Johan Backlund

Johan Backlund (born July 24, 1981) is a former Swedish professional ice hockey goaltender. He previously played in two National Hockey League (NHL) games with the Philadelphia Flyers during the 2009–10 season.

Johan Backlund
Born (1981-07-24) July 24, 1981
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

Playing career

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]

Career statistics

Regular season
Season Team League GP W L T OTL 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
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 Leksands IF SEL 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 Leksands IF SEL 32 — 1843 81 1 2.64 .915
2006–07 Timrå IK SEL 49 — 2835 106 6 2.24 .912
2007–08 Timrå IK SEL 47 — 2794 107 6 2.30 .908
2008–09 Timrå IK SEL 49 — 2840 121 4 2.56 .907
2009–10 Adirondack Phantoms AHL 41 21 17 — 2 2451 114 2 2.79 .906
2009–10 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 1 0 1 — 0 40 2 0 3.00 .917
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 SM-liiga 18 9 6 — 4 1127 47 0 2.36 .927
2012–13 Oulun Kärpät SM-liiga 34 13 11 — 9 1974 74 3 2.25 .913
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
NHL totals 1 0 1 — 0 40 2 0 3.00 .917
SEL totals 206 — 12019 507 18 2.53 .908

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 –
2011–12 Oulun Kärpät SM-liiga 9 5 3 519 22 0 2.54 .931
2012–13 Oulun Kärpät SM-liiga 3 1 1 151 8 0 3.18 .893
2015–16 Skellefteå AIK SHL 1 43 2.79 .818
NHL totals 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 –
SEL totals 31 1860 85 1 2.74 .901

References
  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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