Early Life
Peter Forsberg was born in Ornskoldsvik, Sweden; he is the son of Kent Forsberg, who is the former coach of Modo Hockey and the Swedish national team. Forsberg was coached by his father for a significant part of his career: the two teamed up from 1991–94 with Modo Hockey and later for the national team in the 1996 World Cup, 1998 Olympics and 1998 World Championship, which Sweden won.
Forsberg played minor hockey alongside boyhood friend Markus Naslund, who was also born in Ornskoldvsik. Born 10 days apart, the two were well-acquainted while playing on separate youth teams before joining together on the regional Ångermanland all-star team for the under-16 TV-pucken national championship in 1988. They went on to compete alongside each other at the junior and men's level for both Modo Hockey and the Swedish national team. Forsberg and Naslund also attended high school together and had summer jobs at the age of 18 with the same electrical company that employed both Naslund's mother and Forsberg's father.
Growing up, Forsberg's idol was Elitserien and NHL star Håkan Loob.
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