STOCKHOLM (AP) -- Former NHL MVP Peter Forsberg is on defending champion Sweden's Olympic squad for the Vancouver Games.
The veteran center was selected for the 23-man Olympic team announced Sunday by coach Bengt-Ake Gustafsson.
Forsberg has won two Stanley Cups with the Colorado Avalanche and was the NHL's MVP in 2003. He now plays for Swedish team Modo but has dealt with nagging ankle and foot problems for several years.
Gustafsson says he is not worried about Forsberg's injuries ahead of the Olympics.
The Swedish roster also includes Ottawa Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson and Nicklas Lidstrom, the winner of six Norris trophies as the NHL's top defensive player with the Detroit Red Wings.
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Forsberg helped Sweden win gold at the 1994 Lillehammer Olympics, scoring the clinching goal in a penalty shootout against Canada. In the 2006 Olympic final, he set up the last goal to secure a 3-2 victory over Finland.
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Goalkeepers: Jonas Gustavsson (Toronto Maple Leafs), Stefan Liv (HV71), Henrik Lundqvist (New York Rangers).
Defenders: Tobias Enstrom (Atlanta Thrashers), Magnus Johansson (Linkopings HC), Niklas Kronwall (Detroit Red Wings), Nicklas Lidstrom (Detroit Red Wings), Douglas Murray (San Jose Sharks), Johnny Oduya (New Jersey Devils), Henrik Tallinder (Buffalo Sabres), Mattias Ohlund (Tampa Bay Lightning).
Forwards: Daniel Alfredsson (Ottawa Senators), Nicklas Backstrom (Washington Capitals), Loui Eriksson (Dallas Stars), Peter Forsberg (Modo Hockey), Tomas Holmstrom (Detroit Red Wings), Patric Hornqvist (Nashville Predators), Fredrik Modin (Columbus Blue Jackets), Samuel Pahlsson (Columbus Blue Jackets), Daniel Sedin (Vancouver Canucks), Henrik Sedin (Vancouver Canucks) Mattias Weinhandl (Dynamo Moskva), Henrik Zetterberg (Detroit Red Wings).
