Forsberg returns to Sweden team for Karjala Cup

Sweden coach Bengt-Ake Gustafsson says Peter Forsberg will return to the national ice hockey team for the Karjala Cup. Gustafsson says the former NHL MVP will join the team for the Euro Hockey Tour event starting Thursday. Forsberg, who won two Stanley Cups with the Colorado Avalanche and was the NHL's MVP in 2003, has only played sporadically over the last two seasons because of an ailing right foot. The last time he played with the national team was in the 2006 Olympic final against Finland, when he set up the final goal in the 3-2 victory. Forsberg said in a statement that it was "fun to be in the national team again." Sweden opens against the Czech Republic in the Karjala Cup, while Finland plays Russia.