Niklas Bäckström
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PROFILE ANALYTICS
Niklas Bäckström Facts
- Date of Birth
- Feb 13, 1978
- Age
- 48
- Place of Birth
- Helsinki, FIN
- Nation
- Finland
- Youth Team
- HIFK
- Position
- G
- Height
- 187 cm / 6'2"
- Weight
- 87 kg / 192 lbs
- Catches
- L
- Status
- Retired
- Highlights
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A calm keeper with an excellent technique, which has been developed through the years. Has great positioning, and is great at keeping focus. Has developed his butterfly technique past few seasons, but has a little left of the stand-up style. Good glove. Complete keeper, with only a minor weakness being shots between the legs. (EP 2010)
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Niklas Bäckström Statistics
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| S | Team | League | Regular Season | Postseason | |||||||||
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| GP | GAA | SV% | SO | W-L-T | POST | GP | GAA | SV% | SO | W-L-T | |||
| 93-94 |  HIFK U16 | U16 SM-sarja | 0 | - | - | - | - | Playoffs | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 93-94 | Finland U16 (all) | International-Jr | 1 | 1.00 | .967 | - | - | ||||||
| 94-95 | HIFK U18 | U18 SM-sarja | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| 94-95 | Finland U17 (all) | International-Jr | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| 95-96 | HIFK U18 | U18 SM-sarja | 12 | 3.77 | - | - | - | Playoffs | 4 | 2.66 | - | - | - |
| 96-97 | HIFK U20 | U20 SM-liiga | 21 | 2.75 | .914 | - | - | ||||||
| 96-97 | HIFK | SM-liiga | 2 | 5.85 | .824 | 0 | 0-0-0 | ||||||
| 96-97 | PiTaLoan | I-divisioona | 8 | 3.69 | .875 | - | - | ||||||
| 96-97 | Finland U19 (all) | International-Jr | 0 | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| 97-98 | HIFK U20 | U20 SM-liiga | 14 | 2.98 | .907 | - | 7-7-0 | ||||||
| 97-98 | HIFK | SM-liiga | 0 | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| 97-98 | HermesLoan | I-divisioona | 9 | 2.95 | .912 | 1 | 4-3-1 | ||||||
| 97-98 | Finland U20 | WJC-20 | 2 | 2.50 | .911 | 1 | 1-0-1 | ||||||
| 97-98 | Finland U20 (all) | International-Jr | 2 | 2.50 | .911 | 1 | 1-0-1 | ||||||
| 98-99 | HIFK U20 | U20 SM-liiga | 8 | 3.01 | .902 | - | - | Relegation | 7 | 2.29 | .912 | - | - |
| 98-99 | HIFK | SM-liiga | 16 | 1.69 | .932 | 1 | 9-5-1 | Playoffs | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 99-00 | HIFK | SM-liiga | 4 | 6.58 | .785 | 0 | 0-4-0 | ||||||
| 99-00 | FPSLoan | I-divisioona | 22 | 2.27 | .928 | 1 | 13-8-1 | Playoffs | 3 | 2.69 | .913 | 0 | 1-2-0 |
| 00-01 | SaiPa | SM-liiga | 49 | 2.55 | .924 | 2 | 21-24-3 | ||||||
| 01-02 |  AIK | Elitserien | 40 | 3.05 | .897 | 1 | 14-24-0 | Kvalserien SHL | 9 | 2.21 | .921 | 0 | 6-3-0 |
| 01-02 | Finland (all) | International | 1 | 1.00 | .969 | - | - | ||||||
| 02-03 | Kärpät | SM-liiga | 36 | 2.16 | .929 | 4 | 16-9-11 | Playoffs | 15 | 2.00 | .939 | 1 | 7-8-0 |
| 03-04 | Kärpät | SM-liiga | 43 | 2.03 | .936 | 7 | 24-9-10 | Playoffs | 15 | 2.33 | .925 | 1 | 9-5-0 |
| 04-05 | Kärpät | SM-liiga | 47 | 2.17 | .927 | 7 | 27-10-10 | Playoffs | 12 | 1.25 | .950 | 3 | 10-2-0 |
| 04-05 | Finland | WC | 5 | 2.32 | .902 | 1 | 1-1-3 | ||||||
| 05-06 | Kärpät | SM-liiga | 51 | 1.68 | .940 | 10 | 32-9-10 | Playoffs | 4 | 1.85 | .897 | 0 | 3-1-0 |
| 05-06 | Finland Olympics | OG | 0 | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| 05-06 | Finland | WC | 0 | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| 06-07 |  Minnesota Wild | NHL | 41 | 1.97 | .929 | 5 | 23-8-6 | Playoffs | 5 | 2.22 | .924 | 0 | 1-4-0 |
| 07-08 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 58 | 2.31 | .920 | 4 | 33-13-8 | Playoffs | 6 | 2.82 | .900 | 0 | 2-4-0 |
| 07-08 | Finland | WC | 8 | 2.11 | .922 | 1 | 6-2-0 | ||||||
| 08-09 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 71 | 2.33 | .923 | 8 | 37-24-8 | ||||||
| 09-10 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 60 | 2.72 | .903 | 2 | 26-23-8 | ||||||
| 09-10 | Finland Olympics | OG | 2 | 1.09 | .952 | 1 | 1-0-0 | ||||||
| 09-10 | Finland (all) | International | 2 | 1.09 | .952 | 1 | 1-0-0 | ||||||
| 10-11 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 51 | 2.66 | .916 | 3 | 22-23-5 | ||||||
| 11-12 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 46 | 2.43 | .919 | 4 | 19-18-7 | ||||||
| 12-13 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 42 | 2.48 | .909 | 2 | 24-15-3 | ||||||
| 13-14 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 21 | 3.02 | .899 | 0 | 5-11-2 | ||||||
| 14-15 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 19 | 3.05 | .887 | 0 | 5-7-3 | ||||||
| 15-16 |  Calgary Flames | NHL | 4 | 3.35 | .881 | 0 | 2-2-0 | ||||||
| 15-16 | Finland | WC | 0 | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| 15-16 | Finland (all) | International | 1 | 2.00 | .929 | 0 | - | ||||||
| 16-17 | HIFK | Liiga | 17 | 1.87 | .923 | 1 | 8-5-4 | Playoffs | 2 | 3.42 | .864 | 0 | 1-1-0 |
| 17-18 | HIFK | Liiga | 7 | 2.48 | .894 | 1 | 2-2-2 | ||||||
| 18-19 | Tappara | Liiga | 15 | 1.73 | .921 | 2 | 11-2-1 | Playoffs | 1 | 0.00 | 1.000 | 0 | - |
Niklas Bäckström Tournament Statistics
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| GP | GAA | SV% | SO | W-L-T | POST | GP | GAA | SV% | SO | W-L-T | |||
| 98-99 | HIFK | Euro HL | 0 | - | - | - | - | Playoffs | 2 | 2.34 | .886 | - | - |
| 99-00 | HIFK | Euro HL | 1 | 14.17 | .579 | 0 | - | ||||||
| 02-03 | Finland | EHT | 4 | 4.00 | .783 | - | - | ||||||
| 03-04 | Finland | EHT | 3 | 2.64 | .895 | - | - | ||||||
| 04-05 | Kärpät | ECC | 3 | 1.80 | .921 | 0 | 2-1-0 | ||||||
| 04-05 | Finland | EHT | 3 | 2.31 | .915 | - | - | ||||||
| 05-06 | Kärpät | ECC | 3 | 1.89 | .941 | 1 | 2-1-0 | ||||||
| 05-06 | Finland | EHT | 5 | 1.57 | .950 | - | - | ||||||
| 15-16 | Finland | EHT | 1 | 2.00 | .929 | 0 | - | ||||||
| 16-17 | HIFK | Champions HL | 4 | 1.52 | .939 | 1 | 1-2-1 | ||||||
| 17-18 | HIFK | Champions HL | 1 | 4.50 | .885 | 0 | 0-1-0 | ||||||
| 18-19 | Tappara | Champions HL | 3 | 1.95 | .908 | 0 | 2-1-0 | ||||||
Niklas Bäckström Career Totals
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| Years | GP | GAA | SV% | SO | W-L-T | Years | GP | GAA | SV% | SO | W-L-T | |
 Champions HL | 3 | 8 | 1.95 | .921 | 1 | 3-4-1 | 0 | |||||
| ECC | 2 | 6 | 1.85 | .933 | 1 | 4-2-0 | 0 | |||||
| EHT | 5 | 16 | 2.00* | - | 0 | - | 0 | |||||
| Elitserien (SHL) | 1 | 40 | 3.05 | .897 | 1 | 14-24-0 | 1 | 9 | 2.21 | .921 | 0 | 6-3-0 |
| Euro HL | 2 | 1 | 14.17 | .579 | 0 | - | 1 | 2 | 2.34 | .886 | - | - |
| I-divisioona | 3 | 39 | 2.67 | - | 2* | 17-11-2 | 1 | 3 | 2.69 | .913 | 0 | 1-2-0 |
| International | 3 | 4 | 1.41* | .952* | 1* | 1-0-0 | 0 | |||||
| International-Jr | 4 | 3* | 2.50* | .911* | 1* | 1-0-1 | 0 | |||||
| Liiga (SM-liiga) | 12 | 287 | 2.11 | .928 | 35 | 150-79-52 | 7 | 49 | 1.93 | .933 | 5 | 30-17-0 |
 NHL | 10 | 413 | 2.49 | .914 | 28 | 196-144-50 | 2 | 11 | 2.55 | .911 | 0 | 3-8-0 |
| OG | 2 | 2 | 1.09 | .952 | 1 | 1-0-0 | 0 | |||||
| U16 SM-sarja | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| U18 SM-sarja | 2 | 12* | 3.77 | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 2.66 | - | - | - |
| U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) | 3 | 43 | 2.90 | - | - | 7-7-0 | 1 | 7 | 2.29 | .912 | - | - |
| WC | 4 | 13 | 2.19 | .915 | 2 | 7-3-3 | 0 | |||||
| WJC-20 | 1 | 2 | 2.50 | .911 | 1 | 1-0-1 | 0 | |||||
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.
Niklas Bäckström Hockey Connections
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Niklas Bäckström Career Highlights
| Season | Awards by Season |
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| 1997-1998 | |
| 1998-1999 | |
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| 2006-2007 |
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| 2012-2013 |
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| 2018-2019 |
Transactions
| Date | Status | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Confirmed | Tappara | Retired | ||
| Confirmed | HIFK | Tappara | ||
| Extension | HIFK | HIFK | ||
| Confirmed | Calgary Flames | HIFK | ||
| Confirmed | Minnesota Wild | Calgary Flames | ||
| Extension | Minnesota Wild | Minnesota Wild | ||
| Extension | Minnesota Wild | Minnesota Wild |
