Filip Forsberg

Filip Forsberg is regarded as one of Sweden's leading NHL goalscorersArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceArticle in HockeynewsRead the sourceArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose. Filip ForsbergArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceArticle in Svenska IshockeyförbundetRead the sourceClose grew up in Åkerö in Leksand, with Leksands IF as his first hockey club. In a 2018Article in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose interview with Hockeysverige, he recalled his time at Åkerö school fondly.

Peter Forsberg was a model for his game, according to a 2015Article in Sporting NewsRead the sourceClose Sporting News report; the two are not related. In the same report, James Neal praised Filip Forsberg’s quick release and his ability to score from different positionsArticle in Sporting NewsRead the sourceClose.

Football was also part of his childhood: in an October 2019Article in NHLPARead the sourceClose NHLPA interview, Forsberg said he had played until he was 13. At the time, he described himself as a Liverpool supporter and said he played football with friends during the summersArticle in NHLPARead the sourceClose. In MarchArticle in Nashville SC CommunicationsRead the sourceClose 2023, he joined Nashville SC’s ownership group.

In the 2018Article in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose Leksand interview, Forsberg described Jacob de la Rose as a close friend. In his NHLPA interview the following year, he explained how de la Rose had invited him to become a co-owner of a harness racehorseArticle in NHLPARead the sourceClose.