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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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Fan Ratings

Fine Details ▪ Last Updated Feb 4, 2012, 7:43AM
All-Time NHL Skater Rank: #66. PETER FORSBERG… #67. Ron Francis… #68. Norm Ullman… 

NHL Standard

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1994-95 21 QUE NHL 47 15 35 50 18 17 16 12 3 0 3 86 17.4
1995-96 22 COL NHL 82 30 86 116 40 26 47 20 7 3 3 217 13.8
1996-97 23 COL NHL 65 28 58 86 31 31 73 19 5 4 4 188 14.9
1997-98 24 COL NHL 72 25 66 91 31 6 94 15 7 3 7 202 12.4
1998-99 25 COL NHL 78 30 67 97 34 27 108 19 9 2 7 217 13.8 1832 23:29
1999-00 26 COL NHL 49 14 37 51 18 9 52 11 3 0 2 105 13.3 1025 20:55
2000-01 27 COL NHL 73 27 62 89 31 23 54 13 12 2 5 178 15.2 1518 20:48
2002-03 29 COL NHL 75 29 77 106 36 52 70 21 8 0 2 166 17.5 1450 19:20
2003-04 30 COL NHL 39 18 37 55 19 16 30 14 3 1 5 85 21.2 749 19:12
2005-06 32 PHI NHL 60 19 56 75 26 21 46 10 8 1 2 132 14.4 1127 18:47
2006-07 33 TOT NHL 57 13 42 55 18 7 88 7 6 0 3 99 13.1 1043 18:18
2006-07 33 PHI NHL 40 11 29 40 14 2 72 6 5 0 2 63 17.5 710 17:44
2006-07 33 NSH NHL 17 2 13 15 5 5 16 1 1 0 1 36 5.6 333 19:36
2007-08 34 COL NHL 9 1 13 14 4 7 8 1 0 0 0 15 6.7 173 19:15
2010-11 37 COL NHL 2 0 0 0 0 -4 4 0 0 0 0 3 0.0 35 17:35
Career NHL 708 249 636 885 305 238 690 162 71 16 43 1693 14.7 8952 20:15

NHL Miscellaneous

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Per Game Adjusted Plus/Minus Point Shares
Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC PIM S G A PTS GC TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- OPS DPS PS
1994-95 21 QUE NHL 47 0.32 0.74 1.06 0.38 0.34 1.83 26 61 87 31 65 22 40 14 17 4.1 0.9 5.0
1995-96 22 COL NHL 82 0.37 1.05 1.41 0.49 0.57 2.65 29 83 112 38 147 55 96 30 26 9.5 1.5 11.0
1996-97 23 COL NHL 65 0.43 0.89 1.32 0.48 1.12 2.89 29 60 89 32 118 42 54 9 31 8.1 1.9 10.0
1997-98 24 COL NHL 72 0.35 0.92 1.26 0.43 1.31 2.81 29 76 105 37 121 52 74 11 6 9.0 1.1 10.1
1998-99 25 COL NHL 78 0.38 0.86 1.24 0.43 1.38 2.78 34 76 110 39 123 50 70 24 27 8.0 2.8 10.8
1999-00 26 COL NHL 49 0.29 0.76 1.04 0.36 1.06 2.14 15 40 55 19 68 28 35 4 9 3.9 1.5 5.4
2000-01 27 COL NHL 73 0.37 0.85 1.22 0.42 0.74 2.44 29 66 95 34 114 54 53 16 23 7.6 2.4 10.0
2002-03 29 COL NHL 75 0.39 1.03 1.41 0.48 0.93 2.21 33 85 118 41 138 44 42 0 52 10.2 3.4 13.6
2003-04 30 COL NHL 39 0.46 0.95 1.41 0.50 0.77 2.18 21 42 63 23 66 28 25 3 16 5.9 1.5 7.4
2005-06 32 PHI NHL 60 0.32 0.93 1.25 0.43 0.77 2.20 19 54 73 25 92 41 30 0 21 6.1 1.8 8.0
2006-07 33 TOT NHL 57 0.23 0.74 0.96 0.32 1.54 1.74 13 42 55 19 71 31 33 0 7 4.0 1.4 5.4
2006-07 33 PHI NHL 40 0.28 0.73 1.00 0.34 1.80 1.58 11 29 40 14 51 23 26 0 2 3.2 0.9 4.1
2006-07 33 NSH NHL 17 0.12 0.76 0.88 0.26 0.94 2.12 2 13 15 5 20 8 7 0 5 0.8 0.5 1.3
2007-08 34 COL NHL 9 0.11 1.44 1.56 0.44 0.89 1.67 1 14 15 4 16 6 3 0 7 1.1 0.5 1.6
2010-11 37 COL NHL 2 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.00 1.50 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 -4 -0.1 -0.1 -0.2
Career NHL 708 0.35 0.90 1.25 0.43 0.97 2.39 278 699 977 342 1139 453 559 111 238 77.4 20.6 97.9

NHL Playoffs

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1994-95 21 QUE NHL 6 2 4 6 2 4 1 1 0 0 13 15.4
1995-96 22 COL NHL SC 22 10 11 21 10 18 7 3 0 1 50 20.0
1996-97 23 COL NHL 14 5 12 17 -6 10 2 3 0 0 35 14.3
1997-98 24 COL NHL 7 6 5 11 3 12 4 2 0 0 18 33.3
1998-99 25 COL NHL 19 8 16 24 7 31 6 1 1 0 54 14.8 411 21:39
1999-00 26 COL NHL 16 7 8 15 9 12 4 2 1 4 54 13.0 336 20:59
2000-01 27 COL NHL SC 11 4 10 14 5 6 3 1 0 2 23 17.4 241 21:55
2001-02 28 COL NHL 20 9 18 27 8 20 9 0 0 4 35 25.7 363 18:10
2002-03 29 COL NHL 7 2 6 8 3 6 1 1 0 0 23 8.7 140 20:01
2003-04 30 COL NHL 11 4 7 11 6 12 3 1 0 1 16 25.0 209 19:02
2005-06 32 PHI NHL 6 4 4 8 2 6 3 1 0 2 12 33.3 113 18:55
2006-07 33 NSH NHL 5 2 2 4 2 12 2 0 0 0 7 28.6 105 20:57
2007-08 34 COL NHL 7 1 4 5 3 14 1 0 0 0 13 7.7 128 18:17
Career 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 GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% 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 1 0 0 0 0 0
2008-09 35 MODO Hockey Ornskoldsvik Sweden 3 1 2 3 0
2009-10 36 MODO Hockey Ornskoldsvik Sweden 23 11 19 30 66
2009-10 36 Sweden Olympics 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0
Career 1 Season EJC-A 6 5 12 17 16
Career 4 Seasons Olympics 22 3 17 20 1 14 0 0 0 0
Career 3 Seasons Swe-Jr. 71 53 79 132 102
Career 9 Seasons Sweden 211 87 135 222 452
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 GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% 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

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 13 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Peter Forsberg 13.6 11.0 10.8 10.1 10.0 10.0 8.0 7.4 5.4 5.4 5.0 1.6 -0.2
Jean Beliveau 92.8 13.0 11.0 10.2 10.0 9.3 8.7 8.4 6.8 5.9 4.3 4.3 1.1 0.3
Marian Hossa 92.8 12.4 11.1 10.8 10.2 9.9 9.0 8.6 7.2 7.0 7.0 6.9 4.0 -0.1
Stan Mikita 91.9 10.7 10.2 10.2 9.9 9.4 9.2 7.8 7.8 7.2 6.6 4.6 1.4 0.0
Maurice Richard 91.2 10.3 10.1 9.7 9.5 9.4 9.2 8.3 6.7 6.2 5.7 4.9 4.8 0.6
Keith Tkachuk 91.1 11.2 10.9 10.7 9.9 9.3 9.3 9.2 7.8 7.2 5.2 5.2 3.3 0.5
Joe Thornton 90.3 13.3 12.2 12.1 11.9 9.6 9.5 8.8 8.3 7.8 7.2 5.7 4.3 -0.5
Daniel Alfredsson 90.3 12.3 11.5 10.4 10.0 9.3 9.2 8.1 7.7 7.4 7.1 5.6 5.3 3.2
Eric Lindros 90.3 12.8 12.4 10.3 10.0 9.5 9.2 8.8 7.8 7.7 5.2 3.7 2.1 2.1
Cy Denneny 90.2 9.2 9.1 6.5 6.1 5.9 5.7 5.5 5.2 3.0 2.3 0.2 -0.2
Ted Lindsay 90.1 10.5 10.0 9.3 9.0 8.6 7.4 7.2 7.0 6.9 5.2 4.5 2.0 0.7
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Peter Forsberg 13.6 11.0 10.8 10.1 10.0 10.0 8.0 7.4 5.4 5.4 5.0 1.6 -0.2
Marian Hossa 92.5 12.4 11.1 10.8 10.2 9.9 9.0 8.6 7.2 7.0 7.0 6.9 4.0 -0.1
Eric Lindros 90.3 12.8 12.4 10.3 10.0 9.5 9.2 8.8 7.8 7.7 5.2 3.7 2.1 2.1
Cy Denneny 90.2 9.2 9.1 6.5 6.1 5.9 5.7 5.5 5.2 3.0 2.3 0.2 -0.2
Joe Thornton 90.1 13.3 12.2 12.1 11.9 9.6 9.5 8.8 8.3 7.8 7.2 5.7 4.3 -0.5
Jari Kurri 86.9 14.0 11.8 10.4 10.1 9.1 9.0 8.3 7.7 6.5 6.4 6.1 6.1 3.8 3.0 1.9 1.7 1.2
Bryan Trottier 86.2 13.6 12.9 11.2 10.3 10.0 8.7 8.6 7.6 7.6 7.0 6.5 6.3 4.3 2.6 1.5 0.9 0.9 0.1
Pat LaFontaine 85.8 13.2 9.9 9.5 9.1 8.6 8.1 7.6 6.4 5.8 4.2 3.4 3.2 2.0 1.5 0.3
Peter Bondra 85.8 12.1 10.3 10.2 10.2 8.6 7.2 7.1 6.2 6.2 5.4 5.0 4.5 4.3 3.9 1.7 1.3
Daniel Alfredsson 85.7 12.3 11.5 10.4 10.0 9.3 9.2 8.1 7.9 7.7 7.4 7.1 5.6 5.3 3.2 2.7
Alexander Mogilny 85.2 13.4 12.2 10.6 9.5 8.3 8.3 7.8 6.6 6.5 5.2 5.1 5.0 4.3 3.3 2.9 2.5

Appearances on Leaderboards, 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)

Championships

(Minimum 1 playoff game)

1996 Colorado Avalanche (NHL)
2001 Colorado Avalanche (NHL)

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 (65)

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 (100)

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)

Plus/Minus

1996-97 NHL 31 (10)
1998-99 NHL 27 (10)
2002-03 NHL 52 (1)
 Career NHL 238 (41)

Short-Handed Goals

1996-97 NHL 4 (5)

Game-Winning Goals

1998-99 NHL 7 (9)

Shooting Percentage

2003-04 NHL 21.2 (5)

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 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 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)

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 (51)

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 (78)

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)

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)

Offensive Point Shares

1997-98 NHL 9.0 (7)
1998-99 NHL 8.0 (10)
2002-03 NHL 10.2 (4)
Career NHL 77.4 (80)

Point Shares

2002-03 NHL 13.6 (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 due to spleen (May 9, 2001 vs. Los Angeles) and ankle (January 10, 2002 in practive) injuries.

February 16, 2004: Missed majority of 2003-04 due to 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.

November 16, 2009: Signed as a free agent by MODO (Sweden), November 16, 2009.

February 6, 2011: Signed as a free agent by Colorado, February 6, 2011.

February 14, 2011: Officially announced his retirement, February 14, 2011.

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