The 37-year-old hasn’t played in almost two years after undergoing hip surgery, which led the Washington Capitals to place ...

Swedish center Nicklas Bäckström, 37, has signed a contract to play for Brynäs, the SHL club announced at a press conference ...

At the peak of Backstrom’s powers as one of the best playmakers in the NHL, his brash Washington Capitals running mate, Alex ...

One of the premier playmakers of this era is heading home. On Monday, Brynäs IF of the Swedish Hockey League announced that ...

This story appeared on hockeysverige.se this week and has been translated from Swedish to English. Nicklas Bäckström’s comeback with Brynäs isn’t just the beginning of the final chapter of his ...

For 37-year-old Bäckström, it would be a return to the club he played with from age 13 to 19. Bäckström has 73 points in 121 career SHL games, all for Brynäs. He last played for the Gävle ...

Ex-Washington Capitals forward Nicklas Backstrom, who last played in 2023, is leaving the NHL to return to Sweden. He has ...

Yesterday, news broke that 37-year-old forward Nicklas Bäckström is signing with Brynas IF of the Swedish Hockey League. The Swedish native missed this past season while dealing with a nagging ...

Star center Nicklas Bäckström, who has been out of the lineup since suffering a concussion on a hit to the head by Calgary Flames forward Rene Bourque on Jan. 3, is nearing a return to the lineup.

Swedish Hockey League club Brynäs IF has called a press conference for Monday, at which time it is expected to announce the signing of veteran center Nicklas Bäckström, HockeyNews.se has reported.