Nils Bäckström

Nils Bäckström (born 29 June 1986) is a Swedish ice hockey player who has played professionally in USA, Finland, Sweden and Russia. He currently plays for AIK IF in the Swedish second division, HockeyAllsvenskan.

Playing career Bäckström began his junior hockey career in his native Sweden with Stocksund and later Djurgårdens IF Hockey. He was drafted by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2004 NHL entry draft.

In 2006, he moved to North America, where he attended the University of Alaska Anchorage, playing four seasons of NCAA Division I college hockey with the Alaska Anchorage Seawolves.

During the summer period of 2009 he attended the Washington Capitals development camp. From 2010 to 2012 he played for Ilves in the SM-liiga, Finland. He started the 2012–2013 season with Timrå IK. In January 2013 he signed for AIK IF.

AIK chose not to extend the contract with Bäckström for unknown reasons for the following season, opting him for a new challenge.

He spent the 2013–2014 season in the Russian second division with Rubin Tyumen reaching the final in the playoffs. Stacking up an impressive plus/minus rating during his season earning him with the award for best defenseman in the league. During the 2014–2015 season he rejoined AIK IF.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2002–03 Hammarby IF J18 Allsv 10 0 2 2 22 — — — — — 2002–03 Hammarby IF J20 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2003–04 Stocksunds IF J18 Allsv 12 1 6 7 26 — — — — — 2004–05 Djurgårdens IF J20 31 0 5 5 75 — — — — — 2005–06 Djurgårdens IF J20 41 7 11 18 70 4 0 1 1 4 2005–06 Djurgårdens IF SEL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2006–07 University of Alaska Anchorage WCHA 33 1 9 10 44 — — — — — 2007–08 University of Alaska Anchorage WCHA 16 1 2 3 18 — — — — — 2008–09 University of Alaska Anchorage WCHA 34 4 4 8 38 — — — — — 2009–10 University of Alaska Anchorage WCHA 27 0 3 3 30 — — — — — 2009–10 Alaska Aces ECHL 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2010–11 Ilves SM-liiga 48 4 2 6 52 6 0 0 0 14 2011–12 Ilves SM-liiga 57 2 7 9 79 — — — — — 2012–13 Timrå IK SEL 43 0 4 4 30 — — — — — 2012–13 AIK SEL 10 0 1 1 8 — — — — — 2013–14 Rubin Tyumen VHL 42 6 10 16 75 22 4 6 10 16 2014–15 Rubin Tyumen VHL 15 0 3 3 18 — — — — — 2014–15 AIK Allsv 15 0 1 1 12 7 0 1 1 6 SEL totals 54 0 5 5 38 — — — — — SM-liiga totals 105 6 9 15 131 6 0 0 0 14