Mikael Backlund signed a one-year, $725,000 deal with the Calgary Flames over the summer, but like so many others, he’s making alternate arrangements for the duration of the lockout. Backlund has ...

Calgary Flames captain Mikael Backlund played his 1,000th career game on Friday in a 3-0 win over the New Jersey Devils. On the occasion, partners of Flames players threw Backlund’s wife Frida ...

With the arrival of several prospects and the potential trade of Rasmus Andersson looming over the Calgary Flames’ defence group, their blue line could undergo any number of changes before NHL opening ...

The Calgary Flames lock in a three-year extension with a physical forward, securing depth through the 2028–29 season.

The Calgary Flames have signed center Mikael Backlund to a two-year, $9-million extension, the team announced Wednesday. In a corresponding move, the Flames also filled an important vacancy by naming ...

Backlund has been the face of the Flames for years as he’s spent his entire NHL career with the team. “Mikael Backlund is our captain,” Flames general manager Craig Conroy said.

Mikael Backlund wasn’t bad enough to the point of sitting as a healthy scratch last season, but he wasn’t as far off as you ...

Through 17 seasons, Backlund is a three-time 20-goal scorer and has scored at least ten goals in 12 seasons, with a career-high 22 in 2016-17. Through 1,045 games, his career totals include 210 ...

The Calgary Flames have signed veteran forward Mikael Backlund to a three-year extension. According to TSN’s Darren Dreger, the new deal comes with a $3.575 million annual cap hit. A solid two ...

Calgary signed Mikael Backlund to a two-year contract extension worth $9 million and also named him the 21st captain in franchise history.

CALGARY — In the summer before the 2010-11 season, Mikael Backlund felt it was time for a change. He had made up his mind and he wouldn’t budge. So, he did what many other players in his ...

Fantenberg played with Backlund at the 2016 men’s world hockey championships and immediately after getting traded to Calgary, received a text from Backlund, welcoming him to the team.