Peter Forsberg
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Monday, February 22nd, 2010Per IIHF:
Peter Forsberg finds himself in an unfamiliar position at these Olympics. He’s pointless after two games versus lowly Germany and Belarus.
Is this really the two-time Olympic gold medalist and Stanley Cup champion, 2003 Hart and Art Ross Trophy winner, and producer of 171 career NHL playoff points we’re talking about?
“I always want to play [...]
Jaromir Jagr and Peter Forsberg at the Winter Olympics!
Sunday, February 14th, 2010Peter Forsberg & Markus Naslund save Modo Hockey!
Monday, November 23rd, 2009Per Slam Sports:
Markus Naslund is the last guy who thought he’d be making a comeback.
After stepping away from the NHL in May, the 36-year-old rarely thought about hockey and was plenty busy with the construction of a new house in his hometown of Ornskoldsvik, Sweden.
But his plans started to change during a recent conversation with [...]
Final Forsberg Update: Peter will sign with Modo and stay in Sweden!
Monday, November 16th, 2009Per The White Towel:
Peter Forsberg told the Canucks this morning he’s going to stay in Sweden.
“My understanding is Peter is going to stay and play in MoDo and he won’t return to the NHL this year,” Canucks general manager Mike Gillis said. “He made it [the decision] because it’s more of a day-to-day thing with [...]
Forsberg update # 36732: Skip the NHL and play for Modo?
Friday, November 13th, 2009Per Denver Post:
Word is bubbling up from Sweden that Peter Forsberg may just skip the NHL thing altogether this year and play for his longtime SEL team, MoDo. He’s meeting with the MoDo GM Fredrik Andersson today, and Andersson said he has “high hopes” Foppa will sign with MoDo. This, according to our Swedish journalist [...]
Peter Forsberg: 2nd Player in history to score over 200 points in one season!
Wednesday, November 11th, 2009Found these “amazing” stats over at Sports Illustrated
Forsberg Update # 2512: Rangers interested in Foppa!
Thursday, November 5th, 2009Per NY Post:
The Rangers are among the handful of NHL teams watching Peter Forsberg very closely when the 36-year-old free-agent center tests his chronically injured right foot in the Karjala Cup tournament that opens today in Sweden and will conclude over the weekend in Finland, The Post has learned.
“Yes, we have interest in Forsberg,” GM [...]
Forsberg Update # 356
Wednesday, November 4th, 2009Per Denver Post:
The Russian team Ak Bars Kazan in recent days has made a significant push to sign former Avalanche star Peter Forsberg, attempting to steal him away from a potential NHL comeback.
According to various news reports in Sweden and Slovakia, Ak Bars Kazan, a team from the country of Tatarstan, offered a large contract [...]