Career profile Last roster: 2009-10 VAN
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Christian Backman

D · SWE
+ 2 other teams
Status
Retired 16 yrs ago
Career
2004–2010 (6 yrs)
Age
46 (35 in 2010)
Vitals
6'4" · 210 lb
Drafted
Undrafted

Career Regular Season

6 seasons (2004–2010)
Games 357
Goals 25
Assists 116
Points 141
+/- +23
P/GP 0.39
SHT% 5.0
PiM 245

Stats

OTHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2004-05 CLB 82 4 24 28 0.34 -20 76 0 1 0 120 3.3% 126
2005-06 VAN 82 4 30 34 0.41 +20 75 1 0 0 128 3.1% 121
2006-07 VAN 82 8 15 23 0.28 +8 42 1 3 0 111 7.2% 91
2007-08 CLB 81 7 42 49 0.60 +13 40 1 1 0 134 5.2% 57
2008-09 NYR 7 0 2 2 0.29 -3 2 0 0 0 1 0.0% 1
2009-10 VAN 23 2 3 5 0.22 +5 10 1 0 0 9 22.2% 5
CAREER 6 yrs 357 25 116 141 0.39 +23 245 4 5 0 -- 5.0% 401
OTHL Playoffs
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2005-06 VAN 10 2 3 5 0.50 +1 6 1 1 0 17 11.8% 29
2006-07 VAN 21 0 9 9 0.43 +4 20 0 0 0 25 0.0% 49
CAREER 2 app. 31 2 12 14 0.45 +5 26 1 1 0 -- 4.8% 78
NHL Career Stats
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG PPP S% TOI
2002-03 STL 4 0 0 0 0.00 -3 0 0 0 0 0.0% 12:22
2003-04 STL 66 5 13 18 0.27 +3 16 0 1 5 5.4% 19:20
2005-06 STL 52 6 12 18 0.35 -15 48 1 3 9 8.6% 24:49
2006-07 STL 61 7 11 18 0.30 +13 36 0 1 4 8.8% 22:10
2007-08 STL 45 1 9 10 0.22 -4 30 0 0 2 3.3% 19:22
2007-08 NYR 18 2 6 8 0.44 +2 20 0 1 3 9.5% 18:49
2008-09 CLB 56 2 5 7 0.13 +5 32 1 1 2 3.7% 15:39
Career NHL 302 23 56 79 0.26 +1 182 2 7 25 6.6% -

History

Overall, season by season

Above the band is elite. Inside it, above average. Below it, below average.

OV Defensemen, average to top 10%

Attributes

Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2004-05 24 D CLB - - 83 67 74 81 82 - - 65 51 69 - 40 44 72
2005-06 25 D VAN - - 83 67 74 81 82 - - 65 51 69 - 40 44 72
2006-07 26 D VAN - - 83 67 72 78 82 - - 65 51 67 - 44 46 72
2007-08 27 D CLB - - 83 69 72 78 72 - - 65 55 70 - 47 47 71
2008-09 28 D NYR 56 50 73 66 80 - 81 62 25 75 60 67 - 80 61 -
2009-10 29 D VAN 59 40 78 70 80 - 73 62 40 64 62 69 - 82 63 65
Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2004-05 24 D CLB - - 83 67 74 81 82 - - 65 51 69 - 40 44 72
2005-06 25 D VAN - - · · · · · - - · · · - · · ·
2006-07 26 D VAN - - · · −2 −3 · - - · · −2 - +4 +2 ·
2007-08 27 D CLB - - · +2 · · −10 - - · +4 +3 - +3 +1 −1
2008-09 28 D NYR 56 50 −10 −3 +8 - +9 62 25 +10 +5 −3 - +33 +14 -
2009-10 29 D VAN +3 −10 +5 +4 · - −8 · +15 −11 +2 +2 - +2 +2 65
Starting Team Salary Length Cap % Age Signed as
2004-05 CLB $1,025,000 1 yr 2.1% 24 RFA
2005-06 VAN $1,200,000 3 yr 2.4% 25 RFA
2006-07 VAN $1,104,000 2 yr 2.8% 26 RFA
2008-09 NYR $1,999,999 4 yr 3.5% 28 RFA
2004-05
Jul 12 2004
2004-05
to OILERS
Jul 17 2004
2004-05
to BLUE JACKETS
to OILERS
2005-06
May 27 2005
2005-06
to DUCKS
to BLUE JACKETS
Jun 15 2005
2005-06
to KINGS
Jul 21 2005
2005-06
to CANUCKS
2007-08
Mar 1 2008
2007-08
to BLUE JACKETS
2009-10
Sep 19 2009
2009-10
to CANUCKS

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