Johan Backlund

Johan Backlund
Born	July 24, 1981 (1981-07-24) Skellefteå, SWE
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb)
Position	Goaltender
Catches	Left
SM-liiga team Former teams	Oulun Kärpät NHL Philadelphia Flyers Elitserien Skellefteå AIK Leksands IF Timrå IK
National team	Sweden
NHL Draft	Undrafted
Playing career	1999–present

Johan Backlund (born July 24, 1981) is a Swedish professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for Oulun Kärpät of the Finnish SM-liiga. He previously played in two National Hockey League (NHL) games with the Philadelphia Flyers during the 2009–10 season.

Playing career

On March 26, 2009, Backlund signed a one-year two-way contract with the Philadelphia Flyers.

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.

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.

On June 11, 2010, Backlund signed a two-year contract extension with the Flyers.

Career statistics

Regular season

Season	Team	League		GP	W	L	T	OTL	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SV%
1999–2000	Skellefteå AIK	J20		4				—	190	7	0	2.21	.921
1999–2000	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
NHL totals				1	0	1	—	0	40	2	0	3.00	.917
AHL totals				74	31	36	—	5	4351	218	2	3.01	.899
SEL totals				206				—	12019	507	18	2.53	.908
Swe-2 totals				124				—	7256	298	14	2.46	.904
J20 totals				7				—	370	12	1	1.95	.936

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	.000
NHL totals				1	0	0	1	0	0	0.00	.000
SEL totals				31			1860	85	1	2.74	.901
Swe-2 totals				13			776	36	0	2.78	.895

External links

• Johan Backlund – player profile and career stats at European Hockey.Net
• Johan Backlund's career stats at Eliteprospects.com
• Johan Backlund's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Johan Backlund at Hockey-Reference.com
• Johan Backlund's NHL player profile
• Johan Backlund at TSN.ca