Ralph Backstrom

C · #14

Ralph Backstrom was a center. Born September 18, 1937 in Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada, he stood 5'10", weighed 165 lbs and shot left. In 1,032 NHL regular-season games he had 278 goals and 361 assists for 639 points.

NHL regular-season career

Games

1,032

Goals

278

Assists

361

Points

639

NHL playoff career

Games

116

Goals

27

Assists

32

Points

59

NHL career scoring rates

Goals / game

0.27

Assists / game

0.35

Points / game

0.62

Shots / game

—

Regular-season career totals divided by games played. Missing values stay blank.

NHL season record highs

Highest supplied regular-season team records. Split-team seasons are kept separate; these are not combined season totals. Ties show one recorded season.

Goals

27

1961–62 · Montréal Canadiens

Assists

38

1961–62 · Montréal Canadiens

Points

65

1961–62 · Montréal Canadiens

Shots

225

1964–65 · Montréal Canadiens

Teams & leagues through the years

Every team and league recorded in this player's supplied season history, including junior, minor-league and international appearances. Multiple teams in a season are listed together; transfer dates and their order are not supplied.

1. 1976–77

   • New England WhalersWHA

2. 1975–76

   • Denver Spurs/Ottawa CivicsWHA
   • New England WhalersWHA

3. 1974–75

   • CanadaSummit-74
   • Chicago CougarsWHA

4. 1973–74

   • Chicago CougarsWHA

5. 1972–73

   • Chicago BlackhawksNHL
   • Los Angeles KingsNHL

6. 1971–72

   • Los Angeles KingsNHL

7. 1970–71

   • Los Angeles KingsNHL
   • Montréal CanadiensNHL

8. 1969–70

   • Montréal CanadiensNHL

9. 1968–69

   • Montréal CanadiensNHL

10. 1967–68

    • Montréal CanadiensNHL

11. 1966–67

    • Montréal CanadiensNHL

12. 1965–66

    • Montréal CanadiensNHL

13. 1964–65

    • Montréal CanadiensNHL

14. 1963–64

    • Montréal CanadiensNHL

15. 1962–63

    • Montréal CanadiensNHL

16. 1961–62

    • Montréal CanadiensNHL

17. 1960–61

    • Montréal CanadiensNHL

18. 1959–60

    • Montréal CanadiensNHL

19. 1958–59

    • Montréal CanadiensNHL

20. 1957–58

    • RochesterAHL
    • Hull-OttawaEOHL
    • Hull-OttawaM-Cup
    • Montréal CanadiensNHL
    • Hull-OttawaOHA-Jr.
    • Mtl. RoyalsQHL

21. 1956–57

    • Hull-OttawaEOHL
    • Hull-OttawaM-Cup
    • Montréal CanadiensNHL
    • Hull-OttawaOHA-Jr.

22. 1955–56

    • Mtl. Jr. CanadiensM-Cup
    • Mtl. Jr. CanadiensQJHL

23. 1954–55

    • Mtl. Jr. CanadiensQJHL

24. 1953–54

    • Kirkland LakeNOHA

Coverage follows NHL's published player record. Earlier youth teams, loans, transfers and seasons absent from that source may be missing. A missing season does not imply the player was inactive.

Season-by-season history

All seasons and leagues supplied by the NHL player feed. NHL, junior and minor-league rows stay separate; this is not a guarantee of every game in a player's career.

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Season	League	Team	Type	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM	+/−	Shots	PPG	PPP	SHG	SHP	GWG	OTG
1976–77	WHA	New England Whalers	Regular	77	17	31	48	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 31 Games Played 77 Goals 17 Pim 30 Points 48
1976–77	WHA	New England Whalers	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 3 Goals 0 Pim 0 Points 0
1975–76	WHA	Denver Spurs/Ottawa Civics	Regular	41	21	29	50	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 29 Games Played 41 Goals 21 Pim 14 Points 50
1975–76	WHA	New England Whalers	Regular	38	14	19	33	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 19 Games Played 38 Goals 14 Pim 6 Points 33
1975–76	WHA	New England Whalers	Playoffs	17	5	4	9	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 4 Games Played 17 Goals 5 Pim 8 Points 9
1974–75	Summit-74	Canada	Regular	8	4	4	8	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 4 Games Played 8 Goals 4 Pim 10 Points 8
1974–75	WHA	Chicago Cougars	Regular	70	15	24	39	28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 24 Games Played 70 Goals 15 Pim 28 Points 39
1973–74	WHA	Chicago Cougars	Regular	78	33	50	83	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 50 Games Played 78 Goals 33 Pim 26 Points 83
1973–74	WHA	Chicago Cougars	Playoffs	18	5	14	19	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 14 Games Played 18 Goals 5 Pim 4 Points 19
1972–73	NHL	Chicago Blackhawks	Regular	16	6	3	9	2	0	36	0	0	1	2	0	0	All stats Assists 3 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 16 Goals 6 Ot Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus 0 Points 9 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.1667 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 2 Shots 36
1972–73	NHL	Los Angeles Kings	Regular	63	20	29	49	6	-11	132	1	6	1	1	6	0	All stats Assists 29 Game Winning Goals 6 Games Played 63 Goals 20 Ot Goals 0 Pim 6 Plus Minus -11 Points 49 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 6 Shooting Pctg 0.1515 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 132
1972–73	NHL	Chicago Blackhawks	Playoffs	16	5	6	11	0	1	32	0	0	1	2	0	0	All stats Assists 6 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 16 Goals 5 Ot Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus 1 Points 11 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.1563 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 2 Shots 32
1971–72	NHL	Los Angeles Kings	Regular	76	23	29	52	22	-22	181	7	12	1	3	4	0	All stats Assists 29 Game Winning Goals 4 Games Played 76 Goals 23 Ot Goals 0 Pim 22 Plus Minus -22 Points 52 Power Play Goals 7 Power Play Points 12 Shooting Pctg 0.1271 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 3 Shots 181
1970–71	NHL	Los Angeles Kings	Regular	33	14	13	27	8	-7	108	2	6	1	1	1	0	All stats Assists 13 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 33 Goals 14 Ot Goals 0 Pim 8 Plus Minus -7 Points 27 Power Play Goals 2 Power Play Points 6 Shooting Pctg 0.1296 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 108
1970–71	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Regular	16	1	4	5	0	0	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 4 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 16 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus 0 Points 5 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.0556 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 18
1969–70	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Regular	72	19	24	43	20	4	187	1	3	0	0	2	0	All stats Assists 24 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 72 Goals 19 Ot Goals 0 Pim 20 Plus Minus 4 Points 43 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 3 Shooting Pctg 0.1016 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 187
1968–69	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Regular	72	13	28	41	16	20	180	2	3	0	0	3	0	All stats Assists 28 Game Winning Goals 3 Games Played 72 Goals 13 Ot Goals 0 Pim 16 Plus Minus 20 Points 41 Power Play Goals 2 Power Play Points 3 Shooting Pctg 0.0722 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 180
1968–69	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Playoffs	14	3	4	7	10	4	27	1	2	0	0	1	1	All stats Assists 4 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 14 Goals 3 Ot Goals 1 Pim 10 Plus Minus 4 Points 7 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 2 Shooting Pctg 0.1111 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 27
1967–68	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Regular	70	20	25	45	14	5	198	3	7	0	0	5	0	All stats Assists 25 Game Winning Goals 5 Games Played 70 Goals 20 Ot Goals 0 Pim 14 Plus Minus 5 Points 45 Power Play Goals 3 Power Play Points 7 Shooting Pctg 0.101 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 198
1967–68	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Playoffs	13	4	3	7	4	3	29	0	0	0	0	2	0	All stats Assists 3 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 13 Goals 4 Ot Goals 0 Pim 4 Plus Minus 3 Points 7 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.1379 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 29
1966–67	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Regular	69	14	27	41	39	-3	188	1	5	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 27 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 69 Goals 14 Ot Goals 0 Pim 39 Plus Minus -3 Points 41 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 5 Shooting Pctg 0.0745 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 188
1966–67	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Playoffs	10	5	2	7	6	2	37	0	0	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 2 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 10 Goals 5 Ot Goals 0 Pim 6 Plus Minus 2 Points 7 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.1351 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 37
1965–66	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Regular	67	22	20	42	12	26	196	1	2	0	0	3	0	All stats Assists 20 Game Winning Goals 3 Games Played 67 Goals 22 Ot Goals 0 Pim 12 Plus Minus 26 Points 42 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 2 Shooting Pctg 0.1122 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 196
1965–66	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Playoffs	10	3	4	7	4	-1	28	0	0	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 4 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 10 Goals 3 Ot Goals 0 Pim 4 Plus Minus -1 Points 7 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.1071 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 28
1964–65	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Regular	70	25	30	55	44	2	225	7	15	0	0	2	0	All stats Assists 30 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 70 Goals 25 Ot Goals 0 Pim 44 Plus Minus 2 Points 55 Power Play Goals 7 Power Play Points 15 Shooting Pctg 0.1111 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 225
1964–65	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Playoffs	13	2	3	5	10	-2	36	0	2	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 3 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 13 Goals 2 Ot Goals 0 Pim 10 Plus Minus -2 Points 5 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 2 Shooting Pctg 0.0556 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 36
1963–64	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Regular	70	8	21	29	41	10	168	0	0	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 21 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 70 Goals 8 Ot Goals 0 Pim 41 Plus Minus 10 Points 29 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.0476 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 168
1963–64	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Playoffs	7	2	1	3	8	0	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 1 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 7 Goals 2 Ot Goals 0 Pim 8 Plus Minus 0 Points 3 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.08 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 25
1962–63	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Regular	70	23	12	35	51	11	180	0	1	0	0	6	0	All stats Assists 12 Game Winning Goals 6 Games Played 70 Goals 23 Ot Goals 0 Pim 51 Plus Minus 11 Points 35 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.1278 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 180
1962–63	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Playoffs	5	0	0	0	2	-6	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 5 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus -6 Points 0 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 7
1961–62	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Regular	66	27	38	65	29	35	181	3	5	0	0	3	0	All stats Assists 38 Game Winning Goals 3 Games Played 66 Goals 27 Ot Goals 0 Pim 29 Plus Minus 35 Points 65 Power Play Goals 3 Power Play Points 5 Shooting Pctg 0.1492 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 181
1961–62	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Playoffs	5	0	1	1	6	-2	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 1 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 5 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 6 Plus Minus -2 Points 1 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 8
1960–61	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Regular	69	12	20	32	44	3	152	1	3	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 20 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 69 Goals 12 Ot Goals 0 Pim 44 Plus Minus 3 Points 32 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 3 Shooting Pctg 0.0789 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 152
1960–61	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Playoffs	5	0	0	0	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 5 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 4 Plus Minus 0 Points 0 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 4
1959–60	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Regular	64	13	15	28	24	-2	130	1	2	0	0	2	0	All stats Assists 15 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 64 Goals 13 Ot Goals 0 Pim 24 Plus Minus -2 Points 28 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 2 Shooting Pctg 0.1 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 130
1959–60	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Playoffs	7	0	3	3	2	4	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 3 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 7 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus 4 Points 3 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 6
1958–59	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Regular	64	18	22	40	17	—	—	1	2	0	0	2	0	All stats Assists 22 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 64 Goals 18 Ot Goals 0 Pim 17 Points 40 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 2 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0
1958–59	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Playoffs	11	3	5	8	12	—	—	1	2	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 5 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 11 Goals 3 Ot Goals 0 Pim 12 Points 8 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 2 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0
1957–58	AHL	Rochester	Regular	2	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 2 Goals 0 Pim 0 Points 0
1957–58	EOHL	Hull-Ottawa	Regular	33	21	25	46	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 25 Games Played 33 Goals 21 Pim 13 Points 46
1957–58	M-Cup	Hull-Ottawa	Regular	13	17	9	26	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 9 Games Played 13 Goals 17 Pim 24 Points 26
1957–58	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Regular	2	0	1	1	0	—	—	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 1 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 2 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 0 Points 1 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0
1957–58	OHA-Jr.	Hull-Ottawa	Regular	26	24	27	51	64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 27 Games Played 26 Goals 24 Pim 64 Points 51
1957–58	QHL	Mtl. Royals	Regular	1	0	1	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 1 Goals 0 Pim 0 Points 1
1957–58	M-Cup	Hull-Ottawa	Playoffs	13	17	9	26	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 9 Games Played 13 Goals 17 Pim 24 Points 26
1956–57	EOHL	Hull-Ottawa	Regular	18	7	10	17	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 10 Games Played 18 Goals 7 Pim 4 Points 17
1956–57	M-Cup	Hull-Ottawa	Regular	15	17	11	28	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 11 Games Played 15 Goals 17 Pim 19 Points 28
1956–57	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Regular	3	0	0	0	0	—	—	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 3 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 0 Points 0 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0
1956–57	OHA-Jr.	Hull-Ottawa	Regular	18	10	8	18	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 8 Games Played 18 Goals 10 Pim 4 Points 18
1956–57	M-Cup	Hull-Ottawa	Playoffs	15	17	11	28	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 11 Games Played 15 Goals 17 Pim 19 Points 28
1955–56	M-Cup	Mtl. Jr. Canadiens	Regular	10	5	4	9	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 4 Games Played 10 Goals 5 Pim 6 Points 9
1955–56	QJHL	Mtl. Jr. Canadiens	Regular	18	10	8	18	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 8 Games Played 18 Goals 10 Pim 4 Points 18
1955–56	M-Cup	Mtl. Jr. Canadiens	Playoffs	10	5	4	9	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 4 Games Played 10 Goals 5 Pim 6 Points 9
1954–55	QJHL	Mtl. Jr. Canadiens	Regular	21	7	6	13	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 6 Games Played 21 Goals 7 Pim 2 Points 13
1954–55	QJHL	Mtl. Jr. Canadiens	Playoffs	5	2	1	3	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 5 Goals 2 Pim 4 Points 3
1953–54	NOHA	Kirkland Lake	Regular	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats

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