Who is Ralph Backstrom?

Ralph Backstrom was a forward from Canada.

What was the last team Ralph Backstrom played for?

The last team Ralph played for was New England Whalers in the WHA.

How tall was Ralph Backstrom?

Ralph Backstrom was 178 cm (5'10") tall.

When was Ralph Backstrom born?

Ralph Backstrom was born on 1937-09-18 in Kirkland Lake, ON, CAN.

What is Ralph Backstrom's nationality?

Ralph Backstrom is from Canada.

Ralph Backstrom

#9 New England Whalers / WHA - 76/77

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Date of Birth: Sep 18, 1937
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Place of Birth: Kirkland Lake, ON, CAN
Nation: Canada
Youth Team: -
Position: C
Height: 178 cm / 5'10"
Weight: 75 kg / 165 lbs
Shoots: L
Contract: -

Player Type: PK Specialist
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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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S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	POST	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
53-54	Kirkland Lake Lion Cubs	NOHA	-	-	-	-	-	-
54-55	Montréal Jr. Canadiens	QJHL-old	21	7	6	13	2	-	Playoffs	5	2	1	3	4	-
55-56	Montréal Jr. Canadiens	QJHL-old	18	10	8	18	4	-
56-57	Hull-Ottawa Canadiens	OHA-Jr.	28	28	18	46	32	-
	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	3	0	0	0	0	-
	Hull-Ottawa Canadiens	OHA-Jr.	15	17	11	28	19	-
57-58	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	-
58-59	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	64	18	22	40	19	-	Playoffs	11	3	5	8	12	-
59-60	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	64	13	15	28	24	-	Playoffs	7	0	3	3	2	-
60-61	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	69	12	20	32	44	-	Playoffs	5	0	0	0	4	-
61-62	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	66	27	38	65	29	-	Playoffs	5	0	1	1	6	-
62-63	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	70	23	12	35	51	-	Playoffs	5	0	0	0	2	-
63-64	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	70	8	21	29	41	-	Playoffs	7	2	1	3	8	-
64-65	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	70	25	30	55	41	-	Playoffs	13	2	3	5	10	-
65-66	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	67	22	20	42	10	-	Playoffs	10	3	4	7	4	-
66-67	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	69	14	27	41	39	-	Playoffs	10	5	2	7	6	-
67-68	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	70	20	25	45	14	4	Playoffs	13	4	3	7	4	-
68-69	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	72	13	28	41	16	20	Playoffs	14	3	4	7	10	-
69-70	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	72	19	24	43	20	4
70-71	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	16	1	4	5	0	0
	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	33	14	13	27	8	-7
71-72	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	76	23	29	52	22	-22
72-73	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	-
73-74	Chicago Cougars	WHA	78	33	50	83	26	-	Playoffs	18	5	14	19	4	-
74-75	Chicago Cougars	WHA	70	15	24	39	28	-
75-76	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
76-77	New England Whalers	WHA	77	17	31	48	30	1	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	0	-1

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S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	POST	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
74-75	Canada Summit	Summit74	8	3	4	7	10	-

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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	1	33	21	25	46	1.39	13	-	0
NHL	17	1032	278	361	639	0.62	386	-13*	12	116	27	32	59	0.51	68	-
NOHA	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
OHA-Jr.	1	43	45	29	74	1.72	51	-	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*

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Ralph Backstrom Career Totals

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NHL

1032

278

361

NOHA

OHA-Jr.

QHL

QJHL-old

Summit74

WHA

304

100

153

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Ralph Backstrom Career Highlights

Season	Awards by Season
1958-1959	NHL Most Goals by Rookie (18) NHL Most Points by Rookie (40) NHL Rookie of the Year (Calder Trophy) NHL Rookie of the Year (Calder Trophy) Finalist NHL Stanley Cup Champion
1959-1960	NHL Stanley Cup Champion
1964-1965	NHL Stanley Cup Champion
1965-1966	NHL Stanley Cup Champion
1967-1968	NHL Stanley Cup Champion
1968-1969	NHL Stanley Cup Champion
1973-1974	WHA Most Gentlemanly Player (Paul Daneau Trophy)

Ralph Backstrom Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Montréal Canadiens