Who is Nicklas Bäckström?

Nicklas Bäckström is a forward from Sweden who plays for Brynäs IF in the SHL.

What team does Nicklas Bäckström play for?

Nicklas plays for Brynäs IF in the SHL.

How tall is Nicklas Bäckström?

Nicklas Bäckström is 184 cm (6'0") tall.

How much does Nicklas Bäckström weigh?

Nicklas Bäckström weighs 92 kg (203 lbs).

When was Nicklas Bäckström born?

Nicklas Bäckström was born on 1987-11-23 in Valbo, SWE.

How old is Nicklas Bäckström?

Nicklas Bäckström is 38 years old.

What is Nicklas Bäckström's nationality?

Nicklas Bäckström is from Sweden.

Does Nicklas Bäckström shoot left or right?

Nicklas Bäckström shoots left.

Nicklas Bäckström

#19 Brynäs IF / SHL - 26/27

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Date of Birth: Nov 23, 1987
Age: 38
Place of Birth: Valbo, SWE
Nation: Sweden
Youth Team: Valbo AIF
Position: C
Height: 184 cm / 6'0"
Weight: 92 kg / 203 lbs
Shoots: L
Contract: 26/27

Player Type: Cerebral Tactician
PP Specialist
Drafted: 2006 round 1 #4 overall by Washington Capitals
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An extremely talented two-way center. Bäckström stands out with his tremendous hockey sense and soft hands. His technical skills are very good and one of his trademarks is the way he moves the puck into the offensive zone. He stickhandles really well through traffic. Offensively his passing skills are superb. His flip passes are perhaps a bit risky, His shot is decent, although it can and should be improved, and although he is still more of a playmaker than a scorer, he has a pretty good scoring touch.

Defensively Bäckström takes care of his responsibilities and is a rather good penalty killer. He could use some work on his conditioning and skating. Not slow by any means, but there is some room for improvement. Bäckström is not an overly physical player, but he is pretty strong and tough to knock the puck off.

Father: Anders Bäckström
Brother: Kristoffer Bäckström
Cousin: Viktor Huss

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S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	POST	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
01-02	Brynäs IF U16	U16 SM	3	0	0	0	2	-
	Brynäs IF J18	J18 Allsvenskan	2	0	0	0	0	-1
02-03	Brynäs IF J18	J18 Elit	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Brynäs IF J20	J20 SuperElit	12	1	3	4	2	-	Playoffs	2	0	0	0	2	-
03-04	Brynäs IF J18	J18 Allsvenskan	6	9	5	14	4	6	Playoffs	3	0	3	3	0	0
	Brynäs IF J20	J20 SuperElit	21	2	6	8	2	1	Playoffs	5	0	0	0	4	-7
	Sweden U17 (all)	International-Jr	3	0	0	0	12	-
04-05	Brynäs IF J20	U20 Nationell	29	17	17	34	24	-
	Brynäs IF	Elitserien	19	0	0	0	2	-5
	Sweden U18	WJC-18	7	2	3	5	4	5
	Sweden U18 (all)	International-Jr	15	5	6	11	8	-
05-06	Brynäs IF J20	J20 SuperElit	0	0	0	0	0	-	Playoffs	1	0	0	0	2	-
	Brynäs IF	Elitserien	46	10	16	26	30	-1	Playoffs	4	1	0	1	2	-2
	Sweden U20	WJC-20	6	4	3	7	2	3
	Sweden U20 (all)	International-Jr	11	5	6	11	2	-
	Sweden	WC	4	0	0	0	0	0
	Sweden (all)	International	9	1	2	3	2	0
06-07	Brynäs IF"A"	Elitserien	45	12	28	40	46	-2	Playoffs	7	3	3	6	6	0
	Sweden U20"C"	WJC-20	7	0	7	7	20	1
	Sweden U20 (all)	International-Jr	9	0	7	7	22	-
	Sweden	WC	9	1	5	6	4	2
	Sweden (all)	International	19	3	6	9	6	2
07-08	Washington Capitals	NHL	82	14	55	69	24	13	Playoffs	7	4	2	6	2	3
	Sweden	WC	9	3	4	7	4	1
	Sweden (all)	International	9	3	4	7	4	1
08-09	Washington Capitals	NHL	82	22	66	88	46	16	Playoffs	14	3	12	15	8	3
09-10	Washington Capitals	NHL	82	33	68	101	50	37	Playoffs	7	5	4	9	4	7
	Sweden Olympics	OG	4	1	5	6	0	3
	Sweden (all)	International	4	1	5	6	0	3
10-11	Washington Capitals"A"	NHL	77	18	47	65	40	24	Playoffs	9	0	2	2	4	0
11-12	Washington Capitals"A"	NHL	42	14	30	44	24	-4	Playoffs	13	2	6	8	18	2
	Sweden	WC	2	0	1	1	0	-2
	Sweden (all)	International	2	0	1	1	0	-2
12-13	Dynamo MoskvaLockout	KHL	19	10	15	25	10	9
	Washington Capitals"A"	NHL	48	8	40	48	20	8	Playoffs	7	1	2	3	0	-2
	Sweden (all)	International	3	0	2	2	4	-1
13-14	Washington Capitals"A"	NHL	82	18	61	79	54	-20
	Sweden Olympics	OG	5	0	4	4	0	3
	Sweden (all)	International	5	0	4	4	0	3
14-15	Washington Capitals"A"	NHL	82	18	60	78	40	5	Playoffs	14	3	5	8	2	-3
15-16	Washington Capitals"A"	NHL	75	20	50	70	36	17	Playoffs	12	2	9	11	8	3
16-17	Washington Capitals"A"	NHL	82	23	63	86	38	17	Playoffs	13	6	7	13	2	0
	Sweden	WCup	4	2	2	4	2	3
	Sweden	WC	5	3	4	7	8	6
	Sweden (all)	International	9	4	5	9	12	12
17-18	Washington Capitals"A"	NHL	81	21	50	71	46	5	Playoffs	20	5	18	23	6	-1
18-19	Washington Capitals"A"	NHL	80	22	52	74	30	2	Playoffs	7	5	3	8	4	-4
19-20	Washington Capitals"A"	NHL	61	12	42	54	14	-1	Playoffs	5	0	1	1	0	-2
20-21	Washington Capitals"A"	NHL	55	15	38	53	14	0	Playoffs	5	0	1	1	0	-2
21-22	Washington Capitals"A"	NHL	47	6	25	31	12	-8	Playoffs	6	2	4	6	4	1
22-23	Washington Capitals"A"	NHL	39	7	14	21	14	-25
23-24	Washington Capitals"A"	NHL	8	0	1	1	2	-3
24-25	Washington Capitals	NHL	0	0	0	0	0	-
25-26	Brynäs IF"A"	SHL	45	3	27	30	12	6	Playoffs	5	0	2	2	0	-2
26-27	Brynäs IF	SHL	-	-	-	-	-	-

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S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
01-02	Gästrikland	TV-Pucken	8	3	1	4	18	2
02-03	Gästrikland	TV-Pucken	8	5	10	15	8	-
05-06	Sweden	EHT	4	1	1	2	2	0
06-07	Sweden	EHT	6	1	2	3	2	-2
12-13	Sweden	EHT	3	0	2	2	4	-1
25-26	Brynäs IF"A"	Champions HL	8	0	4	4	4	0

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League	Years	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Years	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Champions HL	1	8	0	4	4	0.50	4	0	0
EHT	3	13	2	5	7	0.54	8	-3	0
International	8	60	12	29	41	0.68	28	18	0
International-Jr	4	38	10	19	29	0.76	44	-	0
J18 Allsvenskan (U18 Nationell)	2	8	9	5	14	1.75	4	5	1	3	0	3	3	1.00	0	0
J18 Elit (U18 Region)	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
KHL	1	19	10	15	25	1.32	10	9	0
NHL	18	1105	271	762	1033	0.93	504	83	14	139	38	76	114	0.82	62	5
OG	2	9	1	9	10	1.11	0	6	0
SHL (Elitserien)	5	155	25	71	96	0.62	90	-2	3	16	4	5	9	0.56	8	-4
TV-Pucken	2	16	8	11	19	1.19	26	2*	0
U16 SM	1	3	0	0	0	0.00	2	-	0
U20 Nationell (J20 SuperElit)	4	62	20	26	46	0.74	28	1*	3	8	0	0	0	0.00	8	-7*
WC	5	29	7	14	21	0.72	16	7	0
WCup	1	4	2	2	4	1.00	2	3	0
WJC-18	1	7	2	3	5	0.71	4	5	0
WJC-20	2	13	4	10	14	1.08	22	4	0

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Nicklas Bäckström Career Highlights

Season	Awards by Season
2004-2005	U18 WJC Best Face-Off Percentage (68.57%) U18 WJC Bronze Medal
2005-2006	Elitserien Most Assists by Junior (16) Elitserien Most Goals by Junior (10) Elitserien Most Points by Junior (26) Elitserien Rookie of the Year Elitserien Rookie of the Year Nominee (1 of 4) (Won) Sweden All-Star Team Swedish Junior Hockey Player of the Year (Årets Junior) World Championship Gold Medal World Championship Youngest Swedish Player Ever
2006-2007	Elitserien Most Assists by Junior (28) Elitserien Most Points by Junior (40) Swedish Junior Hockey Player of the Year (Årets Junior) U20 WJC Top 3 Player on Team
2007-2008	NHL All-Rookie Team NHL Most Assists by Rookie (55) NHL Rookie of the Month (December) NHL Rookie of the Year (Calder Trophy) Finalist NHL YoungStars Roster
2008-2009	NHL Best Swedish Player (Viking Award)
2009-2010	Olympic Best Face-Off Percentage (68.97%)
2012-2013	KHL Gagarin Cup Champion
2013-2014	Olympic Silver Medal
2014-2015	NHL Best Swedish Player (Viking Award) NHL Most Assists (60)
2015-2016	NHL All-Star Game
2016-2017	World Championship Gold Medal World Championship Scorer of the CWG
2017-2018	NHL Stanley Cup Champion

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Nicklas Bäckström Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Brynäs IF
Cult/Star player for Brynäs IF U20
Cult/Star player for Sweden
Cult/Star player for Valbo HC
Cult/Star player for Washington Capitals

Career transactions
- 2010-05-17 • Signed to a ten-year contract extension by the Washington Capitals
- 2007-05-16 • Signed to a three-year entry-level contract by the Washington Capitals