Niklas Bäckström

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

Niklas Bäckström Facts

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

								Post
1993-1994	HIFK U16	U16 SM-sarja	0	-	-	-	-	Playoffs	0	-	-	-	-
1993-1994	Finland U16 (all)	International-Jr	1	1.00	.967	-	-
1994-1995	HIFK U18	U18 SM-sarja	-	-	-	-	-
1994-1995	Finland U17 (all)	International-Jr	-	-	-	-	-
1995-1996	HIFK U18	U18 SM-sarja	12	3.77	-	-	-	Playoffs	4	2.66	-	-	-
1996-1997	HIFK U20	U20 SM-liiga	21	2.75	.914	-	-
1996-1997	HIFK	SM-liiga	2	5.85	.824	0	0-0-0
1996-1997	PiTa Loan	I-divisioona	8	3.69	.875	-	-
1996-1997	Finland U19 (all)	International-Jr	0	-	-	-	-
1997-1998	HIFK U20	U20 SM-liiga	14	2.98	.907	-	7-7-0
1997-1998	HIFK	SM-liiga	0	-	-	-	-
1997-1998	Hermes Loan	I-divisioona	9	2.95	.912	1	4-3-1
1997-1998	Finland U20	WJC-20	2	2.50	.911	1	1-0-1
1997-1998	Finland U20 (all)	International-Jr	2	2.50	.911	1	1-0-1
1998-1999	HIFK U20	U20 SM-liiga	8	3.01	.902	-	-	Relegation	7	2.29	.912	-	-
1998-1999	HIFK	SM-liiga	16	1.69	.932	1	9-5-1	Playoffs	0	-	-	-	-
1999-2000	HIFK	SM-liiga	4	6.58	.785	0	0-4-0
1999-2000	FPS Loan	I-divisioona	22	2.27	.928	1	13-8-1	Playoffs	3	2.69	.913	0	1-2-0
2000-2001	SaiPa	SM-liiga	49	2.55	.924	2	21-24-3
2001-2002	AIK	Elitserien	40	3.05	.897	1	14-24-0	Kvalserien SHL	9	2.21	.921	0	6-3-0
2001-2002	Finland (all)	International	1	1.00	.969	-	-
2002-2003	Kärpät	SM-liiga	36	2.16	.929	4	16-9-11	Playoffs	15	2.00	.939	1	7-8-0
2003-2004	Kärpät	SM-liiga	43	2.03	.936	7	24-9-10	Playoffs	15	2.33	.925	1	9-5-0
2004-2005	Kärpät	SM-liiga	47	2.17	.927	7	27-10-10	Playoffs	12	1.25	.950	3	10-2-0
2004-2005	Finland	WC	5	2.32	.902	1	1-1-3
2005-2006	Kärpät	SM-liiga	51	1.68	.940	10	32-9-10	Playoffs	4	1.85	.897	0	3-1-0
2005-2006	Finland Olympics	OG	0	-	-	-	-
2005-2006	Finland	WC	0	-	-	-	-
2006-2007	Minnesota Wild	NHL	41	1.97	.929	5	23-8-6	Playoffs	5	2.22	.924	0	1-4-0
2007-2008	Minnesota Wild	NHL	58	2.31	.920	4	33-13-8	Playoffs	6	2.82	.900	0	2-4-0
2007-2008	Finland	WC	8	2.11	.922	1	6-2-0
2008-2009	Minnesota Wild	NHL	71	2.33	.923	8	37-24-8
2009-2010	Minnesota Wild	NHL	60	2.72	.903	2	26-23-8
2009-2010	Finland Olympics	OG	2	1.09	.952	1	1-0-0
2009-2010	Finland (all)	International	2	1.09	.952	1	1-0-0
2010-2011	Minnesota Wild	NHL	51	2.66	.916	3	22-23-5
2011-2012	Minnesota Wild	NHL	46	2.43	.919	4	19-18-7
2012-2013	Minnesota Wild	NHL	42	2.48	.909	2	24-15-3
2013-2014	Minnesota Wild	NHL	21	3.02	.899	0	5-11-2
2014-2015	Minnesota Wild	NHL	19	3.05	.887	0	5-7-3
2015-2016	Calgary Flames	NHL	4	3.35	.881	0	2-2-0
2015-2016	Finland	WC	0	-	-	-	-
2015-2016	Finland (all)	International	1	2.00	.929	0	-
2016-2017	HIFK	Liiga	17	1.87	.923	1	8-5-4	Playoffs	2	3.42	.864	0	1-1-0
2017-2018	HIFK	Liiga	7	2.48	.894	1	2-2-2
2018-2019	Tappara	Liiga	15	1.73	.921	2	11-2-1	Playoffs	1	0.00	1.000	0	-

Niklas Bäckström Tournament Statistics

								Post
1998-1999	HIFK	Euro HL	0	-	-	-	-	Playoffs	2	2.34	.886	-	-
1999-2000	HIFK	Euro HL	1	14.17	.579	0	-
2002-2003	Finland	EHT	4	4.00	.783	-	-
2003-2004	Finland	EHT	3	2.64	.895	-	-
2004-2005	Kärpät	ECC	3	1.80	.921	0	2-1-0
2004-2005	Finland	EHT	3	2.31	.915	-	-
2005-2006	Kärpät	ECC	3	1.89	.941	1	2-1-0
2005-2006	Finland	EHT	5	1.57	.950	-	-
2015-2016	Finland	EHT	1	2.00	.929	0	-
2016-2017	HIFK	Champions HL	4	1.52	.939	1	1-2-1
2017-2018	HIFK	Champions HL	1	4.50	.885	0	0-1-0
2018-2019	Tappara	Champions HL	3	1.95	.908	0	2-1-0

Niklas Bäckström Career Totals by League


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 Career Totals by Team


AIK	1	40	3.05	.897	1	14-24-0	1	9	2.21	.921	0	6-3-0
Calgary Flames	1	4	3.35	.881	0	2-2-0	0
Finland	4	13	2.19	.915	2	7-3-3	0
Finland (EHT)	5	16	2.00*	-	0	-	0
Finland (all)	3	4	1.41*	.952*	1*	1-0-0	0
Finland Olympics	2	2	1.09	.952	1	1-0-0	0
Finland U16 (all)	1	1	1.00	.967	-	-	0
Finland U17 (all)	1	-	-	-	-	-	0
Finland U19 (all)	1	0	-	-	-	-	0
Finland U20	1	2	2.50	.911	1	1-0-1	0
Finland U20 (all)	1	2	2.50	.911	1	1-0-1	0
FPS	1	22	2.27	.928	1	13-8-1	1	3	2.69	.913	0	1-2-0
Hermes	1	9	2.95	.912	1	4-3-1	0
HIFK	6	52	2.35	.912*	4	20-19-8	2	4	2.90	.864*	0	1-1-0
HIFK U16	1	0	-	-	-	-	1	0	-	-	-	-
HIFK U18	2	12*	3.77	-	-	-	1	4	2.66	-	-	-
HIFK U20	3	43	2.90	-	-	7-7-0	1	7	2.29	.912	-	-
Kärpät	4	183	1.99	.933	29	103-39-41	4	46	1.91	.934	5	29-16-0
Minnesota Wild	9	409	2.48	.915	28	194-142-50	2	11	2.55	.911	0	3-8-0
PiTa	1	8	3.69	.875	-	-	0
SaiPa	1	49	2.55	.924	2	21-24-3	0
Tappara	1	18	1.83	.919	2	13-3-1	1	1	0.00	1.000	0	-

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Niklas Bäckström Career Highlights

Season	Awards
1997-1998	U20 WJC Gold Medal
1998-1999	SM-liiga Silver Medal
2002-2003	SM-liiga Silver Medal
2003-2004	SM-liiga All-Star Team SM-liiga Best Goaltender (Urpo Ylönen Award) SM-liiga Best Player in Playoffs (Jari Kurri Award) SM-liiga Best SVS% (.936) SM-liiga Champion
2004-2005	Finnish Player of the Year SM-liiga All-Star Team SM-liiga Best Goaltender (Urpo Ylönen Award) SM-liiga Best Player in Playoffs (Jari Kurri Award) SM-liiga Champion
2005-2006	SM-liiga Best GAA (1.68) SM-liiga Bronze Medal Olympic Silver Medal World Championship Bronze Medal
2006-2007	NHL Best GAA (1.97) NHL Best SVS% (.929) NHL Lowest GA (Jennings Trophy)
2007-2008	World Championship Bronze Medal World Championship Top 3 Player on Team
2008-2009	NHL All-Star Game NHL Best Goalie (Vezina Trophy) Finalist
2009-2010	Olympic Bronze Medal
2012-2013	NHL Most Wins (24)
2015-2016	World Championship Silver Medal
2017-2018	Liiga Bronze Medal
2018-2019	Liiga Bronze Medal

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
07/12/2019	Confirmed	Tappara	Retired
05/22/2018	Confirmed	HIFK	Tappara
05/08/2017	Extension	HIFK	HIFK
06/10/2016	Confirmed	Calgary Flames	HIFK
03/01/2016	Confirmed	Minnesota Wild	Calgary Flames
06/24/2013	Extension	Minnesota Wild	Minnesota Wild
03/03/2009	Extension	Minnesota Wild	Minnesota Wild

Niklas Bäckström Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for FPS
Cult/Star player for Hermes
Cult/Star player for Kärpät
Cult/Star player for Minnesota Wild
Cult/Star player for PiTa
Cult/Star player for SaiPa