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Mikael Backlund

Mikael Backlund

Swedish professional ice hockey centre and alternate captain for the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League (NHL).

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Birthdate
March 17, 1989
Birthplace
Västerås
Västerås
Nationality
Sweden
Sweden
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Sweden
Sweden
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Hockey Player

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National Hockey League (NHL)
National Hockey League (NHL)
Country
Sweden
Sweden
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Sweden
Sweden
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hockey player
Wikidata ID
Q1286038

Backlund was a first round selection, 24th overall, of the Flames in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft, and made his NHL debut in 2008–09. He played junior hockey for VIK Västerås HK in the J20 SuperElit and the Kelowna Rockets of the Western Hockey League (WHL). He was a member of Kelowna's WHL championship team in 2009.

Internationally, Backlund has represented Sweden on several occasions—he was a member of two silver medal-winning teams at the World Junior Championship, and has won a bronze, silver and gold medals with the Swedes at the World Championship.

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