Topic: Peter Forsberg

Swedish star Forsberg to have number retired

AFP American Edition - 229 days ago
Retired Swedish star Peter Forsberg will have his number 21 jersey retired by the Colorado Avalanche before their National Hockey League season opener against Detroit on October 8.The club announced plans on Thursday to lift Forsberg's jersey to the rafters ...

Forsberg cuts short comeback, retires from hockey

AFP American Edition - 365 days ago
Swedish star Peter Forsberg has given up trying to make a National Hockey League comeback at the age of 37 and has retired from ice hockey, the Colorado Avalanche announced on Monday.The news comes three days after Forsberg ended a three-year ...

Forsberg launches comeback in losing effort

AFP American Edition - 367 days ago
Sweden's Peter Forsberg launched his NHL comeback with Colorado on Friday, but Columbus crashed the party with a 3-1 victory.Forsberg, 37, admitted it felt a bit different on the ice now after a three-year absence from the league."It's ...

Forsberg to make comeback with Avalanche

Reuters US Online Report Sports News - 373 days ago
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Colorado Avalanche signed Peter Forsberg for the remainder of the season, bringing the Swedish forward back to the NHL after a three-year absence, the team said on Sunday.Forsberg, a former league MVP who won two Stanley Cups ...

Forsberg begins comeback bid with Avalanche

AFP American Edition - 388 days ago
Swedish star Peter Forsberg began his National Hockey League comeback bid on Saturday in a morning practice session with the Colorado Avalanche, the team he sparked to two Stanley Cup titles.The 37-year-old forward, beset by injuries before last playing in the ...

Forsberg to test himself in Avalanche workout

AFP American Edition - 389 days ago
Swedish standout Peter Forsberg will practice on Saturday with the Colorado Avalanche in a bid to determine whether he is fit enough for a National Hockey League comeback at age 37.The Avalanche announced Friday that Forsberg, the 2003 NHL Most Valuable ...

Forsberg eyes possible return, will practice with Avalanche

Reuters US Online Report Sports News - 389 days ago
DENVER (Reuters) - Peter Forsberg, who was forced to bring his brilliant National Hockey League career to a premature end four seasons ago because of foot problems, has linked up with the Colorado Avalanche.A Hart trophy winner as the NHL's most ...

Peter Forsberg

Mahalo - 463 days ago
He previously played for the Colorado Avalanche in the National Hockey League . Peter Forsberg Makes Return to Pro Hockey in Sweden Forsberg began his career playing for MODO Hockey in the Elitserien, or Swedish Elite League. Forsberg continued to play in Sweden ...

The most injury prone players in the NHL

Helium - 474 days ago
Injury prone players infiltrate NHL rosters, and are infectious and detrimental to the success of the team. In today's NHL, the most injury prone players are Tim Connolly of the Buffalo Sabres, Marian Gaborik of the Minnesota Wild, and Peter Forsberg ...

Team Vignette - Colorado Avalanche

Bella Online - 722 days ago
The Colorado Avalanche came into being when the COMSAT Entertainment Group purchased the financially strapped Quebec Nordiques and moved the team from Quebec to Denver, Colorado. Easily one of the worst displays hockey violence took place in 2004 when Avalanche player Steve ...