MIKAEL BACKLUND RUMORS

Flames C Backlund injures arm in fight

Calgary Flames center Mikael Backlund was injured in Saturday’s 3-2 shootout win over the Vancouver Canucks.Backlund injured his left arm in a fight with Vancouver’s Andrew Alberts, after Alberts had bulldozed Flames winger Blake Comeau. Backlund left the ice with his arm dangling with what the team is calling it an “upper-body injury.”Backlund has four goals and seven assists...
Via Pro Sports Daily  |  February 12, 2012

Flames streak continues with Battle of Alberta win

The Calgary Flames survived an early two-goal deficit and came back to steal a 5-3 win in the Battle of Alberta tonight. Mikael Backlund netted the winner for the Flames, who have won both games versus Edmonton this season. Edmonton jumped out to a 2-0 lead just 3 minutes into the game after goals from [...]
Via Red Mile  |  December 04, 2011

Recap: Edmonton vs. Calgary

Mikael Backlund scored the game-winner midway through the third period, pushing the Flames past the Oilers, 5-3.
Via Miami Herald  |  December 04, 2011

Calgary Flames C Mikael Backlund practically predicts first goal on Twitter

The 22-year-old Mikael Backlund, centre for the Calgary Flames, had a pretty good feeling about tonight, his 11th NHL game this season, and just his 108th career game. Mikael Backlund had a good feeling today on Twitter about the upcoming game against the Edmonton Oilers. He scored his first goal of the season. Earlier today, he tweeted the following: “Thnx guys! Have a good...
Via centericechat.com  |  December 04, 2011

Backlund returns to Calgary's top line

Entering this season, the Calgary Flames thought they had the right player centering their top line. A month into the 2011-12 campaign, Mikael Backlund finally played between Jarome Iginla and Alex Tanguay after missing the first 14 games with a broken pinky, which required a couple surgeries. "It's been a long time. I'm real excited," Backlund said last Thursday...
Via Fox Sports  |  November 16, 2011

Concerns Over Iginla’s Minus-10

from Steve MacFarlane of the Calgary Sun, His next closest competition is another handful back, with current linemates Mikael Backlund and Alex Tanguay and defenceman Jay Bouwmeester all at minus-5 for the year. While Iginla’s five goals have him in a tie for the team lead, he’s nowhere near the top of the NHL charts in that statistical category, one in which he can...
Via Kukla's Korner  |  November 16, 2011

The Five Takeaways: Flames vs. Senators

Tweet BACKLUND'S 100TH GAME Mikael Backlund in his third game of the season and his 100th NHL game. The 22 year-old was Calgary's first-round pick in 2007. He went 24th overall in the draft. In 100 games with the te...
Via nhl.com  |  November 15, 2011
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