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Johan Backlund

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Johan Backlund
Backlund in 2007
Born (1981-07-24) July 24, 1981 (age 43)
Skellefteå, Sweden
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for Skellefteå AIK
Leksands IF
Timrå IK
Philadelphia Flyers
Oulun Kärpät
HC Vityaz
HC Slovan Bratislava
National team  Sweden
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 1999–2016

Johan Backlund (born July 24, 1981) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played one regular season game and one playoff game in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Philadelphia Flyers during the 2009–10 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1999 to 2016, was mainly spent in the Swedish Hockey League. Internationally Backlund played for the Swedish national team at the 2007 World Championship.

Playing career

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On March 26, 2009, Backlund signed a one-year two-way contract with the Philadelphia Flyers.[1]

After the 2009 training camp he was sent to the Adirondack Phantoms as Ray Emery and Brian Boucher were slated to be the Flyers goaltending tandem for the 2009-10 NHL season. Backlund was called up briefly in early October when Brian Boucher was injured but did not play before being returned to the Phantoms. After a moderate start he earned his first shutout on North American ice against the Syracuse Crunch on November 1, 2009.[2]

On March 27, 2010, Backlund made his NHL debut against the Pittsburgh Penguins. He allowed 2 goals on 24 shots, but had to exit the game after 2 periods, having reaggravated a groin injury. The Flyers lost the game 4-1, and he got the losing decision.[3]

On June 11, 2010, Backlund signed a two-year contract extension with the Flyers.[4]

International play

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Backlund played for the Swedish national team at the 2007 World Championship. In 6 games he had 4 wins and 2 losses, while Sweden finished fourth overall.

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L T OTL MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
1999–00 Skellefteå AIK J20 4 190 7 0 2.21 .921
1999–00 Skellefteå AIK SWE-2 12 679 32 1 2.83 .881
2000–01 Skellefteå AIK SWE-2 29 1719 76 2 2.65 .892 2 117 9 0 2.65 .892
2001–02 Skellefteå AIK SWE-2 28 1605 83 2 3.10 .885 6 361 18 0 2.99 .904
2002–03 Skellefteå AIK SWE-2 33 1951 68 8 2.09 .918 5 298 9 0 1.81 .917
2003–04 Leksands IF SEL 29 9 19 0 1707 92 1 3.23 .894
2003–04 Leksands IF J20 2 120 2 1 1.00 .975
2004–05 Leksands IF SWE-2 22 17 3 1 1302 39 1 1.80 .917
2004–05 Leksands IF J20 1 60 3 0 3.00 .833
2005–06 Leksands IF SEL 32 9 17 4 1843 81 1 2.64 .915
2006–07 Timrå IK SEL 49 24 20 4 2835 106 6 2.24 .912 7 3 4 444 16 0 2.16 .912
2007–08 Timrå IK SEL 47 21 21 2 2794 107 6 2.30 .908 11 6 5 662 27 1 2.45 .913
2008–09 Timrå IK SEL 49 24 20 4 2840 121 4 2.56 .907 5 2 3 317 18 0 3.41 .890
2009–10 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 1 0 1 0 40 2 0 3.00 .917 1 0 0 2 0 0 0.00
2009–10 Adirondack Phantoms AHL 41 21 17 2 2451 114 2 2.79 .906
2010–11 Adirondack Phantoms AHL 33 10 19 3 1900 104 0 3.28 .890
2011–12 Adirondack Phantoms AHL 1 0 0 0 31 0 0 0.00 1.000
2011–12 Trenton Titans ECHL 1 0 0 1 65 1 0 0.92 .960
2011–12 Oulun Kärpät FIN 18 9 6 4 1127 47 0 2.36 .927 9 5 3 519 22 0 2.54 .931
2012–13 Oulun Kärpät FIN 34 13 11 9 1974 74 3 2.25 .913 3 1 1 151 8 0 3.18 .893
2013–14 HC Vityaz KHL 16 3 9 2 921 50 0 3.26 .893
2014–15 HC Slovan Bratislava KHL 36 9 17 6 2066 91 2 2.64 .900
2015–16 Skellefteå AIK J20 2 120 2.50 .853
2015–16 Skellefteå AIK SHL 2 1 1 0 118 2 1 1.02 .958 1 0 1 43 2 0 2.79 .818
NHL totals 1 0 1 0 40 2 0 3.00 .917 1 0 0 2 0 0 0.00
SEL/SHL totals 208 88 98 0 14 12019 507 18 2.53 .908 24 11 13 1466 63 1 2.58

International

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Year Team Event GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2007 Sweden WC 6 4 2 0 360 12 2 2.01 .907
Senior totals 6 4 2 0 360 12 2 2.01 .907

References

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  1. ^ "News: Flyers Agree to Terms with Johan Backlund". Philadelphia Flyers. 2009-03-26. Archived from the original on 2009-03-29. Retrieved 2009-05-02.
  2. ^ American Hockey League (2009-11-01). "Phantoms-Crunch Boxscore". Retrieved 2009-11-07.
  3. ^ "Flyers at Penguins - 3/27/10 - NHL.com - Recap". NHL.com. 2010-03-27. Retrieved 2010-06-12.
  4. ^ Panaccio, Tim (2010-06-11). "Holmgren Discusses the State of the Flyers". CSNPhilly.com. Archived from the original on 2012-05-26. Retrieved 2010-06-12.
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