Peter Forsberg

Peter Forsberg is one of the greatest players in Swedish hockey historyArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceArticle in Sveriges RadioRead the sourceArticle in SportbladetRead the sourceArticle in Svenska DagbladetRead the sourceClose. Peter Forsberg grew up in Örnsköldsvik and attended a hockeygymnasiumA Swedish hockeygymnasium combines upper-secondary (high school) studies with scheduled ice hockey training.Article in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose there, combining upper secondary studies with hockey training. He studied economics alongsideArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose Markus Näslund. In Hockeysverige’sArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose portrait published in 2024, Forsberg credited both Näslund’s commitment to training and the demanding daily hockey sessions as important to his development.

In the same retrospective, Forsberg identified his father and coach Kent ForsbergArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose, along with Anders Melinder, as important to his hockey development. He also recalled playing football in Domsjö withArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose Andreas Salomonsson until he was about 15.

In his account of his early senior appearances, Forsberg distinguished playing against Huddinge in Allsvenskan in 1989/90Article in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose from his first Elitserien game in 1990/91. His on-ice partnership with Näslund already existed before the 1993 World Junior ChampionshipArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose. Sundström joined their line during the tournamentArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose.

In a 2011 interview with Svensk GolfArticle in Svensk GolfRead the sourceClose, Forsberg said he enjoyed morning golf with friends and preferred walking the course for exercise. In the same interview, he discussed studying leadership and economics at the Cruyff InstituteArticle in Svensk GolfRead the sourceClose in Stockholm.