# Mike Backman > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Mike_Backman > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Mike_Backman.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Backman > Source revision: 1266264316 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Canadian ice hockey player}} {{Infobox ice hockey player | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1955|1|2|mf=y}} | birth_place = [Halifax, Nova Scotia](/source/Halifax%2C_Nova_Scotia), Canada | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 10 | weight_lb = 175 | position = [Right wing](/source/Winger_(ice_hockey)) | shoots = Right | played_for = [New York Rangers](/source/New_York_Rangers) | draft = ''Undrafted'' | wha_draft = 100th overall | wha_draft_year = 1975 | wha_draft_team = [Quebec Nordiques](/source/Quebec_Nordiques) | career_start = 1978 | career_end = 1986 }} '''Michael Charles Backman''' (born January 2, 1955) is a Canadian former professional [ice hockey](/source/ice_hockey) [right winger](/source/winger_(ice_hockey)). He was drafted by the [World Hockey Association](/source/World_Hockey_Association)'s [Quebec Nordiques](/source/Quebec_Nordiques) in the seventh round, 100th, of the [1975 WHA Amateur Draft](/source/1975_WHA_Amateur_Draft); however, he never played in that league. Despite being un-drafted in the [National Hockey League](/source/National_Hockey_League), he played eighteen regular-season and ten playoff games in the NHL with the [New York Rangers](/source/New_York_Rangers) over three seasons from 1982 to 1983. Backman first played NHL hockey with the Rangers in the 1981-82 season, playing three games. He registered two assists that first year and the following year scored his first NHL goal.{{cite web |url=http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=11894 |title=Legends of Hockey -- NHL Player Search -- Player -- Mike Backman |website=www.legendsofhockey.net |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723182301/http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=11894 |archive-date=2011-07-23}} Backman's elder son [Sean](/source/Sean_Backman) was also a professional ice hockey player, as are his sons-in-law [Jonathan Quick](/source/Jonathan_Quick) and [Matt Moulson](/source/Matt_Moulson).{{cite web | url=https://www.nhl.com/kings/news/one-big-hockey-family/c-616239 | title=One Big Hockey Family }} ==Championships== He won the 1983-84 [CHL](/source/Central_Professional_Hockey_League) championship, the Adams Cup, as a member of the [Tulsa Oilers](/source/Tulsa_Oilers_(1964%E2%80%931984)) team coached by [Tom Webster](/source/Tom_Webster_(ice_hockey)).{{cite web |url=http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000971984.html |title=Tulsa Oilers 1983-84 roster and statistics |website=hockeydb.com}} ==Career statistics== ===Regular season and playoffs=== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em" |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|[Regular season](/source/Regular_season) ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|[Playoffs](/source/Playoffs) |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! [Season](/source/Season_(sports)) ! Team ! League ! GP !! [G](/source/Goal_(ice_hockey)) !! [A](/source/Assist_(ice_hockey)) !! [Pts](/source/Point_(ice_hockey)) !! [PIM](/source/Penalty_(ice_hockey)) ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM |- | [1974–75](/source/1974%E2%80%9375_QMJHL_season) | [Montreal Juniors](/source/Montreal_Juniors) | [QMJHL](/source/Quebec_Major_Junior_Hockey_League) | 38 || 13 || 20 || 33 || 85 | 9 || 2 || 3 || 5 || 24 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1974–75 | [Saint Mary's University](/source/Saint_Mary's_University_(Halifax)) | [CIAU](/source/U_Sports) | 6 || 0 || 8 || 8 || 8 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 1975–76 | Saint Mary's University | CIAU | 19 || 13 || 10 || 23 || 49 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1976–77 | Saint Mary's University | CIAU | 19 || 13 || 15 || 28 || 59 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 1977–78 | Saint Mary's University | CIAU | 17 || 7 || 12 || 19 || 47 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [1978–79](/source/1978%E2%80%9379_AHL_season) | [New Haven Nighthawks](/source/New_Haven_Nighthawks) | [AHL](/source/American_Hockey_League) | 6 || 2 || 1 || 3 || 0 | 6 || 3 || 1 || 4 || 15 |- | [1978–79](/source/1978%E2%80%9379_IHL_season) | [Toledo Goaldiggers](/source/Toledo_Goaldiggers) | [IHL](/source/International_Hockey_League_(1945%E2%80%932001)) | 66 || 25 || 38 || 63 || 171 | 6 || 4 || 2 || 6 || 17 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [1979–80](/source/1979%E2%80%9380_AHL_season) | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 74 || 18 || 28 || 46 || 456 | 10 || 6 || 8 || 14 || 14 |- | [1980–81](/source/1980%E2%80%9381_AHL_season) | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 62 || 27 || 27 || 54 || 224 | 4 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 14 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [1981–82](/source/1981%E2%80%9382_NHL_season) | [New York Rangers](/source/New_York_Rangers) | [NHL](/source/National_Hockey_League) | 3 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 4 | 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 |- | [1981–82](/source/1981%E2%80%9382_AHL_season) | [Springfield Indians](/source/Springfield_Indians) | AHL | 74 || 24 || 27 || 51 || 147 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [1982–83](/source/1982%E2%80%9383_NHL_season) | New York Rangers | NHL | 7 || 1 || 3 || 4 || 6 | 9 || 2 || 2 || 4 || 0 |- | [1982–83](/source/1982%E2%80%9383_CHL_season) | [Tulsa Oilers](/source/Tulsa_Oilers_(1964%E2%80%931984)) | [CHL](/source/Central_Professional_Hockey_League) | 71 || 29 || 47 || 76 || 170 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [1983–84](/source/1983%E2%80%9384_NHL_season) | New York Rangers | NHL | 8 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 8 | — || — || — || — || — |- | [1983–84](/source/1983%E2%80%9384_CHL_season) | Tulsa Oilers | CHL | 50 || 12 || 28 || 40 || 103 | 9 || 4 || 2 || 6 || 22 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [1984–85](/source/1984%E2%80%9385_AHL_season) | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 72 || 10 || 36 || 46 || 120 | — || — || — || — || — |- | [1985–86](/source/1985%E2%80%9386_AHL_season) | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | AHL totals ! 292 !! 81 !! 119 !! 200 !! 951 ! 20 !! 10 !! 9 !! 19 !! 43 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | NHL totals ! 18 !! 1 !! 6 !! 7 !! 18 ! 10 !! 2 !! 2 !! 4 !! 2 |} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * {{icehockeystats}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Backman, Mike}} Category:1955 births Category:Living people Category:Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Category:Canadian ice hockey right wingers Category:Montreal Bleu Blanc Rouge players Category:New Haven Nighthawks players Category:New York Rangers players Category:Quebec Nordiques (WHA) draft picks Category:Ice hockey people from Halifax, Nova Scotia Category:Springfield Indians players Category:Toledo Goaldiggers players Category:Tulsa Oilers (1964–1984) players Category:Undrafted National Hockey League players Category:20th-century Canadian sportsmen {{canada-icehockey-winger-1950s-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Mike Backman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Backman) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Backman?action=history)). 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