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HOCKEY STATS
NHL

DAVID BACKES

May 1, 1984  
Minneapolis, MN, USA

Right wing  
6'3"  
Entry drafts
ST-LOUIS BLUES
NHL earnings$ 61 775 500
David Backes stats hockey
STATS
DAVID BACKES
PER SEASONSEASONSPLAYOFFS
GPGAPTSPM+/-GPGAPTSPM+/-
2005-06AHL - RIV12551010-31128-
2006-07NHL - STL4910132337+6------
AHL - RIV311031347-------
WM - USA71236+4------
2007-08NHL - STL7213183199-11------
WM - USA6-1135-------
2008-09NHL - STL82312354165-3412310+1
WM - USA914533+3------
2009-10NHL - STL79173148106-4------
OLYM - USA61232+4------
2010-11NHL - STL8231316293+32------
2011-12NHL - STL82243054101+15922418-5
2012-13NHL - STL486222862+56123--
2013-14NHL - STL74273057119+144-112-3
OLYM - USA63146-------
2014-15NHL - STL80263258104+761122+2
2015-16NHL - STL7921244583+42077148+1
2016-17NHL - BOS7417213869+261342+2
NHLWC - TEA2-----1------
2017-18NHL - BOS5714193353+21221319-6
2018-19NHL - BOS707132031-152352+1
2019-20NHL - BOS1612316-2------
NHL - ANA6-336+1------
2020-21NHL - ANA153144-4------
PER LEAGUESEASONSPLAYOFFS
GPGAPTSPM+/-GPGAPTSPM+/-
NHL9652483135611148+648217223963-7
AHL431582357-31128-
OLYM124378+4------
WM2227974+7------
NHLWC2-----1------
NHL SALARIES
DAVID BACKES
NHLAGESALAIRECAP HITTOTAL
2 years  ·  $ 1 775 000
2006-0722882 500887 500882 500
2007-0823893 000887 5001 775 500
3 years  ·  $ 7 500 000
2008-09242 500 0002 500 0004 275 500
2009-10252 500 0002 500 0006 775 500
2010-11262 500 0002 500 0009 275 500
5 years  ·  $ 22 500 000
2011-12274 500 0004 500 00013 775 500
2012-13283 750 0004 500 00017 525 500
2013-14294 750 0004 500 00022 275 500
2014-15304 750 0004 500 00027 025 500
2015-16314 750 0004 500 00031 775 500
5 years  ·  $ 30 000 000
2016-17328 000 0006 000 00039 775 500
2017-18338 000 0006 000 00047 775 500
2018-19346 000 0006 000 00053 775 500
2019-20354 000 0006 000 00057 775 500
2020-21364 000 0006 000 00061 775 500
TOTAL61 775 50061 775 000
AWARDS
DAVID BACKES
2009-10OLYMPICSSilver
United States
NHL TROPHIES
TRANSACTIONS
DAVID BACKES
July 1, 2016

David Backes signed a new deal with the Boston Bruins

February 21, 2020

David Backes is traded to the Anaheim Ducks with Axel Andersson and 1st round draft pick in 2020. In return, the Boston Bruins acquired Ondrej Kase.

NHL trades