Mike Backman
Encyclopedia
Michael Charles Backman is a former professional ice hockey
right winger
. He was drafted by the World Hockey Association
's Quebec Nordiques
in the seventh round, one-hundredth overall, of the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft
; however, he never played in that league. Despite being un-drafted in the National Hockey League
, he played eighteen regular-season and ten playoff games in the NHL with the New York Rangers
over three seasons. 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.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
right winger
Winger (ice hockey)
Winger, in the game of hockey, is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play on the ice is along the outer playing area. They typically work by flanking the centre forward. Originally the name was given to forward players who went up and down the sides of the rink...
. He was drafted by the World Hockey Association
World Hockey Association
The World Hockey Association was a professional ice hockey league that operated in North America from 1972 to 1979. It was the first major competition for the National Hockey League since the collapse of the Western Hockey League in 1926...
's Quebec Nordiques
Quebec Nordiques
The Quebec Nordiques were a professional ice hockey team based in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The Nordiques played in the World Hockey Association and the National Hockey League...
in the seventh round, one-hundredth overall, of the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft
1975 WHA Amateur Draft
The 1975 WHA Amateur Draft was the third draft held by the World Hockey Association.-Selections by Round:Below are listed the selections in the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft.-Round 1:1 Claude Larose - Cincinnati Stingers2 Bryan Maxwell - Indianapolis Racers...
; however, he never played in that league. Despite being un-drafted in the National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
, he played eighteen regular-season and ten playoff games in the NHL with the New York Rangers
New York Rangers
The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...
over three seasons. 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.