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Sweden Christian Bäckman
#5 Frölunda HC / SHL - 14/15
1-time U18 EJC Gold Medal 1
1-time Olympic Gold Medal 1
1-time U18 EJC Silver Medal 1
1-time World Championship Silver Medal 1
1-time World Championship Bronze Medal 1
1-time SHL Champion 1
Date of Birth
Apr 28, 1980
Position
D
Age
43
Height
6'4" / 193 cm
Place of Birth
Alingsås, SWE
Weight
209 lbs / 95 kg
Nation
Sweden
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Alingsås HC
Status
Retired
Drafted
1998 round 1 #24 overall by St. Louis Blues

Bäckman was a well-rounded defenseman who played a sound two-way game. A fine skater with great size, he had all the tool to carve out a long career. Foot and knee injuries eventually slowed him down.

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Christian Bäckman Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1996-97 Västra Frölunda HC J20 J20 SuperElit 26* 2* 5* 7* 16* -* |
Sweden U17 (all) International-Jr 5* 0* 2* 2* -* -* |
Sweden U18 EJC-18 4* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |
Sweden U18 (all) International-Jr 4* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |
1997-98 Västra Frölunda HC J18 J18 Allsvenskan 4* 4* 1* 5* 2* -* | Playoffs 5 2 2 4 2 -
Västra Frölunda HC J20 J20 SuperElit 28* 5* 14* 19* 12* -* | Playoffs 2 0 1 1 4 -
Sweden U18 EJC-18 6* 2* 6* 8* 2* -* |
Sweden U18 (all) International-Jr 16* 3* -* -* -* -* |
1998-99 Västra Frölunda HC J20 J20 SuperElit 9* 0* 4* 4* 12* -* |
Västra Frölunda HC Elitserien 49* 0* 4* 4* 4* -6* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 0 0
Sweden U19 (all) International-Jr 4* 2* -* -* -* -* |
Sweden U20 WJC-20 6* 0* 3* 3* 0* 1* |
Sweden U20 (all) International-Jr 16* 2* 5* 7* 18* -* |
1999-00 Västra Frölunda HC J20 J20 SuperElit 3* 1* 1* 2* 0* -* | Playoffs 3 1 1 2 0 -
Västra Frölunda HC Elitserien 27* 1* 0* 1* 14* -5* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 0 0
Gislaveds SK Allsvenskan 21* 5* 2* 7* 8* -2* |
Sweden U20 WJC-20 7* 1* 1* 2* 6* 8* |
Sweden U20 (all) International-Jr 14* 2* 3* 5* 14* -* |
2000-01 Västra Frölunda HC Elitserien 50* 1* 10* 11* 32* -6* | Playoffs 3 0 2 2 2 -2
Sweden (all) International 4* 1* 2* 3* 0* -* |
2001-02 Västra Frölunda HC Elitserien 44* 7* 4* 11* 38* 10* | Playoffs 10 0 0 0 8 2
Sweden (all) International 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2002-03 St. Louis Blues NHL 4* 0* 0* 0* 0* -3* |
Worcester IceCats AHL 72* 8* 19* 27* 66* -2* | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 5 1
2003-04 St. Louis Blues NHL 65* 5* 13* 18* 16* 3* | Playoffs 5 0 2 2 4 2
Worcester IceCats AHL 4* 1* 2* 3* 2* 3* |
Sweden WC 9* 1* 1* 2* 6* 0* |
Sweden (all) International 10* 1* 1* 2* 6* -* |
2004-05 Frölunda HC Elitserien 50* 4* 15* 19* 40* 29* | Playoffs 14 2 7 9 10 17
Sweden WCup 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
Sweden WC 9* 1* 1* 2* 6* 0* |
Sweden (all) International 21* 2* 4* 6* 20* 4* |
2005-06 St. Louis Blues NHL 52* 6* 12* 18* 48* -15* |
Sweden OG 8* 1* 2* 3* 6* -1* |
Sweden (all) International 8* 1* 2* 3* 6* -1* |
2006-07 St. Louis Blues NHL 61* 7* 11* 18* 36* 13* |
2007-08 St. Louis Blues NHL 45* 1* 9* 10* 30* -4* |
New York Rangers NHL 18* 2* 6* 8* 20* 2* | Playoffs 8 0 0 0 12 3
2008-09 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 56* 2* 5* 7* 32* 5* |
2009-10 Frölunda HC Elitserien 47* 10* 18* 28* 46* 11* | Playoffs 7 1 2 3 6 -5
Sweden WC 9* 0* 3* 3* 10* 4* |
Sweden (all) International 21* 1* 5* 6* 18* 4* |
2010-11 Frölunda HC Elitserien 21* 4* 13* 17* 8* -1* |
2011-12 Frölunda HC Elitserien 55* 11* 16* 27* 48* 7* | Playoffs 6 0 2 2 2 -2
Sweden (all) International 6* 1* 1* 2* 2* 3* |
2012-13 Frölunda HC Elitserien 54* 7* 15* 22* 36* -4* | Playoffs 6 1 3 4 0 -1
2013-14 Frölunda HC “A” SHL 50* 2* 5* 7* 36* 4* | Playoffs 7 1 1 2 2 1
2014-15 Frölunda HC “A” SHL 33* 4* 3* 7* 16* 3* | Playoffs 13 0 2 2 8 -1

Christian Bäckman Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1995-96 Västergötland TV-Pucken -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1997-98 Sweden U18 Viking Cup -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2004-05 Sweden EHT 8* 1* 1* 2* 14* 0* |
2009-10 Sweden EHT 9* 0* 0* 0* 4* 0* |
2011-12 Frölunda HC ET 3* 1* 2* 3* 0* -* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 0
Sweden EHT 6* 1* 1* 2* 2* 3* |
2012-13 Frölunda HC ET 7* 0* 2* 2* 0* -* |
2013-14 Frölunda HC ET 4* 2* 0* 2* 2* -* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 -
2014-15 Frölunda HC Champions HL 10* 2* 6* 8* 2* 9* |

Christian Bäckman Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 2 76* 9* 21* 30* 0.39* 68* 1* | 1 3 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.33 * 5 * 1 *
Allsvenskan 1 21* 5* 2* 7* 0.33* 8* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
Champions HL 1 10* 2* 6* 8* 0.80* 2* 9* | 0 * * * * * *
EHT 3 23* 2* 2* 4* 0.17* 20* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
EJC-18 2 10* 2* 6* 8* 0.80* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
ET 3 14* 3* 4* 7* 0.50* 2* -* | 2 2 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * 0 *
International 7 72* 7* 15* 22* 0.31* 52* 10* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 4 59* 9* 10* 14* 0.24* 34* -* | 0 * * * * * *
J18 Allsvenskan (J18 Nationell) 1 4* 4* 1* 5* 1.25* 2* -* | 1 5 2 * 2 * 4 * 0.80 * 2 * - *
J20 SuperElit (J20 Nationell) 4 66* 8* 24* 32* 0.48* 40* -* | 2 5 1 * 2 * 3 * 0.60 * 4 * - *
NHL 6 301* 23* 56* 79* 0.26* 182* 1* | 2 13 0 * 2 * 2 * 0.15 * 16 * 5 *
OG 1 8* 1* 2* 3* 0.38* 6* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
SHL (Elitserien) 11 480* 51* 103* 154* 0.32* 318* 42* | 10 75 5 * 19 * 24 * 0.32 * 38 * 9 *
TV-Pucken 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Viking Cup 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 3 27* 2* 5* 7* 0.26* 22* 4* | 0 * * * * * *
WCup 1 0* 0* 0* 0* -* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 2 13* 1* 4* 5* 0.38* 6* 9* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Christian Bäckman Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
08/24/2015
08/24/2015 Confirmed Frölunda HC Retired
04/11/2014
04/11/2014 Extension Frölunda HC Frölunda HC
10/09/2009
10/09/2009 Confirmed Columbus Blue Jackets Frölunda HC
Player Biography and Trivia

Number 5 retired by Frölunda HC

Cult/Star player for Frölunda HC

Cult/Star player for Frölunda HC J20

Cult/Star player for GSK Hockey