Hero of "The Clutch & Grab Era" - Peter Forsberg top 20 plays

The time between the lockouts 1994 - 2004 was named the clutch and grab era, the era of "the trap". It´s dominator was Peter Forsberg, "The force", "Foppa", Peter the Great.

[@yashamaga1319]

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]

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

[@yashamaga1319]

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

[@cubuffs2028]

Jeremy Roenick says he’s the GOAT.

[@aaronbyrd420]

Gretzky needed someone to protect him. Forsberg protected himself!

[@Losrandir]

And made others need to protect themselves!

[@Allexstrasza]

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

[@slash0t5]

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]

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

[@azynkron]

Ehr.. underrated? Hockey hall of famer?

[@fredrikcarlsson273]

@@azynkron Yes

[@Leafgreen1976]

No he's not.

[@Aikisbest]

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

[@brettkenschaft4239]

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!!

[@angrytom1923]

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

[@dasolle1337]

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

[@nyi6284]

They would have if he was canadian

[@ubbe1089]

True

[@RushAnthem69]

Fedorov > Forsberg

[@brettpatterson404]

Jagr in that era was more dominant

[@andrewleese9466]

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]

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]

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

[@DDDDdJagr]

Fuck yeah!

[@lelouchvibritannia4028]

@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]

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

[@Sirkopitar]

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]

Well said man!🏒

[@j_mad]

He also played great defense!!!

[@ShishKkab0b]

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

[@briancallison]

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]

The best ever of all

[@stoneyneff8555]

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

[@roweshowboxing]

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

[@sheldonpaugh6409]

This guy would absolutely dominate in todays game

[@suppotaalasmaa2022]

Big respect from Finland!

[@JohnSmith-cy9tt]

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

[@Taalsman]

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

[@C-J2000]

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]

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]

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

[@redherring4119]

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

[@Cynthesis21]

Most complete skillset to ever play the game of hockey.

[@zzz942]

nope :D

[@michaeljoseph8674]

Definitely

[@bookworm3283]

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

[@jimmypye4460]

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

[@bruce-xi4xc]

HAH, you don't know shit

[@robinkjellberg6796]

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

[@Alisa-dl7xd]

my opinion, greatest player to ever play .

[@jayjayson9613]

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

[@JorgenPersson-jo4sc]

+Ashlay MacIssac IDIOT!!!!

[@Sencess]

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

[@jayjayson9613]

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

[@rowdieshockey5941]

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

[@swedeonhisway8608]

Hockey wil never be the same without him in Col Avalanche

[@citizenkane454]

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

[@alsatiancousin2905]

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]

AlsatianCousin hahaha you know our lingo

[@aibus320]

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

[@gurra1983]

[@ztamizzen]

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]

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

[@AndiOne11]

Should have been Top 21 Plays ;)

[@iamcowhearmemoo2553]

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

[@jimmygadd]

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

[@jaysenst.charlesthelakehea9327]

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

[@vinniebarusa]

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

[@TheDieselbutterfly]

Only gypsies can do that

[@bigredactionsportsstuff1245]

@@TheDieselbutterfly then he's a gypsy

[@bawbag945]

Peter Forsberg could slam a revolving door shut

[@bawbag945]

He also built the hospital he was born in

[@bawbag945]

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

[@Heisenblargh]

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

[@mattknowles1047]

Peter Forsberg was one of the greatest of all time.

[@bafattvahetere]

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

[@slangen808]

Agree.

[@CeRz]

For sure

[@MetalDetroit]

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

[@b_rabbit435]

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

[@jayp.6166]

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

[@svt7777]

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

[@SteveRodgersChannel]

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]

Steve Rodgers cam neely? Kinda invented doing that?

[@CeRz]

@@craigborth8047 Still nobody did it better than Foppa

[@craigborth8047]

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]

@@craigborth8047 definitely

[@ricknesar1627]

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!

[@yashamaga1319]

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.

[@Montrovantis]

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.

[@kingbenjamin22]

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.

[@jontep]

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]

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

[@toolshed7652]

Just imagine if he was playing today

[@fooglez]

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

[@tias4837]

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.

[@ONE-nc5cc]

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]

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

[@julesrandolph7910]

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.

[@meyer412]

My all time favorite player.

[@gbaggs]

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

[@bennybadbyxa593]

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

[@citizenkane454]

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.

[@jimbombadill]

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

[@waterboxer87]

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]

Or Peter the GOAT

[@kanegarvey3188]

@@CeRz 🐐

[@cliffordbeardy6984]

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

[@Waibublz]

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.

[@mortenlillelund1]

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

[@carpetclimber4027]

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]

wait, why did you go on your bike?

[@carpetclimber4027]

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

[@sebastianjonsson1299]

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

[@eddy_5954]

Forsberg, one of the best stickhandlers ever

[@Kreutz]

Easily one of the most skilled hockey players ever.

[@CeRz]

@liukangstoupee GOAT

[@WembyShesty]

Thanks, Captain Obvious!

[@MetalDetroit]

@@CeRz 😂

[@b_rabbit435]

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

[@MetalDetroit]

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

[@Nikke72aviation]

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.

[@danglesnipecelly13]

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

[@ZekeTheWolf]

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

[@tonybleau3817]

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

[@chilli-goon-fredmranderson4450]

danglesnipecelly13 definitly

[@dftns19]

Who is Lindstrom?

[@Sokrates66]

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.

[@ericday4505]

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]

His not from Canada......

[@dimehigh]

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.

[@slangen808]

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

[@eken81]

#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.

[@theangrygamer8815]

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

[@Rangerglx]

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

[@leeleeleelee420]

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]

Lee Andress where you from?

[@AS-tc7qr]

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]

I remember watching that game, too.

[@elhosserino5437]

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

[@florida0092]

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.

[@jerrythompson5967]

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.

[@justincredubil]

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.

[@MisterGreenw00d]

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

[@frodostreet5466]

What a legend!

[@ollebengtsson5320]

"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]

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]

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

[@fredrik0816]

Olle Bengtsson kvalitén är en skam

[@Idek521]

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

[@butharat]

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

[@jorgennygren2040]

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

[@kpk33x]

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

[@R2-D292]

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

[@JackyJames1]

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

[@lutton20]

My favorite player period. Thank you Foppa!

[@Allexstrasza]

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

[@herogibson]

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.

[@carloscarmosino472]

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

[@toolshed7652]

Correction... Peter the Grate 😁

[@gutetime3039]

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.

[@wecomeinpeace5082]

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.

[@zzzzimtired6053]

Forsberg and Sundin my favorite players.

[@forzafloorball1968]

Tja svenne

[@mrcykelpump5595]

Forza Floorball Hej på dig.

[@detskalldaltas133]

Mina med.

[@dianaleal5183]

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.

[@coreysova1614]

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]

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.

[@calixa]

Some jaw dropping stuff.

[@milieu675]

Relentless. Best way to describe his game.

[@hockeymann88]

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]

hockeymann88 vad sa han då?

[@gnosjo]

@@insertnamehere1792 ”Which one?”

[@brandonlee4821]

All Flyers and/or Predators clips should be stricken from the record . He will always and forever be an Av

[@markmorris5880]

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

[@The6Courier]

Peter the Great 🔥🔥🔥

[@viperswhip]

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.

[@cloudstrife7083]

God I miss thoses days... Imagine a 25 years old forsberg full healthy in today's game with no line and no rough play at all loooool

[@davidpogacar9564]

He would murdered these softys

[@cloudstrife7083]

yes game is too easy now and not rought enough, removing the central line changed the game and it doesnt require skill to do a long pass or wait for it at the other end

[@wildinc.7720]

Imagine him and MacKinnon side by side

[@cloudstrife7083]

@@wildinc.7720 the legends like Forsberg etc wouldn't be able to play in this "modern hockey" they removed a lot of strategy when they removed the red line, now players are fast ya but they can just dumb the puck from 1 side to the other anybody can do that with a lob etc its retarded no strategy in the neutral zone also players like Stevens for examples would always be on the penalty box they would have a very hard time to adapt to this gay fragile hockey with no check no hook etc I love modern hockey but its just different players today have it easy a lot

[@wildinc.7720]

Cloud Strife I hear you. I simply meant them together on the same team in the sense that certain players today could easily shine in the old days. MacKinnon, McDavid, Pastrnak, Benn, etc are all examples of that. There’s ones you can play the game well and there’s those that are the epitome of the sport regardless of the directive.

[@SuperBenkoo]

We will never get another Forsberg

[@CeRz]

Amen

[@supersao33]

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]

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

[@bossfan49]

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

[@ArifKhan.]

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.

[@nickdiaz4961]

The AVS weren’t the same since we lost this guy. That is until recently when Makar an Nate dog have come of age! Go AVS

[@dustinborum6750]

What a stud. No wonder he was my favorite player and my jersey number always read 21...

[@sazmeros]

That handling is incredible

[@lexp9817]

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

[@amallica]

Great work on this compilation!!