Calgary Flames center Mikael Backlund controls the puck in a game against the San Jose Sharks on Sunday, April 13, 2025. (Photo: Sergei Belski-Imagn Images) The Calgary Flames announced Tuesday ...

Backlund scored a goal on three shots, dished an assist and went plus-2 in Thursday's 5-1 win over the Kings. Backlund's pair of points came in the third period. He set up a Zayne Parekh tally at ...

Backlund scored a goal on two shots and blocked two shots in Tuesday's 5-4 shootout win over the Golden Knights. Backlund's tally at 1:04 of the third period tied the game at 3-3. The center has ...

The beleaguered Calgary Flames are going into battle against the surging Vegas Golden Knights with Mikael Backlund in the vanguard. This is a critical Western Division conflict in which playoff ...

Calgary Flames captain Mikael Backlund is hoping to cap this season with a golden moment in his home country. Backlund hasn’t skated at worlds since 2018, when he captained his national team to ...

During Saturday’s exit interviews, Flames captain Mikael Backlund indicated he had “some good conversations” with Team Sweden but hadn’t made a decision yet. On Tuesday morning ...

The Flames announced Tuesday that captain Mikael Backlund will represent Sweden on home ice for the tournament, which starts on May 9. Backlund is coming off a 2024-25 season in which he scored 15 ...

Calgary Flames captain Mikael Backlund is hoping to cap this season with a golden moment in his home country. The 36-year-old centre will represent Sweden at the upcoming world championship. Stockholm ...

The Calgary Flames announced Tuesday, April 22 that captain Mikael Backlund will represent Sweden on home ice for the Men’s World Hockey Championships from May 9 to 25. Backlund is coming off a ...

Calgary Flames captain Mikael Backlund will make his return to the lineup Thursday versus the Dallas Stars after missing the past six games due to an upper-body injury, per Sportsnet 960’s Pat ...

Captain Mikael Backlund, who has missed the past six games because of an upper-body injury, is set to return as the team faces the Dallas Stars. “He's a presence in our dressing room,” said ...

Calgary Flames head coach Ryan Huska discusses what captain Mikael Backlund brings to the Flames' dressing room and how he plans to integrate him back into the lineup. The Calgary Flames will have ...