For the better part of the last decade, Mikael Backlund ... While Backlund isn’t quite what he was a year or two ago, he’s a really useful centre that eats up a lot of ice time in key situations.

Captain Mikael Backlund suffered ... suiting up in all 64 games. While he doesn’t put up massive numbers, the Swede is a valuable player on both ends of the ice. The 2007 first-round pick ...

Mikael Backlund made an early ... We encountered an issue signing you up. Please try again Interested in more newsletters? Browse here. While Backlund awaits the results of further medical imaging ...

“He’s our leader on and off the ice. He has been ... guys will have to step up in some roles that maybe they haven’t been put in throughout the year.” With Backlund out and Connor Zary ...

Mikael Backlund is week to week for the Flames with an upper-body injury. The forward was injured in the first period of a 4-3 shootout loss to the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday.

On Friday, the Calgary Flames announced that the team's captain, Mikael ... Backlund seemed to be in some discomfort after delivering a hit on Canucks defenseman Victor Mancini. He left the ice ...

Head coach Ryan Huska told reporters that forward Mikael Backlund is not ... Kampf also suited up Saturday, registering two shots on goal in 12:24 of ice time. He has four goals and six assists ...

Since 2013, whenever the Calgary Flames have faced a tough opponent, their first player over the boards in key match-ups against top players has been Mikael Backlund. On Friday night, for the ...

Mikael Backlund ... he’s not up at 40 minutes, like, ‘What are we doing here?’” Kadri’s approach to facing MacKinnon is simple. “I don’t care where I am on the ice, as long as ...