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 ...

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 ...

The NHL announced that captain Mikael Backlund was named to the Calgary Flames Quarter-Century Second Team. Here's a look back at his career in red.

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 ...

Friends, it’s the middle of summer, and the Calgary Flames have completed most of their big 2025 off-season tasks. (The lone ...

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 ...

Backlund Named Captain of Flames Ahead of 2023 Season. Ahead of the 2023-24 NHL season, Backlund signed the two-year extension as he was entering the final year of his deal.

Two of the bigger questions facing the Calgary Flames were answered Wednesday when they signed center Mikael Backlund to a two-year extension while also naming him their captain. Re-signing ...

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 ...

CALGARY,CANADA - FEBRUARY 16: Mikael Backlund #11 of the Calgary Flames skates against the Dallas Stars during their NHL game at Scotiabank Saddledome, February 16,2011 in Calgary, Alberta, ...

Backlund has grown into his role as a shutdown centre over his decade with the Flames, and becoming a team leader feels natural to him. NFL. NBA. MLB. NCAAF. NHL. NCAAM. NCAAW. Fantasy Football.