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
S | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- | POST | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- | |
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1988-89 | MoDo Hockey J18 | J18 Elit | -* | -* | -* | -* | -* | -* | | | |||||||
1988-89 | Sweden U16 (all) | International-Jr | 3* | 0* | 0* | 0* | 0* | -* | | | |||||||
1989-90 | MoDo Hockey J20 | Juniorserien | 30* | 15* | 12* | 27* | 42* | -* | | | |||||||
1989-90 | MoDo Hockey | Allsvenskan D1 | 1* | 0* | 1* | 1* | 4* | -* | | | |||||||
1989-90 | Sweden U17 (all) | International-Jr | 5* | 3* | 7* | 10* | -* | -* | | | |||||||
1990-91 | MoDo Hockey J20 | Juniorserien | 39* | 38* | 64* | 102* | 56* | -* | | | |||||||
1990-91 | MoDo Hockey | Elitserien | 23* | 7* | 10* | 17* | 22* | -* | | | |||||||
1990-91 | Sweden U18 | EJC-18 | 6* | 5* | 12* | 17* | 16* | -* | | | |||||||
1990-91 | Sweden U18 (all) | International-Jr | 9* | 6* | 14* | 20* | -* | -* | | | |||||||
1991-92 | MoDo Hockey | Elitserien | 39* | 9* | 19* | 28* | 78* | -* | | | |||||||
1991-92 | Sweden U20 | WJC-20 | 7* | 3* | 8* | 11* | 30* | -* | | | |||||||
1991-92 | Sweden U20 (all) | International-Jr | 9* | 3* | 9* | 12* | -* | -* | | | |||||||
1991-92 | Sweden B (all) | International | 2* | 2* | 2* | 4* | -* | -* | | | |||||||
1991-92 | Sweden | WC | 8* | 4* | 2* | 6* | 6* | -* | | | |||||||
1991-92 | Sweden (all) | International | 14* | 4* | 2* | 6* | 14* | -* | | | |||||||
1992-93 | MoDo Hockey | Elitserien | 39* | 23* | 24* | 47* | 92* | -* | | | Playoffs | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | - |
1992-93 | MoDo Hockey J20 | Juniorallsvenskan | 2* | 0* | 3* | 3* | 4* | -* | | | |||||||
1992-93 | Sweden U20 | WJC-20 | 7* | 7* | 24* | 31* | 8* | 14* | | | |||||||
1992-93 | Sweden U20 (all) | International-Jr | 7* | 7* | 24* | 31* | 8* | -* | | | |||||||
1992-93 | Sweden | WC | 8* | 1* | 1* | 2* | 12* | 1* | | | |||||||
1992-93 | Sweden (all) | International | 19* | 2* | 10* | 12* | 24* | -* | | | |||||||
1993-94 | MoDo Hockey | Elitserien | 39* | 18* | 26* | 44* | 82* | -* | | | Playoffs | 11 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 14 | - |
1993-94 | Sweden | OG | 8* | 1* | 6* | 7* | 6* | -* | | | |||||||
1993-94 | Sweden (all) | International | 19* | 2* | 9* | 11* | 10* | -* | | | |||||||
1994-95 | MoDo Hockey | Elitserien | 11* | 5* | 9* | 14* | 20* | -* | | | |||||||
1994-95 | Québec Nordiques | NHL | 47* | 15* | 35* | 50* | 16* | 17* | | | Playoffs | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
1994-95 | 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 |
1996-97 | Sweden “A” | WCup | 4* | 1* | 4* | 5* | 6* | 4* | | | |||||||
1996-97 | 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 |
1997-98 | Sweden | OG | 4* | 1* | 5* | 6* | 6* | 5* | | | |||||||
1997-98 | Sweden | WC | 7* | 6* | 5* | 11* | 0* | 9* | | | |||||||
1997-98 | 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 |
2002-03 | 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 |
2003-04 | Sweden | WC | 2* | 0* | 1* | 1* | 2* | 0* | | | |||||||
2003-04 | 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 |
2004-05 | 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 |
2005-06 | Sweden | OG | 6* | 0* | 6* | 6* | 0* | 1* | | | |||||||
2005-06 | Sweden (all) | International | 6* | 0* | 6* | 6* | 0* | 1* | | | |||||||
2006-07 | Philadelphia Flyers “C” | NHL | 40* | 11* | 29* | 40* | 72* | 2* | | | |||||||
2006-07 | 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* | | | |||||||
2009-10 | Sweden | OG | 4* | 0* | 1* | 1* | 2* | 0* | | | |||||||
2009-10 | Sweden (all) | International | 7* | 0* | 1* | 1* | 2* | -1* | | | |||||||
2010-11 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 2* | 0* | 0* | 0* | 4* | -4* | | |
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* | | |
League | Years | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- | | | Years | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- |
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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 | * | * | * | * | * | * |
DATE | STATUS | FROM | TO | SOURCE |
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02/14/2011 | ||||
02/14/2011 | Confirmed | Colorado Avalanche | Retired | |
02/06/2011 | ||||
02/06/2011 | Confirmed | No team | Colorado Avalanche |
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