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2009-10 UAA Hockey Roster

13 Nils Backstrom

  • Position Defenseman
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 203
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Stocksund, Sweden
  • S/C L

Biography

2009-10 SENIOR SEASON: Wrapped up college career with three assists in 27 games played from the blueline ... logged 15 penalties for 30 minutes in the box ... helped UAA to upsets over nationally ranked North Dakota, Denver, Colorado College and Minnesota Duluth ... throughout career, registered 6 goals and 18 assists for 24 points in 110 games played ... placed 71 shots on net throughout four seasons with the Green & Gold ... netted two first goals and one game-winner ... tied for No. 33 on the all-time UAA goal (6) and assist (18) lists for defensemen and tied for No. 34 on the all-time defensemen scoring list ... tied for No. 64 on the all-time games-played list (110) ... received second WCHA All-Academic Team honor and second WCHA Scholar-Athlete award ... dressed as an assistant captain.

 

2008-09 JUNIOR SEASON: Completed season with a career-high four goals and four assists for eight points in 34 games ... tied for first in plus/minus with a +10 ... had UAA’s third-best shot percentage (.167) ... tagged for 19 penalties for 38 minutes ... scored the first goal in 3-2 upset over North Dakota on Nov. 14 in Grand Forks ... tallied one multiple-point game, Jan. 24 against Michigan Tech (1-1-2) ... scored final goal at home against Alaska Fairbanks, helping UAA to its third consecutive Alaska Airlines Governor’s Cup title ... earned WCHA All-Academic Team and Scholar-Athlete honors.

 

2007-08 SOPHOMORE SEASON: Was limited to 16 games due to injuries ... scored 1-2?3 totals ... attempted 11 shots on goal ... scored second career goal Oct. 26 at home against Minnesota State (2-2 tie) ... called for five penalties ... fifth among UAA defensemen in points.

 

2006-07 FRESHMAN SEASON: Ranked third among UAA defensemen in points with 1-9?10 totals (10th overall on team) ... one of 10 Seawolves to record 10 or more points ... played in 33 of 37 games ... recorded first collegiate point with an assist Nov. 4  against Wisconsin ... notched first career goal Nov. 10 at Minnesota State, tallying game-winner ... tied for sixth on UAA in assists ... ranked fifth overall among WCHA freshman blueliners in points and sixth in WCHA contests (7 points) ... registered a season-long three-game point-scoring streak from Dec. 2 to Dec. 9 ... tallied first multiple-point outing Dec. 30 with two assists against Alaska Fairbanks, including assisting on game-winning score ... posted an assist in UAA’s 2-1 WCHA first-round playoff victory at Minnesota (Mar. 10) ... tied for fifth on team in both penalties (22) and penalty minutes (44).

 

BEFORE UAA: Played four seasons of junior hockey in his native Sweden ... skated for Djurgardens of the Swedish J20 league (junior A) from 2004-06 ... tallied 7-11?18 point totals and 70 penalty minutes in 41 games ... helped lead team to the league semifinal round ... scored five points and recorded 75 penalty minutes in 31 appearances in 2004-05 ... played with the Stocksund J18 team in 2003-04 (junior B), posting 1-6?7 totals in 12 games ... was drafted by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2004 NHL Entry draft (Rd. 9, #290).

 

PERSONAL: Born June 29, 1986 in Vasa, Sweden ... son of Lars Johnson and Brita Backstrom ... has three sisters and one brother ... shoots left ... majoring in management.

 

 

OVERALL

       GP     G      A      Points Shots  Shot%  Pen-Min       +/-    PPG    SHG    GWG

2006   33     1      9      10     25     .040   22-44         -5     0      0      1

2007   16     1      2      3      11     .091   5-18          -2     0      0      0

2008   34     4      4      8      24     .167   19-38         +10    0      0      0

2009   27     0      3      3      11     .000   15-30         -2     0      0      0

TOTAL  110    6      18     24     71     .085   61-130        +1     0      0      1

WCHA

       GP     G      A      Points Shots  Shot%  Pen-Min       +/-    PPG    SHG    GWG

2006   26     1      6      7      21     .048   15-30         -3     0      0      1

2007   12     1      2      3      6      .167   4-16          -1     0      0      0

2008   26     3      3      6      21     .143   17-34         +9     0      0      0

2009   25     0      2      2      9      .000   13-26         -2     0      0      0

TOTAL  89     5      13     18     57     .088   49-106        +3     0      0      1

 

CAREER BESTS
Goals (game)    1     6 times (last: 03/14/09 vs.  DU)
Assists (game)  2     12/30/06 at UAF
Points (game)   2     12/30/06 vs. UAF (0-2--2)
Goal Streak     n/a 
Point Streak    3 gms 12/02/06-12/09/06
Multi-Point     2     (last: 01/24/09 vs. MTU, 1-1-2)

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 13

    2006-07Freshman

    Defenseman
    6'1" 200 lbs
    13
  • 13

    2007-08Sophomore

    Defenseman
    6'1" 202 lbs
    13
  • 13

    2008-09Junior

    Defenseman
    6'1" 202 lbs
    13
  • 13

    2009-10Senior

    Defenseman
    6'1" 203 lbs
    13