Mike Backman
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Mike Backman | |||
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Born |
Halifax, NS, CAN | January 2, 1955||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb) | ||
Position | Right winger | ||
Played for | New York Rangers | ||
Playing career | 1978–1986 |
Mike Backman (born January 2, 1955 in Halifax, Nova Scotia) is a former professional ice hockey right winger. He was drafted by the World Hockey Association's Quebec Nordiques in the seventh round, 100th overall, of the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft; however, he never played in that league. Despite being undrafted 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.
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- 1955 births
- Canadian ice hockey right wingers
- Canadian ice hockey winger stubs
- Ice hockey personnel from Nova Scotia
- Living people
- Montreal Red White and Blue alumni
- New Haven Nighthawks players
- New York Rangers players
- People from Halifax, Nova Scotia
- Quebec Nordiques (WHA) draft picks
- Springfield Indians players
- Toledo Goaldiggers players
- Tulsa Oilers (CHL) players