Ive been watching the game for most of my 33 years and Peter Forsberg is the most talented hockey player I've ever seen in my life.

@dylanr8481

9 ай бұрын

I agree, second is probably Jagr or Crosby. All three used lower body strength to rub checks off and attack the net. Beautiful.

@yashamaga13

9 ай бұрын

@@dylanr8481 great picks. Prime Joe Thornton was another one that was damn near impossible to overpower when it came to controlling the puck

@cubuffs2028

8 ай бұрын

Jeremy Roenick says he’s the GOAT.

@rydermccracken9199

2 ай бұрын

@@cubuffs2028he says he is but Roy has his two Stanley cups plugging his ear so know one can hear that bullshit

I got to see a bunch of his games here in Denver from the mid '90s on and feel VERY fortunate that I did. Just an unbelievable talent. Shooting, puck handling, offense, defense, strong as hell... he did it all, the total package. I worked in a huge sports bar and met LOTS of athletes over the years, as well as some tv celebrities and musicians. Meeting and having a beer with him was the only time I've ever been starstruck!!

From a Wings fan born and raised in Detroit, proud to say that the only jersey in my closet without a winged wheel on it, has "Forsberg" across the back. one hell of a player.

@rwheels6471

5 жыл бұрын

Old Colorado Detroit games were a lots fun. The old saying I went to a fight and a hockey game broke out applied there

@brianduncan8276

5 жыл бұрын

I know Gretzky has the best stats of all time , but Peter Forsberg is the best overall player I have ever seen.

@DDDDdJagr

4 жыл бұрын

Fuck yeah!

@lelouchvibritannia4028

4 жыл бұрын

@liukangstoupee Lidstrom is the greatest two-way defenseman ever, but I wouldn't say that there is one GOAT amongst Swedish players. My list of the greatest Swedes in no particular order is this: Peter Forsberg Nicklas Lidstrom Mats Sundin Daniel and Henrik Sedin

@JakeMCGreen

4 жыл бұрын

S Choudhry putting Forsberg over Lidstrom is ridiculous. Give your head a shake man goddamn

Speed, strength, hands, vision, anticipation, balance, finish, compete. Forsberg possessed it all, an amazing player on every level. There is nothing on earth like hockey

@chris10878

3 жыл бұрын

Well said man!🏒

@j_mad

8 ай бұрын

He also played great defense!!!

Joe Sakic won the hart trophy and said the best player in the Avs locker room by far is Peter Forsberg. He is criminally underrated.

@JohnSmith-cy9tt

4 жыл бұрын

Joe Sakic is a super epic Hockey player...... But he was right ...P - Forsberg the king

@azynkron

3 жыл бұрын

Ehr.. underrated? Hockey hall of famer?

@fredrikcarlsson273

3 жыл бұрын

@@azynkron Yes

@Leafgreen1976

3 жыл бұрын

No he's not.

@Aikisbest

2 жыл бұрын

Despite all the fame Peter Forsberg had he indeed is criminally underrated, especially nowadays.

Gretzky needed someone to protect him. Forsberg protected himself!

@Losrandir

Жыл бұрын

And made others need to protect themselves!

@Allexstrasza

Жыл бұрын

Not only did Gretzky need someone to protect him, players of the opposite team left him alone too because he was the "Great"

As a sharks fan I hated peter forsberg, I watched him destroy us too many times growing up. But now I look back and I respect what he did. He was such a phenomenal player definitely one of the best.

@JohnSmith-cy9tt

4 жыл бұрын

The best ever of all

@stoneyneff8555

3 жыл бұрын

Ha...I was at a game against the Sharks right before they traded for Patrick Roy .. the Avs won 13-1 ..

Forsberg was an incredible player. My favorite of all time.

When he was healthy, he was the best player in the world.

@dasolle1337

4 жыл бұрын

everyone knows that, its just that very few can admit it

@nyi6284

4 жыл бұрын

They would have if he was canadian

@ubbe1089

4 жыл бұрын

True

@RushAnthem69

4 жыл бұрын

Fedorov > Forsberg

@brettpatterson404

4 жыл бұрын

Jagr in that era was more dominant

You got to know where we came from to understand where we're at. If you're not old enough to have seen this guy play in the NHL you will never really quite understand his greatness and why he won two cups, two WC and two olympic gold medals and is considered one of the best at the game in history even though he had a fairly short NHL career(700 games) due to all the injurys he got being the best player in the world during this specific era and the abuse he took. Simply a god.

@michaeljoseph8674

6 жыл бұрын

Truth so true..I played through this era and earlier and people have no idea how hard it was to play. The abuse and strength needed to be good and he had it all and fought through it all. The best overall Ive seen in this era..They need to allow a little more in todays era.To many soft calls now..Cant even touch a dude and bam in the box.sorry this era was some of the most exciting hockey youll ever see wings avs man

@mrkoolio8494

4 жыл бұрын

Great player. But, he also played on a very talented team, which really opens up the ice

One of the greatest to ever play the game. Forsberg, Jagr, Gretzsky, Lemiux - Players that could carry their teams on a bad Day.

Forsberg was one of the most talented players to ever play the game

the reason I fell in love with hockey, my favorite player of all time, Peter Forsberg.

@JorgenPersson-jo4sc

8 жыл бұрын

+Ashlay MacIssac IDIOT!!!!

@Sencess

8 жыл бұрын

+Ashlay MacIssac that kind of logic most probably only applies to you

@jayjayson9613

7 жыл бұрын

***** haha oh poor Brendan Shanahan, he was quite the choir boy right?

@rowdieshockey5941

3 жыл бұрын

He is the reason why I started watching/playing hockey! He was the best!

Most complete skillset to ever play the game of hockey.

@zzz942

8 жыл бұрын

nope :D

@michaeljoseph8674

7 жыл бұрын

Definitely

@bookworm3283

7 жыл бұрын

Alberta Boy Aw, are you gonna cry like this on every thread? Poor baby... your tears are wonderful.

@jimmypye4460

6 жыл бұрын

Bobby Orr and Gordie Howe, steve Yzerman own that title. Forshit doesn't come close.

@bruce-xi4xc

6 жыл бұрын

HAH, you don't know shit

Absolute monster of a player. As devastating as he was graceful. Sheesh.

Big respect from Finland!

@JohnSmith-cy9tt

4 жыл бұрын

Finns got the sisu Sweden got P.Forsberg...well we had :)

my opinion, greatest player to ever play .

This guy would absolutely dominate in todays game

As a Finn we love to hate Swedish players, at the same time we have the most respect for them and the combination of those two things make each clash in the hockey rink an event, some more memorable than others, still it is always a special moment. Peter Forsberg gave us Finnish hockey fans some bitter lessons, so we were afraid of him, hated him, loved him and marveled at him. Sundin loved to taunt, that was his style, Forsberg was gracious off the ice; after going through this crazy fucking hooking and cross-checking etc, and never complained about his injuries. My kudos to Foppa.

@itdoesntgetbetter1408

5 жыл бұрын

AlsatianCousin hahaha you know our lingo

@aibus320

5 жыл бұрын

Respect, as a Swedish we don't like the Finns but teemu was a rocket and a very good ambassador for the game

@gurra1983

5 жыл бұрын

@ztamizzen

4 жыл бұрын

Finland and Sweden has been the same nation for hundreds of years. There's no competition, you're awesome and we love u. Foppa is just too gooð though.

@Darkwell0071

4 жыл бұрын

I enjoyed his move letting the other player get close to him for a check then surprise the other with a check on him

Best player EVER! Thank you so much for all the great memories, Peter!

If he wanted to, Peter Forsberg could go in a revolving door behind you and come out ahead of you!

@TheDieselbutterfly

5 жыл бұрын

Only gypsies can do that

@bigredactionsportsstuff1245

5 жыл бұрын

@@TheDieselbutterfly then he's a gypsy

@bawbag945

4 жыл бұрын

Peter Forsberg could slam a revolving door shut

@bawbag945

4 жыл бұрын

He also built the hospital he was born in

@bawbag945

4 жыл бұрын

When Graham’s Alexander Bell invented the telephone and plugged it in for the first time, he had 2 missed calls from Peter Forsberg

one of the most incredible players from a raw skill perspective to ever play the game. Damn was he gifted

Foppa is the reason i am a hockey fan and a Avs fan. I love that man.

I'd love to see a highlight video of every time Forsberg laid a devastating hit on somebody, while he was in control of the puck. Nobody did that better.

@craigborth8047

4 жыл бұрын

Steve Rodgers cam neely? Kinda invented doing that?

@CeRz

4 жыл бұрын

@@craigborth8047 Still nobody did it better than Foppa

@craigborth8047

4 жыл бұрын

Albin Nilsson i respect You’re opinion very much but I think cam neely was better at it. But i will say in my opinion they are the top two

@CeRz

4 жыл бұрын

@@craigborth8047 definitely

Should have been Top 21 Plays ;)

Never liked the Avs or Flyers but I always admired Forsberg. Truly one of the all time greatest players. Nice tribute.

Saw this video 6 years ago, watch it almost every week lol. Wonderfully done video

Always working hard and never complaining. The greatest skills of all. Imagine the numbers he would have put up if he’d stay healthy.

@Allexstrasza

Жыл бұрын

His greatest strength was his biggest weakness. The heart to never give up and push past pain is what ruined his career, but also what made him so great

All great plays, but I have seen a lot of plays from Peter that's better than half of these. In my opinion, Peter is one of the top 5 best players ever. It's so sad that he had all those injuries! But that's the price for his physical terror.

The team Sweden shootout goal for gold went on to be immortalized on the nation of Sweden's postage stamp.

Peter Forsberg was one of the greatest of all time.

@bafattvahetere

8 жыл бұрын

+matt knowles Still alive and going strong. don´t forget.

@slangen808

5 жыл бұрын

Agree.

@CeRz

4 жыл бұрын

For sure

@MetalDetroit

3 жыл бұрын

Yet his stats aren’t even close to greatest of all time

@b_rabbit435

3 жыл бұрын

@@MetalDetroit Check the era where Forsberg played in then come back you moron. It was way tougher to play in the clutch & grab

Best all around game in NHL history in my opinion. Scoring, Passing, Checking, Fighting, Defense. Ppl forget he was prob the best passer in the league. He was the lebron james of hockey when healthy.

Hockey wil never be the same without him in Col Avalanche

Having lived in Colorado at that time I was fortunate to have watched those glory days and Peter was so much better than any compilation can really show. Still, this was a beautiful countdown.

Forsberg is my favorite player of all time and the only forward who never needed an enforcer for he was his own. The most complete 2-way player to ever play in the NHL.

I've always said Crosby reminds me a lot of Forsberg! Only difference is Crosby doesn't have to deal with clutch & grab. Can you imagine Forsberg in today's game!

@xtraplayer7281

3 жыл бұрын

Crosby does remind me a lot of forsberg. His strength on skates and balance are very similar.

As a life long Leafs fan, Peter Forsberg is my favourite player of all time lol

My daughter just got her number #21 in a swedish team

absolutly one of the best ever. If he would have come later after the clutch and grab era he would have dominated totaly

Personally I think he's a top 15 to ever play. 1.25 points per game, 2 cups, 2 gold medals, calder, 4th all time in assists per game, 8th all time in points per game, scoring title, believe he won the hart or the lindsay as well. He also totally changed the perception of Swedish players.

Great player - big and strong, could make 180 degree turn on the coin from full speed, receive/return a hit and at the same time keep full control of the puck. All time 4th in assists per game (min 300 assist) - respect.

Thank you! My favorite player of all time. Foopa did alot to move the sport!

My all time favorite player.

"Phillytheflyerable": It's not that easy to get all the clips in the quality that you want. It was more important for me to show the real Forsberg top 20 plays, rather than "Forsberg top 20 among the clips that I can get in the right quality".

@yashabreslove3131

9 жыл бұрын

Don't listen to him. This is an awesome video. A great tribute to Peter the Great. Man, I forgot just how good he was.

@ThomasBahamas

9 жыл бұрын

Olle Bengtsson It's so hard to find good clips from the 1990s unless you have access to NHL's vault

@fredrik0816

9 жыл бұрын

Olle Bengtsson kvalitén är en skam

@Idek521

9 жыл бұрын

Fredrik Eriksson kan man klandra den första personen som försökt hylla (och lyckats) Peter Forsberg i en "top plays" video?

@butharat

9 жыл бұрын

William Rönnwall Antagligen kommer kommentaren från en tonåring som tror världen alltid varit HD

LIKE SEEING ASTEROIDS CRASH INTO PLANET JUPITER ...SEEING A PLAYER LIKE THIS IS ONCE IN A LIFETIME..HE WAS THAT GREAT.

The thing with Peter Forsberg that I think many are forgetting about, is that Forsberg wasn´t the kind of superstar, scorer like the other players he is compared with. Peter Forsberg was a team player and not a fancy player - team first, always!

@yashamaga13

9 ай бұрын

Right, his career high off the top of my head was 29 to 32 goals. If he was more selfish and shot first more often he could have been a perennial 60 goal scorer. No doubt about it.

1994 Olympics shoot out goal - Peter Forsberg made this Norwegian major hockey fan! #21 Forever!!

That move on lidstrom is probably the only time in lidstroms career where someone made him look silly.

@ZekeTheWolf

7 жыл бұрын

I bet Forsberg shows him that one every time they meet :-)

@tonybleau3817

6 жыл бұрын

Go look up Pavel Bure...made Lindstrom look like a cone

@chilli-goon-fredmranderson4450

6 жыл бұрын

danglesnipecelly13 definitly

@dftns19

6 жыл бұрын

Who is Lindstrom?

@Sokrates66

6 жыл бұрын

Well look him up not to many players in the World have earned 7 Norris Trophys. NHL-gold/WC-gold and Olympic-gold all in one season =Triple Gold Club etc. etc.

Just imagine if he was playing today

As a student living in Sweden, I got up on my bike 03.30 in the morning to watch the Avalanche playoffs because of this guy. He was worth it. Goddamn was he dominant.

@rcmanization

2 жыл бұрын

wait, why did you go on your bike?

@carpetclimber4027

2 жыл бұрын

@@rcmanization Because the TV channel wasn't at my house, I had to sneak in at a family member's house.

Amazing player. You never knew what gonna happen when he was on the ice. But all those injuries stopped him from being even greater.

Forsberg was not on my NHL team, but, oh how I loved to watch him play. Peter the Great? Better it be Peter the Magnificent.

@CeRz

4 жыл бұрын

Or Peter the GOAT

@kanegarvey3188

3 жыл бұрын

@@CeRz 🐐

Sad for all the kids who never got to watch this era.

This guy should be on more top 10 lists, number 7, anyone notice he undressed two hall of famers, Coffey and Lidstrom. He was a bad man Peter Forsberg.

@billjohansson88

2 жыл бұрын

His not from Canada......

Incredible player. Loved watching him play! Sad that this brilliant career was cut short by bad ankles. He was something!

Easily one of the most skilled hockey players ever.

@CeRz

4 жыл бұрын

@liukangstoupee GOAT

@WembyShesty

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Captain Obvious!

@MetalDetroit

3 жыл бұрын

@@CeRz 😂

@b_rabbit435

3 жыл бұрын

@@MetalDetroit what's so funny? Lidström, Gretzky and Forsberg are the 3 best ever to touch the ice

@MetalDetroit

3 жыл бұрын

@@b_rabbit435 You’re high. Forsberg was a great player but wasn’t even in the top 30.

There was a game when Avalanche was short handed on penalty, and Peter held the puck alone for 17 seconds - nobody could take the puck away from him!

@ichichu

3 жыл бұрын

I remember watching that game, too.

@elhosserino5437

2 жыл бұрын

Was it against the Sharks in their zone? I think I saw this too, seemed like he held the puck for a minute, unbelievable. I wouldn't be surprised if it happened more than once

What an insane player he was on the ice. Makes me proud to be Swede!

Peter the Great 🔥🔥🔥

#3 at 15:00. Remember seeing it live with my family, we all stood up screaming with joy. I screamed so hard that I literally saw stars infront of my eyes.

Well i think he is numbero uno - he had it all !" And pretty fun to see Lidas been tunneled - didnt happen a lot...he was a great guy to

Forsberg, one of the best stickhandlers ever

FANTASTIC VIDEO!!! and this is coming from a die-hard Detroit Red Wings fan. i will always prefer the Swedish players over other europeans and north americans. thank you olle

@insertnamehere1792

4 жыл бұрын

Lee Andress where you from?

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.

As a Avs fan I would love to see Forsberg play in today's game without all the holding and grabbing. He would lead the league in assists without a doubt. His combination of toughness and skill was unmatched.

Forsberg was good enough to be a 150 point player on a good team in the 80s. Agree he had a run of several years when he was the best player in the league

Man played almost his whole career in the "low-scoring era" of the NHL and he's #9 all-time in points per game. Let that sink in.

His greatest strength was his biggest weakness. The heart to never give up and push past pain is what ruined his career, but also what made him so great

i was born in '86, and wasn't really introduced to hockey until i was 8 or 9, so this dude was my first hockey hero. i knew gretzky was the goat cuz thats what everyone was telling me, and i was a penguins fan then so i loved lemieux but i didn't get to see much of him before columbus got a team. i saw a lot of prime forsberg tho, and he was special.

Awesome video. Great job in setting up the era haha loved the terminator music to top it off. I was lucky enough.to see Forsberg play for my Flyers later on. He was a perfect fit for the city. But then again would be a perfect fit anywhere.

How I wish he could've have stayed healthy...I started to love hockey a bit late in my life and by that time he was already playing like half of his seasons. He's still my favorite player ever though. These highlights are great souvenirs

11:13 omg,, Foppa is genius ! I was hoping that he could have continued longer in his career.

I once asked Forsberg ( foolishly ) if he remembered that play when he charged the net with a guy draped all over him and he scored anyway. He just smiled at me. I immediately realized I was an idiot but he was still kind and asked back, " which one? ". Really nice guy and of course one of the best to play the game. By the way, the play I was recalling was 13:25 , just in case you were still wondering Pete.

@insertnamehere1792

4 жыл бұрын

hockeymann88 vad sa han då?

@gnosjo

Жыл бұрын

@@insertnamehere1792 ”Which one?”

Naslund-Sundin-Forsberg Salming-Lidstrom

@fisburk

5 жыл бұрын

Det var tider det. Jag var orolig när alla slutade men återväxten ser hoppfull ut. Fan vad stolt man blir!!

One of the most unstoppable player my favorite Avalanche player Peter Forsberg he can't be replaced if you see him skating towards you you will be sorry you got in his way.

This is my second time here I believe, I have to say the idea of using this music is nothing short of brilliant. Fantastic video. 👍🍺 Awesome player, hands down.. he was an animal.

Forsberg and Sundin my favorite players.

@forzafloorball1968

8 жыл бұрын

Tja svenne

@mrcykelpump5595

7 жыл бұрын

Forza Floorball Hej på dig.

@detskalldaltas133

5 жыл бұрын

Mina med.

Best two way player who ever put his skates on the ice !!

noooooooo nooooooooooo i do not ever wanna see that goal of his when he ties the game against finland... i´ve managed to avoid it for 12 years and now........ NOOOOOOO

@mcpaasec420

7 жыл бұрын

i wouldnt say beautiful as so much as it was just a complete and utter collapse by us Finns, just like the whole game. dont think im still quite over it....

@jimmypye4460

6 жыл бұрын

Swedes like to bolster the credit to bolster their egos. When they win, they won despite the cheating, bad reffing, being injured hurt etc. Winning at all odds because they're just so great. When they lose, they were cheated, refs were paid, and, oh, by the way, they didn't want to win or weren't really trying anyway. That's a Swede in a nutshell almost down to the last one. Thankfully there's only 5 million of them.

@ImDembe

6 жыл бұрын

5million Sweds? Finns are 5 million, Sweden 10million.

@jimmypye4460

6 жыл бұрын

Damn. Twice as many, 10 million TOO many! That's a lot of whining for a small planet.

@drefk1973

6 жыл бұрын

thats just like your opinion man... :)

Relentless. Best way to describe his game.

The 90s were so brutal to many great careers cut short I wish he would've stayed healthy he was one of a kind one the most unique players ever to play

@slauzon01

2 жыл бұрын

90's was a complete war zone. My god. the size and strenght of the players then compared to now is night and day. Lindros, Lemieux, Jagr, All over 6 foot 4 230 lbs and Forsberg was incredible.

Best Forsberg video I've seen, thank you so much!

You feel like there are too many Philly highlights in here. Forsberg was a beast for years in Colorado, and did things as impressive as the Philly highlights on almost a regular basis.

BEST ERA EVER. FOOKING AMAZING. Tearing up everytime i see memories about Forsberg

Forsberg and Lemieux.... Two indestructible machines. Both players could single handledly physically go through everyone. Both battled injuries and conditions that caused both players to rise to even greater heights to finish the game, and they did so beautifully. I'm a wings and sabres fan. Anytime Peter or Mario was on the ice I held my breath. They could create something from nothing. Unreal f***** legends. Never will there be more dominant players in our game at all aspects of the game like these two. I would give anything to have another one like these two. Players that can fight, dominate a game, and stick up for teammates.

My favorite player period. Thank you Foppa!

I could care less about high scoring games. The unfettered desire to turn the core of hockey into the NBA has taken the spark out of the NHL. Forsberg was not the only player with a brilliant mix of finesse and hardcore physicality. This era created Jagr, Leetch, Roenick, Messier, Konstantinov and at the same time ultimate finesse players like Larionov, Kozlov, even the Great One flourished. I miss that era, to say the least. Stellar video!

@michaeljoseph8674

6 жыл бұрын

truth

My fovorite Hockey player Peter The Great !!!!!!!!!!

@toolshed7652

5 жыл бұрын

Correction... Peter the Grate 😁

Great work on this compilation!!

that clip of Mario in the beginning would have been like 10 penalty shots in todays NHL

@evilTaker90V2

9 жыл бұрын

***** I was laughing at that,he was literally hanging on while Mario just continued to skate :D that one clip alone proves why Mario is one of the best,such will to score

@grisflyt

9 жыл бұрын

evilTaker90V2 But you need to compare the NHL of Mario's pre-(1st) retirement years and the league when he came back. Mario was disgusted with the league when he returned. Mario is up there with the exclusive group of Gordie, Orr and Gretzky. Mario would never have scored 199 pts in the "Clutch & Grab Era."

@evilTaker90V2

9 жыл бұрын

Not Crazy My favorite player of all time

@michaeljoseph8674

7 жыл бұрын

and thats just it with todays new pussified nhl the will of a player is no longer really demonstrated another aspect of the game that has been removed sadly

@CaptainFantastik1

7 жыл бұрын

As it should be. Guys who need to rely on that shit don't belong in the league, and thankfully they've been weeded out.

What a legend!

There will never be another player like Peter the Great! The GOAT of taking over a game and putting his team on his back! But Mackinnon is the next Avs savior!!

@timjonsson7761

2 жыл бұрын

He already is tho. I think MacKinnnon, Landeskog and Makar is the most epic trio in todays hockey

When Jagr and Forsberg decided to rag the puck, it was almost impossible to take it away from them! Best in the business ever! Sid might be the closest, in terms of possession game.

Forsberg/Sakic was maybe the greatest 1-2 punch at center...alongside Yzerman/Fedorov. Also, the abbreviation for "number" is 'No.' not "Nr.'

We can always thank a prima donna who didn't want to play for the Nordiques for helping to assemble one of the most fun teams ever to watch, and who also won my favourite D, Bourque, a cup.

What a priviledge to have seen him play and win 2 cups!!

He was awesome. Thanks for making that.

Very cool. A great era in hockey. He was amazing.

Joe Sakic and Peter Forsberg are my favorite players it was fun to see them play

One of the best ice hockey players in the world if not the best !!! Peter the great