NIKLAS BACKSTROM

February 13, 1978  (48 yrs)
Helsinki, FI

Goaltender  (Shoot left)
6'2"  (195 LBS)

Entry drafts	None
NHL earnings	$ 41 200 000

STATS NIKLAS BACKSTROM
PER SEASON		GP	W	L	OL	SO	S%
97-98	U20 - FI	2	1	-	-	1	.902
04-05	WM - FI	5	1	1	-	1	.902
06-07	NHL - MIN	40	23	9	4	4	.928
	NHL - MIN (P)	5	1	4	-	-	.924
07-08	NHL - MIN	58	33	13	8	4	.919
	NHL - MIN (P)	6	2	3	1	-	.900
	WM - FI	8	6	2	-	1	.922
08-09	NHL - MIN	71	37	24	8	8	.923
09-10	NHL - MIN	60	26	23	8	2	.903
	OLYM - FI	2	1	-	-	1	.950
10-11	NHL - MIN	51	22	23	5	3	.916
11-12	NHL - MIN	46	19	18	7	4	.919
12-13	NHL - MIN	42	24	15	3	2	.909
13-14	NHL - MIN	21	5	11	2	-	.899
14-15	NHL - MIN	19	5	7	3	-	.887
	NHL - MIN (P)	1	-	-	-	-	.000
15-16	NHL - CGY	4	2	2	-	-	.881
	WM - FI	9	-	-	-	-	.000
PER LEAGUE		GP	W	L	OL	SO	S%
NHL		412	196	145	48	27	.914
NHL - PLAYOFFS		12	3	7	1	-	.911
OLYM		2	1	-	-	1	.950
WM		22	7	3	-	2	.915
U20		2	1	-	-	1	.902

STATS NIKLAS BACKSTROM
PER SEASON		GP	W	OW	SW	L	OL	SL	T	GA	SA	SV%	SO	AV	G	A	PM
1997-98	U20 - FI	2	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	51	.902	1	-	-	-	-
2004-05	WM - FI	5	1	-	-	1	-	-	3	12	123	.902	1	2.32	-	-	-
2006-07	NHL - MIN	40	23	-	-	9	1	3	-	72	1006	.928	4	2.00	-	-	2
	NHL - MIN (P)	5	1	-	-	4	-	-	-	11	145	.924	0	2.23	-	1	2
2007-08	NHL - MIN	58	26	6	1	13	2	6	-	132	1630	.919	4	2.33	-	-	2
	NHL - MIN (P)	6	-	2	-	3	1	-	-	17	170	.900	0	2.83	-	-	-
	WM - FI	8	6	-	-	2	-	-	-	17	218	.922	1	2.11	-	-	-
2008-09	NHL - MIN	71	29	3	5	24	6	2	-	159	2059	.923	8	2.34	-	-	6
2009-10	NHL - MIN	60	19	5	2	23	1	7	-	159	1631	.903	2	2.74	-	1	4
	OLYM - FI	2	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	40	.950	1	-	-	-	2
2010-11	NHL - MIN	51	20	1	1	23	1	4	-	132	1566	.916	3	2.67	-	1	2
2011-12	NHL - MIN	46	13	1	5	18	1	6	-	105	1299	.919	4	2.44	-	2	2
2012-13	NHL - MIN	42	17	3	4	15	1	2	-	98	1072	.909	2	2.49	-	-	2
2013-14	NHL - MIN	21	4	-	1	11	1	1	-	55	546	.899	0	3.02	-	-	-
2014-15	NHL - MIN	19	4	-	1	7	2	1	-	51	452	.887	0	3.06	-	-	2
	NHL - MIN (P)	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	.000	0	-	-	-	-
2015-16	NHL - CGY	4	2	-	-	2	-	-	-	13	109	.881	0	3.36	-	-	-
	WM - FI	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	.000	0	-	-	-	-
PER LEAGUE		GP	W	OW	SW	L	OL	SL	T	GA	SA	SV%	SO	AV	G	A	PM
NHL		412	157	19	20	145	16	32	-	976	11370	.914	27	2.51	-	4	22
NHL - PLAYOFFS		12	1	2	-	7	1	-	-	28	315	.911	0	2.56	-	1	2
OLYM		2	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	40	.950	1	-	-	-	2
WM		22	7	-	-	3	-	-	3	29	341	.915	2	2.19	-	-	-
U20		2	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	51	.902	1	-	-	-	-

NHL SALARIES

NIKLAS BACKSTROM

NHL	AGE	SALAIRE	CAP HIT	TOTAL
1 year · $ 750 000
2006-07	28	750 000	750 000	750 000
2 years · $ 6 200 000
2007-08	29	3 100 000	3 100 000	3 850 000
2008-09	30	3 100 000	3 100 000	6 950 000
4 years · $ 24 000 000
2009-10	31	6 000 000	6 000 000	12 950 000
2010-11	32	6 000 000	6 000 000	18 950 000
2011-12	33	6 000 000	6 000 000	24 950 000
2012-13	34	6 000 000	6 000 000	30 950 000
3 years · $ 10 250 000
2013-14	35	2 500 000	3 416 667	33 450 000
2014-15	36	3 750 000	3 416 667	37 200 000
2015-16	37	4 000 000	3 416 667	41 200 000
TOTAL			41 200 000	41 200 001

AWARDS

NIKLAS BACKSTROM

1997-98	U20	Gold Finland
2005-06	OLYMPICS	Silver Finland
2006-07	NHL	William M. Jennings Trophy Minnesota Wild
2007-08	WM	Silver CHAMPION FI Finland
2009-10	OLYMPICS	Bronze United States
2013-14	OLYMPICS	Silver Sweden
2015-16	WM	Silver CHAMPION FI Finland
NHL TROPHIES

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NIKLAS BACKSTROM

February 29, 2016

Niklas Backstrom is traded to the Calgary Flames with 6th round draft pick in 2016 (#166: Matthew Phillips). In return, the Minnesota Wild acquired David Jones.

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