Daniel Backstrom
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- Height:
- 6-1
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- Weight:
- 196
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- Hometown:
- Helsinki, Finland
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- Position:
- Forward
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- Year:
- Sr.
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- Previous College:
- New York Aviators- NA3EHL
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- gp
- 27
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- p
- 28
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- g
- 14
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- a
- 14
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- pim
- 28
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- +/-
- -2
| Overall | Conference | |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 27 | 18 |
| Points | 28 | 15 |
| Goals | 14 | 7 |
| Assists | 14 | 8 |
| PIM | 28 | 12 |
| +/- | -2 | -6 |
| Power-play goals | 2 | 1 |
| Short-handed goals | 0 | 0 |
| Empty net goals | 1 | 1 |
| Games started | 7 | 3 |
| Game-winning goals | 4 | 2 |
| Game-tying goals | 0 | 0 |
| Hat tricks | 1 | 0 |
| Shots | 83 | 50 |
| Date | Opponent | Score | gs | g | a | pts | pim | +/- | ppg | shg | eng | gwg | gtg | s | fo | fow | fol | fo% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1 | Western New Eng. | L, 4-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | 13 | 9 | - |
| Nov 5 | Worcester St. | L, 4-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | 12 | 7 | - |
| Nov 7 | at Post | T, 3-3 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | - | 16 | 14 | - |
| Nov 14 | Salem St. | W, 8-2 | - | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | 11 | 7 | - |
| Nov 16 | Plymouth St. | W, 5-2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 10 | 9 | - |
| Nov 19 | Franklin Pierce | L, 4-2 | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 12 | 3 | - |
| Nov 23 | at Fitchburg St. | T, 4-4 | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 4 | 12 | - |
| Nov 26 | Johnson & Wales (RI) | W, 6-2 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 10 | 6 | - |
| Dec 5 | Framingham St. | W, 2-0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 7 | 2 | - |
| Dec 7 | Mass.-Dartmouth | T, 3-3 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | 9 | 13 | - |
| Dec 12 | at Assumption | W, 3-2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | - | 19 | 14 | - |
| Jan 9 | at Stonehill | T, 2-2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | 7 | 4 | - |
| Jan 11 | at Worcester St. | W, 4-1 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | 14 | 6 | - |
| Jan 16 | at Salem St. | W, 6-2 | - | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | 6 | 6 | - |
| Jan 18 | at Plymouth St. | L, 7-1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | 10 | 7 | - |
| Jan 22 | at Anna Maria | T, 1-1 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | 10 | 10 | - |
| Jan 25 | Fitchburg St. | W, 5-1 | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - | 11 | 12 | - |
| Jan 30 | at Framingham St. | W, 5-2 | - | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - | 8 | 11 | - |
| Feb 1 | at Mass.-Dartmouth | L, 9-1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | 17 | 11 | - |
| Feb 6 | Worcester St. | W, 5-0 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | - | 9 | 11 | - |
| Feb 8 | Salem St. | W, 5-2 | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | 8 | 8 | - |
| Feb 13 | at Plymouth St. | L, 8-1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | 9 | 8 | - |
| Feb 20 | at Fitchburg St. | L, 2-1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | 5 | 10 | - |
| Feb 22 | Framingham St. | L, 5-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | 10 | 3 | - |
| Feb 25 | Mass.-Dartmouth | L, 4-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | - | 11 | 11 | - |
| Feb 29 | #5 Salem St. | W, 3-2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | - | 21 | 13 | - |
| Mar 3 | at #1 Plymouth State | L, 4-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | 12 | 18 | - |
| Statistic | gp | g | a | pts | pim | +/- | ppg | shg | eng | gwg | gtg | hat | s | fo | fow | fol | fo% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-17 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 122 | 68 | 54 | .557 |
| 2017-18 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 288 | 169 | 119 | .587 |
| 2018-19 | 26 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 12 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 544 | 316 | 228 | .581 |
| 2019-20 | 27 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 28 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 83 | 536 | 291 | 245 | .543 |
| Total | 99 | 33 | 41 | 74 | 46 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 268 | 1490 | 844 | 646 | .566 |
| Statistic | gp | g | a | pts | pim | +/- | ppg | shg | eng | gwg | gtg | hat | s | fo | fow | fol | fo% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 27 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 28 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 83 | 536 | 291 | 245 | .543 |
| Conference | 18 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 12 | -6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 325 | 171 | 154 | .526 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - |
| Location | |||||||||||||||||
| Home | 14 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 268 | 154 | 114 | .575 |
| Away | 13 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 26 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 268 | 137 | 131 | .511 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - |
| Result | |||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 12 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 239 | 134 | 105 | .561 |
| Losses | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 198 | 111 | 87 | .561 |
| Ties | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 99 | 46 | 53 | .465 |
| Month | |||||||||||||||||
| November | 8 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 155 | 88 | 67 | .568 |
| December | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 64 | 35 | 29 | .547 |
| January | 7 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 122 | 66 | 56 | .541 |
| February | 8 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 165 | 90 | 75 | .545 |
| March | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 12 | 18 | .400 |
News mentions
WESTFIELD, Mass. – Westfield State men’s ice hockey was well-represented with four players selected for the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference first and second teams.
Senior forwards Francois-Xavier Girard, Daniel Backstrom, and Robert Neuwirth all hail from around the globe, and all three of them found themselves choosing Westfield State as the spot to continue their hockey and educational career.
Westfield, Mass-- Senior forward Daniel Backstrom (Helsinki, Finland) was named this past weeks Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Player of the Week, sponsored by Geico.
WESTFIELD, Mass. – Westfield State senior Daniel Backstrom (Helsinki, Finland) wrapped out a hat-trick, including the game-winner with ten seconds left to complete the comeback, as the Owls’ hockey team defeated Salem State University 3-2 in a Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) quarterfinal matchup on Saturday night at Amelia Park.
WESTFIELD, Mass. – The action will be just as hot as the warming spring temperatures when the puck drops at Amelia Park Ice Arena on Saturday for the MASCAC Quarterfinals. The fourth-seeded Westfield State Owls will host the team that eliminated them in the semi-finals a season ago, the fifth-seeded Salem State Vikings at 5:35 P.M.
WESTFIELD, Mass. – Sophomore Bryan Whelan (Rockville Ctr, N.Y.) scored two goals to lead the visiting Framingham State Rams over the Westfield State University Owls, 5-1, in Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference (MASCAC) action on Saturday night at Amelia Park.
WESTFIELD, Mass. – Westfield State freshman Chris Melendez (Miami, Fla.) scored his first collegiate goal, which also proved to be the eventual game-winner in the Owls’ 5-2 win over Salem State University on Saturday night.
WESTFIELD, Mass. – Westfield State senior goaltender Thierry Messeriver (Montreal, Quebec) recorded the shutout as the Owls bested the visiting Worcester State University Lancers 5-0 in Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) action on Thursday night at Amelia Park.
Westfield State currently sits at second place in the Massachusetts State Athletics Conference with a conference record of 7-3-2, and 16 points to their credit.
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. -- Westfield State senior forward Daniel Backstrom (Helsinki, Finland) netted two goals, including the game winner, as the Owls' hockey team defeated Framingham State 5-2 Thursday night in MASCAC action at Loring Arena.
WESTFIELD, Mass. – Senior forward Daniel Backstrom’s (Helsinki, Finland) three-point night led the Westfield State men’s ice hockey team to a 5-1 victory over Fitchburg State University on Saturday night at Amelia Park Ice Arena.
SALEM, Mass. -- Westfield State sophomore forward Jake Ratcliffe (Canterbury, New Zealand) scored a pair of goals to lead the Owls to a 6-2 win over Salem State in Masachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) action on Thursday night.
WESTFIELD, Mass. -- Westfield State senior forward Daniel Backstrom (Helsinki, Finland) was named this past week's MASCAC men's ice hockey Player of the Week.
WORCESTER, Mass. -- Late-game heroics from senior forward Daniel Backstrom (Helsinki, Finland) and sophomore Justin Alves (Woburn, Mass.) propelled the Westfield State University Owls to a 3-2 overtime win over the Assumption College Greyhounds in non-conference action on Thursday night.
FITCHBURG, Mass. – Seniors Robert Neuwirth (Ziln, Czech Republic) and Francois-Xavier Girard (St. Lazare, Que.) had a goal and an assist each to force a 4-4 tie with Fitchburg State University in MASCAC action on Saturday afternoon.
WESTFIELD, Mass. – The Westfield State men’s ice hockey team’s comeback efforts came up just short, as the Owls fell to Franklin Pierce University, 4-2, on Tuesday night at Amelia Park.
WESTFIELD, Mass. – Westfield State senior captain Francois-Xavier Girard scored twice and added an assist in an 8-2 rout of Salem State in Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) action Thursday night at Amelia Park Ice Arena.
WATERBURY, Conn. -- Daniel Backstrom (Helsinki, Finland) picked up a goal and an assist in Westfield State's 3-3 non-conference tie with Post University on Thursday night.
WESTFIELD, Mass. -- The Westfield State men's ice hockey team has been picked to finish third in the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC), after a preseason poll of the league's coaches.
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