| Played For: | Texas Stars Bridgeport Sound Tigers Manchester Monarchs Ontario Reign Eisbären Berlin |
| Position: | Forward |
| Shoots: | Right |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 8 |
| Weight Lb: | 165 |
| Birth Date: | 29 April 1986 |
| Birth Place: | Cos Cob, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Draft: | Undrafted |
| Career Start: | 2010 |
| Career End: | 2020 |
Sean Backman (born April 29, 1986) is an American former professional ice hockey player. He most notably played in the American Hockey League (AHL) and with Eisbären Berlin of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).
Sean Backman played high school hockey at Avon Old Farms in Connecticut. Backman began his junior career playing for the Green Bay Gamblers in the USHL. He went on to play ECAC Hockey for Yale University where he scored 126 points in 122 games during his four-year Yale career. He was selected to the ECAC Second All-Star Team in 2009 and the ECAC First All-Star Team in 2010. He was also selected to the NCAA East Second All-Star Team in 2010. He scored 126 points in 122 games during his four-year Yale career.[1]
Following his successful term playing ECAC Hockey, the undrafted Backman was a free agent for the 2010–11 season. On March 30, 2010, the Dallas Stars organization signed him to a professional contract.[2] [3] He began the 2010–11 AHL season playing for their top farm team - the Texas Stars. On August 8, 2011, Backman signed a one-year two-way deal with the New York Islanders.[4] He is expected to play for the Islanders top farm team, the Bridgeport Sound Tigers of the American Hockey League.
On August 21, 2013, Backman signed a one-year contract to continue in the AHL with the Manchester Monarchs, an affiliate of the Los Angeles Kings.[5]
Backman played four seasons within the Kings AHL affiliates, before he signed his first contract abroad on a one-year deal with German club, Eisbären Berlin, who are also operated by the Los Angeles Kings.[6]
| Team | League | GP | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005–06 | Green Bay Gamblers | USHL | 57 | 29 | 27 | 56 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2006–07 | Yale University | ECAC | 29 | 18 | 13 | 31 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Yale University | ECAC | 32 | 18 | 9 | 27 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Yale University | ECAC | 32 | 20 | 13 | 33 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Yale University | ECAC | 29 | 21 | 14 | 35 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Texas Stars | AHL | 67 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | Idaho Steelheads | ECHL | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 66 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 67 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 71 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 76 | 19 | 25 | 44 | 34 | 19 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 8 | ||
| 2015–16 | Ontario Reign | AHL | 68 | 21 | 34 | 55 | 36 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 2016–17 | Ontario Reign | AHL | 67 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Eisbären Berlin | DEL | 52 | 24 | 21 | 45 | 51 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 27 | ||
| 2018–19 | Eisbären Berlin | DEL | 49 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 34 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | ||
| 2019–20 | Eisbären Berlin | DEL | 13 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 482 | 87 | 134 | 221 | 198 | 50 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 16 | ||||
| Awards | Year | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| College | |||
| All-ECAC Hockey Rookie Team | 2006–07 | ||
| All-ECAC Hockey Third Team | 2006–07, 2007–08 | ||
| All-ECAC Hockey Second Team | 2008–09 | ||
| ECAC Hockey All-Tournament Team | 2009 | [7] | |
| All-ECAC Hockey First Team | 2009–10 | ||
| AHCA East Second-Team All-American | 2009–10 | ||
| AHL | |||
| Calder Cup (Manchester Monarchs) | 2015 | [8] | |