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Mikael Backlund

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C · 6'0", 206 lb · 37 years old · Shoots left · Vasteras, SWE

Drafted 2007 · CGY · round 1 · #24 overall

Last 5 games

Date	Opp	G	A	PTS	SOG	+/−	TOI
Oct 18	CAR	0	0	0	2	+1	13:32
Oct 15	@VGK	0	0	0	1	-1	18:41
Oct 13	@ANA	0	1	1	3	0	21:10
Oct 10	ANA	0	0	0	1	0	19:24
Oct 8	COL	1	0	1	8	0	17:41

Against his position

This playerAverage forward

Against 443 forwards, on rates per 60 minutes so a shortened season is not read as a worse one.

Role

Hits / 602.96288th

Blocks / 601.26298th

Takeaways / 600.00325th

Giveaways / 604.65388th

Faceoff win %50.0%127th

Penalty minutes4241st

Off the radar because these describe a role rather than a quality — a shutdown defenceman blocks more than a power-play specialist, and neither is better for it.

NHL regular season

Season	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/−	SOG	S%	TOI
2026-27	Calgary Flames	8	1	1	2	-3	24	4.2	17:44
2025-26	Calgary Flames	82	17	26	43	+7	186	9.1	17:57
2024-25	Calgary Flames	76	15	17	32	+4	175	8.6	18:44
2023-24	Calgary Flames	82	15	24	39	-4	209	7.2	19:14
2022-23	Calgary Flames	82	19	37	56	+24	260	7.3	18:10
2021-22	Calgary Flames	82	12	27	39	+16	214	5.6	17:07
2020-21	Calgary Flames	54	9	23	32	-7	144	6.3	17:36
2019-20	Calgary Flames	70	16	29	45	+3	157	10.2	17:57
2018-19	Calgary Flames	77	21	26	47	+34	205	10.2	17:54
2017-18	Calgary Flames	82	14	31	45	-21	214	6.5	19:01
2016-17	Calgary Flames	81	22	31	53	+9	197	11.2	17:36
2015-16	Calgary Flames	82	21	26	47	+10	155	13.6	16:26
2014-15	Calgary Flames	52	10	17	27	+4	103	9.7	17:45
2013-14	Calgary Flames	76	18	21	39	+4	178	10.1	18:32
2012-13	Calgary Flames	32	8	8	16	-6	88	9.1	15:07
2011-12	Calgary Flames	41	4	7	11	-13	85	4.7	15:23
2010-11	Calgary Flames	73	10	15	25	+4	144	6.9	12:05
2009-10	Calgary Flames	23	1	9	10	+5	47	2.1	12:36
2008-09	Calgary Flames	1	0	0	0	0	1	–	10:44
Career		1156	233	375	608	+70	2786	8.4	17:21

Other competitions

Season	League	Team	GP	G	A	PTS
2024-25	WC	Sweden	9	3	6	9
2017-18	WC	Sweden	10	2	7	9
2017-18	EHT	Sweden	3	0	1	1
2016-17	WCup	Sweden	2	0	0	0
2015-16	WC-A	Sweden	8	3	1	4
2013-14	WC-A	Sweden	10	5	3	8
2012-13	Sweden-2	Vasteras	23	12	18	30
2010-11	WC-A	Sweden	9	3	2	5
2010-11	AHL	Abbotsford Heat	1	0	0	0
2009-10	WC-A	Sweden	6	0	1	1
2009-10	AHL	Abbotsford Heat	54	15	17	32
2008-09	WJC-A	Sweden	6	5	2	7
2008-09	Sweden-2	Vasteras	17	4	4	8
2008-09	WHL	Kelowna	28	12	18	30
2008-09	Swe-Jr.	Vasteras Jr.	2	3	2	5
2007-08	Swe-Jr.	Vasteras Jr.	9	7	6	13
2007-08	Sweden-2	Vasteras	46	11	4	15
2007-08	WJC-A	Sweden	6	3	4	7
2006-07	Swe-U18	Vasteras U18	2	2	1	3
2006-07	Swe-Jr.	Vasteras Jr.	7	5	4	9
2006-07	Sweden-2	Vasteras	18	1	2	3
2006-07	WJ18-A	Sweden	6	6	1	7
2005-06	Swe-Jr.	Vasteras Jr.	25	15	16	31
2005-06	Sweden-2	Vasteras	12	2	2	4
2004-05	Swe-U18	Vasteras U18	14	5	6	11
2003-04	TV-Pucken	Västmanland	8	5	1	6
2003-04	U16 SM	Västerås IK U16	3	1	3	4

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