Colorado Avalanche Mount Rushmore Monument Nominees
Peter Forsberg
Avalanche games played: 544
Points as an Avalanche: 705
Honors as an Avalanche: 1996, 2001 Stanley Cup; 2003 Art Ross Trophy; 2003 Hart Trophy
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Center Peter Forsberg is the next obvious choice for the Colorado Avalanche Mount Rushmore — or Mount Puckmore, if you will. He spent all but three years of a 13-year career with the Colorado Avalanche, and one of those years was with the Quebec Nordiques. That’s only 164 games of a 708-game career.
Naturally, he scored the majority of his goals with the Avalanche — 202 out of his total 249 goals. Likewise, 705 of his 885 total points came in burgundy and blue.
Like Sakic, Forsberg helped Colorado win two Stanley Cups. Every time Forsberg made it healthy to playoff time, the Avs were in the playoffs. As we know, unfortunately injuries ended his career prematurely.
Nonetheless, Forsberg earned the Art Ross Trophy in 2003 and also won the MVP Hart Trophy that year — he had 106 points (29 goals, 77 assists). That wasn’t even a career season. In the 1995-96 season, Forsberg recorded 116 points (30 goals, 86 assists).
Forsberg naturally had his number retired by the team after he retired (for the final time) in 2011. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2014, as a first-ballot nominee.