Bäckman was drafted by St. Louis Blues in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft, 1st round, 24th overall. It was not until the 2002–03 NHL season that he got a contract for play in the NHL. He only played four games for St. Louis in his first season, spending the rest of the season playing for Worcester Ice Cats in the American Hockey League (AHL). Between 2003–04 and 2007–08 he was a regular for St. Louis recording 64 points (19 goals, 45 assists), and 130 penalty minutes in 228 games.[2]
During the 2004–05 NHL lockout Bäckman played for his Swedish youth club Frölunda in Elitserien where he totalled 19 points in 50 games, winning the Elitserien playoffs.[2]
St. Louis announced on 10 August 2006 that the club re-signed Bäckman for a multi-year contract, although no contract details were released.[3] According to Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet the contract gave Bäckman 50 million Swedish kronor (approx. $7 million) over three years.[4]
On 2 July 2008, Bäckman was traded, along with Fedor Tyutin, to the Columbus Blue Jackets for Nikolai Zherdev and Dan Fritsche. In October 2009, Bäckman signalled the conclusion of his North American career by signing with Frölunda HC.
Personal lifeedit
Bäckman was born 1980 in a small town Alingsås. He has two siblings. He grew up in mostly Alingsås but moved to Gothenburg to start his Ice Hockey career.
Bäckman is married to wife Jeanette Bäckman. Together they have 3 children. William Bäckman born in 2001, Thea Bäckman born in 2004 and Ellie Bäckman born in 2010. He spends his off-season in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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Christian Rune Backman born 28 April 1980 is a Swedish former professional ice hockey defenceman He played over 300 games in the National Hockey League NHL with the St Louis Blues New York Rangers and Columbus Blue Jackets and spent the latter part of his career with Frolunda HC of the Swedish Hockey League 1 Christian BackmanBorn 1980 04 28 28 April 1980 age 43 Alingsas SwedenHeight6 ft 4 in 193 cm Weight210 lb 95 kg 15 st 0 lb PositionDefenceShotLeftPlayed forFrolunda HCSt Louis BluesNew York RangersColumbus Blue JacketsNational team SwedenNHL Draft24th overall 1998St Louis BluesPlaying career1998 2015 Contents 1 Playing career 2 Personal life 3 Career statistics 3 1 Regular season and playoffs 3 2 International 4 Awards and honors 5 References 6 External linksPlaying career editBackman was drafted by St Louis Blues in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft 1st round 24th overall It was not until the 2002 03 NHL season that he got a contract for play in the NHL He only played four games for St Louis in his first season spending the rest of the season playing for Worcester Ice Cats in the American Hockey League AHL Between 2003 04 and 2007 08 he was a regular for St Louis recording 64 points 19 goals 45 assists and 130 penalty minutes in 228 games 2 During the 2004 05 NHL lockout Backman played for his Swedish youth club Frolunda in Elitserien where he totalled 19 points in 50 games winning the Elitserien playoffs 2 St Louis announced on 10 August 2006 that the club re signed Backman for a multi year contract although no contract details were released 3 According to Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet the contract gave Backman 50 million Swedish kronor approx 7 million over three years 4 On 26 February 2008 Backman was traded to the New York Rangers in exchange for a 4th round draft pick On 2 March 2008 in his second game as a Ranger Backman scored his first goal as a Ranger on Antero Niittymaki of the Philadelphia Flyers off assists from Brendan Shanahan and Scott Gomez 5 On 2 July 2008 Backman was traded along with Fedor Tyutin to the Columbus Blue Jackets for Nikolai Zherdev and Dan Fritsche In October 2009 Backman signalled the conclusion of his North American career by signing with Frolunda HC Personal life editBackman was born 1980 in a small town Alingsas He has two siblings He grew up in mostly Alingsas but moved to Gothenburg to start his Ice Hockey career Backman is married to wife Jeanette Backman Together they have 3 children William Backman born in 2001 Thea Backman born in 2004 and Ellie Backman born in 2010 He spends his off season in Gothenburg Sweden Career statistics editRegular season and playoffs edit Regular season PlayoffsSeason Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM1996 97 Vastra Frolunda HC J20 26 2 5 7 16 1997 98 Vastra Frolunda HC J20 28 5 14 19 12 1998 99 Vastra Frolunda HC J20 9 0 4 4 12 1998 99 Vastra Frolunda HC SEL 49 0 4 4 4 4 0 0 0 01999 00 Vastra Frolunda HC J20 3 1 1 2 0 3 1 1 2 01999 00 Vastra Frolunda HC SEL 27 1 0 1 14 5 0 0 0 01999 00 Gislaveds SK SWE 2 21 5 2 7 8 2000 01 Vastra Frolunda HC SEL 50 1 10 11 32 3 0 2 2 22001 02 Vastra Frolunda HC SEL 44 7 4 11 38 10 0 0 0 82002 03 St Louis Blues NHL 4 0 0 0 0 2002 03 Worcester IceCats AHL 72 8 19 27 66 3 0 1 1 52003 04 St Louis Blues NHL 66 5 13 18 16 5 0 2 2 42003 04 Worcester IceCats AHL 4 1 2 3 2 2004 05 Frolunda HC SEL 50 4 15 19 40 14 2 7 9 102005 06 St Louis Blues NHL 52 6 12 18 48 2006 07 St Louis Blues NHL 61 7 11 18 36 2007 08 St Louis Blues NHL 45 1 9 10 30 2007 08 New York Rangers NHL 18 2 6 8 20 8 0 0 0 122008 09 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 56 2 5 7 32 2009 10 Frolunda HC SEL 47 10 18 28 46 7 1 2 3 62010 11 Frolunda HC SEL 21 4 13 17 8 2011 12 Frolunda HC SEL 55 11 16 27 48 6 0 2 2 22012 13 Frolunda HC SEL 57 7 15 22 36 6 1 3 4 02013 14 Frolunda HC SHL 50 2 5 7 36 7 1 1 2 22014 15 Frolunda HC SHL 33 4 3 7 16 13 0 2 2 8SEL SHL totals 480 51 103 154 318 75 5 19 24 38NHL totals 302 23 56 79 182 13 0 2 2 16International edit Medal recordRepresenting nbsp SwedenOlympics nbsp 2006 TurinWorld Championships nbsp 2004 Czech Republic nbsp 2010 GermanyEuropean Junior Championship nbsp 1998 Sweden nbsp 1997 Czech RepublicYear Team Event GP G A Pts PIM1997 Sweden EJC18 4 0 0 0 21998 Sweden EJC18 6 2 6 8 21999 Sweden WJC 6 0 3 3 02000 Sweden WJC 7 1 1 2 62004 Sweden WC 9 1 2 3 62005 Sweden WC 9 1 1 2 62006 Sweden OLY 8 1 2 3 62010 Sweden WC 9 0 3 3 10Junior totals 23 3 10 13 10Senior totals 35 3 8 11 28Awards and honors editAward YearSHLAll Star Team 2005Le Mat trophy Frolunda HC 2005References edit Backman retires from professional career aftonbladet se in Swedish 2015 06 07 Retrieved 2015 06 07 a b Christian Backman player profile Elite Prospects Retrieved 11 August 2006 Blues Sign Christian Backman To Multi Year Contract St Louis Blues Hockey Club L L C Archived from the original on 13 August 2006 Retrieved 11 August 2006 Backmans lonehojning 10 miljoner per ar in Swedish Aftonbladet se Archived from the original on 13 August 2006 Retrieved 11 August 2006 Rangers 5 Flyers 4 SO 2008 03 02 Retrieved 2008 03 04 dead link External links editOfficial website Biographical information and career statistics from NHL com or Eliteprospects com or Eurohockey com or Hockey Reference com or The Internet Hockey DatabaseAwards and achievementsPreceded byMarty Reasoner St Louis Blues first round draft pick1998 Succeeded byBarret Jackman Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Christian Backman amp oldid 1193843005, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
