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Sweden Mattias Bäckman

#5 Linköping HC / SHL - 21/22
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
Oct 03, 1992
Position
D
Age
30
Height
6'2" / 188 cm
Place of Birth
Linköping, SWE
Weight
183 lbs / 83 kg
Nation
Sweden
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Linköpings HC
Contract
21/22
Drafted
2011 round 5 #146 overall by Detroit Red Wings
Agency
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Highlights
1-time U20 WJC Gold Medal 1
1-time J20 SM Gold Medal 1

Bäckman is an offensive defenseman with good passing ability. Is mobile and owns a fine shot. There are still areas to improve when it comes to his physical game and strength. (EP, 2012)

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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2007-08 Linköping HC J18 J18 Elit 21 0 2 2 14 -2 |
2008-09 Linköping HC J18 J18 Elit 16 3 3 6 4 11 |
Linköping HC J18 J18 Allsvenskan 14 2 5 7 12 2 | Playoffs 1 0 1 1 0 3
Linköping HC J20 J20 SuperElit 2 0 0 0 2 0 |
2009-10 Linköping HC J18 J18 Allsvenskan 2 2 1 3 4 -1 | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 2 -
Linköping HC J20 J20 SuperElit 33 4 5 9 38 5 | Playoffs 6 1 0 1 10 -3
Linköping HC Elitserien 5 0 0 0 2 0 |
Sweden U18 (all) International-Jr 6 0 1 1 0 - |
2010-11 Linköping HC J20 J20 SuperElit 27 2 18 20 34 16 | Playoffs 3 0 2 2 4 -2
Linköping HC Elitserien 6 0 0 0 4 -2 |
Mjölby HC Division 1 2 1 2 3 2 3 |
Sweden U19 (all) International-Jr 7 2 2 4 4 - |
2011-12 Linköping HC J20 J20 SuperElit 6 1 1 2 0 2 | Playoffs 6 2 6 8 4 5
Linköping HC Elitserien 42 1 7 8 14 7 |
Sweden U20 WJC-20 6 0 3 3 4 5 |
Sweden U20 (all) International-Jr 14 0 9 9 6 8 |
Sweden (all) International 4 0 1 1 4 1 |
2012-13 Linköping HC Elitserien 52 2 24 26 34 5 | Playoffs 10 2 4 6 4 6
Sweden (all) International 5 0 0 0 0 0 |
2013-14 Linköping HC SHL 54 6 15 21 16 25 | Playoffs 13 0 7 7 6 4
Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 2 0 0 0 0 -1 | Playoffs 10 1 5 6 2 -6
2014-15 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 18 0 4 4 6 -3 |
Linköping HC SHL 25 4 13 17 4 0 | Playoffs 9 0 3 3 6 -7
Texas Stars AHL 1 0 0 0 0 -1 | Playoffs 2 0 1 1 0 0
2015-16 Texas Stars AHL 69 8 24 32 34 18 | Playoffs 4 0 2 2 4 -4
2016-17 Texas Stars AHL 41 3 8 11 24 9 |
Hershey Bears AHL 5 1 1 2 2 3 |
2017-18 EHC Kloten NL 41 3 9 12 14 -5 | Relegation 8 0 1 1 12 -1
EHC Kloten NLA Q - - - - - - | Qualification 2 0 1 1 0 0
2018-19 Linköping HC SHL 18 2 5 7 8 3 |
2019-20 Linköping HC SHL 1 0 0 0 0 -1 |
2020-21 Linköping HC SHL 17 1 8 9 4 -3 |
2021-22 Linköping HC SHL 3 0 1 1 6 -3 |
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2008-09 Östergötland TV-Pucken 5 0 2 2 6 -2 |
2009-10 Sweden U18/19 WJAC-19 4 0 0 0 0 - |
2010-11 Linköping HC ET 5 0 0 0 4 - |
Sweden U18/19 WJAC-19 4 0 1 1 4 - |
2011-12 Linköping HC ET 5 0 1 1 6 - | Playoffs
2012-13 Linköping HC ET 7 1 0 1 4 - |
Sweden EHT 5 0 0 0 0 0 |
2013-14 Linköping HC ET 8 1 1 2 6 - |
2017-18 EHC Kloten Swiss Cup 2 1 0 1 2 - |
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Game Log
Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
SHL
2021-11-20T17:00:00+0000 Linköping HC @ Djurgårdens IF
2021-11-18T18:00:00+0000 Linköping HC vs Luleå HF
2021-09-11T18:00:00+0200 Linköping HC @ Luleå HF
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 4 136 12 37 49 0.36 66 25 | 3 16 1 8 9 0.56 6 -10
EHT 1 5 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 | 0
ET 4 25 2 2 4 0.16 20 - | 1
Division 1 (HockeyEttan) 1 2 1 2 3 1.50 2 3 | 0
International 2 9 0 1 1 0.11 4 1 | 0
International-Jr 3 27 2 12 14 0.52 10 8 | 0
J18 Allsvenskan (J18 Nationell) 2 16 4 6 10 0.63 16 1 | 2 4 0 1 1 0.25 2 3
J18 Elit (J18 Region) 2 37 3 5 8 0.22 18 9 | 0
J20 SuperElit (J20 Nationell) 4 68 7 24 31 0.46 74 23 | 3 15 3 8 11 0.73 18 0
NL 1 41 3 9 12 0.29 14 -5 | 1 8 0 1 1 0.13 12 -1
NLA Q 1 - - - - - - - | 1 2 0 1 1 0.50 0 0
SHL (Elitserien) 10 223 16 73 89 0.40 92 31 | 3 32 2 14 16 0.50 16 3
Swiss Cup 1 2 1 0 1 0.50 2 - | 0
TV-Pucken 1 5 0 2 2 0.40 6 -2 | 0
WJAC-19 2 8 0 1 1 0.13 4 - | 0
WJC-20 1 6 0 3 3 0.50 4 5 | 0
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Puckhandling
15
Passing
15
Agility
15
Teamwork
14
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Player Period Teams
Sebastian Karlsson (F) 2009-2020 8 Linköping HC, Linköping HC J20
Linus Hultström (D) 2008-2015 7 Linköping HC, Linköping HC J18, Linköping HC J20, Sweden U18/19, Sweden U19 (all), Sweden U20 (all)
Claes Nordén (F) 2008-2015 6 Linköping HC, Linköping HC J18, Linköping HC J20, Östergötland
Patrik Nemeth (D) 2009-2017 6 Sweden U18 (all), Sweden U18/19, Sweden U19 (all), Sweden U20, Sweden U20 (all), Texas Stars
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
12/07/2021
12/07/2021 Confirmed Linköping HC Time-out from hockey
05/27/2021
05/27/2021 Extension Linköping HC Linköping HC
04/27/2018
04/27/2018 Confirmed EHC Kloten Linköping HC
06/30/2017
06/30/2017 Confirmed Dallas Stars EHC Kloten
03/08/2017
03/08/2017 Loan Dallas Stars Hershey Bears
06/10/2016
06/10/2016 Extension Dallas Stars Dallas Stars
03/02/2015
03/02/2015 Confirmed Detroit Red Wings Dallas Stars
12/24/2014
12/24/2014 Loan Detroit Red Wings Linköping HC
05/22/2013
05/22/2013 Confirmed Linköping HC Detroit Red Wings
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Drafted 2011, 4 #96 overall by Avangard Omsk in the KHL Draft

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