Victor Backman (ice hockey)
Swedish ice hockey player
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Victor Backman (born June 16, 1991) is a Swedish professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing for HC Thurgau of the Swiss League (SL).
| Victor Backman | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
June 16, 1991 | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| Swiss League team Former teams |
HC Thurgau Frölunda HC Herning Blue Fox Herlev Eagles Stjernen Hockey HPK ZSC Lions Malmö Redhawks | ||
| Playing career | 2010–present | ||
Playing career
In 2007 Backman represented Göteborg in TV-pucken, scoring two goals and six assist in eight games.
Backman scored his first Elitserien goal on December 26, 2011, against Joakim Lundström of Timrå IK. He scored his second goal on the game winning shot in the shootout of the same game which ended in a 2–1 win for Frölunda.[1]
During the 2011–12 season, Backman was loaned to Borås HC in HockeyAllsvenskan, posting 10 goals and 16 assists in 44 regular season games, plus another nine points in 10 playoff contests. Over the following season he split time between VIK Västerås HK and IK Oskarshamn, before signing fully with Oskarshamn for the 2013–14 season, where he contributed 8 goals and 7 assists across 45 games.
In 2014–15, Backman moved abroad to Denmark's top tier the Metal Ligaen, playing for Herning Blue Fox and the following season for Herlev Eagles.
Backman's next major stint came in Norway with Stjernen Hockey for the 2016–17 season, where he delivered an impressive 54 points (26 G, 28 A) in 40 regular season games, helping propel his team into the playoffs.
Since 2018, Backman has played primarily in Switzerland with the GCK Lions in the second tier Swiss League (SL) and had stints with ZSC Lions in the top tier National League (NL). Notably, in 2018–19 he delivered 34 points in 23 SL games and added 11 points in 16 NL contests. The following season he recorded 42 points in 31 SL games
In 2020–21, Backman returned to Sweden with Malmö Redhawks in the SHL, appearing in 40 games and producing 4 points. He subsequently returned to GCK Lions, where he continued to be a consistent offensive presence: 32 points in 36 games in 2021–22, 42 points in 41 games in 2022–23, and 29 points in 28 games in 2023–24.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2008–09 | Frölunda HC | J20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Frölunda HC | J20 | 39 | 17 | 15 | 32 | 80 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 2010–11 | Frölunda HC | J20 | 39 | 36 | 35 | 71 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 4 | ||
| 2010–11 | Kungälvs IK | Div. 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Frölunda HC | SEL | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Frölunda HC | SEL | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Borås HC | Allsv | 44 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 6 | ||
| 2012–13 | VIK Västerås HK | Allsv | 37 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | IK Oskarshamn | Allsv | 11 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | ||
| 2013–14 | IK Oskarshamn | Allsv | 45 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | IK Oskarshamn | Allsv | 18 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Herning Blue Fox | DEN | 26 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 12 | ||
| 2015–16 | Herlev Eagles | DEN | 30 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 55 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 12 | ||
| 2015–16 | Mora IK | Allsv | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Stjernen Hockey | NOR | 40 | 26 | 28 | 54 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | HPK | Liiga | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | BIK Karlskoga | Allsv | 15 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | GCK Lions | SL | 23 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | ZSC Lions | NL | 16 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | GCK Lions | SL | 31 | 16 | 26 | 42 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | ZSC Lions | NL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Malmö Redhawks | SHL | 40 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | GCK Lions | SL | 36 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 39 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 2021–22 | ZSC Lions | NL | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | GCK Lions | SL | 41 | 13 | 29 | 42 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 8 | ||
| 2023–24 | GCK Lions | SL | 28 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 16 | 18 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 8 | ||
| 2024–25 | GCK Lions | SL | 41 | 9 | 29 | 38 | 34 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | ||
| J20 totals | 83 | 53 | 50 | 103 | 108 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 10 | ||||
