Johan Backlund
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Johan Backlund is a Swedish
professional ice hockey
goaltender
currently playing for the Philadelphia Flyers
of the National Hockey League
(NHL).
with the Philadelphia Flyers
.
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.
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.
On June 11, 2010, Backlund signed a two-year contract extension with the Flyers.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
professional ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
goaltender
Goaltender
In ice hockey, the goaltender is the player who defends his team's goal net by stopping shots of the puck from entering his team's net, thus preventing the opposing team from scoring...
currently playing for the Philadelphia Flyers
Philadelphia Flyers
The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
of the National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
(NHL).
Playing career
On March 26, 2009, Backlund signed a one-year two-way contractTwo-way contract
A two-way contract is a professional sports contract which stipulates that an athlete’s salary is dependent upon the league in which the athlete is assigned to play in...
with the Philadelphia Flyers
Philadelphia Flyers
The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
.
After the 2009 training camp he was sent to the Adirondack Phantoms
Adirondack Phantoms
The Adirondack Phantoms are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League , who began play in the 2009–10 AHL season. The Phantoms are based in Glens Falls, New York, playing home games at the Glens Falls Civic Center. The Phantoms are the AHL affiliate of the NHL's Philadelphia Flyers...
as Ray Emery
Ray Emery
Ray Emery , often nicknamed Razor or Sugar Ray, is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender, currently with the Chicago Blackhawks. He formerly played for the Anaheim Ducks, Philadelphia Flyers, and the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League and Atlant Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey...
and Brian Boucher
Brian Boucher
Brian "Boosh" Boucher is an American professional ice hockey goaltender for the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League .-Playing career:...
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
Syracuse Crunch
The Syracuse Crunch are a minor league professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They play in Syracuse, New York, at the War Memorial at Oncenter...
on November 1, 2009.
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.
On June 11, 2010, Backlund signed a two-year contract extension with the Flyers.
Regular season
| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... |
Team | League | GP | W | L | T | OTL | MIN | GA | SO | GAA Goals against average Goals Against Average is a statistic used in ice hockey, water polo, lacrosse, and soccer that is the mean of goals allowed per game by a goaltender.... |
SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999–2000 | Skellefteå AIK Skellefteå AIK Skellefteå AIK Hockey is a Swedish professional ice hockey club from Skellefteå, playing in the Swedish elite league Elitserien.- History :... |
J20 J20 SuperElit J20 SuperElit is a junior ice hockey league composed of 20 teams in Sweden. It is the highest-level junior ice hockey league in Sweden. The teams are divided in two groups, or divisions, Norra and Södra , and are usually associated with a professional team in either Elitserien or HockeyAllsvenskan... |
4 | — | 190 | 7 | 0 | 2.21 | .921 | |||
| 1999–2000 | Skellefteå AIK | Swe-2 | 12 | — | 679 | 32 | 1 | 2.83 | .881 | |||
| 2000–01 | Skellefteå AIK | Swe-2 | 29 | — | 1719 | 76 | 2 | 2.65 | .892 | |||
| 2001–02 | Skellefteå AIK | Swe-2 | 28 | — | 1605 | 83 | 2 | 3.10 | .885 | |||
| 2002–03 | Skellefteå AIK | Swe-2 | 33 | — | 1951 | 68 | 8 | 2.09 | .918 | |||
| 2003–04 2003–04 Elitserien season The 2003–04 Elitserien season was the 29th season of Elitserien. It started in September 2003, with the regular season ending February 2004.-Final standings:- Scoring leaders :-Playoff bracket:... |
Leksands IF Leksands IF Leksands Idrottsförening is a Swedish ice hockey team from the town of Leksand in the region of Dalarna. The team is currently playing in the second highest league in Sweden, HockeyAllsvenskan. Leksand has played 53 seasons in the top Swedish league – between 1951 to 2001, 2002 to 2004, and 2005–06... |
SEL Elitserien Elitserien, is a professional ice hockey league composed of twelve teams in Sweden... |
29 | — | 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 | — | 1302 | 39 | 1 | 1.80 | .917 | |||
| 2004–05 | Leksands IF | J20 | 1 | — | 60 | 3 | 0 | 3.00 | .833 | |||
| 2005–06 2005–06 Elitserien season The 2005–06 Elitserien season was the 31st season of Elitserien. It ran from September 26, 2005 until March 6, 2006, with the Elitserien playoffs, the 82nd Swedish Championship, to April 18, with Färjestads BK taking the championship.-Final standings:... |
Leksands IF | SEL | 32 | — | 1843 | 81 | 1 | 2.64 | .915 | |||
| 2006–07 2006–07 Elitserien season The 2006–07 Elitserien season was the 32nd season of Elitserien. It began on September 18, 2006, with the regular season ending March 2, 2007. The playoffs of the 84th Swedish Championship concluded on April 14, with Modo Hockey defeating Linköpings HC to win their second championship title.-Final... |
Timrå IK Timrå IK Timrå IK is a Swedish ice hockey team from Timrå, who currently plays in the top division, Elitserien. Seasons in the top division include 1956–57 to 1975–76, 1977–78, 1981–82, and 2000–01 until present.-History:... |
SEL | 49 | — | 2835 | 106 | 6 | 2.24 | .912 | |||
| 2007–08 2007–08 Elitserien season The 2007–08 Elitserien season was the 33rd season of Elitserien. It began on September 24, 2007, with the regular season ending March 8, 2008. The playoffs of the 84th Swedish Championship ended on April 18, with HV71 taking the championship.-Rule changes:... |
Timrå IK | SEL | 47 | — | 2794 | 107 | 6 | 2.30 | .908 | |||
| 2008–09 2008–09 Elitserien season The 2008–09 Elitserien season was the 34th season of Elitserien. It began on September 15, 2008, with the regular season ending February 28, 2009. The playoffs of the 85th Swedish Championship ended on April 8, with Färjestads BK taking the championship... |
Timrå IK | SEL | 49 | — | 2840 | 121 | 4 | 2.56 | .907 | |||
| 2009–10 2009–10 AHL season The 2009–10 AHL season was the 74th season of the American Hockey League. Twenty-nine teams played 80 regular-season games each from October 2 to April 11... |
Adirondack Phantoms Adirondack Phantoms The Adirondack Phantoms are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League , who began play in the 2009–10 AHL season. The Phantoms are based in Glens Falls, New York, playing home games at the Glens Falls Civic Center. The Phantoms are the AHL affiliate of the NHL's Philadelphia Flyers... |
AHL American Hockey League The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League... |
41 | 21 | 17 | — | 2 | 2451 | 114 | 2 | 2.79 | .906 |
| 2009–10 2009–10 NHL season The 2009–10 NHL season was the 93rd season of operation of the National Hockey League , and the 100th season since the founding of the predecessor National Hockey Association . It ran from October 1, 2009, including four games in Europe on October 2 and 3—until April 11, 2010, with the 2010... |
Philadelphia Flyers Philadelphia Flyers The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League... |
NHL National Hockey League The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States... |
1 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 3.00 | .917 |
| 2010–11 2010–11 AHL season The 2010–11 AHL season is the 75th season of the American Hockey League. An all-time high of thirty teams will play 80 games each during the regular season schedule, which started on October 8, 2010 and ended on April 10, 2011... |
Adirondack Phantoms | AHL | 33 | 10 | 19 | — | 3 | 1900 | 104 | 0 | 3.28 | .890 |
| NHL totals | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 3.00 | .917 | ||
| AHL totals | 74 | 31 | 36 | — | 5 | 4351 | 218 | 2 | 3.01 | .899 | ||
| SEL totals | 206 | — | 12019 | 507 | 18 | 2.53 | .908 | |||||
| Swe-2 totals | 124 | — | 7256 | 298 | 14 | 2.46 | .904 | |||||
| J20 totals | 7 | — | 370 | 12 | 1 | 1.95 | .936 | |||||
Playoffs
| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000–01 | Skellefteå AIK | Swe-2 | 2 | 117 | 9 | 0 | 2.65 | .892 | ||
| 2001–02 | Skellefteå AIK | Swe-2 | 6 | 361 | 18 | 0 | 2.99 | .904 | ||
| 2002–03 | Skellefteå AIK | Swe-2 | 5 | 298 | 9 | 0 | 1.81 | .917 | ||
| 2005–06 | Leksands IF | SEL | 8 | 437 | 24 | 0 | 3.29 | .899 | ||
| 2006–07 | Timrå IK | SEL | 7 | 444 | 16 | 0 | 2.16 | .912 | ||
| 2007–08 | Timrå IK | SEL | 11 | 662 | 27 | 1 | 2.45 | .913 | ||
| 2008–09 | Timrå IK | SEL | 5 | 317 | 18 | 0 | 3.41 | .890 | ||
| 2009–10 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 |
| NHL totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | ||
| SEL totals | 31 | 1860 | 85 | 1 | 2.74 | .901 | ||||
| Swe-2 totals | 13 | 776 | 36 | 0 | 2.78 | .895 | ||||