Hopefully, he gets himself healthy and can be back as soon as he can.” Backlund logged only five shifts — a grand total of 2:58 of ice time — before leaving Wednesday’s crucial clash ...

It happened again Friday when the team announced that shutdown centre Mikael Backlund is out week-to-week due to an upper-body ailment. The injury to Giordano was supposed to sink the 2014-15 Flames.

Backlund has also added 12 goals and 10 assists for 22 points through 42 games in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Per PuckPedia , Backlund is in the first year of a two-year contract that carries a $4.5 ...

Calgary Flames captain Mikael Backlund is week-to-week with an upper-body injury, the team announced Friday. The 35-year-old forward has appeared in all 64 games this season, totaling 24 points ...

Watch the replay as Mikael Backlund goes for a high hit on Victor Mancini, and is ruled out for the rest of the game moments after the collision. The Calgary Flames had their captain for only the ...

Calgary Flames captain Mikael Backlund is week-to-week with an upper-body injury, the team announced. Backlund was hurt in Wednesday's loss to the Vancouver Canucks. He played only 2:58 in the ...

Watch the replay as Mikael Backlund goes for a high hit on Victor Mancini, and is ruled out for the rest of the game moments after the collision. The Calgary Flames' push to make the playoffs just ...

Mikael Backlund is week to week for the Flames with an upper-body injury. The forward was injured in the first period of a 4-3 shootout loss to the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday. "He does ...

For the better part of the last decade, Mikael Backlund has been one of the most important players for the Calgary Flames. He’s first over the boards in virtually every game situation ...

Bob Dylan is a student of music and culture. That being said, he doesn’t close himself off to any genre of music, even if it seems a bit too commercial and trite. Dylan knows where to pay ...

Mikael Backlund’s absence creates a massive hole in the Calgary Flames lineup tonight as they prepare to host the Colorado Avalanche. The captain played just a handful of shifts in Wednesday’s ...