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Sweden Johan Backlund
#26 Skellefteå AIK / SHL - 15/16
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
Jul 24, 1981
Position
G
Age
39
Height
6'2" / 187 cm
Place of Birth
Skellefteå, SWE
Weight
198 lbs / 90 kg
Nation
Sweden
Catches
L
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Skellefteå AIK
Status
Retired
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Backlund is a goalie with a good frame and terrific reflexes. Is pretty complete in net, but could improve his stickhandling ability and balance.
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Player Statistics
S Team League GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI   POST GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
1998-99 Skellefteå AIK Division 1 0 9 - - |
1999-00 Skellefteå AIK J20 J20 SuperElit 4 4 2.21 .921 7 81 0 190 |
Skellefteå AIK HockeyAllsvenskan 12 43 2.83 .894 32 270 1 679 |
Sweden U19 (all) International-Jr 4 3.26 - |
2000-01 Skellefteå AIK HockeyAllsvenskan 29 37 2.65 .903 76 706 2 1719 | Qualification 2 2 4.62 .809 9 38 0 117
2001-02 Skellefteå AIK HockeyAllsvenskan 28 40 3.10 .885 83 640 2 1605 | Qualification 6 6 2.99 .904 18 170 0 361
2002-03 Skellefteå AIK HockeyAllsvenskan 33 42 2.09 .918 68 759 8 1951 | Kvalserien SHL 9 10 2.75 .917 25 276 0 545
2003-04 Leksands IF J20 J20 SuperElit 2 2 1.00 .975 2 79 1 120 |
Leksands IF Elitserien 29 50 3.16 .896 90 775 1 9-19-0 1707 | Kvalserien SHL 10 10 2.67 .909 26 273 1 5-5-0 608
2004-05 Leksands IF J20 J20 SuperElit 1 1 3.00 .833 3 15 0 60 |
Leksands IF HockeyAllsvenskan 22 45 1.80 .917 39 433 1 17-3-1 1302 | Kvalserien SHL 1 10 1.87 .923 2 24 0 1-0-0 64
2005-06 Leksands IF Elitserien 32 50 2.64 .915 81 871 1 9-17-4 1843 | Kvalserien SHL 8 10 3.29 .899 24 214 0 2-5-0 437
2006-07 Timrå IK Elitserien 49 54 2.24 .912 106 1093 6 24-20-4 2835 | Playoffs 7 7 2.16 .912 16 166 0 3-4-0 444
Sweden WC 6 9 2.01 .907 12 117 2 4-2-0 359 |
Sweden (all) International 12 20 2.15 .893 28 235 3 783 |
2007-08 Timrå IK Elitserien 47 54 2.30 .908 107 1060 6 23-21-2 2794 | Playoffs 11 11 2.45 .913 27 284 1 6-5-0 662
Sweden (all) International 3 6 3.02 .879 9 67 0 179 |
2008-09 Timrå IK Elitserien 49 54 2.56 .907 121 1185 4 24-20-4 2840 | Playoffs 5 7 3.41 .890 18 145 0 2-3-0 317
Sweden (all) International 4 5 3.14 .895 11 94 0 1-0-0 210 |
2009-10 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 1 3.00 .917 2 22 0 0-1-0 40 | Playoffs 1 0.00 .000 0 0 0 0-0-0 1
Adirondack Phantoms AHL 41 2.79 .906 114 1102 2 21-14-5 2451 |
2010-11 Adirondack Phantoms AHL 33 3.28 .890 104 838 0 10-17-5 1900 |
2011-12 Adirondack Phantoms AHL 1 0.00 1.000 0 15 0 0-0-0 31 |
Trenton Titans ECHL 1 0.92 .960 1 24 0 0-0-1 65 |
Kärpät SM-liiga 19 21 2.50 .923 47 562 0 9-6-4 1127 | Playoffs 9 9 2.54 .932 22 300 0 5-3-0 519
2012-13 Kärpät SM-liiga 34 46 2.25 .913 74 776 3 13-11-9 1974 | Playoffs 3 3 3.18 .893 8 67 0 1-1-0 151
Sweden (all) International 4 6 0.86 .961 3 73 1 4-0-0 210 |
2013-14 Vityaz Podolsk KHL 16 22 3.26 .893 50 417 0 3-9-2 921 |
2014-15 HC Slovan Bratislava KHL 36 44 2.64 .900 91 817 2 9-17-6 2067 |
2015-16 Skellefteå AIK J20 J20 SuperElit 2 2 2.50 .853 5 29 0 2-0-0 120 |
Skellefteå AIK SHL 2 4 1.02 .958 2 46 1 1-1-0 118 | Playoffs 1 5 2.73 .818 2 9 0 0-1-0 44
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI   POST GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
1996-97 Västerbotten TV-Pucken - - - |
2006-07 Sweden EHT 4 2.25 .907 |
2007-08 Sweden EHT 2 4.01 .877 |
2008-09 Sweden EHT 3 3.72 .888 |
2012-13 Kärpät ET 5 3.36 .904 |
Sweden EHT 1 2.00 .909 |
Player Career Totals
League Years GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI | Years GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
AHL 3 75 2.98 .900 218 1955 2 31-31-10 4382 | 0
Division 1 1 0 9 | 0
ECHL 1 1 0.92 .960 1 24 0 0-0-1 65 | 0
EHT 4 10 | 0
ET 1 5 3.36 .904 | 0
HockeyAllsvenskan 5 124 207 2.46 .904 298 2808 14 17-3-1 7256 | 4 18 28 2.98 .904 54 508 0 1-0-0 1087
International 4 23 37 2.21 .902 51 469 4 5-0-0 1382 | 0
International-Jr 1 4 3.26 | 0
J20 SuperElit (J20 Nationell) 4 9 9 2.08 .923 17 204 1 2-0-0 490 | 0
KHL 2 52 66 2.83 .897 141 1234 2 12-26-8 2988 | 0
SM-liiga (Liiga) 2 53 67 2.34 .917 121 1338 3 22-17-13 3101 | 2 12 12 2.69 .924 30 367 0 6-4-0 670
NHL 1 1 3.00 .917 2 22 0 0-1-0 40 | 1 1 0.00 .000 0 0 0 0-0-0 1
SHL (Elitserien) 6 208 266 2.51 .908 507 5030 19 90-98-14 12137 | 6 42 50 2.70 .906 113 1091 2 18-23-0 2512
TV-Pucken 1 - | 0
WC 1 6 9 2.01 .907 12 117 2 4-2-0 359 | 0
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DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
02/09/2016
02/09/2016 Confirmed No team Skellefteå AIK
05/21/2014
05/21/2014 Confirmed Vityaz Podolsk HC Slovan Bratislava
06/06/2013
06/06/2013 Confirmed Kärpät Vityaz Podolsk
07/22/2012
07/22/2012 Extension Kärpät Kärpät
01/06/2012
01/06/2012 Loan Philadelphia Flyers Kärpät
06/15/2010
06/15/2010 Extension Philadelphia Flyers Philadelphia Flyers
03/26/2009
03/26/2009 Confirmed Timrå IK Philadelphia Flyers
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