Peter “Foba” Forsberg turns 50 on Thursday.
He celebrates the jubilee with those closest to him at his home in Örnsköldsvik.
– He received the gift on April 30th, says his friend Henrik “Heineken” Gradin.
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Ice hockey legend Peter Forsberg’s birthday is July 20th.
He was at his home in Örnsköldsvik during the big day.
– There will be dinner today. Then golf and fun tomorrow, says Henrik “Hinken” Gradin.
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“Hinken”, as you know, is the sports director at Modo, who moved to the SHL on the eve of the Valborg exhibition, after seven seasons in Hockeyallsvenskan.
Modu won their seventh and decisive final against Djurgården 4-0 in their boiling home stadium.
It was a 50th anniversary gift courtesy of “The Bucket” and the others at Modo.
“We’re back where we are at home,” the observant “Foppa” fan told Sportbladet afterwards.
A bigger party awaits
Later, “Foppa” will also celebrate its 50th anniversary with a party with an even larger guest list.
Ö-vik has father Kent and mother Gudrun, and he recently sold his luxury villa in his hometown to Victor Heidemann.
The base has been in recent years in Zug, Switzerland, with ex-fiancée Nicole Nordan and children Lennox, Lily and Diego.
With Tre Kronor, Peter Forsberg won two Olympic golds in 1994 in Lillehammer and 2004 in Turin, as well as two World Cup golds in 1992 in Prague and 1998 in Zurich.
In 14 NHL seasons with 708 games played and 151 Stanley Cup appearances, there were championships with the Colorado Avalanche in 1996 and 2001.