Mattias Bäckman
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Birth place: Linköping, Sweden
Defenseman, shoots left
6 ' 2" (188 cm) | 170 lb (77 kg)
Birth place: Linköping, Sweden
Defenseman, shoots left
6 ' 2" (188 cm) | 170 lb (77 kg)
Championships & Medals
| Age | Year | Team | Event | Tournament Location / Series Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | 2012 | Team Sweden | U20 World Championship | Calgary and Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | |
| 19 | 2012 | Linköping HC | U20 SuperElit | Linköping HC defeated HV 71 3‑2 in the gold medal game. | |
| IIHF U20 World Championship Medals | |||||
| Swedish U20 Championship Medals | |||||
| 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% |
| 2007‑08 | Linköping HC | U18 Elit | 15 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.095 | 0.095 | 26 | 0.0 |
| 2008‑09 | Linköping HC | U18 Elit | 16 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.188 | 0.188 | 0.375 | 33 | 9.1 |
| 2008‑09 | Linköping HC | U20 SuperElit | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008‑09 | Linköping HC | U18 Allsvenskan | 16 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.143 | 0.357 | 0.500 | 23 | 8.7 |
| 2009‑10 | Linköping HC | Elitserien | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009‑10 | Linköping HC | U18 Allsvenskan | 17 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 0.500 | 1.500 | 6 | 33.3 |
| 2009‑10 | Linköping HC | U20 SuperElit | 17 | 33 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 38 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.121 | 0.152 | 0.273 | 51 | 7.8 |
| 2009‑10 | Team Sweden U18 | | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.500 | 0.500 | 3 | 0.0 |
| 2010‑11 | Mjölby HC | HockeyEttan | 18 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.500 | 1.000 | 1.500 | 5 | 20.0 |
| 2010‑11 | Linköping HC | Elitserien | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2010‑11 | Linköping HC | U20 SuperElit | 18 | 27 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 34 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.074 | 0.667 | 0.741 | 57 | 3.5 |
| 2011‑12 | Linköping HC | Elitserien | 19 | 42 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.024 | 0.167 | 0.190 | 60 | 1.7 |
| 2011‑12 | Linköping HC | U20 SuperElit | 19 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.167 | 0.167 | 0.333 | 13 | 7.7 |
| 2011‑12 | Team Sweden | | 19 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.250 | 0.250 | ||
| 2011‑12 | Team Sweden U20 | | 19 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.462 | 0.462 | ||
| 2012‑13 | Linköping HC | Elitserien | 20 | 52 | 2 | 24 | 26 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.038 | 0.462 | 0.500 | 67 | 3.0 |
| 2012‑13 | Team Sweden | | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 3 | 0.0 |
| 2013‑14 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1 | 0.0 | |
| 2013‑14 | Linköping HC | SHL | 21 | 54 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 16 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.111 | 0.278 | 0.389 | 68 | 8.8 |
| 2014‑15 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 22 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.222 | 0.222 | 22 | 0.0 | |
| 2014‑15 | Texas Stars | AHL | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1 | 0.0 | |
| 2014‑15 | Linköping HC | SHL | 22 | 25 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.160 | 0.520 | 0.680 | 47 | 8.5 |
| 2015‑16 | Texas Stars | AHL | 23 | 69 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 34 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0.116 | 0.348 | 0.464 | 96 | 8.3 | |
| 2016‑17 | Texas Stars | AHL | 24 | 41 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.073 | 0.195 | 0.268 | 44 | 6.8 |
| 2016‑17 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 24 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.200 | 0.200 | 0.400 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 2017‑18 | EHC Kloten | NLA | 25 | 41 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 14 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.073 | 0.220 | 0.293 | 67 | 4.5 |
| 2018‑19 | Linköping HC | SHL | 26 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.111 | 0.278 | 0.389 | 30 | 6.7 |
| 2019‑20 | Linköping HC | SHL | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2020‑21 | Linköping HC | SHL | 28 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.059 | 0.471 | 0.529 | 22 | 4.5 |
| 2021‑22 | Linköping HC | SHL | 29 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.333 | 0.333 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2023‑24 | Tappara Tampere | Liiga | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 4 | 0.0 |
| 2023‑24 | Frisk Asker | EHL | 31 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.083 | 0.750 | 0.833 | 26 | 3.8 |
| 2024‑25 | Frisk Asker | EHL | 32 | 23 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.043 | 0.565 | 0.609 | 47 | 2.1 |
| 2025‑26 | HC Vita Hästen | HockeyEttan | 33 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | G/GP | A/GP | P/GP | SOG | SH% |
| SHL Totals | 223 | 16 | 73 | 89 | 92 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0.072 | 0.327 | 0.399 | 297 | 5.4 | |||
| AHL Totals | 136 | 12 | 37 | 49 | 66 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.088 | 0.272 | 0.360 | 174 | 6.9 | |||
| U20 Nationell Totals | 68 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 74 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.103 | 0.353 | 0.456 | 121 | 5.8 | |||
| NLA Totals | 41 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 14 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.073 | 0.220 | 0.293 | 67 | 4.5 | |||
| U18 Regional Totals | 37 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.081 | 0.135 | 0.216 | 59 | 5.1 | |||
| Eliteserien Totals | 35 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.057 | 0.629 | 0.686 | 73 | 2.7 | |||
| U18 Nationell Totals | 16 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.250 | 0.375 | 0.625 | 29 | 13.8 | |||
| HockeyEttan Totals | 7 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.143 | 1.000 | 1.143 | 14 | 7.1 | |||
| Liiga Totals | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 4 | 0.0 | |||
Playoff Stats
| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | G/GP | A/GP | P/GP | SOG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008‑09 | Linköping HC | U18 Allsvenskan | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2009‑10 | Linköping HC | U18 Allsvenskan | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 7 | 0.0 |
| 2009‑10 | Linköping HC | U20 SuperElit | 17 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.167 | 0.000 | 0.167 | 4 | 25.0 |
| 2010‑11 | Linköping HC | U20 SuperElit | 18 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.667 | 0.667 | 6 | 0.0 |
| 2011‑12 | Linköping HC | U20 SuperElit | 19 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.333 | 1.000 | 1.333 | 12 | 16.7 |
| 2012‑13 | Linköping HC | Elitserien | 20 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.200 | 0.400 | 0.600 | 15 | 13.3 |
| 2013‑14 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 21 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0.100 | 0.500 | 0.600 | 12 | 8.3 | |
| 2013‑14 | Linköping HC | SHL | 21 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.455 | 0.455 | 16 | 0.0 |
| 2014‑15 | Texas Stars | AHL | 22 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.500 | 0.500 | 2 | 0.0 | |
| 2014‑15 | Linköping HC | SHL | 22 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.333 | 0.333 | 4 | 0.0 |
| 2015‑16 | Texas Stars | AHL | 23 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.500 | 0.500 | 4 | 0.0 | |
| 2023‑24 | Frisk Asker | Eliteserien | 31 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.556 | 0.556 | 12 | 0.0 |
| 2024‑25 | Frisk Asker | Eliteserien | 32 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.750 | 0.750 | 13 | 0.0 |
| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | G/GP | A/GP | P/GP | SOG | SH% |
| SHL Totals | 30 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.067 | 0.400 | 0.467 | 35 | 5.7 | |||
| Eliteserien Totals | 17 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.647 | 0.647 | 25 | 0.0 | |||
| AHL Totals | 16 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 6 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 0.063 | 0.500 | 0.563 | 18 | 5.6 | ||||
| U20 Nationell Totals | 15 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.200 | 0.533 | 0.733 | 22 | 13.6 | |||
| U18 Nationell Totals | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.250 | 0.250 | 8 | 0.0 |
National Team Stats - Major Tournaments
| Team | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | G/GP | A/GP | P/GP | SOG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Sweden - U20 World Championship 2012 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.500 | 0.500 | 14 | 0.0 |
| U20 World Championship Totals | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.500 | 0.500 | 14 | 0.0 |
National and Regional Team Stats - Miscellaneous Tournaments
| Team | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | G/GP | A/GP | P/GP | SOG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Sweden - U18 2‑Nations 2009 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.500 | 0.500 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Team Sweden - U20 National Evaluation Camp 2011 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.000 | 0.400 | 0.400 | |||||||
| Team Sweden - U20 4‑Nations 2011 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.500 | 0.500 | ||||||
| Team Sweden - Men 2‑Nations 2012 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | ||
| Team Sweden - Men 2‑Nations 2012 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.500 | 0.500 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Team Sweden - EHT ‑ Channel One Cup 2012 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Team Sweden - EHT ‑ Oddset Hockey Games 2013 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Men Totals | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.111 | 0.111 | 7 | ||
| U20 Men Totals | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.429 | 0.429 | |||||||
| U18 Men Totals | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.500 | 0.500 | 3 | 0.0 |