Johan Backlund

Date of Birth: Jul 24, 1981
Age: 45
Place of Birth: Skellefteå, SWE
Nation: Sweden
Youth Team: Skellefteå AIK
Position: G
Height: 187 cm / 6'2"
Weight: 90 kg / 198 lbs
Catches: L
Status: Retired

Johan Backlund Facts

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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.
- Elite Prospects (2009)

Johan Backlund Statistics

								Post
1998-1999	Skellefteå AIK J20	J20 SuperElit	-	-	-	-	-
1998-1999	Skellefteå AIK	Division 1	0	-	-	-	-
1999-2000	Skellefteå AIK J20	J20 SuperElit	4	2.21	.921	0	-
1999-2000	Skellefteå AIK	Allsvenskan	12	2.83	.894	1	-
1999-2000	Sweden U19 (all)	International-Jr	4	3.26	-	-	-
2000-2001	Skellefteå AIK	Allsvenskan	29	2.65	.903	2	-	Qualification	2	4.62	.809	0	-
2001-2002	Skellefteå AIK	Allsvenskan	28	3.10	.885	2	-	Qualification	6	2.99	.904	0	-
2002-2003	Skellefteå AIK	Allsvenskan	33	2.09	.918	8	-	Kvalserien SHL	9	2.75	.917	0	-
2003-2004	Leksands IF J20	J20 SuperElit	2	1.00	.975	1	-
2003-2004	Leksands IF	Elitserien	29	3.16	.896	1	9-19-0	Kvalserien SHL	10	2.67	.909	1	5-5-0
2004-2005	Leksands IF J20	J20 SuperElit	1	3.00	.833	0	-
2004-2005	Leksands IF	Allsvenskan	22	1.80	.917	1	17-3-1	Kvalserien SHL	1	1.87	.923	0	1-0-0
2005-2006	Leksands IF	Elitserien	32	2.64	.915	1	9-17-4	Kvalserien SHL	8	3.29	.899	0	2-5-0
2006-2007	Timrå IK	Elitserien	49	2.24	.912	6	24-20-4	Playoffs	7	2.16	.912	0	3-4-0
2006-2007	Sweden	WC	6	2.01	.907	2	4-2-0
2006-2007	Sweden (all)	International	12	2.15	.893	3	-
2007-2008	Timrå IK	Elitserien	47	2.30	.908	6	23-21-2	Playoffs	11	2.45	.913	1	6-5-0
2007-2008	Sweden (all)	International	3	3.02	.879	0	-
2008-2009	Timrå IK	Elitserien	49	2.56	.907	4	24-20-4	Playoffs	5	3.41	.890	0	2-3-0
2008-2009	Sweden (all)	International	4	3.14	.895	0	1-0-0
2009-2010	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	1	3.00	.917	0	0-1-0	Playoffs	1	0.00	.000	0	-
2009-2010	Adirondack Phantoms	AHL	41	2.79	.906	2	21-14-5
2010-2011	Adirondack Phantoms	AHL	33	3.28	.890	0	10-17-5
2011-2012	Adirondack Phantoms	AHL	1	0.00	1.000	0	0-0-0
2011-2012	Kärpät Loan	SM-liiga	19	2.51	.923	0	9-6-4	Playoffs	9	2.54	.932	0	5-3-0
2011-2012	Trenton Titans	ECHL	1	0.92	.960	0	0-0-1
2012-2013	Kärpät	SM-liiga	34	2.25	.913	3	13-11-9	Playoffs	3	3.18	.893	0	1-1-0
2012-2013	Sweden (all)	International	4	0.86	.961	1	4-0-0
2013-2014	Vityaz Podolsk	KHL	16	3.26	.893	0	3-9-2
2014-2015	HC Slovan Bratislava	KHL	36	2.64	.900	2	9-17-6
2015-2016	Skellefteå AIK J20	J20 SuperElit	2	2.50	.853	0	2-0-0
2015-2016	Skellefteå AIK	SHL	2	1.02	.958	1	1-1-0	Playoffs	1	2.73	.818	0	0-1-0

Johan Backlund Tournament Statistics


1996-1997	Västerbotten	TV-Pucken	-	-	-	-	-
2006-2007	Sweden	EHT	4	2.25	.907	-	-
2007-2008	Sweden	EHT	2	4.01	.877	-	-
2008-2009	Sweden	EHT	3	3.72	.888	-	-
2012-2013	Kärpät	ET	5	3.36	.904	-	-
2012-2013	Sweden	EHT	1	2.00	.909	-	-

Johan Backlund Career Totals by League


AHL	3	75	2.98	.900	2	31-31-10	0
Allsvenskan	5	124	2.46	.904	14	17-3-1	4	18	2.98	.904	0	1-0-0
Division 1	1	0	-	-	-	-	0
ECHL	1	1	0.92	.960	0	0-0-1	0
EHT	4	10	-	-	-	-	0
ET	1	5	3.36	.904	-	-	0
International	4	23	2.21	.902	4	5-0-0	0
International-Jr	1	4	3.26	-	-	-	0
J20 SuperElit (U20 Nationell)	5	9*	2.08	.923	1	2-0-0	0
KHL	2	52	2.83	.897	2	12-26-8	0
NHL	1	1	3.00	.917	0	0-1-0	1	1	0.00	.000	0	-
SHL (Elitserien)	6	208	2.51	.908	19	90-98-14	6	42	2.70	.906	2	18-23-0
SM-liiga (Liiga)	2	53	2.34	.917	3	22-17-13	2	12	2.68	.924	0	6-4-0
TV-Pucken	1	-	-	-	-	-	0
WC	1	6	2.01	.907	2	4-2-0	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Johan Backlund Career Totals by Team


Adirondack Phantoms	3	75	2.98	.900	2	31-31-10	0
HC Slovan Bratislava	1	36	2.64	.900	2	9-17-6	0
Kärpät	2	58	2.34*	.917*	3*	22-17-13	2	12	2.68	.924	0	6-4-0
Leksands IF	3	83	2.60	.908	3	35-39-5	3	19	2.81	.908	1	8-10-0
Leksands IF J20	2	3	1.67	.949	1	-	0
Philadelphia Flyers	1	1	3.00	.917	0	0-1-0	1	1	0.00	.000	0	-
Skellefteå AIK	6	104	2.58	.903	14	1-1-0	4	18	3.04	.901	0	0-1-0
Skellefteå AIK J20	3	6*	2.32	.902	0	2-0-0	0
Sweden	1	6	2.01	.907	2	4-2-0	0
Sweden (EHT)	4	10	-	-	-	-	0
Sweden (all)	4	23	2.21	.902	4	5-0-0	0
Sweden U19 (all)	1	4	3.26	-	-	-	0
Timrå IK	3	145	2.37	.909	16	71-61-10	3	23	2.57	.907	1	11-12-0
Trenton Titans	1	1	0.92	.960	0	0-0-1	0
Västerbotten	1	-	-	-	-	-	0
Vityaz Podolsk	1	16	3.26	.893	0	3-9-2	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Johan Backlund Career Highlights

Season	Awards
2003-2004	Elitserien Rookie of the Year Nominee (1 of 4)
2004-2005	Allsvenskan Best GAA HockeyAllsvenskan to Elitserien Promotion (Leksand)
2006-2007	Elitserien All-Star Team SHL Most Shutouts (6) Sweden All-Star Team World Championship Top 3 Player on Team
2008-2009	SHL Most Shutouts (4)
2015-2016	SHL SM Silver Medal

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
02/09/2016	Confirmed	No team	Skellefteå AIK
05/21/2014	Confirmed	Vityaz Podolsk	HC Slovan Bratislava
06/06/2013	Confirmed	Kärpät	Vityaz Podolsk
07/22/2012	Extension	Kärpät	Kärpät
01/06/2012	Loan	Philadelphia Flyers	Kärpät
06/15/2010	Extension	Philadelphia Flyers	Philadelphia Flyers
03/26/2009	Confirmed	Timrå IK	Philadelphia Flyers

Johan Backlund Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Leksands IF