Peter Forsberg Notched 31 Points In 7 Games at 1993 World Junior Tournament

Published on September 15th, 2023 12:26 pm EST
Written By: Dave Manuel


Wayne Gretzky. Jaromir Jagr. Eric Lindros.

These are just some of the players that are in the top 20 of all-time scoring at the World Junior Hockey tournament (IIHF World Junior Championship).

These all-time great players are all looking up at Peter Forsberg, who finished the 1993 World Juniors with a remarkable 31 points.

In 7 games.

Forsberg's line-mate was Markus Naslund, who finished the tournament with 24 points, which is tied for second on the all-time list.

Naslund still averaged a point per game less than Forsberg in that tournament.

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Sweden, which hosted the tournament in 1993, was practically unstoppable, scoring 53 goals over a total of 7 goals for a goal differential of +53.

Forsberg's point total was helped tremendously by Sweden's game against Japan, which they ended up winning by a score of 20-1.

Forsberg would notch 10 points in the game, which would be a great tournament total for practically any other player.

Having said that, Forsberg notched 5 points against both Finland and Czech Republic, 4 points against Russia and Canada, 2 points against the USA and 1 point against Germany.

So while Forsberg certainly padded his point total against Japan, he was certainly lethal against good teams as well.

In total, Forsberg was involved in 58% of Sweden's goals in the tournament.

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There was no fairytale ending for the Swedish side in 1993.

They made the finals of the tournament and had a chance to win gold in front of their fans.

The problem?

Canada, which had a roster that included the likes of Paul Kariya, Chris Pronger, Martin Lapointe, Rob Niedermayer and Adrian Aucoin.

Canada would beat Peter Forsberg and Sweden 5-4 in a thrilling final game to win the gold medal.

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Given Forsberg's performance at the 1993 World Juniors, it's not hard to see why the Nordiques acquired him in the Eric Lindros deal.