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Niklas Bäckström

1978 - Today

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Niklas Oskar Bäckström (Swedish: [ˈnɪ̌kːlas ˈbɛ̂kːstrœm]; born 13 February 1978) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey goaltender and current goaltending coach for the Columbus Blue Jackets. He played ten seasons for the Minnesota Wild and Calgary Flames in the National Hockey League (NHL), during which he won both the William M. Jennings Trophy and Roger Crozier Saving Grace Award. He also has won both Urpo Ylönen trophy and Jari Kurri trophy twice. Bäckström is a Swedish-speaking Finn, but also speaks Finnish. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 17 in 2024). Niklas Bäckström is the 301st most popular hockey player (down from 282nd in 2024), the 618th most popular biography from Finland (down from 616th in 2019) and the 27th most popular Finnish Hockey Player.

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Niklas Bäckström ranks 301 out of 676. Before him are Branko Radivojevič, Ville Nieminen, Ron Francis, Ronnie Sundin, Václav Prospal, and Esa Keskinen. After him are Alexander Karpovtsev, Linus Omark, David Backes, Valeri Zelepukin, Keith Tkachuk, and Bobby Ryan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Niklas Bäckström ranks 837. Before him are Ernani Pereira, Hestrie Cloete, Nicolás Olivera, Judy Ann Santos, Mike Bibby, and Zbigniew Robert Promiński. After him are Carl Johan Bergman, Marcel Fischer, Slobodan Soro, Chiara Cainero, Robert Sassone, and Katherine Parkinson.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Niklas Bäckström ranks 618 out of 751. Before him are Niklas Hagman (1979), Maria Ohisalo (1985), Ville Nieminen (1977), Harri Olli (1985), Annika Saarikko (1983), and Esa Keskinen (1965). After him are Esapekka Lappi (1991), Jyri Kjäll (1969), Antti Sumiala (1974), Jukka Raitala (1988), Ville Räikkönen (1972), and Toni Kallio (1978).

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In Finland

Among hockey players born in Finland, Niklas Bäckström ranks 27. Before him are Mikko Koivu (1983), Jarkko Ruutu (1975), Miikka Kiprusoff (1976), Niko Kapanen (1978), Ville Nieminen (1977), and Esa Keskinen (1965). After him are Mikael Granlund (1992), Janne Niinimaa (1975), Jussi Jokinen (1983), Marko Anttila (1985), Kari Lehtonen (1983), and Tuomo Ruutu (1983).

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