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Mikael

Backlund

Career Trajectory

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Career Statistics

Season	Team
2008	Calgary Flames	1	644	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0%	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	28.6%
2009	Calgary Flames	23	17388	1.0	9.0	10.0	5.0	6.0	47.0	2.1%	12.0	4.0	13.0	11.0	53.4%
2010	Calgary Flames	73	52852	10.0	15.0	25.0	4.0	18.0	144.0	6.9%	35.0	19.0	26.0	37.0	48.0%
2011	Calgary Flames	41	37843	4.0	7.0	11.0	-13.0	16.0	85.0	4.7%	25.0	19.0	17.0	29.0	45.4%
2012	Calgary Flames	32	29024	8.0	8.0	16.0	-6.0	29.0	88.0	9.1%	31.0	19.0	17.0	28.0	47.7%
2013	Calgary Flames	76	84512	18.0	21.0	39.0	4.0	32.0	178.0	10.1%	63.0	61.0	40.0	62.0	47.5%
2014	Calgary Flames	52	55328	10.0	17.0	27.0	4.0	14.0	103.0	9.7%	41.0	32.0	42.0	58.0	48.3%
2015	Calgary Flames	82	80770	21.0	26.0	47.0	10.0	28.0	155.0	13.5%	68.0	51.0	44.0	57.0	47.2%
2016	Calgary Flames	81	85536	22.0	31.0	53.0	9.0	36.0	197.0	11.2%	54.0	41.0	49.0	57.0	48.1%
2017	Calgary Flames	82	93562	14.0	31.0	45.0	-21.0	78.0	214.0	6.5%	54.0	40.0	48.0	81.0	50.0%
2018	Calgary Flames	77	82621	21.0	26.0	47.0	34.0	52.0	205.0	10.2%	52.0	26.0	55.0	78.0	49.6%
2019	Calgary Flames	70	75320	16.0	29.0	45.0	3.0	26.0	157.0	10.2%	44.0	11.0	55.0	64.0	47.3%
2020	Calgary Flames	54	56970	9.0	23.0	32.0	-7.0	30.0	144.0	6.2%	43.0	21.0	49.0	48.0	51.9%
2021	Calgary Flames	82	84214	12.0	27.0	39.0	16.0	30.0	214.0	5.6%	62.0	27.0	44.0	55.0	50.5%
2022	Calgary Flames	82	89298	19.0	37.0	56.0	24.0	36.0	260.0	7.3%	97.0	31.0	43.0	60.0	50.9%
2023	Calgary Flames	82	94628	15.0	24.0	39.0	-4.0	24.0	209.0	7.2%	70.0	33.0	56.0	61.0	50.3%
2024	Calgary Flames	76	85424	15.0	17.0	32.0	4.0	32.0	175.0	8.6%	41.0	51.0	68.0	35.0	48.4%
2025	Calgary Flames	82	51329	17.0	26.0	43.0	7.0	16.0	121.0	9.1%	20.0	18.0	39.0	19.0	50.0%
2014	Calgary Flames	11	12452	1.0	1.0	2.0	-1.0	8.0	30.0	3.3%	12.0	9.0	8.0	23.0	45.2%
2016	Calgary Flames	4	4752	1.0	2.0	3.0	-3.0	0.0	14.0	7.1%	8.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	50.6%
2018	Calgary Flames	5	6015	1.0	2.0	3.0	-5.0	8.0	17.0	5.9%	11.0	3.0	8.0	8.0	49.3%
2019	Calgary Flames	10	11620	4.0	2.0	6.0	-2.0	8.0	27.0	14.8%	19.0	6.0	4.0	9.0	44.0%
2021	Calgary Flames	12	14076	5.0	3.0	8.0	6.0	8.0	33.0	15.2%	17.0	3.0	12.0	16.0	53.8%

Season Totals Distribution

Career Totals

#390

OF 8,954

Points

606

#434

OF 8,954

Goals

232

#383

OF 8,954

Assists

374

#187

OF 8,954

Games

1,148

#382

OF 8,954

Plus/Minus

73

#180

OF 8,954

Shots

2,697

#798

OF 8,954

PP Goals

37

#782

OF 8,954

PP Points

108

#97

OF 8,954

SH Goals

19

#69

OF 8,954

SH Points

36

#286

OF 8,954

GW Goals

41

Per Game Averages

#1324

OF 8,954

Goals/G

0.20

#1142

OF 8,954

Points/G

0.53

Efficiency & Percentages

#1854

OF 8,954

Shooting %

8.6%

#680

OF 8,954

Faceoff %

47.9%

Career Totals

#1036

OF 4,997

Points

22

#731

OF 4,997

Goals

12

#1324

OF 4,997

Assists

10

#1662

OF 4,997

Games

42

#4141

OF 4,997

Plus/Minus

-5

#737

OF 4,997

Shots

121

#907

OF 4,997

PP Goals

2

#894

OF 4,997

PP Points

6

#149

OF 4,997

SH Goals

2

#327

OF 4,997

SH Points

2

#815

OF 4,997

GW Goals

2

Per Game Averages

#347

OF 4,997

Goals/G

0.29

#669

OF 4,997

Points/G

0.52

Efficiency & Percentages

#753

OF 4,997

Shooting %

9.9%

#367

OF 4,997

Faceoff %

48.6%

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Financial Summary: Mikael Backlund

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Season

Team

Base Salary

Cap Hit

2025-26

CGY

$4.5M

$3.67M

2026-27

CGY

$3.25M

$3.67M M-NTC

2027-28

CGY

$3.25M

$3.67M M-NTC

2028-29

CGY

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$3.67M

Calgary Flames Outlook

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LTIR Relief $0

Cap Space -$7.5M

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