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Mikael Backlund

#11 · Centre · Calgary Flames

Born Mar 17, 1989 in Vasteras, SWE (age 37) · 6'0", 206 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 24th overall in 2007 by CGY (round 1)

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King Clancy Memorial Trophy Leadership and Humanitarian Contribution 2022-23

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2009-10. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Mathieu Darche MTL · 10 P in 29 GP Boyd Gordon WSH · 10 P in 36 GP Vladimir Zharkov NJD · 10 P in 40 GP Vladimir Sobotka BOS · 10 P in 61 GP Rod Pelley NJD · 10 P in 63 GP

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.

020402008-09: 0 points008-092009-10: 10 points102010-11: 25 points2510-112011-12: 11 points112012-13: 16 points1612-132013-14: 39 points392014-15: 27 points2714-152015-16: 47 points472016-17: 53 points5316-172017-18: 45 points452018-19: 47 points4718-192019-20: 45 points452020-21: 32 points3220-212021-22: 39 points392022-23: 56 points5622-232023-24: 39 points392024-25: 32 points3224-252025-26: 43 points432026-27: 1 points126-27

Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2008-09 CGY 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 $875K
2009-10 CGY 23 1 9 10 5 6 47 12 0.43 $846K
2010-11 CGY 73 10 15 25 4 18 144 35 0.34 $846K
2011-12 CGY 41 4 7 11 -13 16 85 25 0.27 $846K
2012-13 CGY 32 8 8 16 -6 29 88 31 0.50 $725K
2013-14 CGY 76 18 21 39 4 32 178 64 0.51 $1.5M
2014-15 CGY 52 10 17 27 4 14 103 41 0.52 $1.5M
2015-16 CGY 82 21 26 47 10 28 155 68 0.57 $3.575M
2016-17 CGY 81 22 31 53 9 36 197 55 0.65 $3.575M
2017-18 CGY 82 14 31 45 -21 78 214 54 0.55 $3.575M
2018-19 CGY 77 21 26 47 34 52 205 52 0.61 $5.35M
2019-20 CGY 70 16 29 45 3 26 157 44 0.64 $5.35M
2020-21 CGY 54 9 23 32 -7 30 144 43 0.59 $5.35M
2021-22 CGY 82 12 27 39 16 30 214 62 0.48 $5.35M
2022-23 CGY 82 19 37 56 24 36 260 97 0.68 $5.35M
2023-24 CGY 82 15 24 39 -4 24 209 70 0.48 $5.35M
2024-25 CGY 76 15 17 32 4 32 175 41 0.42 $4.5M
2025-26 CGY 82 17 26 43 7 16 186 23 0.52 $4.5M
2026-27 CGY 5 1 0 1 -3 0 18 4 0.20 $3.25M
19 seasons Career 1153 233 374 607 70 503 2780 821 0.53

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2014-15 CGY 11 1 1 2 -1 8 30 12 0.18
2016-17 CGY 4 1 2 3 -3 0 14 8 0.75
2018-19 CGY 5 1 2 3 -5 8 17 11 0.60
2019-20 CGY 10 4 2 6 -2 8 27 19 0.60
2021-22 CGY 12 5 3 8 6 8 33 17 0.67
5 seasons Playoffs 42 12 10 22 -5 32 121 67 0.52

2009-10 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
23 1 9 10 5 6 47 12 0.43 2.1 12:36

Contract

$846KCap hitends in 2012, then RFA
$85KCap dollars per point10 points in 23 games

His cap hit for the whole season, set against what he did in the regular season. Lower is better value. In a season still being played the cost per point starts high and falls as the games add up.

The contract

Signed by the Calgary Flames on May 2, 2008, as an entry-level contract: 3 years and $3.9M, beginning in 2009-10. It runs through 2011-12, with 2 seasons left after this one, and he is then a restricted free agent.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2009-10 $846K $788K $88K $425K $875K
2010-11 $846K $788K $88K $425K $875K
2011-12 $846K $788K $0 $425K $788K

Each season of the contract, with this one marked. The cap hit is the same every year; what he is paid is not. The pay is as written when the contract was recorded in October 2024, so a later change, such as the rise in the lowest salary for 2026-27, is not shown.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
Sep 17, 2025 Calgary Flames Extension 2026-27 to 2027-28 2 $6.5M $3.25M
Sep 27, 2023 Calgary Flames Extension (35+) 2024-25 to 2025-26 2 $9M $4.5M
Feb 16, 2018 Calgary Flames Extension 2018-19 to 2023-24 6 $32.1M $5.35M
Jun 20, 2015 Calgary Flames Extension 2015-16 to 2017-18 3 $10.725M $3.575M
Jul 10, 2013 Calgary Flames New contract 2013-14 to 2014-15 2 $3M $1.5M
Jul 5, 2012 Calgary Flames New contract 2012-13 to 2012-13 1 $725K $725K
May 2, 2008 Calgary Flames Entry-level 2009-10 to 2011-12 signed for 2008-09, slid 3 $3.9M $846K

Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2009-10 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 10, 2010 @ VAN L 3-7 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 15:52
Apr 8, 2010 vs MIN L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 19:10
Apr 6, 2010 vs SJS L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13:23
Apr 4, 2010 @ CHI L 1-4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 14:36
Apr 2, 2010 @ COL W 2-1 0 1 1 1 2 3 0 15:17
Mar 31, 2010 vs PHX W 2-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 13:38
Mar 28, 2010 @ WSH W 5-3 0 2 2 3 0 3 0 11:41
Mar 27, 2010 @ BOS L 0-5 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 15:50
Mar 25, 2010 @ NYI L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10:05
Mar 23, 2010 vs ANA W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10:25
Mar 21, 2010 @ MIN L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 09:29
Mar 19, 2010 vs SJS W 4-3 0 2 2 1 0 4 0 07:57
Mar 5, 2010 vs NJD W 5-3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 10:53
Mar 3, 2010 vs MIN L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 15:21
Feb 13, 2010 vs ANA W 3-1 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 14:03
Feb 11, 2010 vs DAL L 1-3 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 08:30
Feb 9, 2010 @ OTT L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 13:40
Feb 6, 2010 @ TBL L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11:08
Feb 5, 2010 @ FLA W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 12:16
Feb 3, 2010 vs CAR W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 09:29
Jan 30, 2010 vs EDM W 6-1 0 1 1 2 2 1 1 13:35
Jan 28, 2010 @ PHX L 2-3 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 4 1 14:55
Jan 27, 2010 @ DAL L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 08:37