On Wednesday evening in Salt Lake City, Utah, Backlund will play his 1,000th National Hockey League regular season game. He’ll be the 397th player overall to complete that feat – 19th from ...

Backlund Named Captain of Flames Ahead of 2023 Season. Ahead of the 2023-24 NHL season, Backlund signed the two-year extension as he was entering the final year of his deal.

Mikael Backlund never envisioned reaching 1,000 games early in his NHL career.. In fact, the Calgary Flames captain wasn't sure he'd be sticking around long enough when injuries, adversity and ...

The 2024-25 season was Mikael Backlund’s 14th full season with the Calgary Flames, and 17th season with the Flames overall. Backlund entered the season as the Flames’ captain and their oldest ...

Calgary Flames captain Mikael Backlund played his 1,000th career game on Friday in a 3-0 win over the New Jersey Devils. On the occasion, partners of Flames players threw Backlund’s wife Frida ...

Mikael Backlund, on the brink of one of the NHL’s ultimate individual accomplishments, has been thinking about the keys to his longevity, the recipe behind his prolonged success in the best ...

Calgary Flames captain Mikael Backlund is week-to-week with an upper-body injury, the team announced Friday.. The 35-year-old forward has appeared in all 64 games this season, totaling 24 points ...

Captain Mikael Backlund had a goal and assist to lead the Calgary Flames to a gritty 3-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Monday. Latest U.S.

Backlund scored a goal on five shots, dished an assist and added two PIM in Wednesday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Ducks. Backlund has three points over his last three contests after going scoreless ...

Backlund produced a goal and an assist in Monday's 3-1 win over the Kings. The 35-year-old center opened the scoring midway through the second period en route to his first multi-point performance ...

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Mikael Backlund and Marcus Johansson scored two goals each as Sweden beat Denmark 6-2 to take the bronze medal at the ice hockey world championship on Sunday.