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    David Backes

    DavidBackes

    • Right Wing
    • Birthdate
      5/1/1984
    • Birthplace
      Minneapolis, MN
    • Draft Info
      2003: Rd 2, Pk 62 (STL)

    Stats

    • G
      248
    • A
      313
    • PTS
      561
    • +/-
      64
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    Racing Positions

      • Bruins get Ducks' Kase for Backes, 1st-round pick
        • 6Y
        Bruins get Ducks' Kase for Backes, 1st-round pick
        • Bruins waive veteran Backes, send him to minors
          • 6Y
          Bruins waive veteran Backes, send him to minors
          • Bruins' Backes scores key goal in first game back
            • 7Y
            Bruins' Backes scores key goal in first game back
            • Sabourin hospitalized overnight after collision
              • 7Y
              Sabourin hospitalized overnight after collision
              • David Backes dreamed of a St. Louis Stanley Cup; he's now determined to prevent it
                • 7Y
                • Greg Wyshynski
                David Backes dreamed of a St. Louis Stanley Cup; he's now determined to prevent it
                • The Wysh List: Rating Bruins, Blues players by Stanley Cup worthiness
                  • 7Y
                  • Greg Wyshynski
                  The Wysh List: Rating Bruins, Blues players by Stanley Cup worthiness
                  • Whom should you root for in the Stanley Cup Final?
                    • 7Y
                    • Emily Kaplan, Greg Wyshynski
                    Jaden Schwartz, Tuukka Rask, Jordan Binnington & Patrice Bergeron
                    • How the Bruins and Blues were built and who has the edge
                      • 7Y
                      • Emily Kaplan
                      How the Bruins and Blues were built and who has the edge
                      • An NHL dinosaur roars in Boston
                        • 7Y
                        • Greg Wyshynski
                        An NHL dinosaur roars in Boston
                        • Bruins' Backes gets 3-game suspension for hit
                          • 7Y
                          Bruins' Backes gets 3-game suspension for hit

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                        Fleet re-sign Tapani in Phase 3 of PWHL expansion process

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                        Stanley Cup odds: Hurricanes favored to win championship after Game 4 win

                        With the series tied 2-2, the Carolina Hurricanes are currently favored to win the Stanley Cup.
                        Why Stephen A. loves all the offense in the Stanley Cup Final

                        Why Stephen A. loves all the offense in the Stanley Cup Final

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