Anders Bäckström

Anders Bäckström (born December 12, 1960) is a former Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman who played for Brynäs IF of the Swedish Elitserien. He was drafted by the New York Rangers in the 1980 NHL entry draft, but never made it to the NHL, playing 311 games in the SEL, scoring 28 goals and 66 assists for 94 total points.

He also served as the team manager for Brynäs IF from 1999 to 2002 and was an assistant coach for the team in the 2004–05 season.

His son, Nicklas, plays for the Washington Capitals of the NHL.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1976–77 Ånge IK Division 2 20 5 4 9 — — — — — — 1977–78 Ånge IK Division 2 21 3 2 5 — — — — — — 1978–79 Brynäs IF J20 Juniorserien — — — — — — — — — — 1978–79 Brynäs IF Elitserien 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1979–80 Brynäs IF J20 Juniorserien — — — — — — — — — — 1979–80 Brynäs IF Elitserien 36 3 5 8 26 7 0 1 1 4 1980–81 Brynäs IF Elitserien 30 4 6 10 18 — — — — — 1981–82 Brynäs IF Elitserien 36 3 4 7 34 — — — — — 1982–83 Brynäs IF Elitserien 36 2 9 11 22 — — — — — 1983–84 Brynäs IF Elitserien 35 2 9 11 22 — — — — — 1984–85 Brynäs IF Elitserien 36 5 7 12 22 — — — — — 1985–86 Brynäs IF Elitserien 36 4 12 16 30 3 0 1 1 4 1986–87 Brynäs IF Elitserien 35 4 12 16 16 — — — — — 1987–88 Brynäs IF Elitserien 28 1 2 3 18 — — — — — 1991–92 Östervåla IF Division 2 33 3 22 25 22 — — — — — 1992–93 Östervåla IF Division 1 10 2 1 3 6 — — — — — Elitserien totals 311 28 66 94 208 10 0 2 2 8