Shot Left Role Ice hockey player Position Defenseman Name Christian Backman Career start 1998 | Playing career Weight 93 kg National team Sweden Height 1.93 m | |
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Born 28 April 1980 (age 43)
Alingsas, Sweden ( 1980-04-28 ) NHL Draft 24th overall, 1998
St. Louis Blues Olympic medals Ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men’s Team Similar People Magnus Kahnberg, P J Axelsson, Samuel Pahlsson, Henrik Lundqvist, Fredrik Modin | ||
Avtackning magnus kahnberg och christian b ckman i scandinavium
Christian Rune Bäckman (born 28 April 1980 in Alingsås, Sweden) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey defenceman, who last played for Frölunda HC of the Swedish Hockey League.
Contents
- Avtackning magnus kahnberg och christian b ckman i scandinavium
- Christian b ckman om livet efter hockeyn
- Playing career
- Personal life
- Awards
- References
Christian b ckman om livet efter hockeyn
Playing career
Bäckman was drafted by St. Louis Blues in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft, 1st round, 24th overall. It was not until the 2002–03 NHL season that he got a contract for play in the NHL. He only played four games for St. Louis in his first season, spending the rest of the season playing for Worcester Ice Cats in the American Hockey League (AHL). Between 2003–04 and 2007–08 he was a regular for St. Louis recording 64 points (19 goals, 45 assists), and 130 penalty minutes in 228 games.
During the 2004–05 NHL lockout Bäckman played for his Swedish youth club Frölunda in Elitserien where he totalled 19 points in 50 games, winning the Elitserien playoffs.
St. Louis announced on 10 August 2006 that the club re-signed Bäckman for a multi-year contract, although no contract details was released. According to Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet the contract gives Bäckman 50 million Swedish kronor (approx. $7 million) over three years.
On 26 February 2008, Bäckman was traded to the New York Rangers in exchange for a 4th round draft pick. On 2 March 2008, in his second game as a Ranger, Bäckman scored his first goal as a Ranger on Antero Niittymäki of the Philadelphia Flyers, off assists from Brendan Shanahan and Scott Gomez.
On 2 July 2008, Bäckman was traded, along with Fedor Tyutin, to the Columbus Blue Jackets for Nikolai Zherdev and Dan Fritsche.
In October 2009, Bäckman signed with Frölunda HC.
Personal life
Christian Rune Bäckman was born 1980 in a small town Alingsås. He has two siblings. He grew up in mostly Alingsås but moved to Gothenburg to start his Ice Hockey career.
Bäckman is married to wife Jeanette Bäckman. Together they have 3 children. William Bäckman born in 2001, Thea Bäckman born in 2004 and Ellie Bäckman born in 2010. He spends his of-season in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Bäckman has since autumn 2015 retired from being a hockeyplayer.