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Mikael Backlund

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#11

age35

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Buyout Cap Relief

Current Contract

Cap Hit

$4,500,000$4.50M

Year 1 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

UFA Year 2016

ELC Year 19

Waivers Eligibility Eligible

Est Career Earnings $53,587,500

2024-25 Stats

Regular Season

GP30

P12

PPG0.4

PIM12

EV TOI/GM 13.30

G60 0.62

P60 0.78

GF% 52.90

DFF% 52.60

REL DFF% 5.80

CF% 54.00

REL CF% 3.80

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. His contract was signed on September 27, 2023, and expires at the end of the 2025-26 season, when Backlund will be 37 years old.

Signed On Sep 27 2023

Signing Agent J.P. Barry

Signed By

% 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

Notes

15 Team No Trade List beginning on January 1, 2026

Career Stats By Contract

NHL Only

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Season	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	$4,500,000 $4.50M	NHL	Calgary Flames	30	4	8	12	12	386	52.90	52.60	5.80	54.00	3.80	0.62	0.78
2023-24	$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	$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	$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	$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	$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	$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	$3,575,000 $3.58M	EHT	Sweden	3	0	1	1	0
2017-18	$3,575,000 $3.58M	International	Sweden (all)	13	2	8	10	6
2017-18	$3,575,000 $3.58M	WC	Sweden	10	2	7	9	6
2017-18	$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	$3,575,000 $3.58M	International	Sweden (all)	3	0	0	0	2
2016-17	$3,575,000 $3.58M	WCup	Sweden	2	0	0	0	0
2016-17	$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	$3,575,000 $3.58M	WC	Sweden	8	3	1	4	4
2015-16	$3,575,000 $3.58M	International	Sweden (all)	12	5	1	6	4
2015-16	$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	$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	$1,500,000 $1.50M	EHT	Sweden	3	2	2	4	0
2013-14	$1,500,000 $1.50M	International	Sweden (all)	13	7	5	12	29
2013-14	$1,500,000 $1.50M	WC	Sweden	10	5	3	8	29
2013-14	$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	$725,000 $725K	EHT	Sweden	3	0	1	1	0
2012-13	$725,000 $725K	International	Sweden (all)	3	0	1	1	0
2012-13	$725,000 $725K	HockeyAllsvenskan	Västerås IK	23	12	18	30	22
2012-13	$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	$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	$845,833 $846K	EHT	Sweden	3	0	1	1	2
2010-11	$845,833 $846K	International	Sweden (all)	12	3	3	6	4
2010-11	$845,833 $846K	WC	Sweden	9	3	2	5	2
2010-11	$845,833 $846K	AHL	Abbotsford Heat	1	0	0	0	0
2010-11	$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	$845,833 $846K	International	Sweden (all)	6	0	1	1	2
2009-10	$845,833 $846K	WC	Sweden	6	0	1	1	2
2009-10	$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	$845,833 $846K	AHL	Abbotsford Heat	54	15	17	32	26									Playoffs	13	1	8	9	0
2008-09	$875,000 $875K	Memorial Cup	Kelowna Rockets	4	0	4	4	2									Playoffs	19	13	10	23	0
2008-09	$875,000 $875K	WHL	Kelowna Rockets	28	12	18	30	26									Playoffs	19	13	10	23	0
2008-09	$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	$875,000 $875K	WJC-20	Sweden U20	6	5	2	7	6
2008-09	$875,000 $875K	J20 Nationell	Västerås IK J20	2	3	2	5	0
2008-09	$875,000 $875K	HockeyAllsvenskan	Västerås IK	17	4	4	8	39
2008-09	$875,000 $875K	International-Jr	Sweden U20 (all)	15	10	6	16	10
2007-08	$0 $0K	International-Jr	Sweden U19 (all)	5	3	2	5	6
2007-08	$0 $0K	International-Jr	Sweden U20 (all)	15	7	8	15	10
2007-08	$0 $0K	WJC-20	Sweden U20	6	3	4	7	10
2007-08	$0 $0K	J20 Nationell	Västerås IK J20	9	7	6	13	20
2007-08	$0 $0K	HockeyAllsvenskan	Västerås IK	9	2	0	2	4
2007-08	$0 $0K	HockeyAllsvenskan	Västerås IK	37	9	4	13	24
2006-07	$0 $0K	Hlinka Gretzky Cup	Sweden U18	4	1	1	2	8
2006-07	$0 $0K	International-Jr	Sweden U18 (all)	16	7	3	10	14
2006-07	$0 $0K	WJC-18	Sweden U18	6	6	1	7	6
2006-07	$0 $0K	J18 Nationell	Västerås IK J18	2	2	1	3	2									Playoffs	1	0	0	0	0
2006-07	$0 $0K	J20 Nationell	Västerås IK J20	7	5	4	9	8									Playoffs	5	1	0	1	0
2006-07	$0 $0K	HockeyAllsvenskan	Västerås IK	18	1	2	3	14
2005-06	$0 $0K	International-Jr	Sweden U18 (all)	14	2	0	2	6
2005-06	$0 $0K	WJC-18	Sweden U18	3	1	0	1	0
2005-06	$0 $0K	International-Jr	Sweden U17 (all)	7	6	7	13	10
2005-06	$0 $0K	HockeyAllsvenskan	Västerås IK	12	2	2	4	14
2005-06	$0 $0K	J20 Nationell	Västerås IK J20	25	15	16	31	30
2005-06	$0 $0K	TV-Pucken	Västmanland	8	11	6	17	6
2004-05	$0 $0K	U16 SM	Västerås IK U16	3	3	1	4	4
2004-05	$0 $0K	International-Jr	Sweden U16 (all)	6	9	2	11	8
2004-05	$0 $0K	J18 Nationell	Västerås IK J18	14	5	6	11	14									Playoffs	4	2	1	3	0
2004-05	$0 $0K	TV-Pucken	Västmanland	8	6	2	8	4
2003-04	$0 $0K	U16 SM	Västerås IK U16	3	1	3	4	4
2003-04	$0 $0K	TV-Pucken	Västmanland	8	5	1	6	8
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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

% 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

% 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

Mikael Backlund Updates

Dec 3 2024

Backlund notched two assists, including one on the power play, in Tuesday's 3-0 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Nov 25 2024

Backlund scored a goal on five shots and went plus-2 in Monday's 4-3 loss to the Ottawa Senators.

Nov 12 2024

Backlund produced a goal and an assist in Monday's 3-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings.

Nov 9 2024

Backlund netted a goal in a 3-2 shootout loss to the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday.

Nov 3 2024

Backlund had a power-play assist, two shots on goal and two hits in Sunday's 4-2 loss to the Edmonton Oilers.

Oct 27 2024

Backlund scored a goal in Saturday's 5-3 loss to the Winnipeg Jets.

Oct 19 2024

Backlund recorded a power-play assist and three shots on goal in Saturday's 2-1 overtime loss to the Seattle Kraken.

Oct 15 2024

Backlund recorded an assist and two shots on goal in Tuesday's 3-1 win over the Chicago Blackhawks.

Oct 13 2024

Backlund scored a goal on four shots and added two PIM in Saturday's 6-3 win over the Philadelphia Flyers.

Oct 4 2024

Backlund scored a goal on three shots in Friday's 3-2 preseason loss to the Winnipeg Jets.

Apr 14 2024

Backlund posted an assist in Sunday's 6-5 win over the Coyotes.

Apr 6 2024

Backlund (undisclosed) is expected to be in the lineup Saturday versus the Edmonton Oilers, Pat Steinberg of Sportsnet 960 The Fan reports.

Apr 6 2024

Per Pat Steinberg of Sportsnet 960 The Fan, Backlund (undisclosed) will be a game-time decision versus Edmonton on Saturday, though coach Ryan Huska said, "my gut is he'll play."

Mar 18 2024

Backlund logged an assist and two shots on goal in Monday's 5-2 loss to the Washington Capitals.

Mar 17 2024

Atkinson scored two goals and an assist in Saturday's 5-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens.

Sep 27 2023 | Calgary Flames

Mikael Backlund

Standard | 2 yrs

$9,000,000

Cap Hit

$4,500,000

J.P. Barry | CAA Sports LLC

Feb 16 2018 | Calgary Flames

Mikael Backlund

Standard | 6 yrs

$32,100,000

Cap Hit

$5,350,000

J.P. Barry | CAA Sports LLC

Jun 20 2015 | Calgary Flames

Mikael Backlund

Standard | 3 yrs

$10,725,000

Cap Hit

$3,575,000

J.P. Barry | CAA Sports LLC

Jul 10 2013 | Calgary Flames

Mikael Backlund

Standard | 2 yrs

$3,000,000

Cap Hit

$1,500,000

Jul 5 2012 | Calgary Flames

Mikael Backlund

Standard | 1 yrs

$725,000

Cap Hit

$725,000

May 2 2008 | Calgary Flames

Mikael Backlund

Entry Level | 3 yrs

$3,900,000

Cap Hit

$1,300,000

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