Pär Bäcker (born 4 January 1982) is a

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professional

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player. He is currently playing for the

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in the Oddset Ligaen. After good seasons with both

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and

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Bäcker was signed by the Swedish Elite club Färjestads BK in 2001. But, by that time, his talent had also been spotted also another club, the

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club

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, who had drafted him one year earlier in the Entry Draft (6th round/187 pick overall). After a mediocre regular season with Färjestad he had great success in the playoffs when he scored 6 points in 10 games and helped Färjestad win their sixth Swedish Championship. The following season he continued to play as he had done in the playoffs and he finished the year with a total of 27 points in 49 games. After such a successful season, many hockey experts thought that Bäcker would become a big Swedish star in the future. However, that success did not continue in the 2003–04 season, as he registered just 13 points in 49 games in the regular season, and 0 points in 17 games in the playoffs. Things went even worse in both 2004–05 and 2005–06 seasons, as he only scored 11 points in 104 total games over that stretch. In the playoffs of 2005–06 he wasn't even allowed to practice with the team. He then decided to change clubs, and signed with Färjestad's rival,

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, in April 2006.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

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* 1982 births Living people People from Grums Municipality Swedish ice hockey centres Swedish expatriate ice hockey players in Denmark Färjestad BK players Bofors IK players Djurgårdens IF Hockey players Detroit Red Wings draft picks Sportspeople from Värmland County {{sweden-icehockey-centre-stub