Mikael Backlund

Age 32 Mar 17, 1989
Vasteras SWE
Center shoots left
6'0" 183 cm
200 lbs 91 kg
ELC Signing Age 19
Waivers Signing Age 19
UFA Year 2016
Agent J.P. Barry
Draft Year 2007
Drafted Overall 24
Draft Round 1
Draft Team Calgary Flames
  • Cap Hit: $5,350,000
  • 6.6% of team cap space
  • Accumulated Cap Hit: $0
  • Year 4 of 6 year contract
  • Expiry Status UFA | 2024 | 35 yrs old
  • Career Earnings: $38,387,500

Transaction History
May 19, 2021 Calgary Flames | Mikael Backlund | Backlund posted an assist, two shots on goal and a plus-2 rating in Wednesday's 6-2 win over the Canucks.
May 16, 2021 Calgary Flames | Mikael Backlund | Backlund notched two assists, four shots on goal and two PIM in Sunday's 6-5 overtime win over the Canucks.
May 13, 2021 Calgary Flames | Mikael Backlund | Backlund notched a power-play assist and three shots on goal in Thursday's 4-1 win over the Canucks.
May 9, 2021 Calgary Flames | Mikael Backlund | Backlund scored a goal on six shots in Sunday's 6-1 win over the Senators.
Apr 19, 2021 Calgary Flames | Mikael Backlund | Backlund registered an assist, three shots on goal and a minus-2 rating in Monday's 4-2 loss to the Senators.
Apr 14, 2021 Calgary Flames | Mikael Backlund | Backlund registered an assist and two shots on goal in Wednesday's 4-1 win over the Canadiens.
Apr 13, 2021 Calgary Flames | Mikael Backlund | Backlund recorded an assist, two shots on goal and a pair of hits in Tuesday's 3-2 overtime win over the Maple Leafs.
Apr 10, 2021 Calgary Flames | Mikael Backlund | Backlund recorded two assists, two PIM and a plus-2 rating in Saturday's 5-0 win over the Oilers.
Apr 5, 2021 Calgary Flames | Mikael Backlund | Backlund scored two goals, including one while shorthanded, on five shots in Monday's 5-3 loss to the Maple Leafs.
Apr 4, 2021 Calgary Flames | Mikael Backlund | Backlund (undisclosed) recorded an assist and four shots on goal in 14:59 of ice time in Sunday's 4-2 loss to the Maple Leafs.
Apr 4, 2021 Calgary Flames | Mikael Backlund | Backlund (undisclosed) will play in Sunday's game against the Maple Leafs, Pat Steinberg of Sportsnet 960 The Fan reports.
Apr 2, 2021 Calgary Flames | Mikael Backlund | Backlund (undisclosed) won't play in Friday's game versus the Oilers.
Mar 27, 2021 Calgary Flames | Mikael Backlund | Backlund produced an assist and three shots on goal in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Jets.
Mar 26, 2021 Calgary Flames | Mikael Backlund | Backlund produced a power-play assist and two shots on goal in Friday's 3-2 loss to the Jets.
Mar 19, 2021 Calgary Flames | Mikael Backlund | Backlund collected a power-play assist in Friday's 4-3 win over the Maple Leafs.
Mar 17, 2021 Calgary Flames | Mikael Backlund | Backlund scored a goal on four shots but went minus-3 in Wednesday's 7-3 loss to the Oilers.
Mar 15, 2021 Calgary Flames | Mikael Backlund | Backlund recorded two assists in Monday's 4-3 win over the Oilers.
Mar 13, 2021 Calgary Flames | Mikael Backlund | Backlund scored a goal on three shots Saturday in a 3-1 win over Montreal.
Feb 27, 2021 Calgary Flames | Mikael Backlund | Backlund scored a goal and two assists, one of them short-handed, in Saturday's 6-3 win over the Senators.
Feb 17, 2021 Calgary Flames | Mikael Backlund | Backlund (lower body) had three shots on goal in Wednesday's 5-1 loss to the Canucks.
Feb 17, 2021 Calgary Flames | Mikael Backlund | Backlund (lower body) will return to the lineup for Wednesday's game versus Vancouver, Derek Wills of Sportsnet 960 The Fan reports.
Feb 15, 2021 Calgary Flames | Mikael Backlund | Backlund (lower body) will not suit up against the Canucks on Monday, Ben Kuzma of The Vancouver Province reports.
Feb 15, 2021 Calgary Flames | Mikael Backlund | Backlund (lower body) is a game-time decision for Monday's game versus the Canucks, Hailey Salvian of The Athletic reports.
Feb 14, 2021 Calgary Flames | Mikael Backlund | Backlund (lower body) was described as day-to-day by head coach Geoff Ward on Sunday, Pat Steinberg of Sportsnet 960 The Fan reports.
Feb 13, 2021 Calgary Flames | Mikael Backlund | Backlund (lower body) will not return to Saturday's game versus the Canucks.
Feb 9, 2021 Calgary Flames | Mikael Backlund | Backlund recorded an assist and a team-high five shots on goal in Tuesday's 3-2 win over the Jets.
Feb 6, 2021 Calgary Flames | Mikael Backlund | Backlund scored a goal on a team-high seven shots and added two assists in Saturday's 6-4 win over the Oilers.
Jan 30, 2021 Calgary Flames | Mikael Backlund | Backlund scored an empty-net goal on four shots with four PIM in Saturday's 2-0 win at Montreal. He also had two hits and won 10 of 19 faceoffs (52.6 percent).
Jan 26, 2021 Calgary Flames | Mikael Backlund | Backlund recorded an assist and went minus-2 in Tuesday's 4-3 loss to the Maple Leafs.
Jan 18, 2021 Calgary Flames | Mikael Backlund | Backlund scored a goal in Monday's 5-2 win over the Canucks.
Jan 16, 2021 Calgary Flames | Mikael Backlund | Backlund recorded a power-play assist, two shots on goal and two PIM in Saturday's 3-0 win over the Canucks.
Dec 16, 2018 Activated Calgary Flames | activated C Mikael Backlund from injured reserve.
Feb 16, 2018 Calgary Flames | signed C Mikael Backlund to a six-year, $32.1 million contract extension.
Jun 20, 2015 Calgary Flames | re-signed C Mikael Backlund to a three year, one-way contract worth $10,725,000.
Oct 30, 2014 Injured Calgary Flames | placed C Mikael Backlund on IR.
Jul 10, 2013 Calgary Flames | signed C Mikael Backlund to a two-year, $3 million contract.
Feb 8, 2013 Injured Calgary Flames | placed C Mikael Backlund on IR.
Jul 5, 2012 Calgary Flames | signed C Mikael Backlund to a one-year contract.
Jan 2, 2011 Assigned Calgary Flames | (Mikael Backlund) assigned to Abbotsford (AHL).
2020-2021 Regular Season Stats

Mikael Backlund		 GP G A P +/- PIM TOI GF% DFF% Rel DFF% CF% Rel CF% G60 P60
Calgary Flames 54 9 23 32 -7 30 706 48.50 55.80 2.90 54.30 1.40 0.59 1.95
Mikael Backlund Stats by Elite Prospects Mikael Backlund Advanced Stats by
Career Stats
Season Team League GP G A TP PIM TOI GF% DFF% Rel DFF% CF% Rel CF% G60 P60 Playoffs GP G A TP PIM
2003-2004 Västmanland TV-Pucken 8 5 1 6 8
2003-2004 Västerås IK U16 U16 SM 3 1 3 4 4
2004-2005 Västmanland TV-Pucken 8 6 2 8 4
2004-2005 Västerås IK J18 J18 Allsvenskan 14 5 6 11 14 Playoffs 4 2 1 3 0
2004-2005 Sweden U16 (all) International-Jr 6 9 2 11 8
2004-2005 Västerås IK U16 U16 SM 3 3 1 4 4
2005-2006 Västmanland TV-Pucken 8 11 6 17 6
2005-2006 Västerås IK J20 J20 Nationell 25 15 16 31 30
2005-2006 Västerås IK HockeyAllsvenskan 12 2 2 4 14
2005-2006 Sweden U17 (all) International-Jr 7 6 7 13 10
2005-2006 Sweden U18 WJC-18 3 1 0 1 0
2005-2006 Sweden U18 (all) International-Jr 14 2 0 2 6
Draft Yr 2006-2007 Västerås IK HockeyAllsvenskan 18 1 2 3 14
Draft Yr 2006-2007 Västerås IK J20 J20 Nationell 7 5 4 9 8 Playoffs 5 1 0 1 0
Draft Yr 2006-2007 Västerås IK J18 J18 Allsvenskan 2 2 1 3 2 Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0
Draft Yr 2006-2007 Sweden U18 WJC-18 6 6 1 7 6
Draft Yr 2006-2007 Sweden U18 (all) International-Jr 16 7 3 10 14
2007-2008 Västerås IK HockeyAllsvenskan 37 9 4 13 24
2007-2008 Västerås IK HockeyAllsvenskan 9 2 0 2 4
2007-2008 Västerås IK J20 J20 Nationell 9 7 6 13 20
2007-2008 Sweden U20 WJC-20 6 3 4 7 10
2007-2008 Sweden U20 (all) International-Jr 15 7 8 15 10
2007-2008 Sweden U19 (all) International-Jr 5 3 2 5 6
2008-2009 Sweden U20 (all) International-Jr 15 10 6 16 10
2008-2009 Västerås IK HockeyAllsvenskan 17 4 4 8 39
2008-2009 Västerås IK J20 J20 Nationell 2 3 2 5 0
2008-2009 Sweden U20 WJC-20 6 5 2 7 6
2008-2009 Calgary Flames NHL 1 0 0 0 0 9 57.82 -4.84 69.41 9.99 0.00 0.00
2008-2009 Kelowna Rockets WHL 28 12 18 30 26 Playoffs 19 13 10 23 0
2008-2009 Kelowna Rockets M-Cup 4 0 4 4 2 Playoffs 19 13 10 23 0
2009-2010 Abbotsford Heat AHL 54 15 17 32 26 Playoffs 13 1 8 9 0
2009-2010 Calgary Flames NHL 23 1 9 10 6 257 61.90 53.83 1.23 57.01 4.34 0.23 2.33
2009-2010 Sweden WC 6 0 1 1 2
2009-2010 Sweden (all) International 6 0 1 1 2
2010-2011 Calgary Flames NHL 73 10 15 25 18 757 53.33 57.50 4.67 56.58 6.82 0.63 1.59
2010-2011 Abbotsford Heat AHL 1 0 0 0 0
2010-2011 Sweden WC 9 3 2 5 2
2010-2011 Sweden (all) International 12 3 3 6 4
2010-2011 Sweden EHT 3 0 1 1 2
2011-2012 Calgary Flames NHL 41 4 7 11 16 527 35.90 51.15 3.03 51.43 5.49 0.23 0.91
2012-2013 Calgary Flames NHL 32 8 8 16 29 416 39.39 55.02 8.00 50.12 4.37 0.86 1.59
2012-2013 Västerås IK HockeyAllsvenskan 23 12 18 30 22
2012-2013 Sweden (all) International 3 0 1 1 0
2012-2013 Sweden EHT 3 0 1 1 0
2013-2014 Calgary Flames NHL 76 18 21 39 32 1,055 51.35 49.47 4.31 51.05 7.54 0.40 1.14
2013-2014 Sweden WC 10 5 3 8 29
2013-2014 Sweden (all) International 13 7 5 12 29
2013-2014 Sweden EHT 3 2 2 4 0
2014-2015 Calgary Flames NHL 52 10 17 27 14 707 49.15 49.33 4.44 46.30 2.56 0.51 1.70 Playoffs 11 1 1 2 0
2015-2016 Calgary Flames NHL 82 21 26 47 28 1,018 56.63 52.56 4.54 51.87 5.65 0.71 1.77
2015-2016 Sweden (all) International 12 5 1 6 4
2015-2016 Sweden WC 8 3 1 4 4
2016-2017 Calgary Flames NHL 81 22 31 53 36 1,011 53.09 51.50 4.76 54.65 5.67 0.77 1.66 Playoffs 4 1 2 3 0
2016-2017 Sweden WCup 2 0 0 0 0
2016-2017 Sweden (all) International 3 0 0 0 2
2017-2018 Calgary Flames NHL 82 14 31 45 78 1,105 40.43 52.44 -0.59 55.67 3.58 0.49 1.47
2017-2018 Sweden WC 10 2 7 9 6
2017-2018 Sweden (all) International 13 2 8 10 6
2017-2018 Sweden EHT 3 0 1 1 0
2018-2019 Calgary Flames NHL 77 21 26 47 52 1,087 61.29 51.76 -2.12 55.33 2.15 0.88 2.04 Playoffs 5 1 2 3 0
2019-2020 Calgary Flames NHL 70 16 29 45 26 981 51.60 49.30 -0.40 50.90 0.80 0.49 1.71 Playoffs 10 4 2 6 0
2020-2021 Calgary Flames NHL 54 9 23 32 30 706 48.50 55.80 2.90 54.30 1.40 0.59 1.95
Mikael Backlund Stats by Elite Prospects | Mikael Backlund Advanced Stats by

Active Contract

Signing Team
Signing Date February 16, 2018
Signing Status UFA
Agent J.P. Barry
Buyout Calculator
Standard Contract | 6 Years $32,100,000 6.56% of cap space
2018-2019 2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024
Cap Hit $5,350,000 $5,350,000 $5,350,000 $5,350,000 $5,350,000 $5,350,000
UFA
AAV $5,350,000 $5,350,000 $5,350,000 $5,350,000 $5,350,000 $5,350,000
Performance Bonuses $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Base Salary $3,850,000 $3,850,000 $4,350,000 $5,350,000 $5,350,000 $5,350,000
Signing Bonuses $2,000,000 $2,000,000 $0 $0 $0 $0
Total Salary $5,850,000 $5,850,000 $4,350,000 $5,350,000 $5,350,000 $5,350,000
Minors Salary $5,850,000 $5,850,000 $4,350,000 $5,350,000 $5,350,000 $5,350,000
Clauses NTC NTC NTC M-NTC M-NTC M-NTC
UFA Year
Buy It Out Buy It Out Buy It Out

Contract History

Signing Team
Signing Date June 20, 2015
Signing Status RFA
Agent J.P. Barry
Standard Contract | 3 Years $10,725,000 5.01% of cap space
2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018
Cap Hit $3,575,000 $3,575,000 $3,575,000
UFA
AAV $3,575,000 $3,575,000 $3,575,000
Performance Bonuses $0 $0 $0
Base Salary $3,575,000 $3,575,000 $3,575,000
Signing Bonuses $0 $0 $0
Total Salary $3,575,000 $3,575,000 $3,575,000
Minors Salary $3,575,000 $3,575,000 $3,575,000
Clauses
UFA Year
Signing Team
Signing Date July 10, 2013
Signing Status RFA
Standard Contract | 2 Years $3,000,000 2.33% of cap space
2013-2014 2014-2015
Cap Hit $1,500,000 $1,500,000
RFA
AAV $1,500,000 $1,500,000
Performance Bonuses $0 $0
Base Salary $1,450,000 $1,500,000
Signing Bonuses $50,000 $0
Total Salary $1,500,000 $1,500,000
Minors Salary $1,500,000 $1,500,000
Clauses
UFA Year
Signing Team
Signing Date July 5, 2012
Signing Status RFA
Standard Contract | 1 Years $725,000 1.21% of cap space
2012-2013
Cap Hit $725,000
RFA
AAV $725,000
Performance Bonuses $0
Base Salary $725,000
Signing Bonuses $0
Total Salary $725,000
Minors Salary $725,000
Clauses
UFA Year
Signing Team
Signing Date May 2, 2008
Entry Level Contract | 3 Years $3,900,000 1.54% of cap space
2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012
Cap Hit $875,000 $845,833 $845,833 $845,833
RFA
AAV $1,300,000 $1,270,833 $1,270,833 $1,270,833
Performance Bonuses $0 $425,000 $425,000 $425,000
Base Salary $0 $787,500 $787,500 $787,500
Signing Bonuses $87,500 $87,500 $87,500 $0
Total Salary $0 $875,000 $875,000 $787,500
Minors Salary $0 $65,000 $65,000 $65,000
Clauses
UFA Year