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Niklas Bäckström

1978 - Today

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Niklas Oskar Bäckström (Swedish: [ˈnɪ̌kːlas ˈbɛ̂kːstrœm]; born 13 February 1978) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey goaltender and current goaltending coach for the Columbus Blue Jackets. He played ten seasons for the Minnesota Wild and Calgary Flames in the National Hockey League (NHL), during which he won both the William M. Jennings Trophy and Roger Crozier Saving Grace Award. He also has won both Urpo Ylönen trophy and Jari Kurri trophy twice. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Niklas Bäckström has received more than 242,403 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Niklas Bäckström is the 224th most popular hockey player, the 548th most popular biography from Finland and the 23rd most popular Finnish Hockey Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 240k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 30.10

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.70

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.14

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Niklas Bäckström ranks 224 out of 364. Before him are Viktor Fasth, Patrick Kane, Chris Pronger, Marek Židlický, Carey Price, and Roberto Luongo. After him are Michal Handzuš, Mike Richter, Christian Ehrhoff, Juuso Hietanen, Dany Heatley, and Nikita Kucherov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Niklas Bäckström ranks 743. Before him are Igors Vihrovs, Bermane Stiverne, Luciano Zauri, Angelo Taylor, Erin Karpluk, and Shaun Morgan. After him are Myriam El Khomri, Rutina Wesley, Fernando Almeida de Oliveira, Süreyya Ayhan, Foxy Brown, and Marian Álvarez.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Niklas Bäckström ranks 548 out of 642. Before him are Sami Salo (1974), Mikael Granlund (1992), Laura Huhtasaari (1979), Anssi Koivuranta (1988), Rasmus Schüller (1991), and Kasper Hämäläinen (1986). After him are Chisu (1982), Juuso Hietanen (1985), Laura Lepistö (1988), Valentin Kononen (1969), Aleksander Barkov Jr. (1995), and Joona Toivio (1988).

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In Finland

Among hockey players born in Finland, Niklas Bäckström ranks 23. Before him are Jarkko Ruutu (1975), Mikko Koivu (1983), Niko Kapanen (1978), Sami Lepistö (1984), Sami Salo (1974), and Mikael Granlund (1992). After him are Juuso Hietanen (1985), Aleksander Barkov Jr. (1995), Kari Lehtonen (1983), Petri Kontiola (1984), Tuukka Rask (1987), and Ville Nieminen (1977).

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