Eliteprospects
Sweden Victor Backman
#64 HC Thurgau / SL - 25/26
1-time J20 SM Gold Medal 1
Date of Birth
Jun 16, 1991
Position
W/C
Age
34
Height
5'11" / 180 cm
Place of Birth
Öckerö, SWE
Weight
192 lbs / 87 kg
Nation
Sweden
Shoots
L
Youth Team
SH84
Contract
25/26
Agency
PREMIUM

A very skilled forward who can play both wing and center. Backman developed relatively late as a player. Has great hands and hockey sense. Possesses a very good wrist shot and a terrific attitude.
(EP 2010)

Cousins: Andreas Backman, Emil Backman

© Photo: Bildbyrån

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Victor Backman Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2007-08 Frölunda HC J18 J18 Elit 14* 1* 2* 3* 4* 4* |
Frölunda HC J18 J18 Allsvenskan 7* 0* 0* 0* 2* -1* |
2008-09 Frölunda HC J18 J18 Elit 17* 22* 15* 37* 18* 24* |
Frölunda HC J18 J18 Allsvenskan 14* 3* 3* 6* 6* 3* | Playoffs 7 3 2 5 6 3
Frölunda HC J20 J20 SuperElit 5* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
2009-10 Frölunda HC J20 J20 SuperElit 39* 17* 15* 32* 80* 3* | Playoffs 5 2 4 6 6 2
2010-11 Frölunda HC J20 J20 SuperElit 39* 36* 35* 71* 28* 39* | Playoffs 7 7 1 8 4 5
Frölunda HC Elitserien 17* 0* 0* 0* 2* -2* |
Kungälvs IK Division 1 2* 0* 4* 4* 2* 3* |
2011-12 Frölunda HC Elitserien 8* 2* 1* 3* 0* 1* |
Borås HC HockeyAllsvenskan 44* 10* 16* 26* 16* -7* | Kvalserien AS 10 0 9 9 6 5
2012-13 VIK Västerås HK HockeyAllsvenskan 37* 5* 10* 15* 10* 5* |
IK Oskarshamn HockeyAllsvenskan 11* 4* 5* 9* 12* 6* | Qualification 6 1 5 6 8 -1
2013-14 IK Oskarshamn HockeyAllsvenskan 45* 8* 7* 15* 16* -2* |
2014-15 IK Oskarshamn HockeyAllsvenskan 18* 3* 3* 6* 4* 0* |
Herning Blue Fox Denmark 26* 10* 7* 17* 14* 5* | Playoffs 15 6 5 11 12 -2
2015-16 Herlev Eagles “C” Denmark 30* 11* 13* 24* 55* -12* |
Mora IK HockeyAllsvenskan 13* 0* 0* 0* 4* 1* | Qualification 5 1 0 1 0 0
2016-17 Stjernen Hockey “C” Norway 40* 26* 28* 54* 36* 11* | Playoffs 2 1 1 2 2 -2
2017-18 HPK Liiga 9* 1* 0* 1* 0* -2* |
BIK Karlskoga HockeyAllsvenskan 15* 1* 2* 3* 10* -7* |
2018-19 GC Küsnacht Lions SL 23* 13* 21* 34* 20* 11* |
ZSC Lions NL 16* 4* 7* 11* 4* 1* |
2019-20 GC Küsnacht Lions SL 31* 16* 26* 42* 22* 1* | Playoffs 5 0 2 2 0 -4
ZSC Lions NL 2* 0* 1* 1* 2* 0* |
2020-21 Malmö Redhawks SHL 40* 2* 2* 4* 8* 1* |
2021-22 GC Küsnacht Lions SL 36* 13* 19* 32* 39* 3* | Playoffs 6 1 6 7 4 -1
ZSC Lions NL 12* 1* 4* 5* 6* 5* |
2022-23 GC Küsnacht Lions SL 41* 13* 29* 42* 18* 15* | Playoffs 11 3 13 16 8 10
2023-24 GC Küsnacht Lions SL 28* 8* 21* 29* 16* 12* | Playoffs 18 3 11 14 8 -6
2024-25 GC Küsnacht Lions SL 41* 9* 29* 38* 34* 7* | Playoffs 5 4 1 5 4 -4
2025-26 HC Thurgau SL 17* 7* 9* 16* 9* 13* |
EHC Kloten NL 2* 0* 0* 0* 4* 0* |
Projected SL 37* 15* 20* 35* 20* 28* |
Projected NL 21* 0* 0* 0* 42* 0* |

Victor Backman Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2007-08 Göteborg TV-Pucken 8* 2* 6* 8* 4* 1* |
2010-11 Frölunda HC ET 1* 1* 0* 1* 0* -* |
2011-12 Frölunda HC ET 2* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* | Playoffs 3 1 0 1 2 -2
2013-14 Frölunda HC ET 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2014-15 Herning Blue Fox Continental Cup 3* 1* 0* 1* 0* -2* |
Herning Blue Fox Danish Cup 3* 1* 0* 1* 2* -* |
2015-16 Herlev Eagles Danish Cup 1* 1* 1* 2* 0* -* |
2018-19 GC Küsnacht Lions Swiss Cup 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
ZSC Lions Champions HL 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
2019-20 GC Küsnacht Lions Swiss Cup 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2021-22 ZSC Lions Champions HL 6* 0* 0* 0* 2* -2* |
2023-24 GC Küsnacht Lions National Cup 3* 1* 4* 5* 2* -* |
Frölunda HC Spengler Cup 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
2024-25 GC Küsnacht Lions National Cup 4* 2* 2* 4* 2* -* |
2025-26 HC Thurgau National Cup 2* 1* 2* 3* 2* -* |

Victor Backman Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Champions HL 2 8* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 2* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
Continental Cup 1 3* 1* 0* 1* 0.33* 0* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
Danish Cup 2 4* 2* 1* 3* 0.75* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Denmark 2 56* 21* 20* 41* 0.73* 69* -7* | 1 15 6 * 5 * 11 * 0.73 * 12 * -2 *
ET 3 5* 1* 0* 1* 0.20* 2* -* | 1 3 1 * 0 * 1 * 0.33 * 2 * -2 *
HockeyAllsvenskan 6 183* 31* 43* 74* 0.40* 72* -4* | 3 21 2 * 14 * 16 * 0.76 * 14 * 4 *
Division 1 (HockeyEttan) 1 2* 0* 4* 4* 2.00* 2* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
Liiga 1 9* 1* 0* 1* 0.11* 0* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
National Cup 3 9* 4* 8* 12* 1.33* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NL 4 32* 5* 12* 17* 0.53* 16* 6* | 0 * * * * * *
Norway 1 40* 26* 28* 54* 1.35* 36* 11* | 1 2 1 * 1 * 2 * 1.00 * 2 * -2 *
SHL (Elitserien) 3 65* 4* 3* 7* 0.11* 10* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
SL 7 217* 79* 154* 233* 1.07* 158* 62* | 5 45 11 * 33 * 44 * 0.98 * 24 * -5 *
Spengler Cup 1 1* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
Swiss Cup 2 2* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
TV-Pucken 1 8* 2* 6* 8* 1.00* 4* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
J18 Allsvenskan (U18 Nationell) 2 21* 3* 3* 6* 0.29* 8* 2* | 1 7 3 * 2 * 5 * 0.71 * 6 * 3 *
J18 Elit (U18 Region) 2 31* 23* 17* 40* 1.29* 22* 28* | 0 * * * * * *
J20 SuperElit (U20 Nationell) 3 83* 53* 50* 103* 1.24* 108* 41* | 2 12 9 * 5 * 14 * 1.17 * 10 * 7 *

Victor Backman Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
10/01/2025
10/01/2025 Loan HC Thurgau EHC Kloten
04/28/2025
04/28/2025 Confirmed GC Küsnacht Lions HC Thurgau
07/02/2024
07/02/2024 Extension GC Küsnacht Lions GC Küsnacht Lions
12/25/2023
12/25/2023 Loan GC Küsnacht Lions Frölunda HC
06/29/2023
06/29/2023 Extension GC Küsnacht Lions GC Küsnacht Lions
06/07/2022
06/07/2022 Extension GC Küsnacht Lions GC Küsnacht Lions
07/16/2021
07/16/2021 Confirmed Malmö Redhawks GC Küsnacht Lions
04/27/2020
04/27/2020 Confirmed GC Küsnacht Lions Malmö Redhawks
03/28/2019
03/28/2019 Extension GC Küsnacht Lions GC Küsnacht Lions
06/18/2018
06/18/2018 Confirmed BIK Karlskoga GC Küsnacht Lions
12/19/2017
12/19/2017 Confirmed HPK BIK Karlskoga
11/18/2017
11/18/2017 Confirmed HPK Unknown
04/28/2017
04/28/2017 Confirmed Stjernen Hockey HPK
08/03/2016
08/03/2016 Confirmed Mora IK Stjernen Hockey
01/21/2016
01/21/2016 Confirmed Herlev Eagles Mora IK
06/20/2015
06/20/2015 Confirmed Herning Blue Fox Herlev Eagles
11/01/2014
11/01/2014 Confirmed IK Oskarshamn Herning Blue Fox
08/28/2013
08/28/2013 Loan IK Oskarshamn Frölunda HC
04/15/2013
04/15/2013 Extension IK Oskarshamn IK Oskarshamn
01/28/2013
01/28/2013 Loan Frölunda HC IK Oskarshamn
05/08/2012
05/08/2012 Loan Frölunda HC VIK Västerås HK
08/18/2011
08/18/2011 Loan Frölunda HC Borås HC
03/21/2011
03/21/2011 Extension Frölunda HC J20 Frölunda HC
Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Frölunda HC U20

Career transactions
- 2011-03-21 • Signed to a two-year pro contract by Frölunda