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Mikael Backlund

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#11

age36

posC

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h6'0"

w207lbs

Depth Chart C2

Buyout Cap Relief

Current Contract

Cap Hit

$4,500,000$4.50M

Year 2 of 2

24/25

25/26

Expiry Status

UFA 2026 age 37

Profile

Draft Team

Round1

Pick24

Year2007

Agent J.P. Barry

Birthdate Mar 17, 1989

Birthplace Vasteras

Nationality Sweden

Stick CCM JetSpeed FT7 Pro

UFA Year 2016

ELC Year 19

Waivers Eligibility Eligible

Est Career Earnings $53.59M

Regular Season

GP76

G15

A17

P32

PPG0.42

PIM32

EV TOI/GM 13.58

G60 0.70

P60 1.16

GF% 54.80

DFF% 52.20

REL DFF% 4.40

CF% 53.10

REL CF% 2.40

NHL Career Stats (Regular Season)

GP1066

G215

A348

P563

NHL POINTS PER GAME 0.53

NHL GOALS PER GAME 0.20

Career Statline Details

2024-2026 Standard Contract

term2yrs

value$9,000,000$9.00M

cap hit$4,500,000$4.50M

Mikael Backlund is signed to a 2 year, $9,000,000 contract with a cap hit of $4,500,000 per season, playing for the Calgary Flames. His contract expires at the end of the 2025-26 season, making Backlund an Unrestricted Free Agent.

Signed On Sep 27 2023

Signing Agent J.P. Barry

Signed By

Signing GM Craig Conroy

% Cap Contract Start 5.11%

Signing Status UFAage 34

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2024-25	2025-26	2026
Cap Hit	$4,500,000$4.50M	$4,500,000$4.50M	UFAage 37
AAV	$4,500,000$4.50M	$4,500,000$4.50M
Base	$4,500,000$4.50M	$4,500,000$4.50M
Performance Bonuses	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-
Total Salary	$4,500,000$4.50M	$4,500,000$4.50M
Minors Salary	$4,500,000$4.50M	$4,500,000$4.50M
Clauses	NMC	NMC M-NTC
Year Type	UFA	UFA
UFA Year
Buy Out		Buy Out

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Career Stats By Contract

Regular Season

GP76

G15

A17

P32

PPG0.42

PIM32

EV TOI/GM 13.58

G60 0.70

P60 1.16

GF% 54.80

DFF% 52.20

REL DFF% 4.40

CF% 53.10

REL CF% 2.40

NHL Career Stats (Regular Season)

GP1066

G215

A348

P563

NHL POINTS PER GAME 0.53

NHL GOALS PER GAME 0.20

Career Statline Details

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Season	Age	Cap Hit	League	Team	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	TOI	GF%	DFF%	Rel DFF%	CF%	Rel CF%	G60	P60	Playoffs	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
2024-25	35	$4,500,000 $4.50M	SwissDiv3	EHC Brandis II	1	0	0	0	0
2024-25	35	$4,500,000 $4.50M	NHL	Calgary Flames	76	15	17	32	32	1,032	54.80	52.20	4.40	53.10	2.40	0.70	1.16
2023-24	34	$5,350,000 $5.35M	NHL	Calgary Flames	82	15	24	39	24	1,147	45.30	52.00	3.10	54.00	3.90	0.52	1.41
2022-23	33	$5,350,000 $5.35M	NHL	Calgary Flames	82	19	37	56	36	1,061	60.70	61.80	8.40	61.50	5.40	0.74	2.04
2021-22	32	$5,350,000 $5.35M	NHL	Calgary Flames	82	12	27	39	30	1,061	58.80	54.90	-0.20	57.40	2.50	0.57	1.64	Playoffs	12	5	3	8	0
2020-21	31	$5,350,000 $5.35M	NHL	Calgary Flames	54	9	23	32	30	706	48.50	55.80	2.90	54.30	1.40	0.59	1.95
2019-20	30	$5,350,000 $5.35M	NHL	Calgary Flames	70	16	29	45	26	981	51.60	49.30	-0.40	50.90	0.80	0.49	1.71	Playoffs	10	4	2	6	0
2018-19	29	$5,350,000 $5.35M	NHL	Calgary Flames	77	21	26	47	52	1,087	61.29	51.76	-2.12	55.33	2.15	0.88	2.04	Playoffs	5	1	2	3	0
2017-18	28	$3,575,000 $3.58M	EHT	Sweden	3	0	1	1	0
2017-18	28	$3,575,000 $3.58M	International	Sweden (all)	13	2	8	10	6
2017-18	28	$3,575,000 $3.58M	WC	Sweden	10	2	7	9	6
2017-18	28	$3,575,000 $3.58M	NHL	Calgary Flames	82	14	31	45	78	1,105	40.43	52.44	-0.59	55.67	3.58	0.49	1.47
2016-17	27	$3,575,000 $3.58M	International	Sweden (all)	3	0	0	0	2
2016-17	27	$3,575,000 $3.58M	WCup	Sweden	2	0	0	0	0
2016-17	27	$3,575,000 $3.58M	NHL	Calgary Flames	81	22	31	53	36	1,011	53.09	51.50	4.76	54.65	5.67	0.77	1.66	Playoffs	4	1	2	3	0
2015-16	26	$3,575,000 $3.58M	WC	Sweden	8	3	1	4	4
2015-16	26	$3,575,000 $3.58M	International	Sweden (all)	12	5	1	6	4
2015-16	26	$3,575,000 $3.58M	NHL	Calgary Flames	82	21	26	47	28	1,018	56.63	52.56	4.54	51.87	5.65	0.71	1.77
2014-15	25	$1,500,000 $1.50M	NHL	Calgary Flames	52	10	17	27	14	707	49.15	49.33	4.44	46.30	2.56	0.51	1.70	Playoffs	11	1	1	2	0
2013-14	24	$1,500,000 $1.50M	EHT	Sweden	3	2	2	4	0
2013-14	24	$1,500,000 $1.50M	International	Sweden (all)	13	7	5	12	29
2013-14	24	$1,500,000 $1.50M	WC	Sweden	10	5	3	8	29
2013-14	24	$1,500,000 $1.50M	NHL	Calgary Flames	76	18	21	39	32	1,055	51.35	49.47	4.31	51.05	7.54	0.40	1.14
2012-13	23	$725,000 $725K	EHT	Sweden	3	0	1	1	0
2012-13	23	$725,000 $725K	International	Sweden (all)	3	0	1	1	0
2012-13	23	$725,000 $725K	HockeyAllsvenskan	Västerås IK	23	12	18	30	22
2012-13	23	$725,000 $725K	NHL	Calgary Flames	32	8	8	16	29	416	39.39	55.02	8.00	50.12	4.37	0.86	1.59
2011-12	22	$845,833 $846K	NHL	Calgary Flames	41	4	7	11	16	527	35.90	51.15	3.03	51.43	5.49	0.23	0.91
2010-11	21	$845,833 $846K	EHT	Sweden	3	0	1	1	2
2010-11	21	$845,833 $846K	International	Sweden (all)	12	3	3	6	4
2010-11	21	$845,833 $846K	WC	Sweden	9	3	2	5	2
2010-11	21	$845,833 $846K	AHL	Abbotsford Heat	1	0	0	0	0
2010-11	21	$845,833 $846K	NHL	Calgary Flames	73	10	15	25	18	757	53.33	57.50	4.67	56.58	6.82	0.63	1.59
2009-10	20	$845,833 $846K	International	Sweden (all)	6	0	1	1	2
2009-10	20	$845,833 $846K	WC	Sweden	6	0	1	1	2
2009-10	20	$845,833 $846K	NHL	Calgary Flames	23	1	9	10	6	257	61.90	53.83	1.23	57.01	4.34	0.23	2.33
2009-10	20	$845,833 $846K	AHL	Abbotsford Heat	54	15	17	32	26									Playoffs	13	1	8	9	0
2008-09	19	$875,000 $875K	Memorial Cup	Kelowna Rockets	4	0	4	4	2									Playoffs	19	13	10	23	0
2008-09	19	$875,000 $875K	WHL	Kelowna Rockets	28	12	18	30	26									Playoffs	19	13	10	23	0
2008-09	19	$875,000 $875K	NHL	Calgary Flames	1	0	0	0	0	9		57.82	-4.84	69.41	9.99	0.00	0.00
2008-09	19	$875,000 $875K	WJC-20	Sweden U20	6	5	2	7	6
2008-09	19	$875,000 $875K	J20 Nationell	Västerås IK J20	2	3	2	5	0
2008-09	19	$875,000 $875K	HockeyAllsvenskan	Västerås IK	17	4	4	8	39
2008-09	19	$875,000 $875K	International-Jr	Sweden U20 (all)	15	10	6	16	10
2007-08	18		International-Jr	Sweden U19 (all)	5	3	2	5	6
2007-08	18		International-Jr	Sweden U20 (all)	15	7	8	15	10
2007-08	18		WJC-20	Sweden U20	6	3	4	7	10
2007-08	18		J20 Nationell	Västerås IK J20	9	7	6	13	20
2007-08	18		HockeyAllsvenskan	Västerås IK	9	2	0	2	4
2007-08	18		HockeyAllsvenskan	Västerås IK	37	9	4	13	24
2006-07	17		Hlinka Gretzky Cup	Sweden U18	4	1	1	2	8
2006-07	17		International-Jr	Sweden U18 (all)	16	7	3	10	14
2006-07	17		WJC-18	Sweden U18	6	6	1	7	6
2006-07	17		J18 Nationell	Västerås IK J18	2	2	1	3	2									Playoffs	1	0	0	0	0
2006-07	17		J20 Nationell	Västerås IK J20	7	5	4	9	8									Playoffs	5	1	0	1	0
2006-07	17		HockeyAllsvenskan	Västerås IK	18	1	2	3	14
2005-06	16		International-Jr	Sweden U18 (all)	14	2	0	2	6
2005-06	16		WJC-18	Sweden U18	3	1	0	1	0
2005-06	16		International-Jr	Sweden U17 (all)	7	6	7	13	10
2005-06	16		HockeyAllsvenskan	Västerås IK	12	2	2	4	14
2005-06	16		J20 Nationell	Västerås IK J20	25	15	16	31	30
2005-06	16		TV-Pucken	Västmanland	8	11	6	17	6
2004-05	15		U16 SM	Västerås IK U16	3	3	1	4	4
2004-05	15		International-Jr	Sweden U16 (all)	6	9	2	11	8
2004-05	15		J18 Nationell	Västerås IK J18	14	5	6	11	14									Playoffs	4	2	1	3	0
2004-05	15		TV-Pucken	Västmanland	8	6	2	8	4
2003-04	14		U16 SM	Västerås IK U16	3	1	3	4	4
2003-04	14		TV-Pucken	Västmanland	8	5	1	6	8
NHL Totals					1066	215	348	563
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Signings & Trades

09/27

2023

Backlund, Mikael

2yrs

$4,500,000

Cap Hit

02/16

2018

Backlund, Mikael

6yrs

$5,350,000

Cap Hit

06/20

2015

Backlund, Mikael

3yrs

$3,575,000

Cap Hit

07/10

2013

Backlund, Mikael

2yrs

$1,500,000

Cap Hit

07/5

2012

Backlund, Mikael

1yr

$725,000

Cap Hit

Transactions & Updates

Apr

Backlund, Mikael

Backlund scored a goal on three shots, dished an assist and went plus-2 in Thursday's 5-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings.

Apr

Backlund, Mikael

Backlund scored a goal on two shots and blocked two shots in Tuesday's 5-4 shootout win over the Vegas Golden Knights.

Apr

Backlund, Mikael

Backlund notched an assist, two shots on goal, three hits and two blocked shots in Sunday's 5-2 win over the San Jose Sharks.

Apr

Backlund, Mikael

Backlund scored a goal on five shots and blocked two shots in Friday's 4-2 win over the Minnesota Wild.

Apr

Backlund, Mikael

Backlund scored a goal on five shots, dished an assist and added two PIM in Wednesday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Anaheim Ducks.

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Contract History

2018-2024 Standard Contract

term6yrs

value$32,100,000$32.10M

cap hit$5,350,000$5.35M

expiry 2024 UFA age 35

Signed On Feb 16 2018

Signing Agent J.P. Barry

Signed By

Signing GM Brad Treliving

% Cap Contract Start 6.73%

Signing Status UFAage 29

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2018-19	2019-20	2020-21	2021-22	2022-23	2023-24	2024
Cap Hit	$5,350,000$5.35M	$5,350,000$5.35M	$5,350,000$5.35M	$5,350,000$5.35M	$5,350,000$5.35M	$5,350,000$5.35M	UFAage 35
AAV	$5,350,000$5.35M	$5,350,000$5.35M	$5,350,000$5.35M	$5,350,000$5.35M	$5,350,000$5.35M	$5,350,000$5.35M
Base	$3,850,000$3.85M	$3,850,000$3.85M	$4,350,000$4.35M	$5,350,000$5.35M	$5,350,000$5.35M	$5,350,000$5.35M
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	$2,000,000$2.00M	$2,000,000$2.00M	-	-	-	-
Total Salary	$5,850,000$5.85M	$5,850,000$5.85M	$4,350,000$4.35M	$5,350,000$5.35M	$5,350,000$5.35M	$5,350,000$5.35M
Minors Salary	$5,850,000$5.85M	$5,850,000$5.85M	$4,350,000$4.35M	$5,350,000$5.35M	$5,350,000$5.35M	$5,350,000$5.35M
Clauses	NTC	NTC	NTC	M-NTC	M-NTC	NMC
Year Type	UFA	UFA	UFA	UFA	UFA	UFA
UFA Year

2015-2018 Standard Contract

term3yrs

value$10,725,000$10.73M

cap hit$3,575,000$3.58M

expiry 2018 UFA age 29

Signed On Jun 20 2015

Signing Agent J.P. Barry

Signed By

Signing GM Brad Treliving

% Cap Contract Start 5.01%

Signing Status RFAage 26

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2015-16	2016-17	2017-18	2018
Cap Hit	$3,575,000$3.58M	$3,575,000$3.58M	$3,575,000$3.58M	UFAage 29
AAV	$3,575,000$3.58M	$3,575,000$3.58M	$3,575,000$3.58M
Base	$3,575,000$3.58M	$3,575,000$3.58M	$3,575,000$3.58M
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-	-
Total Salary	$3,575,000$3.58M	$3,575,000$3.58M	$3,575,000$3.58M
Minors Salary	$3,575,000$3.58M	$3,575,000$3.58M	$3,575,000$3.58M
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	UFA	UFA
UFA Year

2013-2015 Standard Contract

term2yrs

value$3,000,000$3.00M

cap hit$1,500,000$1.50M

expiry 2015 RFA age 26

Signed On Jul 10 2013

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 2.33%

Signing Status RFAage 24

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2013-14	2014-15	2015
Cap Hit	$1,500,000$1.50M	$1,500,000$1.50M	RFAage 26
AAV	$1,500,000$1.50M	$1,500,000$1.50M
Base	$1,450,000$1.45M	$1,500,000$1.50M
Performance Bonuses	-	-
Signing Bonuses	$50,000$50K	-
Total Salary	$1,500,000$1.50M	$1,500,000$1.50M
Minors Salary	$1,500,000$1.50M	$1,500,000$1.50M
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA
UFA Year

2012-2013 Standard Contract

term1yr

value$725,000$725K

cap hit$725,000$725K

expiry 2013 RFA age 24

Signed On Jul 5 2012

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 1.21%

Signing Status RFAage 23

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2012-13	2013
Cap Hit	$725,000$725K	RFAage 24
AAV	$725,000$725K
Base	$725,000$725K
Performance Bonuses	-
Signing Bonuses	-
Total Salary	$725,000$725K
Minors Salary	$725,000$725K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA
UFA Year

2008-2012 Entry Level Contract

term3yrs

value$3,900,000$3.90M

cap hit$1,300,000$1.30M

expiry 2012 RFA age 23

Signed On May 2 2008

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 1.54%

Signing Status age 19

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2008-09	2009-10	2010-11	2011-12	2012
Cap Hit	$875,000$875K	$845,833$846K	$845,833$846K	$845,833$846K	RFAage 23
AAV	$1,300,000$1.30M	$1,270,833$1.27M	$1,270,833$1.27M	$1,270,833$1.27M
Base	-	$787,500$788K	$787,500$788K	$787,500$788K
Performance Bonuses	-	$425,000$425K	$425,000$425K	$425,000$425K
Signing Bonuses	$87,500$88K	$87,500$88K	$87,500$88K	-
Total Salary	-	$875,000$875K	$875,000$875K	$787,500$788K
Minors Salary	-	$65,000$65K	$65,000$65K	$65,000$65K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA	RFA	RFA
UFA Year
Slide Year