NIKLAS BACKSTROM
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Transactions & Injuries
Date Description
2019-20
2019-07-22 Announced his retirement.
2015-16
2016-06-10 Signed with the HIFK Helsinki of the Liiga (Finland).
2016-02-29 Acquired from the Minnesota Wild. The Minnesota Wild acquired winger David Jones from the Calgary Flames for goaltender Niklas Backstrom and a sixth-round draft pick in 2016.
2014-15
2014-12-31 Missed 3 games (illness).
2014-12-27 Illness, injured reserve.
2014-12-23 Illness, day-to-day.
2013-14
2014-05-13 Missed the last 20 regular season and first 13 playoff games (strained abdominal muscle).
2014-03-05 Strained abdominal muscle, remainder of the regular season.
2014-02-27 Missed 7 games (elbow injury).
2014-02-06 Strained abdominal muscle, day-to-day.
2014-01-23 Missed 1 game (lower body injury).
2014-01-21 Lower body injury, day-to-day.
2013-11-23 Missed 4 games (concussion).
2013-11-18 Concussion, injured reserve.
2013-11-14 Concussion, sidelined indefinitely.
2013-10-17 Missed 4 games (knee injury).
2013-10-10 Knee injury, day-to-day.
2012-13
2013-06-24 Re-signed by the Minnesota Wild to a three-year contract.
2013-05-09 Missed the last 4 playoff games (left leg injury).
2013-05-03 Left leg injury, day-to-day.
2011-12
2012-03-27 Missed 2 games (lower body injury).
2012-03-24 Lower body injury, day-to-day.
2012-03-19 Missed 7 games (lower body injury).
2012-03-02 Lower body injury, sidelined indefinitely.
2012-01-17 Missed 2 games (flu).
2012-01-12 Flu, day-to-day.
2011-12-08 Missed 2 games (groin).
2011-12-04 Groin, day-to-day.
2011-11-25 Missed 1 game (personal reasons).
2011-11-23 Personal reasons, day-to-day.
2010-11
2011-01-16 Missed 4 games (hip injury).
2011-01-08 Hip injury, injured reserve.
2009-10
2010-03-21 Missed 5 games (groin).
2010-03-12 Groin, day-to-day.
2010-02-10 Missed 5 games (back injury).
2010-01-28 Back injury, day-to-day.
2008-09
2009-03-03 Re-signed by the Minnesota Wild to a four-year contract.
2007-08
2007-11-01 Missed 2 games (groin).
2007-10-27 Groin, day-to-day.
2006-07
2007-06-07 Re-signed by the Minnesota Wild to a multi-year contract.
2007-03-04 Missed 1 game (lower body injury).
2007-03-01 Lower body injury, day-to-day.
2005-06
2006-06-01 Signed as an undrafted free agent by the Minnesota Wild to a three-year entry-level contract.