Mattias Bäckman

#22 HC Vita Hästen / HockeyEttan - 25/26

Date of Birth: Oct 03, 1992
Age: 34
Place of Birth: Linköping, SWE
Nation: Sweden
Youth Team: Linköpings HC
Position: D
Height: 188 cm / 6'2"
Weight: 83 kg / 183 lbs
Shoots: L
Contract: 25/26

Mattias Bäckman Facts

Drafted: 2011 round 5 #146 overall by Detroit Red Wings

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)

Mattias Bäckman Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
2007-2008	Linköping HC J18	J18 Elit	21	0	2	2	14	-2
2008-2009	Linköping HC J18	J18 Elit	16	3	3	6	4	11
2008-2009	Linköping HC J18	J18 Allsvenskan	14	2	5	7	12	2	Playoffs	1	0	1	1	0	3
2008-2009	Linköping HC J20	J20 SuperElit	2	0	0	0	2	0
2009-2010	Linköping HC J18	J18 Allsvenskan	2	2	1	3	4	-1	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	2	-
2009-2010	Linköping HC J20	J20 SuperElit	33	4	5	9	38	5	Playoffs	6	1	0	1	10	-3
2009-2010	Linköping HC	Elitserien	5	0	0	0	2	0
2009-2010	Sweden U18 (all)	International-Jr	6	0	1	1	0	-
2010-2011	Linköping HC J20	J20 SuperElit	27	2	18	20	34	16	Playoffs	3	0	2	2	4	-2
2010-2011	Linköping HC	Elitserien	6	0	0	0	4	-2
2010-2011	Mjölby HC Loan	Division 1	2	1	2	3	2	3
2010-2011	Sweden U19 (all)	International-Jr	7	2	2	4	4	-
2011-2012	Linköping HC J20	J20 SuperElit	6	1	1	2	0	2	Playoffs	6	2	6	8	4	5
2011-2012	Linköping HC	Elitserien	42	1	7	8	14	7
2011-2012	Sweden U20	WJC-20	6	0	3	3	4	5
2011-2012	Sweden U20 (all)	International-Jr	14	0	9	9	6	8
2011-2012	Sweden (all)	International	4	0	1	1	4	1
2012-2013	Linköping HC	Elitserien	52	2	24	26	34	5	Playoffs	10	2	4	6	4	6
2012-2013	Sweden (all)	International	5	0	0	0	0	0
2013-2014	Linköping HC Loan	SHL	54	6	15	21	16	25	Playoffs	13	0	7	7	6	4
2013-2014	Grand Rapids Griffins	AHL	2	0	0	0	0	-1	Playoffs	10	1	5	6	2	-6
2014-2015	Grand Rapids Griffins	AHL	18	0	4	4	6	-3
2014-2015	Linköping HC Loan	SHL	25	4	13	17	4	0	Playoffs	9	0	3	3	6	-7
2014-2015	Texas Stars	AHL	1	0	0	0	0	-1	Playoffs	2	0	1	1	0	0
2015-2016	Texas Stars	AHL	69	8	24	32	34	18	Playoffs	4	0	2	2	4	-4
2016-2017	Texas Stars	AHL	41	3	8	11	24	9
2016-2017	Hershey Bears Loan	AHL	5	1	1	2	2	3
2017-2018	EHC Kloten	NL	41	3	9	12	14	-5	Relegation	8	0	1	1	12	-1
2017-2018	EHC Kloten	NLA Q	-	-	-	-	-	-	Qualification	2	0	1	1	0	0
2018-2019	Linköping HC	SHL	18	2	5	7	8	3
2019-2020	Linköping HC	SHL	1	0	0	0	0	-1
2020-2021	Linköping HC	SHL	17	1	8	9	4	-3
2021-2022	Linköping HC	SHL	3	0	1	1	6	-3
2022-2023	Did not play		-	-	-	-	-	-
2023-2024	Tappara	Liiga	5	0	0	0	4	1
2023-2024	Frisk Asker	Norway	12	1	9	10	8	7	Playoffs	9	0	5	5	6	1
2024-2025	Frisk Asker	Norway	23	1	13	14	0	-1	Playoffs	8	0	6	6	2	-1
2025-2026	HC Vita Hästen	HockeyEttan	5	0	5	5	2	6	Qualification	2	0	0	0	0	1

Mattias Bäckman Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
2008-2009	Östergötland	TV-Pucken	5	0	2	2	6	-2
2009-2010	Sweden U18/19	WJAC-19	4	0	0	0	0	-
2010-2011	Linköping HC	ET	5	0	0	0	4	-
2010-2011	Sweden U18/19	WJAC-19	4	0	1	1	4	-
2011-2012	Linköping HC	ET	5	0	1	1	6	-	Playoffs	-	-	-	-	-	-
2012-2013	Linköping HC	ET	7	1	0	1	4	-
2012-2013	Sweden	EHT	5	0	0	0	0	0
2013-2014	Linköping HC Loan	ET	8	1	1	2	6	-
2017-2018	EHC Kloten	Swiss Cup	2	1	0	1	2	-
2023-2024	Tappara	Champions HL	4	0	1	1	2	0

Mattias Bäckman Career Totals by League

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
HockeyEttan (Division 1)	2	7	1	7	8	1.14	4	9	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	0	1
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 (U18 Nationell)	2	16	4	6	10	0.63	16	1	2	4	0	1	1	0.25	2	3*
J18 Elit (U18 Region)	2	37	3	5	8	0.22	18	9	0
J20 SuperElit (U20 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	0								1	2	0	1	1	0.50	0	0
Norway	2	35	2	22	24	0.69	8	6	2	17	0	11	11	0.65	8	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

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Mattias Bäckman Career Totals by Team

Team	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
EHC Kloten	1	43	4	9	13	0.30	16	-5*	1	10	0	2	2	0.20	12	-1
Frisk Asker	2	35	2	22	24	0.69	8	6	2	17	0	11	11	0.65	8	0
Grand Rapids Griffins	2	20	0	4	4	0.20	6	-4	1	10	1	5	6	0.60	2	-6
HC Vita Hästen	1	5	0	5	5	1.00	2	6	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	0	1
Hershey Bears	1	5	1	1	2	0.40	2	3	0
Linköping HC	10	248	18	75	93	0.38	112	31*	4	32*	2*	14*	16*	0.50*	16*	3*
Linköping HC J18	3	53	7	11	18	0.34	34	10	2	4	0	1	1	0.25	2	3*
Linköping HC J20	4	68	7	24	31	0.46	74	23	3	15	3	8	11	0.73	18	0
Mjölby HC	1	2	1	2	3	1.50	2	3	0
Östergötland	1	5	0	2	2	0.40	6	-2	0
Sweden (EHT)	1	5	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0
Sweden (all)	2	9	0	1	1	0.11	4	1	0
Sweden U18 (all)	1	6	0	1	1	0.17	0	-	0
Sweden U18/19	2	8	0	1	1	0.13	4	-	0
Sweden U19 (all)	1	7	2	2	4	0.57	4	-	0
Sweden U20	1	6	0	3	3	0.50	4	5	0
Sweden U20 (all)	1	14	0	9	9	0.64	6	8	0
Tappara	1	9	0	1	1	0.11	6	1	0
Texas Stars	3	111	11	32	43	0.39	58	26	2	6	0	3	3	0.50	4	-4

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Mattias Bäckman Career Highlights

Season	Awards
2011-2012	J20 SM Gold Medal U20 WJC Gold Medal
2013-2014	SHL Best Plus/Minus (+25) SHL Most Points by Defenseman Playoffs (7)

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
05/01/2026	Confirmed	HC Vita Hästen	Unknown
01/30/2026	Confirmed	No team	HC Vita Hästen
09/11/2025	Confirmed	Linköping HC	Unknown
07/19/2024	Extension	Frisk Asker	Frisk Asker
12/05/2023	Confirmed	No team	Frisk Asker
07/14/2023	Confirmed	No team	Tappara
12/07/2021	Confirmed	Linköping HC	Time out
05/27/2021	Extension	Linköping HC	Linköping HC
04/27/2018	Confirmed	EHC Kloten	Linköping HC
06/30/2017	Confirmed	Dallas Stars	EHC Kloten
03/08/2017	Loan	Dallas Stars	Hershey Bears
06/10/2016	Extension	Dallas Stars	Dallas Stars
03/02/2015	Confirmed	Detroit Red Wings	Dallas Stars
12/24/2014	Loan	Detroit Red Wings	Linköping HC
05/22/2013	Confirmed	Linköping HC	Detroit Red Wings

Mattias Bäckman Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2011, 4 #96 by Avangard Omsk in the KHL Draft
Cult/Star player for Linköping HC
Cult/Star player for Linköping HC U20