Niklas Backstrom

About Niklas Backstrom

NHL goaltender who joined the Minnesota Wild in 2006 and immediately went to the top of the team's career statistics, including wins and games started in net. In his first season, he went 23-8 with a 1.97 goals against average.

Niklas Oskar Bäckström is a former professional Finnish ice hockey goalie and current goalscorer coach for Columbus Blue Jackets. He played ten seasons for the Minnesota Wild and the Calgary Flames in the National Hockey League, during which he won the William M. Jennings Trophy and Roger Crozier Saving Grace Award. He also won the Urpo Ylönen Cup and the Jari Kurri Cup twice. Bäckström is a Finnish Swedish, but also Finnish.

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Trivia

He is often confused with Swedish center Nicklas Backstrom, whose name is spelled the same in English characters apart from a "C" before the "K" in "Nicklas."

Niklas Backstrom before fame

He played for HIFK in Finland's top flight from 1996 until 2000.

Achievement of Niklas Backstrom

He is frequently confused with Swedish center Nicklas Backstrom, whose name is spelled identically in English but for the insertion of a"C" before the"K" in"Nicklas".

Salary 2020

6.5u00a0million USD (2016)

Net Worth 2020

Undisclosed

Niklas Backstrom family life

He was born in the city of Helsinki, Finland.

Associations of Niklas Backstrom

He was a finalist for the Vezina Trophy, which is given to the league's finest goaltender, in 2009, however he was defeated by Martin Brodeur of the New Jersey Devils.

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