Pär Bäcker

Pär Bäcker (born 4 January 1982) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing for the AaB Ishockey in the Oddset Ligaen.

After good seasons with both Grums IK and Bofors IK in Allsvenskan Bäcker was signed by the Swedish Elite club Färjestads BK in 2001. But, by that time, his talent had also been spotted also another club, the NHL club Detroit Red Wings, who had drafted him one year earlier in the Entry Draft (6th round/187 pick overall). After a mediocre regular season with Färjestad he had great success in the playoffs when he scored 6 points in 10 games and helped Färjestad win their sixth Swedish Championship. The following season he continued to play as he had done in the playoffs and he finished the year with a total of 27 points in 49 games. After such a successful season, many hockey experts thought that Bäcker would become a big Swedish star in the future. However, that success did not continue in the 2003–04 season, as he registered just 13 points in 49 games in the regular season, and 0 points in 17 games in the playoffs. Things went even worse in both 2004–05 and 2005–06 seasons, as he only scored 11 points in 104 total games over that stretch. In the playoffs of 2005–06 he wasn't even allowed to practice with the team. He then decided to change clubs, and signed with Färjestad's rival, Djurgårdens IF, in April 2006.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1998–99 Grums IK SWE.2 17 1 1 2 4 — — — — — 1999–2000 Grums IK Allsv 46 12 10 22 24 — — — — — 2000–01 Bofors IK Allsv 41 20 15 35 47 — — — — — 2001–02 Färjestads BK SEL 47 4 8 12 16 10 5 1 6 10 2002–03 Färjestads BK SEL 49 11 16 27 46 12 1 1 2 12 2003–04 Färjestads BK SEL 49 7 6 13 24 17 0 0 0 8 2004–05 Färjestads BK SEL 49 3 3 6 18 15 1 1 2 2 2005–06 Färjestads BK SEL 40 1 2 3 16 — — — — — 2006–07 Djurgårdens IF SEL 55 9 24 33 32 — — — — — 2007–08 Djurgårdens IF SEL 49 9 13 22 44 4 0 0 0 0 2008–09 AaB Ishockey DEN 40 15 16 31 26 4 0 3 3 0 2009–10 AaB Ishockey DEN 36 10 25 35 24 14 3 8 11 6 SEL totals 338 44 72 116 196 58 7 3 10 32

International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 2001 Sweden WJC 7 3 1 4 4 2002 Sweden WJC 7 1 0 1 4 Junior totals 14 4 1 5 8