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Niklas Bäckström
Никлас Бэкстрём
- Position: goalkeeper
- Player status: coach
- Gender: male
- Nationality: Finland
- Birth date: 13.02.1978 (47 years)
- Birth place: Helsinki, Finland
- Height: 184 cm / 6' 0"
- Weight: 88 kg / 194 lbs
- Catch: left
- Trivia:
First All-Star Team (I divisioona 99-00), All Star Team (SM-liiga 03-04)
Coach stats
| Season | Team | League | Pos | LPos | W | L | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 |  Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | Goalie coach | ||||
| 2023-24 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | Goalie coach |
Player national stats
| Season | Team | League | # | GP | GD | MIN | AVG | PER | SO | G | A | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | Finland | World Championship | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2015-16 | Finland | Euro Hockey Tour | 1 | 3 | 60 | 2.00 | 0.929 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2009-10 | Finland | Olympics | 2 | 6 | 109 | 1.09 | 0.952 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2007-08 | Finland | World Championship | 8 | 9 | 483 | 2.11 | 0.922 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2005-06 | Finland | World Championship | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005-06 | Finland | Olympics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2004-05 | Finland | World Championship | 5 | 7 | 310 | 2.32 | 0.902 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1997-98 | Finland | WJC (U20) | 2 | 7 | 120 | 2.50 | 0.911 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player club stats
| Season | Team | League | # | GP | GD | MIN | AVG | PER | SO | G | A | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | Tappara | Liiga (Play-off) | 32 | 1 | 11 | 49 | 0.00 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | Tappara | CHL | 3 | 7 | 185 | 1.95 | 0.906 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2018-19 | Tappara | Liiga | 32 | 15 | 53 | 863 | 1.73 | 0.921 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017-18 | HIFK | Liiga (Play-off) | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2017-18 | HIFK | CHL | 1 | 5 | 40 | 4.50 | 0.885 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2017-18 | HIFK | Liiga | 7 | 35 | 314 | 2.48 | 0.894 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2016-17 | HIFK | Liiga (Play-off) | 2 | 12 | 105 | 3.42 | 0.864 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2016-17 | HIFK | CHL | 4 | 6 | 237 | 1.52 | 0.939 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016-17 | HIFK | Liiga | 17 | 33 | 1025 | 1.87 | 0.923 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2015-16 |  Calgary Flames | NHL | 4 | 232 | 3.35 | 0.881 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2014-15 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 19 | 1005 | 3.04 | 0.887 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2013-14 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 21 | 1094 | 3.02 | 0.899 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2012-13 | Minnesota Wild | NHL (Play-off) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012-13 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 42 | 2368 | 2.48 | 0.909 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2011-12 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 46 | 2589 | 2.43 | 0.919 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2010-11 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 51 | 2977 | 2.66 | 0.916 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2009-10 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 60 | 3489 | 2.72 | 0.903 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2008-09 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 71 | 4088 | 2.33 | 0.923 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2007-08 | Minnesota Wild | NHL (Play-off) | 6 | 361 | 2.82 | 0.900 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2007-08 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 58 | 3409 | 2.31 | 0.920 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2006-07 | Minnesota Wild | NHL (Play-off) | 5 | 297 | 2.22 | 0.924 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2006-07 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 41 | 2227 | 1.97 | 0.929 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2005-06 | Kärpät | SM-liiga (Play-off) | 4 | 6 | 195 | 1.85 | 0.897 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2005-06 | Kärpät | SM-liiga | 51 | 54 | 3078 | 1.68 | 0.939 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
| 2005-06 | Kärpät | European Champions Cup (Play-off) | 3 | 3 | 190 | 1.89 | 0.941 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2004-05 | Kärpät | SM-liiga (Play-off) | 12 | 12 | 720 | 1.25 | 0.950 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2004-05 | Kärpät | SM-liiga | 47 | 56 | 2819 | 2.17 | 0.927 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 14 | |
| 2003-04 | Kärpät | SM-liiga (Play-off) | 15 | 15 | 927 | 2.33 | 0.925 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2003-04 | Kärpät | SM-liiga | 43 | 46 | 2572 | 2.03 | 0.936 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| 2002-03 | Kärpät | SM-liiga (Play-off) | 15 | 15 | 990 | 2.00 | 0.939 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2002-03 | Kärpät | SM-liiga | 36 | 50 | 2136 | 2.16 | 0.929 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
| 2001-02 |  AIK | Superallsv. (Play-off) | 9 | 10 | 2.21 | 0.921 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2001-02 | AIK | Elitserien | 40 | 50 | 2186 | 3.05 | 0.897 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | |
| 2000-01 | SaiPa | SM-liiga | 49 | 53 | 2826 | 2.55 | 0.924 | 0 | 5 | 12 | ||
| 1999-00 | FPS Forssa | I divisioona (Play-off) | 3 | 3 | 178 | 2.69 | 0.913 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1999-00 | FPS Forssa | I divisioona | 22 | 22 | 1320 | 2.27 | 0.928 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| 1999-00 | HIFK | SM-liiga | 4 | 23 | 155 | 6.58 | 0.785 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1999-00 | HIFK | EHL | 1 | 5 | 33 | 14.17 | 0.579 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1998-99 | HIFK | Jr. A I divisioona (U20, Play-off) | 7 | 7 | 2.29 | 0.912 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 1998-99 | HIFK | Jr. A SM-Liiga (U20) | 8 | 9 | 847 | 3.01 | 0.902 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1998-99 | HIFK | SM-liiga (Play-off) | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1998-99 | HIFK | SM-liiga | 16 | 53 | 923 | 1.69 | 0.932 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1998-99 | HIFK | EHL (Play-off) | 2 | 4 | 102 | 2.34 | 0.886 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1998-99 | HIFK | EHL | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1997-98 | Hermes Kokkola | I divisioona | 9 | 20 | 468 | 2.95 | 0.912 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 1997-98 | HIFK | Jr. A SM-Liiga (U20) | 14 | 14 | 847 | 2.98 | 0.907 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1997-98 | HIFK | SM-liiga | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1996-97 | PiTa Helsinki | I divisioona | 8 | 13 | 390 | 3.69 | 0.875 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1996-97 | HIFK | Jr. A SM-Liiga (U20) | 21 | 22 | 1243 | 2.75 | 0.914 | 0 | 3 | 14 | ||
| 1996-97 | HIFK | SM-liiga | 2 | 11 | 30 | 5.85 | 0.824 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1995-96 | HIFK | Jr. B SM-sarja (U18, Play-off) | 4 | 4 | 2.66 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| 1995-96 | HIFK | Jr. B SM-sarja (U18) | 26 | 0 | 1 | 14 | ||||||
| 1993-94 | HIFK | Jr. C SM-sarja (U16, Play-off) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 1993-94 | HIFK | Jr. C SM-sarja (U16) | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Note: All games might not be included
| Date | League | Teams | Score | SA | GA | MIN | % | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 20 2018 19:00 | Champions Hockey League | Round of 16 | Tappara Tampere HC Kometa Group | 5-5 | | | | | | | | | ||||
| Nov. 06 2018 18:00 | Champions Hockey League | Round of 16 | HC Kometa Group Tappara Tampere | 5-1 | | | | | | | | | ||||
| Oct. 09 2018 18:30 | Champions Hockey League | Group E | Djurgårdens IF Tappara Tampere | 3-5 | | | 25 | | | 3 | | | 60:00 | | | 88.00 |
| Sep. 09 2018 18:00 | Champions Hockey League | Group E | Tappara Tampere HC Ocelari Trinec | 3-2 OT | | | | | | | | | ||||
| Sep. 07 2018 18:00 | Champions Hockey League | Group E | Tappara Tampere Storhamar Ishockey | 6-1 | | | 14 | | | 1 | | | 60:00 | | | 92.86 |
| Sep. 02 2018 17:30 | Champions Hockey League | Group E | HC Ocelari Trinec Tappara Tampere | 2-8 | | | | | | | | | ||||
| Aug. 31 2018 19:30 | Champions Hockey League | Group E | Storhamar Ishockey Tappara Tampere | 3-2 SO | | | 25 | | | 2 | | | 65:00 | | | 92.00 |
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Player carrer transfersShow all»
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14 Jul 2019
Tappara Tampere
Columbus Blue Jackets
Note: retires and becomes goalies coach -
22 May 2018
IFK HelsinkiTappara Tampere
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10 Jun 2016
Calgary FlamesIFK Helsinki
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01 Mar 2016
Minnesota WildCalgary Flames
Leagues
Czech Rep.:
Tipsport extraliga |
1.liga |
2.liga
Slovakia:
Tipsport Extraliga |
1.liga
Sweden:
SHL |
HockeyAllsvenskan
Other: EBEL | Belarus | Croatia | Denmark | Estonia | France | Great Britain | Iceland | Italy | Latvia | Lithuania | MOL-liga | Norway | Poland | Romania | Serbia | Slovenia | Spain | NHL | AHL |
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