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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 different languages on Wikipedia. Niklas Bäckström is the 279th most popular hockey player, the 592nd most popular biography from Finland (up from 617th in 2019) and the 25th most popular Finnish Hockey Player.

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Niklas Bäckström ranks 279 out of 676. Before him are David Aebischer, Magnus Johansson, Ruslan Fedotenko, Ville Nieminen, Ronnie Sundin, and Václav Prospal. After him are Linus Omark, David Backes, Valeri Zelepukin, Keith Tkachuk, Bobby Ryan, and Martin Erat.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Niklas Bäckström ranks 791. Before him are Gerhard Tremmel, Ernani Pereira, Hestrie Cloete, Nicolás Olivera, Judy Ann Santos, and Mike Bibby. After him are Carl Johan Bergman, Marcel Fischer, Slobodan Soro, Chiara Cainero, Katherine Parkinson, and Aldo Montano.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Niklas Bäckström ranks 592 out of 751. Before him are Chisu (1982), Niklas Hagman (1979), Maria Ohisalo (1985), Ville Nieminen (1977), Harri Olli (1985), and Annika Saarikko (1983). After him are Esapekka Lappi (1991), Jyri Kjäll (1969), Antti Sumiala (1974), Jukka Raitala (1988), Toni Kallio (1978), and Toni Kuivasto (1975).

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In Finland

Among hockey players born in Finland, Niklas Bäckström ranks 25. Before him are Sami Salo (1974), Mikko Koivu (1983), Jarkko Ruutu (1975), Miikka Kiprusoff (1976), Niko Kapanen (1978), and Ville Nieminen (1977). 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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