NASHVILLE, TENN. (June 27, 2016) – Nashville Predators President of Hockey Operations/General Manager David Poile announced Monday that the club has signed forward Filip Forsberg to a six-year, $36 million contract. Forsberg will make $6 million each season from 2016-17 to 2021-22.
“Filip is among the most skilled, dynamic talents we've ever had in the organization and is an integral part of our success for the next six years and beyond,” Poile said. “While we have already seen his creativity, hockey sense and puck skills, he has yet to reach the peak of his abilities. We have full confidence that he will continue to blossom into one of the top players in the world.
This is just another example of our ownership group’s commitment to the franchise, our fans and the entire community to build a team that can reach our ultimate goal of winning the Stanley Cup.”
Forsberg, 21 (8/13/94), led the Predators in goals (33) and points (64) for the second consecutive season during his sophomore campaign in 2015-16. His goal total tied the single-season franchise record and for 10th in the NHL, while his point total put him among the League’s Top 25. The 6-foot-1, 205-pound winger recently received two first-place nods and finished 10th in voting for the 2016 Selke Trophy – given to the NHL’s top defensive forward – while playing all 82 of Nashville’s contests for the second season in a row.
In his first full season with the Predators in 2014-15, the Ostervala, Sweden, native was named to the NHL All-Rookie Team and finished fourth in voting for the Calder Trophy after setting franchise records and finishing among the top three rookies in goals (26), assists (37) and points (63), among a host of other categories. The point total made him the fifth youngest player in NHL history to lead a playoff-bound team in scoring and one of just 12 rookies since the 2005-06 season to record 60 or more points. Forsberg also tallied two goals in the 2015 NHL All-Star Game, becoming the first Preds player to score a goal in the All-Star Game in franchise history. During the 2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs, he paced the team in points (4g-2a-6pts), and notched the first hat trick in Predators postseason history in Game Five of their Round One series.
Forsberg is also a decorated player internationally, having made his World Championship debut for Sweden in 2015, being named one of the country’s three best players of the tournament after ranking second among all skaters in goals (8), and third on Team Sweden in points (9) in eight games. He captained Sweden to silver medals at the 2013 and 2014 World Junior Championships, being named 2014 tournament MVP and Best Forward and to the 2013 tournament All-Star Team; he helped the Tre Kronor claim gold at the 2012 World Junior Championship; he captained his country to a silver medal and was named Best Forward at the 2012 Under-18 World Championship; and earned another silver medal at the 2011 Under-18 World Championship as the team’s youngest player.
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