MIKAEL BACKLUND #11

Calgary Flames

Captain

83 L2

Centre

Cap Hit: $5,350,000

Daily Cap Hit: $27,865

Accumulated Daily Cap Hit

: $1,560,417

Remaining Daily Cap Hit

: $3,761,719

Estimated Career Earnings : $43,035,093

BORN: Mar. 17, 1989

AGE: 34

BIRTHPLACE: Vasteras, Sweden

NATIONALITY:

Sweden

SHOOTS: Left

HEIGHT:

6'0"

183cm

WEIGHT:

200 lbs

91kg

ELC SIGNING AGE: 19

WAIVERS AGE: 19

DRAFT YEAR: 2007

DRAFTED OVERALL: 24

DRAFT ROUND: 1

DRAFTED BY: Logo of the Calgary Flames

CGY

SUMMARY▴▾

Mikael Backlund's salary is $5,350,000 and his cap hit is $5,350,000 for the 2023-24 season. He is a 34 year old centre who was born on Mar. 17, 1989. He was drafted 24th overall by the Calgary Flames in the 1st round of the 2007 entry draft. He has signed 6 contracts worth a total value of $59,450,000. Over a career that spans 16 seasons (with at least 1 NHL GP), he has a total 504 Pts in 932 GP, and 22 playoffs Pts in 42 GP. He will be a UFA at the end of the 2025-26 season when he is 37 years old.

Transactions (9)

Status Update (13)

Injury Update (9)

CURRENT AND FUTURE CONTRACTS

Length: 6 years

Value: $32,100,000

Expiry Status: UFA

Cap %

: 7.13

Signing Team:

Calgary Flames

Signing Date: Feb. 16, 2018

Source: CapFriendly

Mikael Backlund signed a 6 year, $32,100,000 contract with the Calgary Flames on Feb. 16, 2018. The contract has a cap hit of $5,350,000.

SEASON	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	P. Bonuses	S. Bonuses	Base Salary	Total Salary	Minors Sal
2018-19	NTC	$5,350,000	$5,350,000	$0	$2,000,000	$3,850,000	$5,850,000	$5,850,000
2019-20	NTC	$5,350,000	$5,350,000	$0	$2,000,000	$3,850,000	$5,850,000	$5,850,000
2020-21	NTC	$5,350,000	$5,350,000	$0	$0	$4,350,000	$4,350,000	$4,350,000
2021-22	M-NTC	$5,350,000	$5,350,000	$0	$0	$5,350,000	$5,350,000	$5,350,000
2022-23	M-NTC	$5,350,000	$5,350,000	$0	$0	$5,350,000	$5,350,000	$5,350,000
2023-24	NMC	$5,350,000	$5,350,000	$0	$0	$5,350,000	$5,350,000	$5,350,000
TOTAL		$32,100,000	$32,100,000	$0	$4,000,000	$28,100,000	$32,100,000	$32,100,000

CLAUSE DETAILS: Player submits a 10 team trade list | ** As part of his 2 year extension signed on Sept 27, Backlund's modified no trade in the last season of his current deal was converted to a Full No Move clause [ CBA 11.8(b) ]

CLAUSE SOURCE: CapFriendly

Length: 2 years

Value: $9,000,000

Expiry Status: UFA

Cap %

: 5.39

Signing Team:

Calgary Flames

Signing Date: Sep. 27, 2023

Source: CapFriendly

Mikael Backlund signed a 2 year, $9,000,000 contract with the Calgary Flames on Sep. 27, 2023. The contract has a cap hit of $4,500,000.

SEASON	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	P. Bonuses	S. Bonuses	Base Salary	Total Salary	Minors Sal
2024-25	NMC	$4,500,000	$4,500,000	$0	$0	$4,500,000	$4,500,000	$4,500,000
2025-26	M-NTC, NMC	$4,500,000	$4,500,000	$0	$0	$4,500,000	$4,500,000	$4,500,000
TOTAL		$9,000,000	$9,000,000	$0	$0	$9,000,000	$9,000,000	$9,000,000

CLAUSE DETAILS: NMC throughout | Modified-NTC (15 team no-trade list) begins Jan 1, 2026

CONTRACT HISTORY

Length: 3 years

Value: $3,900,000

Expiry Status: RFA

Cap %

: 1.74

Signing Team:

Calgary Flames

Signing Date: May 2, 2008

Source: CapGeek

Mikael Backlund signed a 3 year, $3,900,000 contract with the Calgary Flames on May 2, 2008. The contract has a cap hit of $845,833.

SEASON	Cap Hit	AAV	P. Bonuses	S. Bonuses	Base Salary	Total Salary	Minors Sal
2008-09	$875,000	$1,300,000	–	$87,500	ENTRY-LEVEL SLIDE
2009-10	$845,833	$1,270,833	$425,000	$87,500	$787,500	$875,000	$65,000
2010-11	$845,833	$1,270,833	$425,000	$87,500	$787,500	$875,000	$65,000
2011-12	$845,833	$1,270,833	$425,000	$0	$787,500	$787,500	$65,000
TOTAL	$3,412,499	$5,112,499	$1,275,000	$262,500	$2,275,000	$2,537,500	$195,000

Qualifying Offer

: $826,875

Length: 1 year

Value: $725,000

Expiry Status: RFA (Arb)

Cap %

: 1.21

Signing Team:

Calgary Flames

Signing Date: Jul. 5, 2012

Source: CapGeek

Mikael Backlund signed a 1 year, $725,000 contract with the Calgary Flames on Jul. 5, 2012. The contract has a cap hit of $725,000.

SEASON	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	P. Bonuses	S. Bonuses	Base Salary	Total Salary	Minors Sal
2012-13		$725,000	$725,000	$0	$0	$725,000	$725,000	$725,000
TOTAL		$725,000	$725,000	$0	$0	$725,000	$725,000	$725,000

Qualifying Offer

: $761,250

Length: 2 years

Value: $3,000,000

Expiry Status: RFA (Arb)

Cap %

: 2.33

Signing Team:

Calgary Flames

Signing Date: Jul. 10, 2013

Source: CapGeek

Mikael Backlund signed a 2 year, $3,000,000 contract with the Calgary Flames on Jul. 10, 2013. The contract has a cap hit of $1,500,000.

SEASON	Cap Hit	AAV	P. Bonuses	S. Bonuses	Base Salary	Total Salary	Minors Sal
2013-14	$1,500,000	$1,500,000	$0	$50,000	$1,450,000	$1,500,000	$1,500,000
2014-15	$1,500,000	$1,500,000	$0	$0	$1,500,000	$1,500,000	$1,500,000
TOTAL	$3,000,000	$3,000,000	$0	$50,000	$2,950,000	$3,000,000	$3,000,000

Qualifying Offer

: $1,500,000

Length: 3 years

Value: $10,725,000

Expiry Status: UFA

Cap %

: 5.18

Signing Team:

Calgary Flames

Signing Date: Jun. 20, 2015

Source: @DarrenDreger

Mikael Backlund signed a 3 year, $10,725,000 contract with the Calgary Flames on Jun. 20, 2015. The contract has a cap hit of $3,575,000.

SEASON	Cap Hit	AAV	P. Bonuses	S. Bonuses	Base Salary	Total Salary	Minors Sal
2015-16	$3,575,000	$3,575,000	$0	$0	$3,575,000	$3,575,000	$3,575,000
2016-17	$3,575,000	$3,575,000	$0	$0	$3,575,000	$3,575,000	$3,575,000
2017-18	$3,575,000	$3,575,000	$0	$0	$3,575,000	$3,575,000	$3,575,000
TOTAL	$10,725,000	$10,725,000	$0	$0	$10,725,000	$10,725,000	$10,725,000

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SEASON	TEAM	LEAGUE	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM		PLAYOFFS	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	TOI	G	ixG	xG±/60	RelxG±/60	C±/60	RelC±/60		TOI	G	ixG	xG±/60	RelxG±/60	C±/60	RelC±/60
2003-04	Västerås IK U16	U16 SM	3	1	3	4	1	4	\|								-	-	-	-	-	-	-	\|	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Västmanland	TV-Pucken	8	5	1	6	-	8	\|								-	-	-	-	-	-	-	\|	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2004-05	Sweden U16 (all)	International-Jr	6	9	2	11	-	8	\|								-	-	-	-	-	-	-	\|	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Västerås IK U16	U16 SM	3	3	1	4	-2	4	\|								-	-	-	-	-	-	-	\|	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Västmanland	TV-Pucken	8	6	2	8	-	4	\|								-	-	-	-	-	-	-	\|	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Västerås IK J18	J18 Nationell	14	5	6	11	5	14	\|	PLAYOFFS	4	2	1	3	0	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	\|	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2005-06	Sweden U17 (all)	International-Jr	7	6	7	13	-	10	\|								-	-	-	-	-	-	-	\|	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Sweden U18 (all)	International-Jr	14	2	0	2	-	6	\|								-	-	-	-	-	-	-	\|	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Västmanland	TV-Pucken	8	11	6	17	-	6	\|								-	-	-	-	-	-	-	\|	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Sweden U18	WJC-18	3	1	0	1	2	0	\|								-	-	-	-	-	-	-	\|	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Västerås IK	HockeyAllsvenskan	12	2	2	4	2	14	\|								-	-	-	-	-	-	-	\|	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Västerås IK J20	J20 Nationell	25	15	16	31	7	30	\|								-	-	-	-	-	-	-	\|	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2006-07	Sweden U18 (all)	International-Jr	16	7	3	10	-	14	\|								-	-	-	-	-	-	-	\|	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Sweden U18	WJC-18	6	6	1	7	0	6	\|								-	-	-	-	-	-	-	\|	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Sweden U18	Hlinka Gretzky Cup	4	1	1	2	0	8	\|								-	-	-	-	-	-	-	\|	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Västerås IK	HockeyAllsvenskan	18	1	2	3	1	14	\|								-	-	-	-	-	-	-	\|	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Västerås IK J20	J20 Nationell	7	5	4	9	3	8	\|	PLAYOFFS	5	1	0	1	1	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	\|	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Västerås IK J18	J18 Nationell	2	2	1	3	3	2	\|	PLAYOFFS	1	0	0	0		10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	\|	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2007-08	Sweden U20 (all)	International-Jr	15	7	8	15	-	10	\|								-	-	-	-	-	-	-	\|	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Sweden U19 (all)	International-Jr	5	3	2	5	-	6	\|								-	-	-	-	-	-	-	\|	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Sweden U20	WJC-20	6	3	4	7	3	10	\|								-	-	-	-	-	-	-	\|	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Västerås IK	HockeyAllsvenskan	37	9	4	13	-1	24	\|	PLAYOFFS	9	2	0	2	-3	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	\|	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Västerås IK J20	J20 Nationell	9	7	6	13	5	20	\|								-	-	-	-	-	-	-	\|	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2008-09	Calgary Flames	NHL	1	0	0	0	0	0	\|								9:34	0	0.08	0.63	0.25	39.02	25.36	\|	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Sweden U20 (all)	International-Jr	15	10	6	16	-	10	\|								-	-	-	-	-	-	-	\|	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Kelowna Rockets	WHL	28	12	18	30	10	26	\|	PLAYOFFS	19	13	10	23	16	26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	\|	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Sweden U20	WJC-20	6	5	2	7	-1	6	\|								-	-	-	-	-	-	-	\|	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Kelowna Rockets	M-Cup	4	0	4	4	1	2	\|								-	-	-	-	-	-	-	\|	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Västerås IK	HockeyAllsvenskan	17	4	4	8	-3	39	\|								-	-	-	-	-	-	-	\|	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Västerås IK J20	J20 Nationell	2	3	2	5	2	0	\|								-	-	-	-	-	-	-	\|	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2009-10	Calgary Flames	NHL	23	1	9	10	5	6	\|								12:10	1	3.05	0.38	0.28	15.59	10.58	\|	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Abbotsford Heat	AHL	54	15	17	32	0	26	\|	PLAYOFFS	13	1	8	9	5	14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	\|	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Sweden (all)	International	6	0	1	1	3	2	\|								-	-	-	-	-	-	-	\|	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Sweden	WC	6	0	1	1	3	2	\|								-	-	-	-	-	-	-	\|	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2010-11	Calgary Flames	NHL	73	10	15	25	4	18	\|								11:22	8	8.69	0.63	0.28	14.29	10.56	\|	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Abbotsford Heat	AHL	1	0	0	0	-1	0	\|								-	-	-	-	-	-	-	\|	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Sweden (all)	International	12	3	3	6	4	4	\|								-	-	-	-	-	-	-	\|	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Sweden	WC	9	3	2	5	4	2	\|								-	-	-	-	-	-	-	\|	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Sweden	EHT	3	0	1	1	0	2	\|								-	-	-	-	-	-	-	\|	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2011-12	Calgary Flames	NHL	41	4	7	11	-13	16	\|								13:51	2	5.38	-0.06	-0.02	2.77	7.25	\|	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2012-13	Calgary Flames	NHL	32	8	8	16	-6	29	\|								14:00	6	6.67	0.34	0.53	1.06	8.05	\|	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Sweden (all)	International	3	0	1	1	1	0	\|								-	-	-	-	-	-	-	\|	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Sweden	EHT	3	0	1	1	1	0	\|								-	-	-	-	-	-	-	\|	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Västerås IK	HockeyAllsvenskan	23	12	18	30	13	22	\|								-	-	-	-	-	-	-	\|	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2013-14	Calgary Flames	NHL	76	18	21	39	4	32	\|								14:52	7	9.83	0.12	0.40	2.83	10.62	\|	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Sweden (all)	International	13	7	5	12	4	29	\|								-	-	-	-	-	-	-	\|	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Sweden	WC	10	5	3	8	3	29	\|								-	-	-	-	-	-	-	\|	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Sweden	EHT	3	2	2	4	1	0	\|								-	-	-	-	-	-	-	\|	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2014-15	Calgary Flames	NHL	52	10	17	27	4	14	\|	PLAYOFFS	11	1	1	2	-1	8	14:40	6	7.21	-0.09	0.20	-8.46	5.59	\|	15:11	0	1.72	-0.31	0.02	-9.41	3.29
2015-16	Calgary Flames	NHL	82	21	26	47	10	28	\|								13:25	11	10.36	0.18	0.28	4.15	7.88	\|	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Sweden (all)	International	12	5	1	6	-2	4	\|								-	-	-	-	-	-	-	\|	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Sweden	WC	8	3	1	4	-2	4	\|								-	-	-	-	-	-	-	\|	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2016-17	Calgary Flames	NHL	81	22	31	53	9	36	\|	PLAYOFFS	4	1	2	3	-3	0	13:28	13	12.94	0.14	0.02	10.57	3.57	\|	14:48	0	0.86	0.13	-0.20	-0.55	-3.66
	Sweden (all)	International	3	0	0	0	-1	2	\|								-	-	-	-	-	-	-	\|	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Sweden	WCup	2	0	0	0	0	0	\|								-	-	-	-	-	-	-	\|	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2017-18	Calgary Flames	NHL	82	14	31	45	-21	78	\|								14:28	9	13.34	0.23	-0.04	13.97	3.33	\|	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Sweden (all)	International	13	2	8	10	7	6	\|								-	-	-	-	-	-	-	\|	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Sweden	WC	10	2	7	9	7	6	\|								-	-	-	-	-	-	-	\|	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Sweden	EHT	3	0	1	1	0	0	\|								-	-	-	-	-	-	-	\|	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2018-19	Calgary Flames	NHL	77	21	26	47	34	52	\|	PLAYOFFS	5	1	2	3	-5	8	15:07	16	16.54	0.30	-0.05	12.74	1.58	\|	16:28	0	0.95	-1.12	-0.26	-15.15	-1.12
2019-20	Calgary Flames	NHL	70	16	29	45	3	26	\|	PLAYOFFS	10	4	2	6	-2	8	15:10	8	12.12	0.10	-0.02	1.09	0.13	\|	15:22	2	1.83	-0.28	-0.16	1.11	4.13
2020-21	Calgary Flames	NHL	54	9	23	32	-7	30	\|								14:14	7	9.34	0.47	0.24	8.41	2.64	\|	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2021-22	Calgary Flames	NHL	82	12	27	39	16	30	\|	PLAYOFFS	12	5	3	8	6	8	13:58	10	12.40	0.61	0.09	21.52	4.78	\|	15:04	4	2.20	0.90	0.21	27.95	3.05
2022-23	Calgary Flames	NHL	82	19	37	56	24	36	\|								14:22	11	16.01	1.07	0.45	26.14	7.59	\|	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2023-24	Calgary Flames	NHL	24	5	7	12	5	6	\|								14:11	1	2.37	1.12	0.98	22.68	9.19	\|	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
NHL TOTAL		NHL	932	190	314	504	71	437	\|	PLAYOFFS	42	12	10	22	-5	32										PLAYOFFS

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MIKAEL BACKLUND #11

Calgary Flames

Captain

Centre

Cap Hit: $5,350,000

Estimated Career Earnings : $43,035,093

SUMMARY▴▾

CURRENT AND FUTURE CONTRACTS

Standard Contract (Extension)

35+ Contract (Extension)

CONTRACT HISTORY

Entry-Level Contract

Standard Contract

Standard Contract

Standard Contract (Extension)

SALARY PROGRESSION

CAREER STATS