Christian Bäckman
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| Position | Defense |
| Shoots | Left |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg/14 st 9 lb) |
| NHL Team F. teams |
New York Rangers St. Louis Blues |
| Nationality |  Sweden |
| Born | April 28, 1980 , Alingsås, SWE |
| NHL Draft | 24th overall, 1998 St. Louis Blues |
| Pro career | 1998 – present |
| Olympic medal record | |||
| Men's Ice hockey | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 2006 Turin | Ice hockey | |
Christian Bäckman (born April 28, 1980 in Alingsås, Sweden) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenseman with the New York Rangers in the National Hockey League.
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[edit] Playing career
Bäckman was drafted by St. Louis Blues in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft, 1st round, 24th overall. It was not until season 2002-03 he got a contract for play in the NHL. He only played four games for St. Louis in his first season, spending the rest of the season playing for Worcester Ice Cats in the AHL. Since 2003-04 he has been a regular for St. Louis recording 37 points (11 goals, 25 assists), and 64 penalty minutes in 121 games.[1] During season 2005-06 Bäckman led St. Louis with an average of 24 minutes, 48 seconds of ice time per game.[2]
Bäckman is big defenceman, moving confidently with the puck who is often seen successfully dumping it towards the net which gives his teammates in front of the goaltender good scoring chances.[1]
During the 2004-05 NHL lockout Bäckman played for his Swedish youth club Frölunda HC in Elitserien where he totalled 19 points in 50 games, winning the Elitserien playoffs.[1]
St. Louis Blues announced on August 10, 2006, that the club re-signed Bäckman for a multi-year contract, although no contract details was released.[3] According to Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet the contract gives Bäckman 50 million Swedish kronor (approx. $7 million) over three years.[4]
On February 26, 2008, Bäckman was traded to the New York Rangers in exchange for a 4th round draft pick. On March 2, 2008, in his second game as a Ranger, Bäckman scored his first goal as a Ranger on Antero Niittymaki of the Philadelphia Flyers, off assists from Brendan Shanahan and Scott Gomez.[5]
[edit] Awards
- Silver medal at the 2004 World Championships.
- Olympic Gold medal with Sweden in 2006.
- Elitserien champion with Frölunda HC in 2005.
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1998-99 | Västra Frölunda HC | SEL | 49 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1999-2000 | Västra Frölunda HC | SEL | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2000-01 | Västra Frölunda HC | SEL | 50 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2001-02 | Västra Frölunda HC | SEL | 44 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 38 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 2002-03 | Worcester IceCats | AHL | 72 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 66 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 2002-03 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2003-04 | Worcester IceCats | AHL | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2003-04 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 66 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2004-05 | Frölunda HC | SEL | 50 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 40 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 10 | ||
| 2005-06 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 52 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 48 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2006-07 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 61 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 36 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2007-08 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 45 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 30 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2007-08 | New York Rangers | NHL | 18 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| SEL Totals | 220 | 13 | 33 | 46 | 128 | 36 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 20 | ||||
| AHL Totals | 76 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 68 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||||
| NHL Totals | 246 | 21 | 51 | 72 | 150 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | ||||
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Christian Bäckman. Elite Prospects. Retrieved on August 11, 2006.
- ^ Blues re-sign former first-round pick Backman. ESPN.com. Retrieved on August 11, 2006.
- ^ Blues Sign Christian Backman To Multi-Year Contract. St. Louis Blues Hockey Club L.L.C. Retrieved on August 11, 2006.
- ^ (Swedish) Bäckmans lönehöjning: 10 miljoner per år. Aftonbladet.se. Retrieved on August 11, 2006.
- ^ "Rangers 5, Flyers 4, SO", 2008-03-02. Retrieved on 2008-03-04.
[edit] External links
- Christian Bäckman's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
- Christian Bäckman at TSN.ca
- Official website - backman55.se
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