Peter Forsberg Peter Mattias Forsberg ( b . July 20th 1973 in Örnsköldsvik , Sweden ) is a retired Swedish professional centre . Already recognised as an elite player at a young age , Forsberg joined the junior team of MoDo Hockey in 1989 . After playing 23 games with the senior squad in 1991 , Forsberg was drafted to the NHL by the Flyers 6th overall in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft . He was a bit later involved in one of the most significant trades of the 1990 ' s , when Eric Lindros , who had previously refused to join the Quebec Nordiques , the team that had drafted him , was traded to the Flyers for Ron Hextall , Steve Duchesne , Kerry Huffman , Chris Simon , Mike Ricci , two first round draft picks , $ 15 , 000 , 000 cash and Peter Forsberg . Forsberg took part in the 1992 and 1993 World Junior Championship s . At the latter even , he and his teammate Markus Näslund went on a scoring spree ; Forsberg established a WJC record for the most points in the tournament with 7 goals and 24 assists for 31 points in just 7 games . The young Swede spent two more years in the Elitserien and gave the Swedish National Team the gold medal at the 1994 Olympics in Lillehammer , Norway , with a shootout goal agaist Canada ' s goaltender Corey Hirsch . The goal has become so iconic that it was featured on a stamp issued by Sweden and that every effort made afterward to score a goal the same way draws a reference to Forsberg . Peter joined the NHL the next season , taking part of the last season of the Nordiques in Quebec . He collected 50 points in a season shortened by the 1994 - 95 lock - out and won the Calder Memorial Trophy . The following season , he collected 116 points in the regular season and 21 in the playoffs to help the Avalanche win the Stanley Cup . This win made him a member of the Triple Gold Club , for players having won the Stanley Cup , a World Championship gold medal and an Olympic gold medal . From 2001 , injuries become a big part of Forsberg ' s career . He needed to have his spleen removed during the 2001 playoffs , missing the remainder of the the playoffs and missing the Avs ' second Stanley Cup win . He took the next season off , coming back only for the playoffs . Following the 2004 - 05 lock - out , " Foppa " , as he is nicknamed in his home country , signed a two years deal with the Flyers worth 11 . 5 million dollars . He also became the 15th captain of the Flyers ' history after Keith Primeau announced his retirement from pro hockey . On February 15th 2007 , Forsberg was dealt to the Nashville Predators for Scottie Upshall and Ryan Parent . He maintained a point per game on average , but failed to help the Predators get past the first round of the playoffs . After having stayed away from the game for most of the 2007 - 08 NHL season , Forsberg signed late in the season with the Colorado Avalanche . In 9 games , he scored once and added 13 assists ; he helped the Avalanche make a comeback to postseason after a one - year absence and reach the second round . Forsberg was selected to represent his country again for the 2010 Olympics held in Vancouver , Canada . He carried the Swedish flag at the opening ceremonies . He retired in 2011 with an NHL total of 249 goals and 636 assists ( 885 points ) in 708 games . He is currently the assistant general manager of MODO Hockey . < small >