As THN senior writer Ken Campbell detailed in cover story for the April 2, 2012 edition of The Hockey News, St. Louis Blues captain David Backes has been a champion of animal welfare and rescue ...

David Backes comes with some risk for the Boston Bruins, but in the short term he'll provide them with a center who can be a Swiss Army knife for them. He still does lots of things, and he does ...

Right winger David Backes is listed at six-foot-three, 225 pounds in the Blues players' guide, which seems impossible — he has to be at least seven feet tall and weigh 340 pounds, all of it ...

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Sports News // 4 years ago Boston Bruins' David Backes delivers crushing hit on Blues' Sammy Blais Boston Bruins forward David Backes delivered a huge hit on St. Louis Blues winger Sammy Blais ...

For every mile, Purina Pro Plan will contribute 10 cents, up to $100,000, to Athletes for Animals, an organization founded in 2013 by Kelly and David Backes for advocating, rescuing and protecting ...

Several former teammates, including Jay Bouwmeester, David Backes, and Carlo Coliacovo, attended the event at T-Mobile Arena ...

With just three games left on the schedule this season, St. Louis Blues winger Jordan Kyrou is on the prowl for a second ...

Jay Bouwmeester, David Backes and Carlo Coliacovo were just a few of Pietrangelo’s former teammates who were inside T-Mobile ...

The Anaheim chapter of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association (PHWA) announced today that defenseman Urho Vaakanainen ...

He was an important part of their core, along with players such as David Backes, Alex Steen and Alex Pietrangelo, and later Vladimir Tarasenko and Jaden Schwartz. But his profile grew by leaps and ...

It's clear why David Backes is the captain of the St. Louis Blues. Dude's always there, ready to perform. Last season he suited up for all 82 regular-season games — just as he did the season before.