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Nicklas Bäckström

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Nicklas Bäckström (Swedish: [ˈnɪ̌kːlas ˈbɛ̂kːstrœm]; born 23 November 1987) is a Swedish professional ice hockey centre and alternate captain for the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL). Bäckström was selected fourth overall by the Capitals at the 2006 NHL Entry Draft and made his NHL debut the following year. Bäckström is renowned for his elite playmaking abilities, earning him a reputation as one of the league's most skilled passers. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nicklas Bäckström has received more than 750,221 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Nicklas Bäckström is the 240th most popular hockey player (down from 174th in 2019), the 1,509th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 1,269th in 2019) and the 26th most popular Swedish Hockey Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 750k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 33.27

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.25

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.70

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Nicklas Bäckström ranks 240 out of 676. Before him are Patrick Kane, Cam Neely, Tomas Holmström, Scott Niedermayer, Doug Gilmour, and Andres Ambühl. After him are Ladislav Nagy, Martin Gerber, Marián Gáborík, Espen Knutsen, Linus Omark, and Ville Nieminen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1987, Nicklas Bäckström ranks 584. Before him are Caroline Trentini, Sam Querrey, Ayaka, Eelco Sintnicolaas, Fernando Varela, and Elis Bakaj. After him are Mads Østberg, Christopher Larkin, Rubin Okotie, Florin Niță, Imanol Agirretxe, and Eduardo Gurbindo.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Nicklas Bäckström ranks 1,509 out of 1,879. Before him are Louay Chanko (1979), Tomas Holmström (1973), Marcus Hellner (1985), Sebastian Samuelsson (1997), Per Bolund (1971), and Kristoffer Nordfeldt (1989). After him are Per Nilsson (1982), Lee Baxter (1976), Anna von Hausswolff (1986), Sebastian Andersson (1991), Mikael Ymer (1998), and Emma Johansson (1983).

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In Sweden

Among hockey players born in Sweden, Nicklas Bäckström ranks 26. Before him are Daniel Sedin (1980), Håkan Algotsson (1966), Henrik Sedin (1980), Jörgen Jönsson (1972), Kenny Jönsson (1974), and Tomas Holmström (1973). After him are Linus Omark (1987), Fredrik Modin (1974), Ronnie Sundin (1970), Niklas Kronwall (1981), Fredrik Stillman (1966), and Magnus Johansson (1973).

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