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Canada Ralph Backstrom
#9 New England Whalers / WHA - 76/77
1-time NHL Rookie of the Year (Calder Trophy) 1
6-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 6
Date of Birth
Sep 18, 1937
Position
C
Age
Height
5'10" / 178 cm
Place of Birth
Kirkland Lake, ON, CAN
Weight
165 lbs / 75 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Contract
-

Cousins: Daren Puppa & Derek Puppa

Ralph Backstrom won 6 Stanley Cups with the Canadiens from 1959-69. He scored 40 points as a rookie in 1959 and won the Calder Trophy. He reached the 40-point mark 10 times and set career highs in 1962 with 27 goals and 65 points. Backstrom retired from the NHL in 1973 with 278 goals and 361 assists.

Backstrom, 83, died on February 7, 2021, in Windsor, Colo.

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Ralph Backstrom Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1953-54 Kirkland Lake Lion Cubs NOHA -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1954-55 Montréal Jr. Canadiens QJHL-old 21* 7* 6* 13* 2* -* | Playoffs 5 2 1 3 4 -
1955-56 Montréal Jr. Canadiens QJHL-old 18* 10* 8* 18* 4* -* |
1956-57 Hull-Ottawa Canadiens EOHL 18* 7* 10* 17* 4* -* |
Montréal Canadiens NHL 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
1957-58 Hull-Ottawa Canadiens “C” EOHL 33* 21* 25* 46* 13* -* |
Montréal Canadiens NHL 2* 0* 1* 1* 0* -* |
Rochester Americans AHL 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
Montréal Royals QHL 1* 0* 1* 1* 0* -* |
1958-59 Montréal Canadiens NHL 64* 18* 22* 40* 19* -* | Playoffs 11 3 5 8 12 -
1959-60 Montréal Canadiens NHL 64* 13* 15* 28* 24* -* | Playoffs 7 0 3 3 2 -
1960-61 Montréal Canadiens NHL 69* 12* 20* 32* 44* -* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 4 -
1961-62 Montréal Canadiens NHL 66* 27* 38* 65* 29* -* | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 6 -
1962-63 Montréal Canadiens NHL 70* 23* 12* 35* 51* -* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 2 -
1963-64 Montréal Canadiens NHL 70* 8* 21* 29* 41* -* | Playoffs 7 2 1 3 8 -
1964-65 Montréal Canadiens NHL 70* 25* 30* 55* 41* -* | Playoffs 13 2 3 5 10 -
1965-66 Montréal Canadiens NHL 67* 22* 20* 42* 10* -* | Playoffs 10 3 4 7 4 -
1966-67 Montréal Canadiens NHL 69* 14* 27* 41* 39* -* | Playoffs 10 5 2 7 6 -
1967-68 Montréal Canadiens NHL 70* 20* 25* 45* 14* 4* | Playoffs 13 4 3 7 4 -
1968-69 Montréal Canadiens NHL 72* 13* 28* 41* 16* 20* | Playoffs 14 3 4 7 10 -
1969-70 Montréal Canadiens NHL 72* 19* 24* 43* 20* 4* |
1970-71 Montréal Canadiens NHL 16* 1* 4* 5* 0* 0* |
Los Angeles Kings NHL 33* 14* 13* 27* 8* -7* |
1971-72 Los Angeles Kings NHL 76* 23* 29* 52* 22* -22* |
1972-73 Los Angeles Kings NHL 63* 20* 29* 49* 6* -12* |
Chicago Black Hawks NHL 16* 6* 3* 9* 2* 0* | Playoffs 16 5 6 11 0 -
1973-74 Chicago Cougars WHA 78* 33* 50* 83* 26* -* | Playoffs 18 5 14 19 4 -
1974-75 Chicago Cougars WHA 70* 15* 24* 39* 28* -* |
1975-76 Denver Spurs/Ottawa Civics WHA 41* 21* 29* 50* 14* 9* |
New England Whalers WHA 38* 14* 19* 33* 6* 0* | Playoffs 17 5 4 9 8 4
1976-77 New England Whalers WHA 77* 17* 31* 48* 30* 1* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 -1

Ralph Backstrom Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1974-75 Canada Summit Summit74 8* 3* 4* 7* 10* -* |

Ralph Backstrom Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 1 2* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
EOHL 2 51* 28* 35* 63* 1.24* 17* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 17 1 032* 278* 361* 639* 0.62* 386* -13* | 12 116 27 * 32 * 59 * 0.51 * 68 * - *
NOHA 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
QHL 1 1* 0* 1* 1* 1.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
QJHL-old 2 39* 17* 14* 31* 0.79* 6* -* | 1 5 2 * 1 * 3 * 0.60 * 4 * - *
Summit74 1 8* 3* 4* 7* 0.88* 10* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WHA 4 304* 100* 153* 253* 0.83* 104* 10* | 3 38 10 * 18 * 28 * 0.74 * 12 * 3 *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Ralph Backstrom Career Highlights

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Cult/Star player for Montréal Canadiens