Niklas Bäckström
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| Born |
13 February 1978 Helsinki, Finland |
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| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 197 lb (89 kg; 14 st 1 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Catches | Left | ||
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Liiga team Former teams |
HIFK SaiPa AIK IF Kärpät Minnesota Wild Calgary Flames |
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| National team |
 Finland
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| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1996–present | ||
 Bäckström during the 2005 IIHF World Championship |
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| Medal record | ||
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| Men's ice hockey | ||
| Representing Finland
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| Olympic Games | ||
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2006 Turin | |
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2010 Vancouver | |
| World Championships | ||
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2016 Russia | |
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2008 Quebec City | |
| World Junior Championship | ||
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1998 Finland | |
Niklas Oskar Bäckström (Swedish: [ˈnɪkːlas ²bɛkːstrœm]; born 13 February 1978) is a Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for HIFK in the Finnish Liiga. He formerly played 10 seasons for the Minnesota Wild and the Calgary Flames in the National Hockey League (NHL). He has won both William M. Jennings Trophy and Roger Crozier Saving Grace Award. He also has won both Urpo Ylönen trophy and Jari Kurri trophy twice. Bäckström is a natively Swedish-speaking Finn, but also speaks Finnish.
Bäckström won the 1998 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships as a backup goaltender for the Finnish national team, along with players like Olli Jokinen, Niklas Hagman, Mika Noronen, Niko Kapanen, Toni Dahlman and Eero Somervuori. Bäckström was the third goaltender for Team Finland in the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, but did not play any games. In the Finnish SM-liiga, he played for HIFK, SaiPa and Kärpät. Bäckström led Kärpät to two consecutive league titles in 2004 and 2005. Bäckström signed a one-year contract with the Minnesota Wild of the NHL on 1 June 2006.
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