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Peter Forsberg

1973 - Today

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Peter Mattias Forsberg (pronounced [ˈpěːtɛr ˈfɔ̂ʂːbærj] ; born 20 July 1973) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player and former assistant general manager of Modo Hockey. Nicknamed "Peter the Great" and "Foppa", Forsberg was known for his on-ice vision and physical play, and is considered one of the greatest players of all time. Although his career was shortened by persistent injuries, as of 2021, he stands eighth all-time in career points-per-game and fifth all-time in career assists-per-game in the NHL, behind only Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux, Bobby Orr, and Connor McDavid. In 2017 Forsberg was named one of the '100 Greatest NHL Players' in history. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Peter Forsberg is the 39th most popular hockey player (up from 49th in 2019), the 857th most popular biography from Sweden (up from 1,058th in 2019) and the most popular Swedish Hockey Player.

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Peter Forsberg ranks 39 out of 676. Before him are Guy Lafleur, Ernie Collett, Oldřich Machač, Vladimír Martinec, Ladislav Troják, and Otakar Vindyš. After him are Bibi Torriani, Marcel Dionne, Frank Sullivan, Alexander Yakushev, Erich Kühnhackl, and Alexei Kasatonov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1973, Peter Forsberg ranks 199. Before him are Essam El Hadary, Tori Spelling, Brendan Rodgers, Juan Esnáider, Portia de Rossi, and Omar Epps. After him are Mick Thomson, Jeon Do-yeon, Mark Shuttleworth, Eduardo Noriega, Nick Bostrom, and Patrik Berger.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Peter Forsberg ranks 857 out of 1,879. Before him are Axel Norling (1884), Mats Wahl (1945), Jan Olsson (1942), Bengt Edlén (1906), Kee Marcello (1960), and Knut Fridell (1908). After him are Günther (1967), Claes-Ingvar Lagerkvist (1944), David Dencik (1974), Lukas Moodysson (1969), Frank Heller (1886), and Gösta Åsbrink (1881).

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In Sweden

Among hockey players born in Sweden, Peter Forsberg ranks 1. After him are Mats Näslund (1959), Håkan Loob (1960), Ronald Pettersson (1935), Nicklas Lidström (1970), Mats Sundin (1971), Lars-Eric Lundvall (1934), Tomas Jonsson (1960), Bengt-Åke Gustafsson (1958), Nils Nilsson (1936), Kent Nilsson (1956), and Tommy Salo (1971).

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