He finished the 2013–14 season with five points (one goal and four assists) in 13 games played with the Predators, in addition to 34 points (15 goals and 19 assists) in 47 games with the Predators' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Milwaukee Admirals. įorsberg scored his first NHL goal on 8 October 2013 against Niklas Bäckström of the Minnesota Wild. With his Swedish season completed, Forsberg was recalled from his loan and made his NHL debut towards the end of the lockout-shortened 2012–13 season, becoming the third-youngest player to suit up for the Predators, in a 3–0 loss to the Detroit Red Wings on 14 April 2013. On 3 April 2013, Forsberg was traded to the Nashville Predators in exchange for Martin Erat and Michael Latta. He again improved upon his season totals for the third consecutive year to finish with 33 points in 38 games to help Leksand gain promotion to return to the Swedish Hockey League (SHL) for the following season. Forsberg was returned to his former club, Leksands IF, on loan for the duration of the 2012–13 season. On 13 July 2012, while attending his first Capitals development camp, he signed a three-year, entry-level contract. He was selected 11th overall in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft by the Washington Capitals. In the final rankings of NHL Central Scouting, Forsberg was the highest-rated European-based forward available in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft. At the World Juniors in Brno, he was also named Best Forward of the tournament. Playing career Early career įorsberg had standout performances at both the 2011 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament in Břeclav, Czech Republic, and the World U18 Championships Tournament in Brno, Czech Republic, where he was a member of the silver-medal winning Sweden teams. Forsberg was selected by the Washington Capitals in the first round, 11th overall, of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft. Forsberg with the Nashville Predators in 2017Ĭarl Filip Anton Forsberg ( pronounced born 13 August 1994) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player and alternate captain for the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League (NHL).
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