Rasmus Andersson will wear the ‘C’ for Team Sweden at the world hockey championship, while Mikael Backlund will have an ‘A’ switched on his jersey. Backlund is the regular captain in Calgary, with ...

The hope is that if Backlund starts to have a drop-off, it’ll be gentle, gradual, and the emergence of other two-way centres in the team’s system will help adjust for it. The Flames system is ...

Backlund logged an assist in Saturday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Golden Knights. Backlund snapped a six-game point drought, though he also missed six contests due to an upper-body injury in that ...

Per PuckPedia, Backlund is in the first year of a two-year pact that carries a $4.5-million annual average value. For the Flames, on the season the club stands 34-25-11, powered by its current ...

Mikael Backlund’s absence creates a massive hole in the Calgary Flames lineup tonight as they prepare to host the Colorado Avalanche. The captain played just a handful of shifts in Wednesday’s ...

Calgary Flames captain Mikael Backlund is week-to-week with an upper-body injury, the team announced Friday. The 35-year-old forward has appeared in all 64 games this season, totaling 24 points ...

Hopefully, he gets himself healthy and can be back as soon as he can.” Backlund logged only five shifts — a grand total of 2:58 of ice time — before leaving Wednesday’s crucial clash ...

Mikael Backlund made an early exit in Wednesday’s crucial wild-card clash against the Vancouver Canucks, which ended in a 4-3 shootout victory for the visitors from the West Coast. The 35-year ...

Today, we're profiling Mikael Backlund. There are no grades — this isn't high school — but these quick-and-dirty glimpses into their season illustrate where they're at ahead of the calendar ...

On Sept. 27, 2023, the Calgary Flames named Mikael Backlund as the team's 21st captain. He remains the only Swedish-born captain in Flames history and was the first dressing room leader since Mark ...

Karen Backlund, loving wife and devoted mother, passed away Monday, November 25, at the age of 86, in Salem, Oregon. Karen is survived by her husband of 65 years, Vic, her children Valerie Ellis ...