So here’s the thing about having a Mikael Backlund on your team: he touches a lot of the game, and in doing so he opens up a lot of opportunities for the club’s less well-rounded players.

CALGARY — In the summer before the 2010-11 season, Mikael Backlund felt it was time for a change. He had made up his mind and he wouldn’t budge. So, he did what many other players in his ...

The 2024-25 season was Mikael Backlund’s 14th full season with the Calgary Flames, and 17th season with the Flames overall. Backlund entered the season as the Flames’ captain and their oldest ...

Calgary Flames center Mikael Backlund (upper body) is set to miss a sixth consecutive game on Tuesday against the Seattle Kraken. The Flames captain has resumed skating, but Tuesday's game comes ...

Backlund Named Captain of Flames Ahead of 2023 Season. Ahead of the 2023-24 NHL season, Backlund signed the two-year extension as he was entering the final year of his deal.

Beginning of this NHL calendar year, third-line winger Yegor Sharangovich's five-year $28,750,000 contract kicked in.

Mikael Backlund never envisioned reaching 1,000 games early in his NHL career.. In fact, the Calgary Flames captain wasn't sure he'd be sticking around long enough when injuries, adversity and ...

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 ...

Calgary Flames captain Mikael Backlund played his 1,000th career game on Friday in a 3-0 win over the New Jersey Devils. On the occasion, partners of Flames players threw Backlund’s wife Frida ...

Backlund produced a goal and an assist in Monday's 3-1 win over the Kings. The 35-year-old center opened the scoring midway through the second period en route to his first multi-point performance ...

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 ...

So here’s the thing about having a Mikael Backlund on your team: he touches a lot of the game, and in doing so he opens up a lot of opportunities for the club’s less well-rounded players.