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Mikael Backlund

#11

age35

posC

shotl

h6'0"

w207lbs

Current Contract

Cap Hit

$5,350,000$5.35M

Standard Contract: Year 6 of 6

18/19

23/24

Accumulated Cap Hit

$5,322,135$5.32M

100%

Expiry Status

UFA 2024 (Age 35)

Current Agent

J.P. Barry

UFA Year 2016

ELC Year 35

Waivers Age 19

Birthdate Mar 17, 1989

Nationality Sweden

Draft

2007 Round 1 Pick 24

Draft Class

Est Career Earnings

$49,087,500

Regular Season

GP81

G15

A24

P39

PPG0.48

PIM24

EV TOI/Game 13.81

G60 0.54

P60 1.45

GF% 44.70

DFF% 52.10

REL DFF% 3.50

CF% 53.90

REL CF% 4.00

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Season	Cap Hit	League	Team	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	TOI	GF%	DFF%	Rel DFF%	CF%	Rel CF%	G60	P60	Playoffs	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
2023-24	$5,350,000 $5.35M	NHL	Calgary Flames	81	15	24	39	24	1,119	44.70	52.10	3.50	53.90	4.00	0.54	1.45
2022-23	$5,350,000 $5.35M	NHL	Calgary Flames	82	19	37	56	36	1,061	60.70	61.80	8.40	61.50	5.40	0.74	2.04
2021-22	$5,350,000 $5.35M	NHL	Calgary Flames	82	12	27	39	30	1,061	58.80	54.90	-0.20	57.40	2.50	0.57	1.64	Playoffs	12	5	3	8	0
2020-21	$5,350,000 $5.35M	NHL	Calgary Flames	54	9	23	32	30	706	48.50	55.80	2.90	54.30	1.40	0.59	1.95
2019-20	$5,350,000 $5.35M	NHL	Calgary Flames	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
2018-19	$5,350,000 $5.35M	NHL	Calgary Flames	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
2017-18	$3,575,000 $3.58M	EHT	Sweden	3	0	1	1	0
2017-18	$3,575,000 $3.58M	International	Sweden (all)	13	2	8	10	6
2017-18	$3,575,000 $3.58M	WC	Sweden	10	2	7	9	6
2017-18	$3,575,000 $3.58M	NHL	Calgary Flames	82	14	31	45	78	1,105	40.43	52.44	-0.59	55.67	3.58	0.49	1.47
2016-17	$3,575,000 $3.58M	International	Sweden (all)	3	0	0	0	2
2016-17	$3,575,000 $3.58M	WCup	Sweden	2	0	0	0	0
2016-17	$3,575,000 $3.58M	NHL	Calgary Flames	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
2015-16	$3,575,000 $3.58M	WC	Sweden	8	3	1	4	4
2015-16	$3,575,000 $3.58M	International	Sweden (all)	12	5	1	6	4
2015-16	$3,575,000 $3.58M	NHL	Calgary Flames	82	21	26	47	28	1,018	56.63	52.56	4.54	51.87	5.65	0.71	1.77
2014-15	$1,500,000 $1.50M	NHL	Calgary Flames	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
2013-14	$1,500,000 $1.50M	EHT	Sweden	3	2	2	4	0
2013-14	$1,500,000 $1.50M	International	Sweden (all)	13	7	5	12	29
2013-14	$1,500,000 $1.50M	WC	Sweden	10	5	3	8	29
2013-14	$1,500,000 $1.50M	NHL	Calgary Flames	76	18	21	39	32	1,055	51.35	49.47	4.31	51.05	7.54	0.40	1.14
2012-13	$725,000 $725K	EHT	Sweden	3	0	1	1	0
2012-13	$725,000 $725K	International	Sweden (all)	3	0	1	1	0
2012-13	$725,000 $725K	HockeyAllsvenskan	Västerås IK	23	12	18	30	22
2012-13	$725,000 $725K	NHL	Calgary Flames	32	8	8	16	29	416	39.39	55.02	8.00	50.12	4.37	0.86	1.59
2011-12	$845,833 $846K	NHL	Calgary Flames	41	4	7	11	16	527	35.90	51.15	3.03	51.43	5.49	0.23	0.91
2010-11	$845,833 $846K	EHT	Sweden	3	0	1	1	2
2010-11	$845,833 $846K	International	Sweden (all)	12	3	3	6	4
2010-11	$845,833 $846K	WC	Sweden	9	3	2	5	2
2010-11	$845,833 $846K	AHL	Abbotsford Heat	1	0	0	0	0
2010-11	$845,833 $846K	NHL	Calgary Flames	73	10	15	25	18	757	53.33	57.50	4.67	56.58	6.82	0.63	1.59
2009-10	$845,833 $846K	International	Sweden (all)	6	0	1	1	2
2009-10	$845,833 $846K	WC	Sweden	6	0	1	1	2
2009-10	$845,833 $846K	NHL	Calgary Flames	23	1	9	10	6	257	61.90	53.83	1.23	57.01	4.34	0.23	2.33
2009-10	$845,833 $846K	AHL	Abbotsford Heat	54	15	17	32	26									Playoffs	13	1	8	9	0
2008-09	$875,000 $875K	Memorial Cup	Kelowna Rockets	4	0	4	4	2									Playoffs	19	13	10	23	0
2008-09	$875,000 $875K	WHL	Kelowna Rockets	28	12	18	30	26									Playoffs	19	13	10	23	0
2008-09	$875,000 $875K	NHL	Calgary Flames	1	0	0	0	0	9		57.82	-4.84	69.41	9.99	0.00	0.00
2008-09	$875,000 $875K	WJC-20	Sweden U20	6	5	2	7	6
2008-09	$875,000 $875K	J20 Nationell	Västerås IK J20	2	3	2	5	0
2008-09	$875,000 $875K	HockeyAllsvenskan	Västerås IK	17	4	4	8	39
2008-09	$875,000 $875K	International-Jr	Sweden U20 (all)	15	10	6	16	10
2007-08	-	International-Jr	Sweden U19 (all)	5	3	2	5	6
2007-08	-	International-Jr	Sweden U20 (all)	15	7	8	15	10
2007-08	-	WJC-20	Sweden U20	6	3	4	7	10
2007-08	-	J20 Nationell	Västerås IK J20	9	7	6	13	20
2007-08	-	HockeyAllsvenskan	Västerås IK	9	2	0	2	4
2007-08	-	HockeyAllsvenskan	Västerås IK	37	9	4	13	24
2006-07	-	Hlinka Gretzky Cup	Sweden U18	4	1	1	2	8
2006-07	-	International-Jr	Sweden U18 (all)	16	7	3	10	14
2006-07	-	WJC-18	Sweden U18	6	6	1	7	6
2006-07	-	J18 Nationell	Västerås IK J18	2	2	1	3	2									Playoffs	1	0	0	0	0
2006-07	-	J20 Nationell	Västerås IK J20	7	5	4	9	8									Playoffs	5	1	0	1	0
2006-07	-	HockeyAllsvenskan	Västerås IK	18	1	2	3	14
2005-06	-	International-Jr	Sweden U18 (all)	14	2	0	2	6
2005-06	-	WJC-18	Sweden U18	3	1	0	1	0
2005-06	-	International-Jr	Sweden U17 (all)	7	6	7	13	10
2005-06	-	HockeyAllsvenskan	Västerås IK	12	2	2	4	14
2005-06	-	J20 Nationell	Västerås IK J20	25	15	16	31	30
2005-06	-	TV-Pucken	Västmanland	8	11	6	17	6
2004-05	-	U16 SM	Västerås IK U16	3	3	1	4	4
2004-05	-	International-Jr	Sweden U16 (all)	6	9	2	11	8
2004-05	-	J18 Nationell	Västerås IK J18	14	5	6	11	14									Playoffs	4	2	1	3	0
2004-05	-	TV-Pucken	Västmanland	8	6	2	8	4
2003-04	-	U16 SM	Västerås IK U16	3	1	3	4	4
2003-04	-	TV-Pucken	Västmanland	8	5	1	6	8
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Apr 14 2024 | Calgary Flames

Mikael Backlund

Backlund posted an assist in Sunday's 6-5 win over the Arizona Coyotes.

Apr 6 2024 | Calgary Flames

Mikael Backlund

Backlund (undisclosed) is expected to be in the lineup Saturday versus the Edmonton Oilers, Pat Steinberg of Sportsnet 960 The Fan reports.

Apr 6 2024 | Calgary Flames

Mikael Backlund

Per Pat Steinberg of Sportsnet 960 The Fan, Backlund (undisclosed) will be a game-time decision versus Edmonton on Saturday, though coach Ryan Huska said, "my gut is he'll play."

Mar 18 2024 | Calgary Flames

Mikael Backlund

Backlund logged an assist and two shots on goal in Monday's 5-2 loss to the Washington Capitals.

Mar 17 2024 | Calgary Flames

Mikael Backlund

Atkinson scored two goals and an assist in Saturday's 5-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens.

Mar 14 2024 | Calgary Flames

Mikael Backlund

Backlund posted an assist, five shots on goal and a plus-2 rating in Thursday's 4-1 win over the Vegas Golden Knights.

Mar 7 2024 | Calgary Flames

Mikael Backlund

Backlund notched an assist, two shots on goal and three hits in Thursday's 6-3 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Mar 2 2024 | Calgary Flames

Mikael Backlund

Backlund notched two assists and two hits in Saturday's 4-3 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Feb 28 2024 | Calgary Flames

Mikael Backlund

Backlund scored an empty-net goal on four shots and went plus-2 in Tuesday's 4-2 win over the Los Angeles Kings.

Feb 8 2024 | Calgary Flames

Mikael Backlund

Backlund scored a goal in Thursday's 5-3 win over the New Jersey Devils.

Jan 19 2024 | Calgary Flames

Mikael Backlund

Backlund recorded an assist and three hits in Thursday's 4-3 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Jan 13 2024 | Calgary Flames

Mikael Backlund

Backlund scored a goal on three shots and added a power-play assist in Saturday's 3-1 win over the Vegas Golden Knights.

Jan 11 2024 | Calgary Flames

Mikael Backlund

Backlund scored a goal on three shots and went plus-2 in Thursday's 6-2 win over the Arizona Coyotes.

Jan 9 2024 | Calgary Flames

Mikael Backlund

Backlund posted an assist, six shots on goal and two blocked shots in Tuesday's 6-3 win over the Ottawa Senators.

Jan 5 2024 | Calgary Flames

Mikael Backlund

Backlund produced an assist and seven shots on goal in Thursday's 6-3 win over the Nashville Predators.

Sep 27 2023 | Calgary Flames

Mikael Backlund

Standard | 2 yrs

$9,000,000

Cap Hit

$4,500,000

J.P. Barry | CAA Sports LLC

Feb 16 2018 | Calgary Flames

Mikael Backlund

Standard | 6 yrs

$32,100,000

Cap Hit

$5,350,000

J.P. Barry | CAA Sports LLC

Jun 20 2015 | Calgary Flames

Mikael Backlund

Standard | 3 yrs

$10,725,000

Cap Hit

$3,575,000

J.P. Barry | CAA Sports LLC

Jul 10 2013 | Calgary Flames

Mikael Backlund

Standard | 2 yrs

$3,000,000

Cap Hit

$1,500,000

Jul 5 2012 | Calgary Flames

Mikael Backlund

Standard | 1 yrs

$725,000

Cap Hit

$725,000

May 2 2008 | Calgary Flames

Mikael Backlund

Entry Level | 3 yrs

$3,900,000

Cap Hit

$1,300,000

All Transactions

Mikael Backlund

Extension

2024-2026 Standard Contract

term2yrs

value$9,000,000$9.00M

cap hit$4,500,000$4.50M

expires

2026

UFA

37yrs

Signed By

Signed On Sep 27 2023

Signing Agent J.P. Barry

Signing Status

UFA

35yrs old

Notes

15 Team No Trade List beginning on January 1, 2026

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2024-25	2025-26	2026
Cap Hit	$4,500,000$4.50M	$4,500,000$4.50M	UFA 37yrs
AAV	$4,500,000$4.50M	$4,500,000$4.50M
Base	$4,500,000$4.50M	$4,500,000$4.50M
Performance Bonuses	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-
Total Salary	$4,500,000$4.50M	$4,500,000$4.50M
Minors Salary	$4,500,000$4.50M	$4,500,000$4.50M
Clauses	NMC	NMC
UFA Year

Mikael Backlund

2018-2024 Standard Contract

term6yrs

value$32,100,000$32.10M

cap hit$5,350,000$5.35M

expires

2024

UFA

35yrs

Signed By

Signed On Feb 16 2018

Signing Agent J.P. Barry

Signing Status

UFA

35yrs old

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Abbreviated $Amounts

	2018-19	2019-20	2020-21	2021-22	2022-23	2023-24	2024
Cap Hit	$5,350,000$5.35M	$5,350,000$5.35M	$5,350,000$5.35M	$5,350,000$5.35M	$5,350,000$5.35M	$5,350,000$5.35M	UFA 35yrs
AAV	$5,350,000$5.35M	$5,350,000$5.35M	$5,350,000$5.35M	$5,350,000$5.35M	$5,350,000$5.35M	$5,350,000$5.35M
Base	$3,850,000$3.85M	$3,850,000$3.85M	$4,350,000$4.35M	$5,350,000$5.35M	$5,350,000$5.35M	$5,350,000$5.35M
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	$2,000,000$2.00M	$2,000,000$2.00M	-	-	-	-
Total Salary	$5,850,000$5.85M	$5,850,000$5.85M	$4,350,000$4.35M	$5,350,000$5.35M	$5,350,000$5.35M	$5,350,000$5.35M
Minors Salary	$5,850,000$5.85M	$5,850,000$5.85M	$4,350,000$4.35M	$5,350,000$5.35M	$5,350,000$5.35M	$5,350,000$5.35M
Clauses	NTC	NTC	NTC	M-NTC	M-NTC	NMC
UFA Year

Mikael Backlund

2015-2018 Standard Contract

term3yrs

value$10,725,000$10.73M

cap hit$3,575,000$3.58M

expires

2018

UFA

29yrs

Signed By

Signed On Jun 20 2015

Signing Agent J.P. Barry

Signing Status

RFA

35yrs old

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2015-16	2016-17	2017-18	2018
Cap Hit	$3,575,000$3.58M	$3,575,000$3.58M	$3,575,000$3.58M	UFA 29yrs
AAV	$3,575,000$3.58M	$3,575,000$3.58M	$3,575,000$3.58M
Base	$3,575,000$3.58M	$3,575,000$3.58M	$3,575,000$3.58M
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-	-
Total Salary	$3,575,000$3.58M	$3,575,000$3.58M	$3,575,000$3.58M
Minors Salary	$3,575,000$3.58M	$3,575,000$3.58M	$3,575,000$3.58M
Clauses	-	-	-
UFA Year

Mikael Backlund

2013-2015 Standard Contract

term2yrs

value$3,000,000$3.00M

cap hit$1,500,000$1.50M

expires

2015

RFA

26yrs

Signed By

Signed On Jul 10 2013

Signing Status

RFA

35yrs old

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2013-14	2014-15	2015
Cap Hit	$1,500,000$1.50M	$1,500,000$1.50M	RFA 26yrs
AAV	$1,500,000$1.50M	$1,500,000$1.50M
Base	$1,450,000$1.45M	$1,500,000$1.50M
Performance Bonuses	-	-
Signing Bonuses	$50,000$50K	-
Total Salary	$1,500,000$1.50M	$1,500,000$1.50M
Minors Salary	$1,500,000$1.50M	$1,500,000$1.50M
Clauses	-	-
UFA Year

Mikael Backlund

2012-2013 Standard Contract

term1yr

value$725,000$725K

cap hit$725,000$725K

expires

2013

RFA

24yrs

Signed By

Signed On Jul 5 2012

Signing Status

RFA

35yrs old

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2012-13	2013
Cap Hit	$725,000$725K	RFA 24yrs
AAV	$725,000$725K
Base	$725,000$725K
Performance Bonuses	-
Signing Bonuses	-
Total Salary	$725,000$725K
Minors Salary	$725,000$725K
Clauses	-
UFA Year

Mikael Backlund

2008-2012 Entry Level Contract

term3yrs

value$3,900,000$3.90M

cap hit$1,300,000$1.30M

expires

2012

RFA

23yrs

Signed By

Signed On May 2 2008

Signing Status 35yrs old

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2008-09	2009-10	2010-11	2011-12	2012
Cap Hit	$875,000$875K	$845,833$846K	$845,833$846K	$845,833$846K	RFA 23yrs
AAV	$1,300,000$1.30M	$1,270,833$1.27M	$1,270,833$1.27M	$1,270,833$1.27M
Base	-	$787,500$788K	$787,500$788K	$787,500$788K
Performance Bonuses	-	$425,000$425K	$425,000$425K	$425,000$425K
Signing Bonuses	$87,500$88K	$87,500$88K	$87,500$88K	-
Total Salary	-	$875,000$875K	$875,000$875K	$787,500$788K
Minors Salary	-	$65,000$65K	$65,000$65K	$65,000$65K
Clauses	-	-	-	-
UFA Year
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Mikael Backlund

#11

age35

posC

shotl

h6'0"

w207lbs

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Cap Hit

$5,350,000

Standard Contract: Year 6 of 6

18/19

23/24

Expiry Status

UFA 2024 (Age 35)

Signing Agent

J.P. Barry

2023-24

Regular Season

gp81

g15

a24

pts39

Draft

Undrafted

UFA Year

2016

Birthdate

Mar 17, 1989

Nationality

Sweden

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