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Peter Forsberg

Position: C
Shoots: Left
Height: 6-0    Weight: 205 lbs.
Born: July 20, 1973 in Ornskoldsvik, Sweden

Drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1st round (6th overall) of the 1991 NHL Entry Draft.

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SPCT TOI ATOI
1994-95 21 Quebec Nordiques NHL 47 15 35 50 17 16 12 3 0 3 86 17.4
1995-96 22 Colorado Avalanche NHL 82 30 86 116 26 47 20 7 3 3 217 13.8
1996-97 23 Colorado Avalanche NHL 65 28 58 86 31 73 19 5 4 4 188 14.9
1997-98 24 Colorado Avalanche NHL 72 25 66 91 6 94 15 7 3 7 202 12.4
1998-99 25 Colorado Avalanche NHL 78 30 67 97 27 108 19 9 2 7 217 13.8 1832 23:29
1999-00 26 Colorado Avalanche NHL 49 14 37 51 9 52 11 3 0 2 105 13.3 1025 20:55
2000-01 27 Colorado Avalanche NHL 73 27 62 89 23 54 13 12 2 5 178 15.2 1518 20:48
2002-03 29 Colorado Avalanche NHL 75 29 77 106 52 70 21 8 0 2 166 17.5 1450 19:20
2003-04 30 Colorado Avalanche NHL 39 18 37 55 16 30 14 3 1 5 85 21.2 749 19:12
2005-06 32 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 60 19 56 75 21 46 10 8 1 2 132 14.4 1127 18:47
2006-07 33 2 Teams NHL 57 13 42 55 7 88 7 6 0 3 99 13.1 1043 18:18
2006-07 33 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 40 11 29 40 2 72 6 5 0 2 63 17.5 710 17:44
2006-07 33 Nashville Predators NHL 17 2 13 15 5 16 1 1 0 1 36 5.6 333 19:36
2007-08 34 Colorado Avalanche NHL 9 1 13 14 7 8 1 0 0 0 15 6.7 173 19:15
Career 12 Seasons NHL 706 249 636 885 242 686 162 71 16 43 1690 14.7 8917 20:16

NHL/WHA Miscellaneous

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Per Game Adjusted Plus/Minus
Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM SOG G A PTS GC TGF PGF TGA PGA +/-
1994-95 21 Quebec Nordiques NHL 47 0.32 0.74 1.06 0.38 0.36 0.34 1.83 26 61 87 31 65 22 40 14 17
1995-96 22 Colorado Avalanche NHL 82 0.37 1.05 1.41 0.49 0.32 0.57 2.65 29 83 112 38 147 55 96 30 26
1996-97 23 Colorado Avalanche NHL 65 0.43 0.89 1.32 0.48 0.48 1.12 2.89 29 60 89 32 118 42 54 9 31
1997-98 24 Colorado Avalanche NHL 72 0.35 0.92 1.26 0.43 0.08 1.31 2.81 29 76 105 37 121 52 74 11 6
1998-99 25 Colorado Avalanche NHL 78 0.38 0.86 1.24 0.43 0.35 1.38 2.78 34 76 110 39 123 50 70 24 27
1999-00 26 Colorado Avalanche NHL 49 0.29 0.76 1.04 0.36 0.18 1.06 2.14 15 40 55 19 68 28 35 4 9
2000-01 27 Colorado Avalanche NHL 73 0.37 0.85 1.22 0.42 0.32 0.74 2.44 29 66 95 34 114 54 53 16 23
2002-03 29 Colorado Avalanche NHL 75 0.39 1.03 1.41 0.48 0.69 0.93 2.21 33 85 118 41 138 44 42 0 52
2003-04 30 Colorado Avalanche NHL 39 0.46 0.95 1.41 0.50 0.41 0.77 2.18 21 42 63 23 66 28 25 3 16
2005-06 32 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 60 0.32 0.93 1.25 0.43 0.35 0.77 2.20 19 54 73 25 92 41 30 0 21
2006-07 33 2 Teams NHL 57 0.23 0.74 0.96 0.32 0.12 1.54 1.74 13 42 55 19 71 31 33 0 7
2006-07 33 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 40 0.28 0.73 1.00 0.34 0.05 1.80 1.58 11 29 40 14 51 23 26 0 2
2006-07 33 Nashville Predators NHL 17 0.12 0.76 0.88 0.26 0.29 0.94 2.12 2 13 15 5 20 8 7 0 5
2007-08 34 Colorado Avalanche NHL 9 0.11 1.44 1.56 0.44 0.78 0.89 1.67 1 14 15 4 16 6 3 0 7
Career 12 Seasons NHL 706 0.35 0.90 1.25 0.43 0.34 0.97 2.39 278 699 977 342 1139 453 555 111 242

NHL/WHA Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SPCT TOI ATOI
1994-95 21 Quebec Nordiques NHL 6 2 4 6 2 4 1 1 0 0 13 15.4
1995-96 22 Colorado Avalanche NHL SC 22 10 11 21 10 18 7 3 0 1 50 20.0
1996-97 23 Colorado Avalanche NHL 14 5 12 17 -6 10 2 3 0 0 35 14.3
1997-98 24 Colorado Avalanche NHL 7 6 5 11 3 12 4 2 0 0 18 33.3
1998-99 25 Colorado Avalanche NHL 19 8 16 24 7 31 6 1 1 0 54 14.8 411 21:39
1999-00 26 Colorado Avalanche NHL 16 7 8 15 9 12 4 2 1 4 54 13.0 336 20:59
2000-01 27 Colorado Avalanche NHL SC 11 4 10 14 5 6 3 1 0 2 23 17.4 241 21:55
2001-02 28 Colorado Avalanche NHL 20 9 18 27 8 20 9 0 0 4 35 25.7 363 18:10
2002-03 29 Colorado Avalanche NHL 7 2 6 8 3 6 1 1 0 0 23 8.7 140 20:01
2003-04 30 Colorado Avalanche NHL 11 4 7 11 6 12 3 1 0 1 16 25.0 209 19:02
2005-06 32 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 6 4 4 8 2 6 3 1 0 2 12 33.3 113 18:55
2006-07 33 Nashville Predators NHL 5 2 2 4 2 12 2 0 0 0 7 28.6 105 20:57
2007-08 34 Colorado Avalanche NHL 7 1 4 5 3 14 1 0 0 0 13 7.7 128 18:17
Career 13 Seasons NHL 2 151 64 107 171 54 163 46 16 2 14 353 18.1 2047 20:04

Other Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SPCT TOI ATOI
1989-90 16 MoDo HK Ornskoldsvik Jr. Swe-Jr. 30 15 12 27 42
1989-90 16 MoDo HK Ornskoldsvik Sweden 1 0 1 1 4
1990-91 17 MoDo HK Ornskoldsvik Jr. Swe-Jr. 39 38 64 102 56
1990-91 17 MoDo HK Ornskoldsvik Sweden 23 7 10 17 22
1990-91 17 Sweden EJC-A 6 5 12 17 16
1991-92 18 MoDo HK Ornskoldsvik Sweden 39 9 18 27 78
1991-92 18 Sweden WJC-A 7 3 8 11 30
1991-92 18 Sweden WC-A 8 4 2 6 6
1992-93 19 MoDo HK Ornskoldsvik Jr. Swe-Jr. 2 0 3 3 4
1992-93 19 MoDo HK Ornskoldsvik Sweden 39 23 24 47 92
1992-93 19 Sweden WJC-A 7 7 24 31 8
1992-93 19 Sweden WC-A 8 1 1 2 12
1993-94 20 MoDo HK Ornskoldsvik Sweden 39 18 26 44 82
1993-94 20 Sweden Olympics 8 2 6 8 6
1994-95 21 MoDo HK Ornskoldsvik Sweden 11 5 9 14 20
1996-97 23 Sweden W-Cup 4 1 4 5 6
1997-98 24 Sweden Olympics 4 1 4 5 6
1997-98 24 Sweden WC-A 7 6 5 11 0
2002-03 29 Sweden WC-A 8 4 5 9 6
2003-04 30 Sweden WC-A 2 0 1 1 2
2004-05 31 Sweden W-Cup 4 1 2 3 -6 0
2004-05 31 MODO Hockey Ornskoldsvik Sweden 33 13 26 39 88
2005-06 32 Sweden Olympics 6 0 6 6 0
2008-09 35 MODO Hockey Ornskoldsvik Sweden 3 1 2 3 0
Career 1 Season EJC-A 6 5 12 17 16
Career 3 Seasons Olympics 18 3 16 19 12
Career 3 Seasons Swe-Jr. 71 53 79 132 102
Career 8 Seasons Sweden 188 76 116 192 386
Career 2 Seasons W-Cup 8 2 6 8 -6 6
Career 5 Seasons WC-A 33 15 14 29 26
Career 2 Seasons WJC-A 14 10 32 42 38

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SPCT TOI ATOI
1992-93 19 MoDo HK Ornskoldsvik Sweden 3 4 1 5 0
1993-94 20 MoDo HK Ornskoldsvik Sweden 11 9 7 16 14
2004-05 31 MODO Hockey Ornskoldsvik Sweden 1 0 0 0 2
Career 3 Seasons Sweden 15 13 8 21 16

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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All-Star Games

1996 NHL
1998 NHL
1999 NHL
2001 NHL
2003 NHL

Awards

1994-95 NHL Calder Memorial Trophy
2002-03 NHL Art Ross Trophy
2002-03 NHL Hart Memorial Trophy

Honors

1994-95 NHL NHL All-Rookie Team (1st)
1997-98 NHL NHL All-Star Team (1st)
1998-99 NHL NHL All-Star Team (1st)
2002-03 NHL NHL All-Star Team (1st)

Games Played

1995-96 NHL 82 (3)

Assists

1994-95 NHL 35 (10)
1995-96 NHL 86 (4)
1996-97 NHL 58 (9)
1997-98 NHL 66 (3)
1998-99 NHL 67 (2)
2000-01 NHL 62 (6)
2002-03 NHL 77 (1)
 Career NHL 636 (63)

Adjusted Assists

1994-95 NHL 61 (10)
1995-96 NHL 83 (4)
1996-97 NHL 60 (9)
1997-98 NHL 76 (3)
1998-99 NHL 76 (2)
2000-01 NHL 66 (6)
2002-03 NHL 85 (1)
 Career NHL 699 (48)

Assists Per Game

1995-96 NHL 1.05 (4)
1996-97 NHL 0.89 (3)
1997-98 NHL 0.92 (1)
 1998-99 NHL 0.86 (2)
1999-00 NHL 0.76 (5)
2000-01 NHL 0.85 (4)
2002-03 NHL 1.03 (1)
 2003-04 NHL 0.95 (1)
 2005-06 NHL 0.93 (3)
Career NHL 0.90 (4)

Points

1995-96 NHL 116 (5)
1997-98 NHL 91 (2)
1998-99 NHL 97 (4)
2000-01 NHL 89 (9)
2002-03 NHL 106 (1)
 Career NHL 885 (98)

Adjusted Points

1995-96 NHL 112 (5)
1997-98 NHL 105 (2)
1998-99 NHL 110 (4)
2000-01 NHL 95 (10)
2002-03 NHL 118 (1)
 Career NHL 977 (75)

Points Per Game

1995-96 NHL 1.41 (6)
1996-97 NHL 1.32 (6)
1997-98 NHL 1.26 (2)
1998-99 NHL 1.24 (5)
2000-01 NHL 1.22 (4)
2002-03 NHL 1.41 (1)
 2003-04 NHL 1.41 (1)
 2005-06 NHL 1.25 (9)
Career NHL 1.25 (9)

Goals Created

1995-96 NHL 39.9 (10)
1997-98 NHL 30.9 (8)
1998-99 NHL 33.8 (10)
2002-03 NHL 35.7 (7)

Adjusted Goals Created

1995-96 NHL 38.5 (9)
1997-98 NHL 36.5 (7)
1998-99 NHL 39.3 (9)
2002-03 NHL 41.2 (6)

Goals Created Per Game

1996-97 NHL 0.48 (8)
1997-98 NHL 0.43 (8)
1998-99 NHL 0.43 (9)
2002-03 NHL 0.48 (4)
Career NHL 0.43 (28)

Total Goals On-Ice For

1997-98 NHL 121 (6)
1998-99 NHL 123 (10)
2002-03 NHL 138 (4)

Power Play Goals On-Ice For

1997-98 NHL 52 (7)

Plus/Minus

1996-97 NHL 31 (10)
1998-99 NHL 27 (10)
2002-03 NHL 52 (1)
 Career NHL 242 (37)

Short-Handed Goals

1996-97 NHL 4 (5)

Game-Winning Goals

1998-99 NHL 7 (9)

Shooting Percentage

2003-04 NHL 21.2 (5)
  

Transactions

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June 30, 1992: Traded to Quebec by Philadelphia with Steve Duchesne, Kerry Huffman, Mike Ricci, Ron Hextall, Philadelphia's 1st round choice (Jocelyn Thibault) in 1993 Entry Draft, $15,000,000 and future considerations (Chris Simon and Philadelphia's 1st round choice (later traded to Toronto - later traded to Washington - Washington selected Nolan Baumgartner) in 1994 Entry Draft, July 21, 1992) for Eric Lindros, June 30, 1992.

June 21, 1995: Transferred to Colorado after Quebec franchise relocated, June 21, 1995.

January 10, 2002: Missed entire 2001-02 regular season recovering from spleen (May 9, 2001 vs. Los Angeles) and ankle (January 10, 2002 in practive) injuries.

February 16, 2004: Missed majority of 2003-04 season recovering from groin (October 28, 2003 vs. Calgary) and hip (February 16, 2004 vs. Vancouver) injuries.

September 18, 2004: Signed as a free agent by MODO (Sweden), September 18, 2004.

August 3, 2005: Signed as a free agent by Philadelphia, August 3, 2005.

February 15, 2007: Traded to Nashville by Philadelphia for Scottie Upshall, Ryan Parent and Nashville's 1st (later traded back to Nashville - Nashville selected Jonathon Blum) and 3rd (later traded to Washington - Washington selected Phil Desimone) round choices in 2007 Entry Draft, February 15, 2007.

February 25, 2008: Signed as a free agent by Colorado, February 25, 2008.

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