Christian Backman #5

Inactive, former Defenseman Team Logo

Columbus Blue Jackets

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Player Information

The 45-year-old had 7 points (2 goals, 5 assists) in 56 games in his last season. Selected by the St. Louis Blues in the 1st round (No. 24) of the 1998 NHL Draft, he had 79 points (23 goals, 56 assists) in 302 regular-season games for the St. Louis Blues, New York Rangers and Columbus Blue Jackets and 2 points (0 goals, 2 assists) in 13 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

Country:	SWE
Age:	45.4 yrs (28.04.1980)
Height / Weight:	193 cm / 95 kg
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Drafted:	24th in 1998
Draft Team:	St. Louis Blues
Awards:	-

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73

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Season by Season Ratings:

Christian Backman

Recent Games

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	TOI/G	S	S%	PIM
15.03.2009	Red Wings	1	0	0	0	0	12:58	1	0.0%	2
29.03.2009	Blues	1	0	0	0	0	20:03	1	0.0%	0
31.03.2009	Predators	1	0	0	0	0	14:26	0		0
04.04.2009	Predators	1	0	0	0	0	13:04	0		2
05.04.2009	Blackhawks	1	0	0	0	0	12:26	0		0
Total		5	0	0	0	0		2	0.0%	4

Regular Season

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	TOI/G	S	S%	PIM
2002-03	Blues	4	0	0	0	-3	12:22	4	0.0%	0
2003-04	Blues	66	5	13	18	3	19:19	92	5.4%	16
2005-06	Blues	52	6	12	18	-15	24:49	70	8.6%	48
2006-07	Blues	61	7	11	18	13	22:10	80	8.8%	36
2007-08	Blues	45	1	9	10	-4	19:22	30	3.3%	30
2007-08	Rangers	18	2	6	8	2	18:49	21	9.5%	20
2008-09	Blue Jackets	56	2	5	7	5	15:39	54	3.7%	32
Total		302	23	56	79	1		351	6.6%	182

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	TOI/G	S	S%	PIM
2003-04	Blues	5	0	2	2	2	23:06	6	0.0%	4
2007-08	Rangers	8	0	0	0	3	18:16	7	0.0%	12
Total		13	0	2	2	5		13	0.0%	16

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