Mikael Backlund, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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ice hockey player
Date of Birth: 17-Mar-1989
Place of Birth: Västerås, Västmanland County, Sweden
Profession: ice hockey player
Nationality: Sweden
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
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About Mikael Backlund
- Mikael Backlund (born 17 March 1989) is a Swedish professional ice hockey centre currently playing for and serving as an alternate captain for the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League (NHL).
- Backlund was a first round selection, 24th overall, of the Flames in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft, and made his NHL debut in 2008–09.
- He played junior hockey for VIK Västerås HK in the J20 SuperElit and the Kelowna Rockets of the Western Hockey League (WHL).
- He was a member of Kelowna's WHL championship team in 2009. Internationally, Backlund has represented Sweden on several occasions—he was a member of two silver medal-winning teams at the World Junior Championship, and has won a bronze, silver and gold medals with the Swedes at the World Championship.
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