Player of the week: Peter Forsberg (C)

1-1-2006 Player of the week: Peter Forsberg (C)

NHL has awarded Peter Forsberg (C) of Carolina Hurricanes as Player Of The Week He registered 4 goals and 4 assists for 8 points in 4 games last week. He also had 1 game winning goal.

A native of Sweden, Peter Forsberg was originally drafted to the NHL by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1st round of the 1991 entry draft. He has appeared in 615 NHL games during his career, notching 235 goals and adding 554 assists along with 580 penalty minutes. The 32 year old center has played 35 games with the Carolina Hurricanes this season, totalling 19+29=48 with 36 PIM.