Remember Some Guys #85: Mikael Backlund
Oct 12, 2026 · Ask any coach he ever had who they trusted, and they'd say him first.
GAA/60 by season
The three clues
Position: Forward
Career span: 2008-09 to 2025-26
Teams: CGY
Mikael Backlund played 16 NHL seasons, 2008-09 to 2025-26, skating for CGY. He profiled as a forward. His best stretch, by the site's three-season weighted read, came in the window ending 2013-14, when he was worth +0.12 goals above league average per 60 minutes.