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Mikael Backlund

1989 - Today

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Mikael Backlund (born 17 March 1989) is a Swedish professional ice hockey centre and captain of the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League (NHL). Backlund was a first round selection, 24th overall, of the Flames in the 2007 NHL entry draft, and made his NHL debut in 2008–09. He played junior hockey for VIK Västerås HK in the J20 SuperElit and the Kelowna Rockets of the Western Hockey League (WHL). He was a member of Kelowna's WHL championship team in 2009. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mikael Backlund is the 5,076th most popular athlete (up from 6,305th in 2019), the 1,748th most popular biography from Sweden (up from 1,866th in 2019) and the 169th most popular Swedish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Mikael Backlund ranks 5,076 out of 6,025Before him are Andrew Howe, Alberto Martinez, Alessandro Michieletto, Nathan Wilmot, Lu Yong, and Yurisel Laborde. After him are Bárbara Arenhart, He Chong, Maro Joković, Massimo Stano, Naide Gomes, and Rajmund Fodor.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1989, Mikael Backlund ranks 1,045Before him are Mauro dos Santos, Alexandra Park, Per-Egil Flo, Roman Bezjak, Lucas Castro, and Yemi Alade. After him are Celso Ortiz, Mei Fang, Raoul Loé, Julia Spetsmark, Christopher Juul-Jensen, and Marco Höger.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Mikael Backlund ranks 1,748 out of 1,879Before him are Henrik Harlaut (1991), Henna Johansson (1991), Jacob Markström (1990), Marcus Krüger (1990), Pontus Almqvist (1999), and Linda Forsberg (1985). After him are Jhonas Enroth (1988), Anton Salétros (1996), Lucas Bergvall (2006), Niklas Backman (1988), Julia Spetsmark (1989), and Maja Dahlqvist (1994).

Among ATHLETES In Sweden

Among athletes born in Sweden, Mikael Backlund ranks 169Before him are Perseus Karlström (1990), Kajsa Bergström (1981), Tove Alexandersson (1992), Anton Källberg (1997), Peppe Femling (1992), and Henrik Harlaut (1991). After him are Mona Brorsson (1990), Linn Persson (1994), Fredrik Pettersson (1987), Simon Pettersson (1994), Angelica Bengtsson (1993), and Johan Wissman (1982).