Niklas Bäckström
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| Olympic medal record | |||
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| Silver | 2006 Turin | Team | |
Niklas Bäckström (born February 13, 1978 in Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish ice hockey goaltender.
He currently plays for the Minnesota Wild of the NHL, and has represented Finland in international play. He was the third goaltender for Team Finland in the 2006 Winter Olympics, but did not play any games. He formerly played for Kärpät in the Finnish SM-liiga.
He is not to be confused with Nicklas Bäckström, the Swedish ice hockey forward, who currently plays for Brynäs IF in the Swedish Elitserien.
Bäckström signed a multi-year contract with the Minnesota Wild on Thursday 1 June 2006.
[edit] Career statistics
[edit] International play
| Tournament | Year | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Euro Hockey Tour | 2004-05 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 180.48 | 7 | 1 | 2.23 | 92,78% |
| Ice Hockey World Championships | 2005 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 310 | 12 | 1 | 2.32 | 90.24% |
| Euro Hockey Tour | 2005-06 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 124.0 | 3 | 0 | 1.45 | 95.59% |
| Totals | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 614.48 | 22 | 2 | 2.14 | -- | |
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| Preceded by: Esa Pirnes | Winner of the Jari Kurri trophy 2003-04 and 2004-05 | Succeeded by: Miika Wiikman |
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Categories: 1978 births | Finnish ice hockey players | Hockey players at the 2006 Winter Olympics | Living people | People from Helsinki | SM-liiga players | Winter Olympics medalists | Olympic competitors for Finland | Olympic silver medalists for Finland | Minnesota Wild players | National Hockey League goaltenders | European ice hockey biography stubs
