Peter Forsberg Hockey Hall of Fame Induction Speech (2014)

[@rademfam6856]

My favorite player of all time. You can plug him into any era and he will dominate every single time

[@gregmcclung7497]

Same and absolutely he could play anywhere maybe even goal 😆 Nothing he couldn't do on the ice.

[@strategic1710]

People that cannot be separated from the puck can be elite in any era.

[@je2914]

Looking at this in 2023. Seeing Börje salming with a big smile on his face made a grown man cry.

[@markusthegreat4785]

Legend. One of the greatest players to ever lace em up. Thanks for the memories Peter, never forgotten.

[@charlielongley9229]

I am a Stars fan and I have much respect for Forsberg. Guy was a beast on the ice. Watched him battle Dallas many times

[@seankakegamic7172]

Holy..this was a warrior

[@dianaleal5183]

This is one my best hockey player ever best talented he’s fast just can’t say enough about him. Bless him

[@Taalsman]

As a Norwegian Foppa got me into hockey. Zucca made me love it.

[@BendOregon67]

Peter and I met while he was playing a Video Game in the NY NY Casino in Las Vegas and we hung out and road the Roller Coaster together and just talked life and hockey. We hung out for a few days in Vegas and I can say that he truly is a great guy and his on the ice skills and determination were exceptional.

[@roweshowtactical]

One of the most magical dudes with the puck I’ve ever seen. He was such a pure joy to watch.

[@b0ngmuzik]

been going through a lot of old forsberg videos and i can see why he was my favorite growing up as a child

[@eddyf4426]

Absolutely incredible 200 foot player, so driven, tough and talented.

[@kennethsonia5350]

As a Die hard Bruins fan Forsberg is one of my all time favorite Players. Incredible to watch.

[@mikaeljansson8558]

Best player ever!💓

[@R2-D292]

agree

[@Vipersinferno]

Greatest most complete player in NHL history. Did things on the ice I've never seen duplicated.

[@roweshowtactical]

You should watch footage of this guy named Mario Lemieux

[@Lorfmor]

I cried :')

[@JKallday777]

The Man was a beast!! Best of all Time!

[@lutton20]

My favorite player of all time.

[@LorentzHallMusic]

Simply the greatest of all time.

[@jessebassett4635]

I remember how strong you are and how great you were in the corners. Great hockey sense also!

[@brookerutherford6249]

Not forgotten

[@leannearchambault2852]

All class !! Wish love & blessings , To you & Your Family .

[@grandvisionentertainmentll4041]

As great a player as the sport will ever know, watching him hold off a defender while guiding the puck shows his shear strength & skill as a player. 21 Baby, go Avs

[@karaokedream1815]

Один из моих любимых хоккеистов!

[@Samkhatha]

No one replace the great Peter.

[@nhattran536]

Pure legend

[@tomaseriksson6338]

Lidas, Forsberg, Sundin are the greatast of all. Swedish steel❤️❤️❤️

[@pavelsikyr8530]

Můj nejoblíbenější hráč!

[@doinok1149]

Miss ya carving it up PF☝️ Thanks for the memories #21

[@tomaseriksson6338]

Peter and Mats Sundin are Swedish steel. The best we made. 🙏

[@rogerengblom5061]

But we had many others too in the same class Sundin But Foppa is outstanding.

[@kindhearted1]

Awesome player!!

[@gregmcclung7497]

So deserving and greatest player i ever seen. And ya lmao Robbie's hip checks were brutal!

[@WaxVelocity]

Naw lindros is the man

[@gregmcclung7497]

@@WaxVelocity lmao now i know thats a joke and pretty funny one

[@WaxVelocity]

Totally it is eerie how similar their stats are, here’s the difference, lindros concussions were self inflicted because he was a stupid goon and couldn’t play without looking down, Peter was robbed due to bad feet from birth and playing hard, nobody has ever had better puck control than Peter, lindros set the flyers back 25 years because of the bounty they gave up for his ass, Forsberg for lindros even would have been robbery let alone any of the other shit Quebec got, nobody tried harder to win at the game of hockey than forsberg

[@WaxVelocity]

Oh and lindros didn’t win shit Peter is double triple gold

[@gregmcclung7497]

@@WaxVelocity ya their stats are similar but not to many players saw the ice as well as Peter did. And crazy as it sounds he's the best scorer I've ever seen lol He just was all about setting his teammates up which i loved about him. If he wanted to he coulda scored 80 easy imo. He made goalies look plain stupid lol He's the very last guy I'd want coming down the ice with the puck. He's also one of if not the toughest and strongest player pound for pound. Didn't call him Peter the Great for nothing. But as for lindros and peter injuries really suck. And its just unfortunate Lindros had to play Scotty Stevens so much 😆

[@dustinborum6750]

My idol growing up playing. He a patty roy. I miss watching them both.

[@fatboy1333]

2014 is easily the most stacked hall of fame class of all time. Foppa, Blake, Modano, Hashit..er..Hasek....

[@johnanderson6535]

Clean, hard player, from what I saw in ny , no dirty shifts in his career even when pissed off, commanded respect and got it , from the hockey world and NHL

[@rogerengblom5061]

Hard to see some player better then Forsberg in his prime!

[@space_jankizz3613]

best

[@tomaseriksson6338]

❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

[@peterthelarge5110]

What a guy.

[@MarquisdeSuave]

You think Philly would take the trade back?

[@dloc333able]

Peter “The Great” Forsberg...i think that fans from wings doesn’t have good memories about him..kkk..Go Avs!!!!

[@amrieger]

I have great memories of him as a Wings fan. I remember when he actually had an opportunity to play in Detroit (they were interested in signing him) and he felt that even though he knew it would've been a great opportunity, especially to play with Swedish teammates Lidstrom, Holmstrom, etc... But because of all the bad blood during "The Rivalry" He just could not betray the fans of The Colorado Avalanche that way. Not because he didn't want to play here, but because he cherished the fans of the Avs so much, that he could not hurt them that way. That is love and dedication to your fan base. That is what representing your fans and city is all about. We would've welcomed him here, and I think he may have lengthened his career by coming here, but you have to admire his loyalty to the fans of Colorado. Plus, as great as he was, it only made our team have to strive to be that much better the next time we played against him in order to be successful. He is truly one of the best players in the world, and he made his teammates and opponents that much better, because you had to be or you'd get your butt handed to you! During the rivalry, sure we all hated each other's players, but damn if we did not respect them and their talents.

[@biffdanielson2820]

Swedes speak some phenomenal English.

[@thegolfen1791]

We do generally, yes. Not Forsbergs generation tho who barely read English in school. Their generation is infamously bad at English and you can hear it in this speech even tho he's lived and spoke English for most of his adult life.. we got good at English after 2000 when everybody got internet!

[@biffdanielson2820]

@thegolfen1791 not true. I'm from colorado and watched forsberg give interviews for years. He always had good English.

[@bennywallin5252]

Chicken swedes? Those guys back in the seventies had never met Salming, Forsberg or Holmström....

[@Nickfrie126]

No mention of Quebec lol

[@lightningsmokerXx]

I liked the Roger Loss joke.

[@ЮрийБелоусов-й2з]

Викинг с лисьими глазами! Снимаю шляпу!

[@DjMiBsweden]

1:33 haha

[@Probot4]

Joe Sakic was like "eeeh?" itching his head :D

[@jimknowlton342]

After they let Forsberg in, they figured they better get Kariya in, since he did more for longer.

[@onyourkilllist6880]

LoL Kariya was a 1/4 of the player Forsberg was.

[@pillcosby3949]

Lol “let forsberg in” you act like he wasn’t deserving. Also take your kariya take and ram it where the sun don’t shine

[@death2pc]

Became disillusioned after too much violence, too many violent hits, had his spleen removed for chrissake! Quit. Understandably so. Went back to Sweden and essentially hid out for over a year. Has no love lost for the NHL.

[@meljenkins1016]

WHO !?

[@kindhearted1]

Awesome player!!

[@seankakegamic7172]

That guy was a beast

[@kindhearted1]

@@seankakegamic7172 Definitely one of the greatest players!!