Peter FORSBERG
Shoots: Left
Height:6' 0"
Weight: 205 lbs.
Born: July 20, 1973 Ornskoldsvik, Sweden
Career Highlights
1994 Olympic Gold Medalist - Scored game winning goal in shootout vs. Team Canada...
1994-95 NHL Rookie of the Year...
Represented Team Sweden in 1996 World Cup...
1996, 1997, 1998 NHL All-Star team...
1996 Stanley Cup Champion...
1996-97 Koho Cup Winner (Most Three Star votes at home)...
1996-97 Avalanche Leading Scorer (86p)...
1996-97 Selke Nominee...
1997-98 Avalanche Leading Scorer (91p)...
Recorded career assist #200 Nov. 21, 1997 vs. TOR...
1997-98 NHL First All-Star Team...
Member of the Swedish National Team at the 1998 World Championships...
Member of the 1998 Swedish Olympic squad...
1998-99 Avalanche Leading Scorer (97p)...
Fourth consecutive All-Star selection 1998-99...
Recorded NHL point #400 - Jan. 28, 1999 vs. ANA...
Played in NHL Game #300 - Dec. 29, 1998 vs. VAN...
Recorded NHL Assist #300 - Mar. 11, 1999 at PHI...
Posted NHL goal #100 - Nov. 6, 1998 at EDM...
Fifth Consecutive All-Star selection 1999-00.
NHL Firsts
Game: Jan. 21, 1995 vs. PHI
Goal: Jan. 27, 1995 vs. BUF
Assist: Jan. 21, 1995 vs. PHI
Avalanche Firsts
Game: Oct. 6, 1995 vs. DET
Goal: Oct. 25, 1995 vs. CGY
Assist: Oct. 9, 1995 vs. PIT
Career Milestones
Most Goals/Game: 3 (4x) Mar. 3, 1999 at FLA
Most Assists/Game: 5 Feb. 23, 1996 vs. L.A.
Most Points/Game: 6 Mar. 3, 1999 at FLA
Point Streak: 12 games 12/20-1/17/00
Goal Streak: 6 games (2x) 12/13-12/27/97
Assist Streak: 7 games (2x) 12/26-1/6/99
Cons. Games Played: 161 1/21/95-12/14/96
Mult. Pt. Games: 88 2pt., 36 3pt., 12 4pt., 7 5pt.+
Transactions
Philadelphia's first choice (6th overall) in the 1991 Entry Draft...
Traded to Quebec by Philadelphia with Steve Duchesne, Ron Hextall, Kerry Huffman, Mike Ricci, Chris Simon, Philadelphia's first round choice in 1993 (Jocelyn Thibault), 1994 Entry Drafts (later traded to Toronto and then traded by Toronto to Washington...
Washington selected Nolan Baumgartner), and cash for Eric Lindros, June 30, 1992.
Last Year
Began the season rehabilitating following off-season shoulder surgery...
Returned to Avalanche lineup 11/27 vs. CGY and recorded five points (2g/3a) in the first 36:56 of the game, seventh career five-pt. game, most points by an Av since 3/3/98 vs. FLA when Forsberg scored six points (five in the third period) 3g/3a...
Suffered a hip pointer injury 11/30 vs. VAN, returned 12/6 at VAN (missed two games)...
Suffered concussion 2/1 vs. VAN (missed five games), returned 2/17 at N.J. (2g/1a)...
Suffered a bruised shoulder 3/26 at DAL, returned 4/2 vs. DAL (missed two games)...
Recorded a six-game assist streak (10a) 12/20-1/7...
Career best 12-game point streak (5g/17a) 12/20-1/17...
Named NHL Player-of-the-Week (1/10-1/16) 2g/6a in 3 GP, +7...
Recorded 22 points (7g/15a) in his last 27 games...
Suffered separated shoulder 4/7 at CGY (missed one game) PLAYOFFS: Made sixth consecutive appearance in NHL playoffs...
Finished tied with Deadmarsh for eighth in NHL and first in team playoff scoring...
Finished playoffs second on franchise playoff goal scoring list (38), points (94) and third in assists (56)...
Recorded a career-high eight-game point streak 4/21-5/15 (6g/5a (prev. 7, 4/24-5/7)...
Missed first playoff game with a separated shoulder suffered 4/7 at CGY, returned for Game Two vs. PHX - CQF (1a)...
Recorded GW goal in Game Five vs. PHX - CQF (1g/1a), first GW goal since 1996 & moved past Peter Stastny into second on franchise list for playoff points...
Second consecutive GW goal Game One vs. DET - CSF...
Second consecutive multi-point game (1g/1a)...
Third consecutive GW goal Game Two vs. DET - CSF...
Colorado won ten of last 13 playoff games when he scores a goal (19-7 overall), streak of nine consecutive ended Game Three at DET...
Fourth consecutive game with a goal Game Three at DET - CSF, moved into second place past Michel Goulet on franchise playoff goal scoring list...
Recorded assist on Drury's OT goal in Game Four at DET - CSF...
Fourth GW goal in Game Five vs. DET (CSF), third in the semi-finals, sets new franchise record for most GW goals in a playoff series (3). Career

1998-99: Led the Avs in points (97), equaled his career high for goals (30)...
Led the club in PP points (37)...
Recorded a personal best six points (3g/3a) 3/3 at FLA, including a franchise-best five points in the third period...
Equaled career best ten-game point streak 12/26-1/12 (3g/11a)...
Set new career best seven-game assist streak twice: 10/15-11/2 (11a), 12/26-1/6 (8a)...
Point streaks of four, six (2x), seven (3x), nine and ten games...
Colorado is 34-3-9 over the last two years when Peter scores a goal...
Recorded 3a and +5 10/18 at L.A...
Posted his 11th career four pt. game (2g/2a) 11/13 vs. T.B, his second four-pt. night in four games...
Named NHL player of the week 3/1-7 (4g/4a +3)...
Points in 39 of last 47 games and 22 of last 26 games...
PLAYOFFS: Points in 15 of 19 playoff games...
Led club in postseason scoring (24p)...
Recorded 15 PIMs in Game One (CSF) vs. DET...
Led Avalanche in points vs. DET (4g/5a)...
Six-game pt. streak (5g/6a) Game Three (CSF) - Game Two (CF) vs. DAL.

1997-98: Colorado was 16-0-6 in games that Forsberg scored goals...
Led Avs in scoring for second straight season (91 pts.)...
Finished 2nd in the NHL in assists (66) and in PP Assists (30), recording 13 assists in last 10 games...
2nd in the NHL in PP points with 37 (7g/30a)...
Led team with 7 GW goals...Recorded 29th mult. pt. game Apr. 16 vs. S.J. (2g/2a), including 3 four-pt. games and his fifth career 5-pt. game Oct. 15 at EDM (3 pts in 1st period)...
Tied a career high 6-game goal streak 12/13-12/27 and two 7-game pt. streaks, 11/18-12/4 & 12/12-12/27...
Moved past Mats Sundin into 7th place on all-time franchise scoring list Mar. 19 at PHX (1a)...
Led Avs with 3 SH goals...
PLAYOFFS: Fell one point shy of franchise record for pts. in a series (12)...
Tied Valeri Kamensky for 5th on the franchise all-time playoff scoring list (46) Game 1 (CQF) vs. EDM...
Recorded 3 multiple-goal games...
Equaled the all-time record for points in a playoff game (5) Game Two vs. EDM (2g/3a).

1996-1997: Named a finalist for the 1996-97 Selke Award...
Led Colorado in points with 86 (28g+58a)...
Led Colorado in plus/minus (+31)...
Recorded points in 18 of the final 20 games of the season (15g+16=31) ...
Recorded his tenth game with three-or-more points on Apr. 2nd vs CGY (3g)...
Tallied his 26th game with two-or-more points on Apr. 4th vs S.J. (1g+1a)...
Recorded a season high four-point game vs. DET on Nov. 13th (2g+2a)...
Recorded his third NHL career hat trick (regularseason) vs. CGY on Apr. 2nd...
Had a six-game goal streak 3/3/97- 3/14/97 (7g), the longest by an Avalanche player last season...
Had a ten-game point streak, 9g+11a=20 3/1/97 - 3/21/97 , the longest by an Av last season...
Returned to action on January 25th vs. BOS after missing 17 games due to a thigh bruise suffered on Dec. 14th at CGY -under went minor surgery on Dec. 28th to remove a large fluid collection from his left quadricep...
Signed a new three year deal with Colorado on Feb 18th...
Selected on January 2nd as a member of the 1997 Western Conference All-Star team (did not participate due to injury)...
Awarded a penalty shot on Dec. 6th vs STL, did not score against Grant Fuhr...
PLAYOFFS: Finished tenth in the NHL in points with 17...
Assisted on four game winning goals in playoffs...
Recorded his sixth multiple point game in the playoffs on May 7th vs EDM (1g+1a)...
Recorded two 2-goal games (Apr.16, 1997 vs CHI, May 2, 1997 vs EDM)...
Did not see action on May 24th due to a charley horse suffered on May 22nd...
Returned to action on May 15th against DET after missing two games due to a minor concussion, suffered May 7th in EDM...
Prior to injury, had a 6-game point streak (3g+ 10a=13) and 6-game assist streak (10a).

1995-96: Colorado was 30-3-0 when Forsberg scored two-or-more points...
Recorded points in 23 of the last 32 games of the season (14g+34a=48)...
Finished the season 9th in the NHL in shorthanded points with 7 (3g+4a)...
Ranked 5th in the NHL in the regular season in points with 116...
Finished 4th among NHL leaders in assists with 86...
Recorded multiple points in 33 games...
Scored 3-or-more points in 17 games...
Had an 8-game point streak from Feb. 16 - March 3 (4g+14a=18)...
Reached 100 points on March 9th vs. VAN...
Named NHL Player of the Month with nine goals and 16 assists in February...
Tallied a season high 5 assists against L.A. on February 23rd...
Recorded his second consecutive and fourth 5-point game of the season against L.A. on February 23rd...
Recorded his second hat trick of the season vs. EDM on February 19th and his third 5-point game of the season (3g+2a)...
Recorded his first NHL hat trick vs. PHI on February 11th (3g)...
Recorded his second five-point game of the season with 2 goals and 3 assists vs. OTT on December 9th...
Named NHL Player of the Week for the week ending December 10th...
In 29 games in 1995-96, Forsberg surpassed his point total from the 1994-95 (15 goals and 35 assists in 47 games played)...
PLAYOFFS: Recorded his first NHL hat trick vs. FLA on June 6th- became the sixth player in Finals history to record all 3 goals in one period of action-the 3 goals were the second-fastest from the start of a game (6:21, 6:51 and 16:18)...
Finished fifth in the NHL in scoring with ten goals and 21 assists...
Tied for fifth in the NHL in goals with ten...
Tied for third in plus/minus with +10.

1994-95: Led all NHL rookies in points (50) and assists (35)...
NHL Rookie of the Month - April...
Finished second in team scoring (15g+35a)...
Named NHL Rookie Of The Year. More...
Spent the summer in his native Sweden playing golf and soccer...
Was one of just five NHL players considered by The Hockey News to be a "franchise player"...
Sweden's "magic boy," first hockey player to appear on a Swedish postage stamp...
Was the first NHL player to host the Stanley Cup overseas...
Father, Kent, coached Team Sweden in 1996 World Cup, 1998 Olympics and 1998 World Championships...
Grandfather, Henneng Sandsquist, is a legend in Norra, Sweden for performing astounding feats of strength...
Game day preparation includes eating a bowl of raw oatmeal three hours prior to face-off...
Scored ten points in one game vs Japan at the 1993 World Junior Championships...
Calls the Denver Broncos his favorite non-hockey team...
Favorite summer movie: The Gladiator...
Nicknamed "Foppa".

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