Sadly the reason he retired wasn't so much that he got to old, it was that he had to many injuries because in literally every game the other team would have someone just follow him around and tackle him the moment they could.
@@JonathanXLindqviust He retired because of problems with his feet and not being able to skate or find skates that fit properly, something like that. He saw every specialist on the planet but no one could find a solution.
@@freakazoid4691 I'm a swede and my big brother literally played with him when they were kids. Not that we have contact with him now, but having family still in the area it's a known fact. Not that I can give you any sources so take it or leave it. It's just not something he can openly talk about without bringing shame to people he still respects, as well as tearing wounds and rifts. There's a swedish documentary about hockey that was newly made, pretty much every single swede from the very first to play in America said that the amount of physical taxation was extremely detrimental to the longevity of careers.
LOL came to say the same! Yeah.. pretty well he did.. :D And this is coming from a FIN.. hated him like Sundin but man.. they were and are two of the greatest in hockey!
His super mega humble personality almost makes you angry. Still after all he did he still say he was "pretty good". GOD DAMN MAN. You were AWESOME. A legend!
he was never happy with his game. he always put the team before himself. it didn't matter if he scored 5 points if the team lost. he should have scored more goals, in his mind. the only game I've seen him grin and be happy with his game was the 7-5 win against panthers when he scored 6 points. probably the proudest I've seen him
IM CANADIAN BORN WITH SWEDISH ROOTS AND HOCKEY WAS MY LIFE GROWING UP, AND I LOOKED UP TO THIS MAN AS A KID. There will never be another forsberg in my books. What a beauty!!!
As a Colorado native who was a 90s kid, watching Forsberg play hockey was absolutely stunning. Both offense and defense, he was always the smartest, fastest person on the ice. An underrated aspect was killing penalties and he was second to none.
@@dh-uo4lt Fair enough he still has what the 13t highest point per game ratio ever? Its like saying Malkin is/was not that good cause he played with Crosby
@@lasseberglund3927 Numbers doesn't tell the whole story. Yes, Gretzky has the most points. Yes, Orr is on paper the greatest D. However, when both of these guys played, in particular Orr, it was a very different game. 1/2 the team were enforcers with no skills whatsoever. The game today is physically tougher, faster and more difficult. Just look at the goalies that saves 92-93 out of a 100 shots today. When Orr played, the top guys were around 85 out of a 100. No doubt that Orr was extremely talented, but I doubt he would even survive a training with the guys today.
All accolades have already been written. I’ll just reiterate them, because watching Peter Forsberg videos still gives me goosebumps, borderline tears. He was an absolute ice hockey phenom! What most younger folks don’t get is that Forsberg’s career coincided with the worst spectator-friendly and hockey-unaesthetic era of clutch-and-grab. Technical forwards were much more easily shut down without drawing opposing team penalties. It’s of course all hypothetical, and you can’t compare eras, but I honestly believe that Peter Forsberg would have surpassed Wayne Gretzky’s points per game average had he played either before the 90’s and early 2000’s, or after 2005.
He could have, but the thing is that Swedish hockey culture always talks about winning and contributing as much as you can - never about point production or individual accolades. It’s just not a Swedish thing to try to rack up as many points as possible.
@@dh-uo4lt sure... Peter Forsberg, a player famous for always finding the net cant score. I get that you want to feel special but you clearly got no clue what you are on about.
ViktorStyle HD I guess i'ts a matter of opinion, some say Nic Lidstrom. But just like Vetej Vtej wrote.. Forsberg changed the game.. The first Swedish hockeyplayer, who really played "Totalhockey". He knew the game from all angels. Well! maby not from a goallies point. Best Defenceman!? i'd without a doubt would say Lidstrom. But Peter was complete..
@@MMGJ10 having great goalscoring stats is not the most important, forsberg scored when it mattered most thats what most important, so many of his goals was crucial
Forsberg today with these rules in the NHL would be unstoppable.... come on now I want more of his style before I die... as of 2019 no one is even close
He was a complete hockey player and could play in any and all circumstances. You can't say the same of Gretzky. When it comes to identifying the best to play the game, we are always influenced by scoring stats and we overlook the value of the all round player. This is where players like Messier and Forsberg rise to the top, in my opinion.
ratmfan223344 I think you may need to rewatch the Forsberg highlight reels of him dangling through the whole team twice while purposely knocking guys over, even when HE had the puck, then scoring game-tying. / Game-Winning highlight reel goals ... Forsberg!!!
You should learn who Pavel Datsyuk is. Don't get me wrong Forsberg is a beast but not many players could put up 90+ points, win the Selke and lead the league in takeaways almost every season
@@Detroit313Loyalty Forsberg was a runner up for the Selke, he finished 2nd, 4th, 6th and 8th etc. He also won the league in takeaways a couple of seasons just likte Datsyuk did. Forsberg has more major hardware and Forsberg was also much more dominant in the playoffs than Datsyuk was, when it mattered the most. (Datsyuk 0,72 PPG vs Forsberg 1.13 PPG) Why do you think "The 100 Greatest Players in NHL History" lists Forsberg at #57, and Datsyuk at #98?
I grew up modelling the way I played the game like him. I saw him as the most complete player I had ever seen. Messier like toughness with skill to win championships. A player Canadians loved and feared. A player we wish we had as our own.
Favorite. Player. Ever. Forsberg (and of course Patrick Roy) is why I am a diehard Avs fan to this day! Still, can't help but wish my Flyers hadn't traded him for the pretty boy...
I am a Devils fan and I can remember some great games between the Devils and the Avalanche,And the Redwings during that time period,Those were the best three teams in hockey at that time
@@JohnSmith-cy9tt It's a Forsberg quote from the last playoff series he played (and lost) before going to the NHL He was such a sore looser he called out the referee on national television. And he was soooooooo disappointed. And also very young and not media trained yet :) It's a legendary interview in Sweden that gets a replay now and again on sports television. czcams.com/video/4XAJFN9xAyI/video.html
Peter had a talent that only a few NHL players possess; the ability to completely slow the game down and then setup a play that eventually leads to scoring chance or goal.
As a Flyers Fan, it was always a fantasy of mine to wonder if it would have ever been possible to have Lindros and Forsberg on the same team. They both changed the game in their own unique way. My all time favorite player is Peter Forsberg. A magician with the puck that could create something from nothing.
To bad his NHL career was so short with all the injuries etc. Could have been one of the best, maybe top 5 all time. Totally dominant in NHL at his best.
I'm a Flyer fan...and this was the one guy I didn't want to lose in the Lindros trade. I was figuratively hurt beyond belief when he was traded. Imagine a team both having Jaromir Jagr (1990) and Forsberg in their primes. Oh, the possibilities. Final score for those who forgot: Nords/Avalanche-2, NY Rangers-1.....Flyers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
@@dh-uo4lt In 1990..the Flyers drafted Mike Ricci (I believe 4th overall)...then the Pens selected Jagr for the 5th (?) selection. Jagr was there for the taking...and we missed...BIG TIME. In 1991, the Flyers drafted Forsberg...then traded him (and Ricci) as part of the Lindros deal the following year. Brings back memories of the Avs winning the Cup in 1996, 2001...and tonight. Congrats to the Avs and their fans! Great series! Well done!
@@dh-uo4lt IKR...but that is the major flaw of Flyers management and scouting...lousy talent evaluation. Things could have been worse...the Flyers could have drafted Keith Primeau (who Detroit selected that year)...although the Flyers traded for him a decade later...and he 'caught fire' in the 2004 playoffs. Better late than never, I guess.
Those were the best of times watching the Avalanche kick some arse during their younger years. The AVS are finally just getting back into playoff prime After never really doing well since the 2001 season.
I was always a very casual fan of hockey, I'd watch on TV occasionally, I briefly played as a kid, but I'd never actually gone to watch a professional game in person. But when Foppa was back with Modo in I think it was 2009, I just felt like I had to see the man play once in the flesh before it was too late. He got a match penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct with 7 seconds left of the game. Felt I got my moneys worth for sure. And really glad I actually got to see him.
I saw him the same year. At a home game in Ö-vik. Even though he was severely hampered by his feet, he basically ran circles around everyone else. It was a revelation, and I'm very happy i at least got to seem him live. And I'm not even a hockey fan. Basketball is my sport :)
People forget how dominant Forsberg could be. He's won stanley cup games nearly single handedly. If you had an all-time fantasy draft you wouldnt be disappointed taking Forsberg #1.
I'm born '93 and am Swedish. For me, my teammates in my hockey team and the hockey-interested people in my school Peter Forsberg was pretty much THE guy to cheer for and have as your guy to look up to.
Miss those times with forsberg and joe sakic, kamensky.. Mario, federov and so on in the league, good times! Still have a bag i made in school when i was little with the avalanche logo, it looks pretty damn good, was 11 when i made it. Most have gotten help with it, cant remember it much.. 😂
Best and only swedish player I 'm a fan of. He was so strong and you could never tackle him, he did it first. Best of his era, after Selänne of course ;)
Remember him after a game, early in his career, that he dominated totally. His team won 5-1, and he scored 3 and had assist on the other 2 goals. In the interview after the game he was furious and said that ”If I’m this bad, I might as well quit right now!!”. Why? Because the other teams goal was scored after he accidentally gave the puck away, when they had a 5-0 lead. That says a lot about how he was….
Pfsif so did OV after he grew up after getting knocked out of playoffs childishly trying to beat Hal Gill in same move over & over again 2 playoffs in a row! A couple years later, he consciously started playing for the name on THE. FRONT. Of THE. JERSEY ... the rest is history
Forsberg has won two Olympic golds (1994 and 2006), two World Cup golds (1992 and 1998) and two Stanley Cups (1996 and 2001). He can be happy with a decent career.
My opinion is that he is the GOAT. When he was at his peak, he could do everything. When he talks it is like: ”I was a decent player...” And no, I don’t forget about Sid and other great players, but #21 is from Sweden. And still.
Postage stamp says "VM I ISHOCKEY, 1995" ("ICE HOCKEY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, MCMXCV") although that penalty goal on stamp was scored in the Olympics of 1994. Why...?
@@Ambigious I'm not trying at anything. What's with the attitude? I simply recognised the street he walked at and shared it with whomever decides to read the comment section. I'm sure some people has found it interesting.
Foppa the Floppa? He was one of the best skaters ever to step on the ice, but he would give up on the play and fall down easy if he thought he could draw a penalty.
Forsberg was great but Jesus H Christ.. He couldn't shine Gretzky's shoes on offense. You've got to be kidding me. What offensive records would he have actually broken? Name one, let alone all 61 he would've broken
"I think I saw the game pretty well." The understatement of the century.
Solved*
Sadly the reason he retired wasn't so much that he got to old, it was that he had to many injuries because in literally every game the other team would have someone just follow him around and tackle him the moment they could.
@@JonathanXLindqviust He retired because of problems with his feet and not being able to skate or find skates that fit properly, something like that. He saw every specialist on the planet but no one could find a solution.
@@freakazoid4691 I'm a swede and my big brother literally played with him when they were kids. Not that we have contact with him now, but having family still in the area it's a known fact. Not that I can give you any sources so take it or leave it. It's just not something he can openly talk about without bringing shame to people he still respects, as well as tearing wounds and rifts.
There's a swedish documentary about hockey that was newly made, pretty much every single swede from the very first to play in America said that the amount of physical taxation was extremely detrimental to the longevity of careers.
LOL came to say the same! Yeah.. pretty well he did.. :D And this is coming from a FIN.. hated him like Sundin but man.. they were and are two of the greatest in hockey!
As a Canucks fan growing up in the 90s, Peter Forsberg was the best player in the NHL imo. He was amazing to watch
His super mega humble personality almost makes you angry. Still after all he did he still say he was "pretty good". GOD DAMN MAN. You were AWESOME. A legend!
he was never happy with his game. he always put the team before himself. it didn't matter if he scored 5 points if the team lost. he should have scored more goals, in his mind. the only game I've seen him grin and be happy with his game was the 7-5 win against panthers when he scored 6 points. probably the proudest I've seen him
@it0422 If you ask Forsberg how many games he was happy with, he would probably count them on one hand.
He is like a top swedish athelit usually is.. humble.
@@RupertBerg Jantelagen
It's cultural... All Swedes are like that it's how their taught to be in society...
IM CANADIAN BORN WITH SWEDISH ROOTS AND HOCKEY WAS MY LIFE GROWING UP, AND I LOOKED UP TO THIS MAN AS A KID. There will never be another forsberg in my books. What a beauty!!!
ken hanson Amen - Same. 👍🙂
Red Wing fan from Michigan here, Forsberg was a player I loved because he was tough but a clean hockey player
Such a humble guy, the pride of our country for so many years. He was more than amazing, he had a sixth sense when it came to hockey.
Cristofer Erlandsson That Wolf-eyed Death Stare, tho! 😱😎👍
As a Colorado native who was a 90s kid, watching Forsberg play hockey was absolutely stunning. Both offense and defense, he was always the smartest, fastest person on the ice. An underrated aspect was killing penalties and he was second to none.
Meh, he averaged like 15 goals a season lol
@@dh-uo4lt Throughout his entire career he had 1.25 points per game
@@asgasgasfasfad ya because he had a great team. He could just pass it to sakic and sakic would do all the work
@@dh-uo4lt Fair enough he still has what the 13t highest point per game ratio ever? Its like saying Malkin is/was not that good cause he played with Crosby
@@dh-uo4lt are you r3tarded?
What a player! What a career!! Respect from Suomi!!!
If we built a team with the best soumi and swedish players it would be unstoppable.
I can type Sverige correctly. Could you please try to type Suomi correctly? It´s not hard, if you put your mind to it!
m5rule Soumi is great team. Greetings from Sverige!
soumi is in finland right?
you're talking about a true man, I know many Swedes really good players, but Forsberg is something really incredible.
as a red wings fan, I can pay him no higher compliment, other than, "we hated his guts."
Haha, that's fair!
Ugh, my guts!
As a blackhawks fan, i hate your guts)
@@bi__tw1097, as a Red Wings fan I'm glad to see that Blackhawks sucks as bad as Red Wings.
Yeah. Many Finns have similar feelings.
Peter forsberg, the only player in the history that have made a "tunnel" on nic lidstrom :)
He also Kronwalled Kronwall :)
Hahaha.. That was the greatest move Peter ever did. And Lidstrom is after Bobby Orr the greatest defender in history.
reximoz that move was pretty sick!
@@lasseberglund3927 Numbers doesn't tell the whole story. Yes, Gretzky has the most points. Yes, Orr is on paper the greatest D. However, when both of these guys played, in particular Orr, it was a very different game. 1/2 the team were enforcers with no skills whatsoever. The game today is physically tougher, faster and more difficult. Just look at the goalies that saves 92-93 out of a 100 shots today. When Orr played, the top guys were around 85 out of a 100. No doubt that Orr was extremely talented, but I doubt he would even survive a training with the guys today.
reximoz *Lidström
All accolades have already been written. I’ll just reiterate them, because watching Peter Forsberg videos still gives me goosebumps, borderline tears. He was an absolute ice hockey phenom! What most younger folks don’t get is that Forsberg’s career coincided with the worst spectator-friendly and hockey-unaesthetic era of clutch-and-grab. Technical forwards were much more easily shut down without drawing opposing team penalties. It’s of course all hypothetical, and you can’t compare eras, but I honestly believe that Peter Forsberg would have surpassed Wayne Gretzky’s points per game average had he played either before the 90’s and early 2000’s, or after 2005.
When you got your . Teammate Joe sakic at saying some stuff.. this is one of the best we have and we're going to go all the way
He could have, but the thing is that Swedish hockey culture always talks about winning and contributing as much as you can - never about point production or individual accolades. It’s just not a Swedish thing to try to rack up as many points as possible.
"I saw the game pretty well" Ya think?
Now humble as we Swedes go, that is just next level humbleness!
Chris Blankenship incredibly humble!
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@@halarmad stop correcting people with wrong information... He said ''Saw'' and not solved.
@@Flapers hahahaha lol
Perhaps the most complete player of his era, and one of my favorite players all-time.
He never had more than 30 goals in a season. Overrated as heck!
@@dh-uo4lt He could score, he just valued the team getting goals over his own score
@@dh-uo4lt check his assists
@@derke123 thats just passing to a better player who can score.
@@dh-uo4lt sure... Peter Forsberg, a player famous for always finding the net cant score. I get that you want to feel special but you clearly got no clue what you are on about.
The best hockeyplayer Swedens ever produced, PERIOD!
defbybass Lidström?
defbybass Either Him or Mat's Sundin
Lidstrom??
ViktorStyle HD I guess i'ts a matter of opinion, some say Nic Lidstrom. But just like Vetej Vtej wrote.. Forsberg changed the game.. The first Swedish hockeyplayer, who really played "Totalhockey". He knew the game from all angels. Well! maby not from a goallies point.
Best Defenceman!? i'd without a doubt would say Lidstrom. But Peter was complete..
+Uffe Oboy No. Lidström was good but not as good.
"I couldn't shoot" coming from someone that scored 249 goals in 708 games, don't be modest Peter.
He was never known for a hard shot, that's what he meant by that.
He's just being Swedish, super modest :D
He had one heal of a slap shot big reason why he scored so many goals
Well, 249 goals in 708 games really isn't that special at all. It's ok but it wasn't his goal scoring that made him great.
@@MMGJ10 having great goalscoring stats is not the most important, forsberg scored when it mattered most thats what most important, so many of his goals was crucial
Forsberg today with these rules in the NHL would be unstoppable.... come on now I want more of his style before I die... as of 2019 no one is even close
chip And dale OV
Crosby was somewhat similar with puck control, stop/starts, edges and passing.
@@xtraplayer7281 Dont compare " the crybaby" with Forsberg.
The number one reason I got into hockey, loved it straight away and have followed the Avs since their inception. Thank you Foppa.
He was a complete hockey player and could play in any and all circumstances. You can't say the same of Gretzky. When it comes to identifying the best to play the game, we are always influenced by scoring stats and we overlook the value of the all round player. This is where players like Messier and Forsberg rise to the top, in my opinion.
Peter Forsyth Well said - Messier & OV & Peter The Great, all at the same level
That Avs team with Forseber, Sakic, Roy, Blake, Etc was soo good
DooWah Thunderclap *Forsberg
Forseber is my fav aswell
Kamenskiy
ratmfan223344 I think you may need to rewatch the Forsberg highlight reels of him dangling through the whole team twice while purposely knocking guys over, even when HE had the puck, then scoring game-tying. / Game-Winning highlight reel goals ...
Forsberg!!!
Those were the days...
I grew up as a Canadian minor house league player who thought he was its Forsberg. I emulated him every time I picked up a stick. Thank you.
Before Forsberg there was Börje Salming who pretty well changed the perception of Swedish players in the NHL.
yes agreed I guess we're both old.
He was the most complete player. Definitely on my all time starting lineup, along with Orr, Gretzky...
You should learn who Pavel Datsyuk is. Don't get me wrong Forsberg is a beast but not many players could put up 90+ points, win the Selke and lead the league in takeaways almost every season
@@Detroit313Loyalty Forsberg was better
@@ljummingen player to player, there's no comparison. Datsyuk was far better. Don't be ignorant
@@Detroit313Loyalty Forsberg was a runner up for the Selke, he finished 2nd, 4th, 6th and 8th etc. He also won the league in takeaways a couple of seasons just likte Datsyuk did. Forsberg has more major hardware and Forsberg was also much more dominant in the playoffs than Datsyuk was, when it mattered the most. (Datsyuk 0,72 PPG vs Forsberg 1.13 PPG)
Why do you think "The 100 Greatest Players in NHL History" lists Forsberg at #57, and Datsyuk at #98?
@@HockeyWebCast cuz his name is starts with Detroit? lol
Would have had even better stats and longer career if it weren't for the instigator penalty and the hack, slash, clutch, and grab style of the 90's.
absolutely the best player to come from Sweden. awsome!!
Peter the great! Thanks for making my days in Colorado enjoyable for watching you, Super Joe and the boys.
I grew up modelling the way I played the game like him. I saw him as the most complete player I had ever seen. Messier like toughness with skill to win championships. A player Canadians loved and feared. A player we wish we had as our own.
Peter is The best!!💗💗💗
People tend to forget how strong he was with the puck. Amazing.
Favorite. Player. Ever.
Forsberg (and of course Patrick Roy) is why I am a diehard Avs fan to this day! Still, can't help but wish my Flyers hadn't traded him for the pretty boy...
Thank you, Peter! Sure was a journey for all of us! ❤
One of my all-time favourite player
One of the best EVER
One of the greats in my lifetime
I am a Devils fan and I can remember some great games between the Devils and the Avalanche,And the Redwings during that time period,Those were the best three teams in hockey at that time
For how good he was and all the awards he accumulated, he sure was humble .. my favourite swede player hands down.
so touching for an excellent video
Peter The Great.
Jag måste säga att jag är så grymt besviken på Börje!
Han är så jävla dålig!
Skulle drat på han en smäll! (Om klubban hade varit hel då) :)
Måste 2020 säga du har så fel - stand proud dud - Sweden make them all ...the killers and players that make the change in NHL
😂😂😂
@@JohnSmith-cy9tt It's a Forsberg quote from the last playoff series he played (and lost) before going to the NHL He was such a sore looser he called out the referee on national television. And he was soooooooo disappointed. And also very young and not media trained yet :) It's a legendary interview in Sweden that gets a replay now and again on sports television.
czcams.com/video/4XAJFN9xAyI/video.html
Amazing video!
Peter had a talent that only a few NHL players possess; the ability to completely slow the game down and then setup a play that eventually leads to scoring chance or goal.
A living legend
Dude was tough, as tough as they came. Brought the noise always. Just one of my favorite athletes of all time.
As a Flyers Fan, it was always a fantasy of mine to wonder if it would have ever been possible to have Lindros and Forsberg on the same team. They both changed the game in their own unique way. My all time favorite player is Peter Forsberg. A magician with the puck that could create something from nothing.
To bad his NHL career was so short with all the injuries etc.
Could have been one of the best, maybe top 5 all time.
Totally dominant in NHL at his best.
never forget post lockout when the Flyers to him. I was so friggin happy.
Peter Forsberg is my favorite player :D
I'm a Flyer fan...and this was the one guy I didn't want to lose in the Lindros trade. I was figuratively hurt beyond belief when he was traded. Imagine a team both having Jaromir Jagr (1990) and Forsberg in their primes. Oh, the possibilities. Final score for those who forgot: Nords/Avalanche-2, NY Rangers-1.....Flyers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
How would they end up playing with each other? Jagr was on the pens
@@dh-uo4lt In 1990..the Flyers drafted Mike Ricci (I believe 4th overall)...then the Pens selected Jagr for the 5th (?) selection. Jagr was there for the taking...and we missed...BIG TIME. In 1991, the Flyers drafted Forsberg...then traded him (and Ricci) as part of the Lindros deal the following year. Brings back memories of the Avs winning the Cup in 1996, 2001...and tonight. Congrats to the Avs and their fans! Great series! Well done!
@@bloke_19xx33 jagr and forsberg would’ve been insane. Ricci had a few really good years over 100 points too.
@@dh-uo4lt IKR...but that is the major flaw of Flyers management and scouting...lousy talent evaluation. Things could have been worse...the Flyers could have drafted Keith Primeau (who Detroit selected that year)...although the Flyers traded for him a decade later...and he 'caught fire' in the 2004 playoffs. Better late than never, I guess.
@@bloke_19xx33 forsberg never had a season with more than 30 goals. He was a good passer on a good team. He had a lot of help.
We didn’t get enough Peter Forsberg
Sorry Gretzki and Howe but Forsberg is my Nr.1
you can't even spell Gretzky dude
Marchandx9 on purpose you goofball
C-J wrong. He's not even my top ten. Gretzky, Howe, Orr, Richard, Roy, Brodeur, Bossy, Crosby, Lidstrom, Sittler
KerryPark Islanders2673
it's not wrong its just preference. if i had to pick a center im debating between Mario and Forsberg.
@@Marchandx9 wayne glenky*
Pure legend
Dude played with a ruptured spleen ffs!!
Forsberg was a joy to watch and a beast on the ice.
BlueSkies TypeOfGuy No Joke - Fact: Nordic people have highest pain tolerance on the planet, generically speaking.
Ask Borje Salming!
@@glenholmgren1218 HA HA, 200 stitches and back on the ice 3 days later; it wasn't that bad and the eye was still there, he said....
Those were the best of times watching the Avalanche kick some arse during their younger years. The AVS are finally just getting back into playoff prime After never really doing well since the 2001 season.
the reason Im glad I was born in Denver and the reason I wear 21. thanks Foppa!
I was always a very casual fan of hockey, I'd watch on TV occasionally, I briefly played as a kid, but I'd never actually gone to watch a professional game in person. But when Foppa was back with Modo in I think it was 2009, I just felt like I had to see the man play once in the flesh before it was too late. He got a match penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct with 7 seconds left of the game. Felt I got my moneys worth for sure. And really glad I actually got to see him.
I saw him the same year. At a home game in Ö-vik. Even though he was severely hampered by his feet, he basically ran circles around everyone else. It was a revelation, and I'm very happy i at least got to seem him live. And I'm not even a hockey fan. Basketball is my sport :)
I remember back in NHL 2004 I used to always plays as Colorado because I got to put own player with Sakic and Forsberg in the starting forward 3
What a great player! I would have liked a reference to Bjore Salming as a trailblazer of Swedish hockey in North America.
Vår kung :)
People forget how dominant Forsberg could be. He's won stanley cup games nearly single handedly. If you had an all-time fantasy draft you wouldnt be disappointed taking Forsberg #1.
this should've been 5-10 mins longer
I'm born '93 and am Swedish. For me, my teammates in my hockey team and the hockey-interested people in my school Peter Forsberg was pretty much THE guy to cheer for and have as your guy to look up to.
Favourite player of all time!
really humble guy
What is the name of the song starting at 3:11?
blue bulls sounds like Stained “Pardon Me”
He was an absolute beast at his peak. You just couldn’t take the man off the puck.
Miss those times with forsberg and joe sakic, kamensky.. Mario, federov and so on in the league, good times!
Still have a bag i made in school when i was little with the avalanche logo, it looks pretty damn good, was 11 when i made it. Most have gotten help with it, cant remember it much.. 😂
I have seen the most but nobody like Peter Forsberg. He had it all.
Forsberg was ONE UNDERRATED FORWARD competing during the ''Dead Puck Era!"
Best and only swedish player I 'm a fan of. He was so strong and you could never tackle him, he did it first. Best of his era, after Selänne of course ;)
Remember him after a game, early in his career, that he dominated totally. His team won 5-1, and he scored 3 and had assist on the other 2 goals. In the interview after the game he was furious and said that ”If I’m this bad, I might as well quit right now!!”. Why? Because the other teams goal was scored after he accidentally gave the puck away, when they had a 5-0 lead. That says a lot about how he was….
that is exacty who he was,
He was the MVP.
The 94 olympic finals was then only hockey match i saw from start to finish.
The best in the history
True Legend!
He’s in my top 5 favorite players along with Gretzky, Roy & Modano!
its crazy to think i live in the same city he was born, raised, and currently live in.
My Goat! ❤️
In the NHL 100 video on Nicklas Lidstrom, Jim Fox says he saw Lidstrom get beat 1:1 "once." I think 2:50 is that moment
im from the same city as forsberg
I'm one proud swede right now :')
I see a lot of Forsberg in Alex Ovechkin. Big, strong, tough competitor that has a ton of skill
Foppa was a big role model for Ovechkin when he grew up, maybe thats why.
Except Forsberg makes his teammates better.
Pfsif which Ovechkin does as well
Pfsif so did OV after he grew up after getting knocked out of playoffs childishly trying to beat Hal Gill in same move over & over again 2 playoffs in a row!
A couple years later, he consciously started playing for the name on THE. FRONT. Of THE. JERSEY ... the rest is history
Wait, did he nutmeg Lidstrom and score?
Best of All Time.
Forsberg has won two Olympic golds (1994 and 2006), two World Cup golds (1992 and 1998) and two Stanley Cups (1996 and 2001). He can be happy with a decent career.
"Forceburg"
He's awesome . 👌
Many years later, Cap's made the same mistake, trading a Forsberg for.. I don't even remember. All hail Peter, all hail Filip!
One off the best best player ever in NHL👍
My opinion is that he is the GOAT. When he was at his peak, he could do everything. When he talks it is like: ”I was a decent player...”
And no, I don’t forget about Sid and other great players, but #21 is from Sweden. And still.
His shot could have been better but was still really good and he did everything else great anyway. I always thought was pretty good tho.
Still think they won the lindros deal. Each player fit each teams style anyway. Sakic and forsberg were sick. We're fun to watch
bulky spud shame both of their careers ended earlier then they should hve
Postage stamp says "VM I ISHOCKEY, 1995" ("ICE HOCKEY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, MCMXCV") although that penalty goal on stamp was scored in the Olympics of 1994. Why...?
His greatest achievement was probably when he nutmegged on Lidström at 2:50 after all.
Alfred Karlsson Yeah, all you guys who think Lidstrom was Sweden’s best export to the NHL - go watch that play again ... DOMINANT!!!
0:04
He's walking down Kings Street (Kungsgatan) in Stockholm, Sweden.
jockejocke1
.......ok? What are you trying to say?
@@Ambigious I'm not trying at anything. What's with the attitude?
I simply recognised the street he walked at and shared it with whomever decides to read the comment section. I'm sure some people has found it interesting.
Best Swedish player ever.
If foppa could of stayed healthy I believe he would of beat all of Gretzkys records
Foppa the Floppa? He was one of the best skaters ever to step on the ice, but he would give up on the play and fall down easy if he thought he could draw a penalty.
That was his injuries. He never gave up on a play.
Smartin up! That was one stupid comment.
Probably not, but he would have a lot of points though.
Forsberg was great but Jesus H Christ.. He couldn't shine Gretzky's shoes on offense.
You've got to be kidding me. What offensive records would he have actually broken? Name one, let alone all 61 he would've broken
Peter the Goat
His is Peter Forsberg on swedish
*Salming changed perception of Swedish players. Sundin/Foppa/Z etc carried the torch
This. Salming was the spearhead.
A "pretty" good run in his JWC too, unbeaten couple of points to my knowledge.
Damn I miss those days
Salming was ridiculously tough as well.