BOSTON (CBS) -- Last week, Bruins forward David Backes delivered a late hit up high to an unsuspecting opponent. The NHL punished him for it -- severely. But Backes served his three-game suspension ...

ARLINGTON, VA – David Backes of the St. Louis Blues is expected to be on the U.S. Olympic ice hockey roster for the 2014 Sochi Games, after winning silver with the Americans in Vancouver. Which means ...

Despite reports he was willing to take on the role of enforcer, David Backes wants to make it clear that he's not looking for fights. The veteran simply wants to be more useful to his team, not put ...

St. Louis Blues captain David Backes took part in the marathon NHL lockout talks this week in New York City … well, at least the sunshine and rainbows parts. By the time Donald Fehr announced the ...

BOSTON (CBS) -- For brutal honesty, there's no better player to go to than Bruins forward David Backes. "Yeah, I think last game was probably my worst game of the playoffs, without a doubt," Backes ...

Those that covered David Backes' hockey life, you'd think he was the big, bad bodyguard you'd meet at the front door checking your ID at the nightlife establishment. He was big, bruising, menacing, ...

ST. LOUIS, MO - DECEMBER 6: David Backes #42 of the St. Louis Blues celebrates his goal against the Detroit Red Wings at the Scottrade Center on December 6, 2011 in St. Louis, Missouri. The Blues beat ...

ST. LOUIS — David Backes knew how they were shaking the streets and the Enterprise Center concourses, because he knows this city better than most Bostonians. He felt the sizzle in the building before ...

BOSTON -- Imagine dedicating your life to a single objective for 10 years. You sweat for it and you suffer for it and you bleed for it. Then you walk away from it, taking care to set up your ...

Before he became a judge, Norman Backes the lawyer gave noodles a try. It was 1974 when he and some friends opened Spaghetti 'N Things in Fargo, and not much after that before the restaurant flopped. ...