Christian Bäckman
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| Position | Defenceman |
| Shoots | Left |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) |
| NHL Team | St. Louis Blues |
| Nationality |  Sweden |
| Born | April 28, 1980, Alingsås, SWE |
| NHL Draft | 24th overall, 1998 St. Louis Blues |
| Pro Career | 1998 – present |
| Olympic medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Ice hockey | |||
| Gold | 2006 Turin | Ice hockey | |
Christian Bäckman (born April 28, 1980 in Alingsås, Sweden) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman with St. Louis Blues in the National Hockey League.
[edit] Playing career
Bäckman was drafted by St. Louis Blues in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft, 1st round, 24th overall. It was not until season 2002-03 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 AHL. Since 2003-04 he has been a regular for St. Louis recording 37 points (11 goals, 25 assists), and 64 penalty minutes in 121 games.[1] During season 2005-06 Bäckman led St. Louis with an average of 24 minutes, 48 seconds of ice time per game.[2]
Bäckman is big defeceman, moving confidently with the puck who is often seen successfully dumping it towards the net which gives his teammates in front of the goaltender good scoring chances.[1]
During the 2004-05 NHL lockout Bäckman played for his Swedish youth club Frölunda HC in Elitserien where he totalled 19 points in 50 games, winning the Elitserien playoffs.[1]
St. Louis Blues announced on August 10, 2006, that the club re-signed Bäckman for a multi-year contract, although no contract details was released.[3] According to Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet the contract gives Bäckman 50 million SEK (approx. $7 millions) over three years.[4]
[edit] Awards
- Silver medal at the 2004 World Championships.
- Olympic Gold medal with Sweden in 2006.
- Elitserien champion with Frölunda HC in 2005.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Christian Bäckman. Elite Prospects. Retrieved on August 11, 2006.
- ^ Blues re-sign former first-round pick Backman. ESPN.com. Retrieved on August 11, 2006.
- ^ Blues Sign Christian Backman To Multi-Year Contract. St. Louis Blues Hockey Club L.L.C. Retrieved on August 11, 2006.
- ^ (Swedish) Bäckmans lönehöjning: 10 miljoner per år. Aftonbladet.se. Retrieved on August 11, 2006.
Categories: 1980 births | Living people | National Hockey League first round draft picks | St. Louis Blues players | St. Louis Blues draft picks | Swedish ice hockey players | Hockey players at the 2006 Winter Olympics | Winter Olympics medalists | Olympic gold medalists for Sweden | Olympic competitors for Sweden | Frölunda HC players | Worcester IceCats players
