) International 6* 4* 6* 10* 4* -* |
1995-96 Colorado Avalanche NHL 82* 30* 86* 116* 47* 26* | Playoffs 22 10 11 21 18 10
1996-97 Colorado Avalanche NHL 65* 28* 58* 86* 73* 31* | Playoffs 14 5 12 17 10 -6
Sweden “A” WCup 4* 1* 4* 5* 6* 4* |
Sweden (all) International 8* 5* 3* 8* 12* -* |
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* |
Sweden (all) International 11* 7* 10* 17* 6* -* |
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 WC 2* 0* 1* 1* 2* 0* |
Sweden (all) International 7* 1* 3* 4* 2* -* |
2004-05 MODO Hockey “A” Elitserien 33* 13* 26* 39* 88* 14* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 2 0
Sweden “A” WCup 4* 1* 2* 3* 0* -6* |
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 Elitserien 3* 1* 2* 3* 0* 4* |
2009-10 MODO Hockey Elitserien 23* 11* 19* 30* 66* 11* |
Sweden OG 4* 0* 1* 1* 2* 0* |
Sweden (all) International 7* 0* 1* 1* 2* -1* |
2010-11 Colorado Avalanche NHL 2* 0* 0* 0* 4* -4* |

Peter Forsberg 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* |
2009-10 Sweden EHT 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |

Peter Forsberg Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Allsvenskan D1 1 1* 0* 1* 1* 1.00* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
EHT 1 3* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
EJC-18 1 6* 5* 12* 17* 2.83* 16* -* | 0 * * * * * *
International 9 99* 27* 52* 79* 0.80* 74* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 5 33* 19* 54* 73* 2.21* 8* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Izvestia Trophy 1 5* 0* 2* 2* 0.40* 2* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
J18 Elit (J18 Region) 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Juniorallsvenskan 1 2* 0* 3* 3* 1.50* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Juniorserien 2 69* 53* 76* 129* 1.87* 98* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 14 708* 249* 636* 885* 1.25* 688* 238* | 13 151 64 * 107 * 171 * 1.13 * 163 * 54 *
OG 4 22* 2* 18* 20* 0.91* 14* 6* | 0 * * * * * *
Elitserien (SHL) 8 210* 87* 135* 222* 1.06* 448* 29* | 3 15 13 * 8 * 21 * 1.40 * 16 * 0 *
TV-Pucken 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 5 33* 15* 14* 29* 0.88* 26* 15* | 0 * * * * * *
WCup 2 8* 2* 6* 8* 1.00* 6* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 2 14* 10* 32* 42* 3.00* 38* 14* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Peter Forsberg 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 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.

Has become Partner & Member of the Directors Board of the 4Sports Hockey Agency in February 2019.

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