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Sweden Mattias Bäckman
#12 Frisk Asker / Norway - 23/24
1-time U20 WJC Gold Medal 1
1-time J20 SM Gold Medal 1
Date of Birth
Oct 03, 1992
Position
D
Age
31
Height
6'3" / 190 cm
Place of Birth
Linköping, SWE
Weight
194 lbs / 88 kg
Nation
Sweden
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Linköpings HC
Contract
23/24
Drafted
2011 round 5 #146 overall by Detroit Red Wings
Agency
PREMIUM

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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Mattias Bäckman 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* |
2022-23 Did not play * * * * * * |
2023-24 Tappara Liiga 5* 0* 0* 0* 4* 1* |
Frisk Asker Norway 12* 1* 9* 10* 8* 7* | Playoffs 9 0 5 5 6 1

Mattias Bäckman 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* -* |
2023-24 Tappara Champions HL 4* 0* 1* 1* 2* 0* |

Mattias Bäckman 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 *
Champions HL 1 4* 0* 1* 1* 0.25* 2* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
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 *
Liiga 1 5* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 4* 1* | 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 *
Norway 1 12* 1* 9* 10* 0.83* 8* 7* | 1 9 0 * 5 * 5 * 0.56 * 6 * 1 *
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 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Mattias Bäckman Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
12/05/2023
12/05/2023 Confirmed No team Frisk Asker
10/29/2023
10/29/2023 Confirmed Tappara Unknown
07/14/2023
07/14/2023 Confirmed No team Tappara
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
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2011, 4 #96 overall by Avangard Omsk in the KHL Draft

Cult/Star player for Linköping HC

Cult/Star player for Linköping HC J20