Ralph Backstrom
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Birth place: Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada
Forward, shoots left
5 ' 10" (178 cm) | 165 lb (75 kg)
Birth place: Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada
Forward, shoots left
5 ' 10" (178 cm) | 165 lb (75 kg)
Championships & Medals
| Age | Year | Team | Event | Tournament Location / Series Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 1959 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL Stanley Cup Champion | Montreal Canadiens defeated Toronto Maple Leafs 4‑1 in a best of seven series. | |
| 22 | 1960 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL Stanley Cup Champion | Montreal Canadiens defeated Toronto Maple Leafs 4‑0 in a best of seven series. | |
| 27 | 1965 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL Stanley Cup Champion | Montreal Canadiens defeated Chicago Black Hawks 4‑3 in a best of seven series. | |
| 28 | 1966 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL Stanley Cup Champion | Montreal Canadiens defeated Detroit Red Wings 4‑2 in a best of seven series. | |
| 30 | 1968 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL Stanley Cup Champion | Montreal Canadiens defeated St. Louis Blues 4‑0 in a best of seven series. | |
| 31 | 1969 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL Stanley Cup Champion | Montreal Canadiens defeated St. Louis Blues 4‑0 in a best of seven series. | |
| NHL Stanley Cup Championships | |||||
| Overall | Time on Ice | Goals | Assists | Points | per 60 All Situations | per 60 Even-Strength | per 60 Power-Play | Shots | Defensive | Faceoffs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Game | Score | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | TOI | ES | PP | SH | ESG | PPG | SHG | GWG | OTG | ESA | PPA | SHA | GWA | OTA | ESP | PPP | SHP | GWP | OTP | PPP% | G/60 | A/60 | P/60 | ESG/60 | ESA/60 | ESP/60 | PPG/60 | PPA/60 | PPP/60 | SOG | SH% | HITS | BS | FOW | FOL | FO% |
| May 1, 1973 | CHI @ MTL | (1-4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% | ||||||||||||||||||
| May 3, 1973 | MTL @ CHI | (4-7) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.0% | ||||||||||||||||||
| May 6, 1973 | MTL @ CHI | (4-0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% | ||||||||||||||||||
| May 8, 1973 | CHI @ MTL | (8-7) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.0% | ||||||||||||||||||
| May 10, 1973 | MTL @ CHI | (6-4) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | ||||||||||||||||||
| GAME LOG | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall | Goals | per Game | Shots | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | G/GP | A/GP | P/GP | SOG | SH% |
| 1956‑57 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | |||
| 1957‑58 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.500 | 0.500 | |||
| 1958‑59 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 21 | 64 | 18 | 22 | 40 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.281 | 0.344 | 0.625 | |||
| 1959‑60 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 22 | 64 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 24 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.203 | 0.234 | 0.438 | 130 | 10.0 |
| 1960‑61 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 23 | 69 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 44 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.174 | 0.290 | 0.464 | 152 | 7.9 |
| 1961‑62 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 24 | 66 | 27 | 38 | 65 | 29 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.409 | 0.576 | 0.985 | 181 | 14.9 |
| 1962‑63 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 25 | 70 | 23 | 12 | 35 | 51 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.329 | 0.171 | 0.500 | 180 | 12.8 |
| 1963‑64 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 26 | 70 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 41 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.114 | 0.300 | 0.414 | 168 | 4.8 |
| 1964‑65 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 27 | 70 | 25 | 30 | 55 | 44 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0.357 | 0.429 | 0.786 | 225 | 11.1 |
| 1965‑66 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 28 | 67 | 22 | 20 | 42 | 12 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.328 | 0.299 | 0.627 | 196 | 11.2 |
| 1966‑67 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 29 | 69 | 14 | 27 | 41 | 39 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.203 | 0.391 | 0.594 | 188 | 7.4 |
| 1967‑68 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 30 | 70 | 20 | 25 | 45 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0.286 | 0.357 | 0.643 | 198 | 10.1 |
| 1968‑69 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 31 | 72 | 13 | 28 | 41 | 16 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0.181 | 0.389 | 0.569 | 180 | 7.2 |
| 1969‑70 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 32 | 72 | 19 | 24 | 43 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.264 | 0.333 | 0.597 | 187 | 10.2 |
| 1970‑71 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 33 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.063 | 0.250 | 0.313 | 18 | 5.6 |
| 1970‑71 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 33 | 33 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 8 | -7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.424 | 0.394 | 0.818 | 108 | 13.0 |
| 1971‑72 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 34 | 76 | 23 | 29 | 52 | 22 | -22 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0.303 | 0.382 | 0.684 | 181 | 12.7 |
| 1972‑73 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 35 | 63 | 20 | 29 | 49 | 6 | -11 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0.317 | 0.460 | 0.778 | 132 | 15.2 |
| 1972‑73 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 35 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.375 | 0.188 | 0.563 | 36 | 16.7 |
| 1973‑74 | Chicago Cougars | WHA | 36 | 78 | 33 | 50 | 83 | 26 | 0.423 | 0.641 | 1.064 | ||||||
| 1974‑75 | Chicago Cougars | WHA | 37 | 70 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 28 | 0.214 | 0.343 | 0.557 | ||||||
| 1974‑75 | Team Canada | | 37 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.500 | 0.500 | 1.000 | |||
| 1975‑76 | Denver Spurs / Ottawa Civics | WHA | 38 | 41 | 21 | 29 | 50 | 14 | 0.512 | 0.707 | 1.220 | ||||||
| 1975‑76 | New England Whalers | WHA | 38 | 38 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 6 | 0.368 | 0.500 | 0.868 | ||||||
| 1976‑77 | New England Whalers | WHA | 39 | 77 | 17 | 31 | 48 | 30 | 0.221 | 0.403 | 0.623 | ||||||
| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | G/GP | A/GP | P/GP | SOG | SH% |
| NHL Totals | 1032 | 278 | 361 | 639 | 389 | 71 | 31 | 4 | 40 | 0.269 | 0.350 | 0.619 | 2460 | ||||
| WHA Totals | 304 | 100 | 153 | 253 | 104 | 0.329 | 0.503 | 0.832 | |||||||||
Playoff Stats
| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | G/GP | A/GP | P/GP | SOG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958‑59 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 21 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.273 | 0.455 | 0.727 | |||
| 1959‑60 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 22 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.429 | 0.429 | 6 | 0.0 |
| 1960‑61 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 4 | 0.0 |
| 1961‑62 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 24 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.200 | 0.200 | 8 | 0.0 |
| 1962‑63 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 7 | 0.0 |
| 1963‑64 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 26 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.286 | 0.143 | 0.429 | 25 | 8.0 |
| 1964‑65 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 27 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.154 | 0.231 | 0.385 | 36 | 5.6 |
| 1965‑66 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 28 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.300 | 0.400 | 0.700 | 28 | 10.7 |
| 1966‑67 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 29 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.500 | 0.200 | 0.700 | 37 | 13.5 |
| 1967‑68 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 30 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.308 | 0.231 | 0.538 | 29 | 13.8 |
| 1968‑69 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 31 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.214 | 0.286 | 0.500 | 27 | 11.1 |
| 1972‑73 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 35 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.313 | 0.375 | 0.688 | 32 | 15.6 |
| 1973‑74 | Chicago Cougars | WHA | 36 | 18 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 4 | 0.278 | 0.778 | 1.056 | ||||||
| 1975‑76 | New England Whalers | WHA | 38 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 0.294 | 0.235 | 0.529 | ||||||
| 1976‑77 | New England Whalers | WHA | 39 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | ||||||
| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | G/GP | A/GP | P/GP | SOG | SH% |
| NHL Totals | 116 | 27 | 32 | 59 | 68 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0.233 | 0.276 | 0.509 | 239 | ||||
| WHA Totals | 38 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 12 | 0.263 | 0.474 | 0.737 |
National Team Stats - Major Tournaments
| Team | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | G/GP | A/GP | P/GP | SOG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Canada - Summit Series 1974 | 36 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.500 | 0.500 | 1.000 | |||
| Summit Series Totals | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.500 | 0.500 | 1.000 |
All-Star Game Appearences
| Year | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | G/GP | A/GP | P/GP | SOG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | |||
| 1959 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | |||
| 1960 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | |||
| 1962 | NHL All-Stars | NHL | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | |||
| 1965 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 28 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | |||
| 1967 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | |||
| NHL All-Star Game Totals | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.500 | 0.500 |