Ralph Gerald Backstrom (September 18, 1937 – February 7, 2021) was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre and later a coach and hockey executive. He played in the National Hockey League with the Montreal Canadiens, Los Angeles Kings, and Chicago Black Hawks between 1956 and 1973.
He also played in the World Hockey Association with the Chicago Cougars, Denver Spurs/Ottawa Civics, and New England Whalers from 1973 to 1977.
With the Canadiens, he won the Stanley Cup six times.
Backstrom died after a long illness on February 7, 2021, aged 83, in his Windsor, Colorado, home.[1] After his death, an autopsy revealed that Backstrom had been suffering from Stage 3 chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).[2]
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