Mikael Backlund
Calgary Flames
Position
C
Age
37
Height
72"
Weight
206LBS
Shoots
L
Birth Place
Vasteras, SWE
Born
Mar 16, 1989
$11M
Total Value
$3.67M AAV
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PTS43
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Career Trajectory
Mikael
Backlund
Career Trajectory
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Career Accolades
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
Qualifying Min
50
GP
200
SOG
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
#5
OF 564
Points
606
#5
OF 564
Goals
232
#5
OF 564
Assists
374
#2
OF 564
Games
1,148
#15
OF 564
Plus/Minus
73
#3
OF 564
Shots
2,697
#27
OF 564
PP Goals
37
#22
OF 564
PP Points
108
#2
OF 564
SH Goals
19
#2
OF 564
SH Points
36
#5
OF 564
GW Goals
41
Per Game Averages
#95
OF 564
Goals/G
0.20
#81
OF 564
Points/G
0.53
Efficiency & Percentages
#129
OF 564
Shooting %
8.6%
#62
OF 564
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%
Career Totals
#21
OF 264
Points
22
#13
OF 264
Goals
12
#32
OF 264
Assists
10
#18
OF 264
Games
42
#234
OF 264
Plus/Minus
-5
#13
OF 264
Shots
121
#38
OF 264
PP Goals
2
#28
OF 264
PP Points
6
#5
OF 264
SH Goals
2
#18
OF 264
SH Points
2
#23
OF 264
GW Goals
2
Per Game Averages
#20
OF 264
Goals/G
0.29
#39
OF 264
Points/G
0.52
Efficiency & Percentages
#34
OF 264
Shooting %
9.9%
#13
OF 264
Faceoff %
48.6%
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Financial Summary: Mikael Backlund
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Total Value
$11M
Cap Hit (AAV)
$3.67M
Season
Team
Base Salary
Cap Hit
2025-26
CGY
$4.5M
$3.67M
2026-27
CGY
$3.25M
$3.67M
M-NTC
2027-28
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$3.25M
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2028-29
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