The hope is that if Backlund starts to have a drop-off, it’ll be gentle, gradual, and the emergence of other two-way centres in the team’s system will help adjust for it. The Flames system is ...

Backlund notched an assist, two shots on goal, three hits and two blocked shots in Sunday's 5-2 win over the Sharks. Backlund is playing some of his best hockey of the season with five points and ...

Rasmus Andersson and Mikael Backlund have been named to Sweden's leadership group for the 2025 IIHF Men's World Championship.

During Saturday’s exit interviews, Flames captain Mikael Backlund indicated he had “some good conversations” with Team Sweden but hadn’t made a decision yet. On Tuesday morning ...

IIHF World Championship is officially underway, with four games on the opening-day slate and plenty of Calgary Flames-related ...

Backlund scored a goal on three shots, dished an assist and went plus-2 in Thursday's 5-1 win over the Kings. Backlund's pair of points came in the third period. He set up a Zayne Parekh tally at ...

The towering winger has been on the rise over the last year, going from an intriguing AHL prospect to a guy the Flames were ...

Calgary Flames center Mikael Backlund controls the puck in a game against the San Jose Sharks on Sunday, April 13, 2025. (Photo: Sergei Belski-Imagn Images) The Calgary Flames announced Tuesday ...

The beleaguered Calgary Flames are going into battle against the surging Vegas Golden Knights with Mikael Backlund in the vanguard. This is a critical Western Division conflict in which playoff ...

Minnesota Wild's Jonas Brodin (25) checks Calgary Flames' Mikael Backlund (11) as he tries to deflect the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Calgary, Alberta, Friday ...