Christian Backman # - D
DOB: Apr 28, 1980
Age: 29
Place of Birth: Alingsas, Sweden
HT: 6-4 WT: 210
Shoots: L
NHL Seasons: 6
Drafted by St. Louis in 1998 (1/24).
Current Status:
| | Year | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | PIM | Shots | PCT | Hits |
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Honours and Awards
Transactions / Injuries / Suspensions
| 30-Sep-09 | Released by the Florida Panthers. |
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| 08-Sep-09 | Invited to training camp by the Florida Panthers. |
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| 21-Oct-08 | Missed 1 game (lower body injury). |
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| 18-Oct-08 | Lower body injury, day-to-day. |
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| 22-Feb-08 | Missed 10 games (left foot injury). |
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| 02-Feb-08 | Left foot injury, day-to-day. |
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| 13-Feb-07 | Missed 4 games (lower body injury). |
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| 03-Feb-07 | Lower body injury, day-to-day. |
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| 13-Jan-07 | Missed 7 games (knee injury). |
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| 29-Dec-06 | Knee injury, sidelined indefinitely. |
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| 05-Dec-06 | Missed 2 games (flu). |
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| 30-Nov-06 | Flu, day-to-day. |
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| 28-Oct-06 | Missed 8 games (shoulder surgery). |
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| 03-Oct-06 | Shoulder surgery, sidelined indefinitely. |
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| 14-Sep-06 | Shoulder surgery, day-to-day. |
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| 09-Aug-06 | Re-signed as a restricted free agent by the St. Louis Blues to a multi-year contract. |
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| 15-Apr-06 | Missed 1 game (wrist injury). |
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| 12-Apr-06 | Wrist injury, day-to-day. |
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| 08-Feb-06 | Missed 1 game (hip injury). |
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| 04-Feb-06 | Hip injury, day-to-day. |
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| 02-Feb-06 | Hip injury, left Thursday's game. |
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| 19-Jan-06 | Missed 21 games (fractured left foot). |
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| 03-Dec-05 | Fractured left foot, sidelined indefinitely. |
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| 12-Nov-05 | Missed 6 games (shoulder injury). |
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| 29-Oct-05 | Shoulder injury, sidelined indefinitely. |
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| 15-Sep-04 | NHL lockout: Signed with the Vastra Frolunda Indians HC of the Elitserein (Sweden). |
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| 10-Sep-04 | Re-signed by the St. Louis Blues. |
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| 10-Jan-04 | Missed 4 games (shoulder contusion). |
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| 31-Dec-03 | Shoulder contusion, day-to-day. |
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| 26-Nov-03 | Recalled from Worcester (AHL). |
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| 19-Nov-03 | Assigned to Worcester (AHL). |
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| 11-Oct-03 | Recalled from Worcester (AHL). |
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| 19-Apr-03 | Recalled from Worcester (AHL). |
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| 28-Mar-03 | Assigned to Worcester (AHL). |
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| 27-Mar-03 | Recalled from Worcester (AHL). |
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| 25-Feb-03 | Assigned to Worcester (AHL). |
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| 21-Feb-03 | Recalled from Worcester (AHL). |
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| 12-Feb-03 | Assigned to Worcester (AHL). |
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| 03-Feb-03 | Recalled from Worcester (AHL). |
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| 28-Sep-02 | Assigned to Worcester (AHL). |
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| 12-Jul-02 | Signed by the St. Louis Blues. |
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Trades
| 02-Jul-08 | New York Rangers traded Fedor Tyutin and Christian Backman to the Columbus Blue Jackets for Nikolai Zherdev and Dan Fritsche. |
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| 26-Feb-08 | St. Louis Blues traded Christian Backman to the New York Rangers for a 4th round selection in 2008. |
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| 27-Jun-98 | Drafted by the St. Louis Blues in the 1st round (24th overall) in 1998. |
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Career Stats
| Year | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | SHOTS | PCT |
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| 2008-09 | Columbus | NHL | 56 | 2 | 5 | 7 | +5 | 32 | 54 | 3.70 |
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| 2007-08 | NY Rangers | NHL | 18 | 2 | 6 | 8 | +2 | 20 | 21 | 9.52 |
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| 2007-08 | St. Louis | NHL | 45 | 1 | 9 | 10 | -4 | 30 | 30 | 3.33 |
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| 2007-08 | Total StL/NYR | NHL | 63 | 3 | 15 | 18 | -2 | 50 | 51 | 5.88 |
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| 2006-07 | St. Louis | NHL | 61 | 7 | 11 | 18 | +13 | 36 | 80 | 8.75 |
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| 2005-06 | St. Louis | NHL | 52 | 6 | 12 | 18 | -15 | 48 | 70 | 8.57 |
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| 2005-06 | Team Sweden | Olympic | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | 6 | - | - |
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| 2004-05 | Frolunda | Swe | 50 | 4 | 15 | 19 | +29 | 40 | 91 | 4.40 |
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| 2003-04 | St. Louis | NHL | 66 | 5 | 13 | 18 | +3 | 16 | 92 | 5.43 |
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| 2003-04 | Worcester | AHL | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +3 | 2 | 9 | 11.11 |
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| 2002-03 | St. Louis | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 4 | .00 |
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| 2002-03 | Worcester | AHL | 72 | 8 | 19 | 27 | -2 | 66 | 120 | 6.67 |
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| 2001-02 | Frolunda | Swe | 44 | 7 | 4 | 11 | +10 | 38 | - | - |
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| 2000-01 | Frolunda | Swe | 50 | 1 | 10 | 11 | - | 32 | - | - |
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| 1999-00 | Frolunda | Swe | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | 14 | - | - |
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| 1999-00 | Gislaved | Swe2 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 7 | - | 8 | - | - |
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| 1999-00 | Frolunda | Swe Jr. | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - |
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| 1998-99 | Frolunda | Swe | 49 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - | 4 | - | - |
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| 1998-99 | Frolunda | Swe Jr. | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | 4 | - | - |
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| 1997-98 | Frolunda | Swe Jr. | 28 | 5 | 14 | 19 | - | 12 | - | - |
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| 1997-98 | Frolunda | Swe U18 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | - | 2 | - | - |
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| 1996-97 | Frolunda | Swe Jr. | 26 | 2 | 5 | 7 | - | 16 | - | - |
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| Total | NHL | 302 | 23 | 56 | 79 | +1 | 182 | 351 | 6.55 |
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| Total | AHL | 76 | 9 | 21 | 30 | +1 | 68 | 129 | 6.98 |
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| Total | Swe | 220 | 13 | 33 | 46 | - | 128 | - | - |
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| Total | Swe2 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 7 | - | 8 | - | - |
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| Total | Swe Jr. | 63 | 8 | 22 | 30 | - | 32 | - | - |
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| Total | Swe U18 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | - | 2 | - | - |
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| Total | Olympic | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | 6 | - | - |
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Playoff Stats
| Year | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | SHOTS | PCT |
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| 2008-09 | Columbus | NHL | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| 2007-08 | NY Rangers | NHL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 12 | 7 | .00 |
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| 2007-08 | St. Louis | NHL | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| 2007-08 | Total StL/NYR | NHL | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| 2006-07 | St. Louis | NHL | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| 2005-06 | St. Louis | NHL | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| 2005-06 | Team Sweden | Olympic | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| 2004-05 | Frolunda | Swe | 14 | 2 | 7 | 9 | +17 | 10 | 27 | 7.41 |
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| 2003-04 | St. Louis | NHL | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 4 | 6 | .00 |
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| 2003-04 | Worcester | AHL | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| 2002-03 | St. Louis | NHL | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| 2002-03 | Worcester | AHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 5 | 6 | .00 |
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| 2001-02 | Frolunda | Swe | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 8 | - | - |
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| 2000-01 | Frolunda | Swe | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | - | - |
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| 1999-00 | Frolunda | Swe | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - |
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| 1999-00 | Gislaved | Swe2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| 1999-00 | Frolunda | Swe Jr. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - |
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| 1998-99 | Frolunda | Swe | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - |
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| 1998-99 | Frolunda | Swe Jr. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| 1997-98 | Frolunda | Swe Jr. | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | 4 | - | - |
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| 1997-98 | Frolunda | Swe U18 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | - | 2 | - | - |
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| 1996-97 | Frolunda | Swe Jr. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Total | NHL | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +5 | 16 | 13 | .00 |
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| Total | AHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 5 | 6 | .00 |
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| Total | Swe | 36 | 2 | 9 | 11 | - | 20 | - | - |
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| Total | Swe2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Total | Swe Jr. | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | 4 | - | - |
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| Total | Swe U18 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | - | 2 | - | - |
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| Total | Olympic | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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