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Nicklas Bäckström

1987 - Today

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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 710,494 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Nicklas Bäckström is the 174th most popular hockey player (down from 159th in 2019), the 1,270th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 1,121st in 2019) and the 19th most popular Swedish Hockey Player.

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  • 710k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 32.78

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.71

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.40

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Nicklas Bäckström ranks 174 out of 364. Before him are Scott Niedermayer, Patrick Marleau, Alexei Morozov, František Kaberle, Martin Gerber, and Hannu Virta. After him are Jaroslav Špaček, Miikka Kiprusoff, Pekka Rinne, Daniel Sedin, Jarkko Ruutu, and Roman Hamrlík.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1987, Nicklas Bäckström ranks 470. Before him are Greysia Polii, Liu Hong, Nikita Rukavytsya, Varun Dhawan, Anaïs Bescond, and Taťána Kuchařová. After him are Sergio Henao, Chang Hye-jin, Jerry Bengtson, Sébastien Pocognoli, Anne Suzuki, and Ryan Sweeting.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Nicklas Bäckström ranks 1,270 out of 1,612. Before him are Emma Johansson (1983), Andreas Jakobsson (1972), Anna Bergendahl (1991), Helena Mattsson (1984), Jörgen Pettersson (1975), and Nilla Fischer (1984). After him are Claudia Galli (1978), Jonna Sundling (1994), Mercedes Mason (1982), Martin Stenmarck (1972), Henrik Stenson (1976), and Fredrik Kessiakoff (1980).

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In Sweden

Among hockey players born in Sweden, Nicklas Bäckström ranks 19. Before him are Henrik Zetterberg (1980), Jonas Bergqvist (1962), Markus Näslund (1973), Jörgen Jönsson (1972), Joel Lundqvist (1982), and Henrik Sedin (1980). After him are Daniel Sedin (1980), Kenny Jönsson (1974), Tomas Holmström (1973), Fredrik Modin (1974), Linus Omark (1987), and Niklas Kronwall (1981).

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