The Calgary Flames announced Tuesday, April 22 that captain Mikael Backlund will represent Sweden on home ice for the Men’s ...

Backlund, whose stash of world championship keepsakes also includes one silver medal (2011) and two bronze (2010/2014), ...

The Calgary Flames will have another player representing them at the IIHF World Championship next month in Sweden and Denmark ...

Back with a big NHL 25 HUT Fantasy Hockey update, 14 players received upgrades this week including five new 99 overall cards.

Backlund scored a goal on three shots, dished an assist and went plus-2 in Thursday's 5-1 win over the Kings.

Backlund logged an assist in Saturday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Golden Knights. Backlund snapped a six-game point drought, though he also missed six contests due to an upper-body injury in that ...

Gauthier and Frank Vatrano score eight seconds apart to tie it late in the third period, then the rookie scores in overtime for a 4-3 win. Ville Husso stops 36 shots for the Ducks.

CALGARY -- Nazem Kadri and Mikael Backlund each scored, and the Calgary Flames held on to win 4-2 against the Minnesota Wild at Scotiabank Saddledome on Friday.

(AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) Calgary Flames center Mikael Backlund, left, and Los Angeles Kings center Anze Kopitar battle for ...

The Flames announced Tuesday that captain Mikael Backlund will represent Sweden on home ice for the tournament, which starts ...

Calgary Flames captain Mikael Backlund is hoping to cap this season with a golden moment in his home country. The 36-year-old centre will represent Sweden at the upcoming world championship. Stockholm ...