ating, Forslund handled the television and radio broadcasts for the American Hockey League's Springfield Indians from 1984 until 1991. In 1989, he won the Ken McKenzie Award, an award given to the AHL's top publicist and/or announcer. Following this, he joined the Hartford Whalers organization in 1991 as public relations director. In 1995, he replaced Rick Peckham on the Whalers television broadcasts, then on SportsChannel New England. Forslund served as the radio analyst alongside Chuck Kaiton during non-televised games. When Peter Karmanos Jr. moved the Whalers to Carolina in 1997, Forslund said the team's final game was very emotional. "It was a very emotional game and everyone was in tears from the camera man to the producer. The final game, which didn't have any playoff implications, was played against the Tampa Bay Lightning....For a game that is meaningless, this means everything!" During his time with the Hurricanes, Forslund served as a play-by-play announcer for ESPN National Hockey Night, NHL on Versus, NBCSN, NBC Sports, and has called ACC and SEC basketball for Fox Sports Net. On June 27, 2002, Ken Lehner announced that Forslund signed a two-year contract extension with the Hurricanes to remain as their television play-by-play broadcaster. As a result of his broadcasting achieve