Nils Bäckström

Nils Bäckström

Bäckström at the Washington Capitals development camp in 2009.
Born (1986-06-29) 29 June 1986
Stockholm, Sweden
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 201 lb (91 kg; 14 st 5 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
Played for Djurgårdens IF
Ilves
Timrå IK
AIK IF
NHL Draft 290th overall, 2004
Detroit Red Wings
Playing career 2004–present

Nils Bäckström (born 29 June 1986) is a Swedish ice hockey player who has played professionally in USA, Finland, Sweden and Russia. He currently plays for AIK IF in the Swedish second division, HockeyAllsvenskan.

Playing career

Bäckström began his junior hockey career in his native Sweden with Stocksund and later Djurgårdens IF Hockey. He was drafted by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft.

In 2006 he moved to North America, where he attended the University of Alaska Anchorage, playing four seasons of NCAA Division I college hockey with the Alaska Anchorage Seawolves.

During the summer period of 2009 he attended the Washington Capitals development camp. From 2010-2012 he played for Ilves in the SM-liiga, Finland. He started the 2012-2013 season with Timrå IK. In January 2013 he signed for AIK IF.

AIK chose not to extend the contract with Bäckström for unknown reasons for the following season, opting him for a new challenge.

He spent the 2013-2014 season in the Russian second division with Rubin Tyumen reaching the final in the playoffs. Stacking up an impressive plus/minus rating during his season earning him with the award for best defenseman in the league. During the 2014-2015 season he rejoined AIK IF.

Career statistics

    Season   Playoffs/Relegation
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM +/- GP G A Pts PIM +/-
2006–07 University of Alaska Anchorage NCAA 33 1 9 10 44 -5
2007–08 University of Alaska Anchorage NCAA 16 1 2 3 18 -3
2008–09 University of Alaska Anchorage NCAA 34 4 4 8 38 10
2009–10 University of Alaska Anchorage NCAA 27 0 3 3 30 -1
2009–10 Alaska Aces ECHL 4 0 1 1 0 -1 1 0 0 0 0 -1
2010–11 Ilves SM-liiga 48 4 2 6 52 -6 6 0 0 0 14 -2
2011–12 Ilves SM-liiga 57 2 7 9 79 -3 5 0 1 1 6 3
2012–13 Timrå IK Swedish Hockey League 43 0 4 4 30 -6
2012–13 AIK IF Swedish Hockey League 10 0 1 1 8 -2
2013–14 Rubin Tyumen Vysshaya Liga 42 6 10 16 75 13 22 4 5 9 16 10
2014–15 Rubin Tyumen Vysshaya Liga 15 0 3 3 18 -3
2014–15 AIK IF HockeyAllsvenskan 0 0 0 0 0 0

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References

  1. ↑ http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=2277
  2. ↑ http://www.goseawolves.com
  3. ↑ http://www.alaskaaces.com/player-stats
  4. ↑ http://www.vhlru.ru/lenta/47227/
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