Nils Backstrom

Nils Bäckström (born 29 June 1986) is a Swedish ice hockey player who has played professionally in USA, Finland, Sweden and Russia. He currently plays for AIK IF in the Swedish second division, HockeyAllsvenskan.
==Playing career==
Bäckström began his junior hockey career in his native Sweden with Stocksund and later Djurgårdens IF Hockey. He was drafted by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft.
In 2006, he moved to North America, where he attended the University of Alaska Anchorage, playing four seasons of NCAA Division I college hockey with the Alaska Anchorage Seawolves.
During the summer period of 2009 he attended the Washington Capitals development camp. From 2010-2012 he played for Ilves in the SM-liiga, Finland. He started the 2012-2013 season with Timrå IK. In January 2013 he signed for AIK IF.
AIK chose not to extend the contract with Bäckström for unknown reasons for the following season, opting him for a new challenge.
He spent the 2013-2014 season in the Russian second division with Rubin Tyumen reaching the final in the playoffs. Stacking up an impressive plus/minus rating during his season earning him with the award for best defenseman in the league. During the 2014-2015 season he rejoined AIK IF.
==Career statistics==
  	  	  	 	Season	Season	Season	Season	Season	Season	 	Playoffs/Relegation	Playoffs/Relegation	Playoffs/Relegation	Playoffs/Relegation	Playoffs/Relegation	Playoffs/Relegation
Season 	Team 	League 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 	+/- 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 	+/-
2006–07	University of Alaska Anchorage	NCAA 	 	33 	1 	9 	10 	44 	-5 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2007–08	University of Alaska Anchorage	NCAA 	 	16 	1 	2 	3 	18 	-3 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2008–09	University of Alaska Anchorage	NCAA 	 	34 	4 	4 	8 	38 	10 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2009–10	University of Alaska Anchorage	NCAA 	 	27 	0 	3 	3 	30 	-1 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2009–10	Alaska Aces 	ECHL 	 	4 	0 	1 	1 	0 	-1 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	-1
2010–11	Ilves 	SM-liiga 	 	48 	4 	2 	6 	52 	-6 	 	6 	0 	0 	0 	14 	-2
2011–12	Ilves 	SM-liiga 	 	57 	2 	7 	9 	79 	-3 	 	5 	0 	1 	1 	6 	3
2012–13	Timrå IK 	Swedish Hockey League	 	43 	0 	4 	4 	30 	-6 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2012–13	AIK IF 	Swedish Hockey League	 	10 	0 	1 	1 	8 	-2 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2013–14	Rubin Tyumen 	Vysshaya Liga 	 	42 	6 	10 	16 	75 	13 	 	22 	4 	5 	9 	16 	10
2014–15	Rubin Tyumen 	Vysshaya Liga 	 	15 	0 	3 	3 	18 	-3 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2014–15	AIK IF 	HockeyAllsvenskan 	 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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==References==
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Category:Born in 1986
Category:Swedish hockey players
Category:Detroit Red Wings draft picks
Category:Alaska-Anchorage Seawolves players
Category:Ilves Tampere player