Complex sentence: Following the 2008--09 NHL playoffs, Bäckström was awarded the Viking Award for being the best Swedish-born player in the 2008--09 NHL season; he is only the second Capital to win this award, following behind Calle Johansson.
Split into simpler sentences: Following the 2008-2009 NHL playoffs, Bäckström was awarded the Viking Award for being the best Swedish-born player in the 2008-2009 NHL season. He is only the second Capital to win this award, following behind Calle Johansson.