Flames sign captain Mikael Backlund to two-year contract extension

Calgary Flames center Mikael Backlund controls the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Anaheim Ducks, Wednesday, April 9, 2025, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Etienne Laurent)

September 17, 2025 - 12:29 PM

CALGARY — The Calgary Flames have signed captain Mikael Backlund to a two-year contract extension, the team announced Wednesday.

The deal carries an average annual value of US$3,250,000. Backlund is entering the final year of a two-year, $9 million deal.

The 36-year-old centre had 15 goals and 32 points in 76 games in 2024-25.

Backlund has played his entire 1,066-game NHL career in Calgary and is the longest tenured active skater on the Flames. The six-foot, 206-pound Swede was named the franchise's 21st captain in September 2023.

He was a first-round pick (24th overall) by the Flames in the 2007 NHL draft.

Backlund has 215 goals and 348 assists across his 17-year career.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 17, 2025.

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