Which Swedish NHL player is the cover athlete on Backyard Hockey?
Nicklas Lidström
Backyard Hockey (Nintendo DS game)
Backyard Hockey is a sports game released on October 2, 2007.
 This is the fourth iteration of the Backyard Hockey game from the Backyard Sports series.
 "Backyard Hockey" allows you to play ice hockey as professional NHL players as kids.The cover athlete for the game is Nicklas Lidström of the Detroit Red Wings.
 This was the first ice hockey game released for Nintendo DS in the United States.
Nicklas Lidström
Erik Nicklas Lidström (] ; born 28 April 1970) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey defenceman who played 20 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Detroit Red Wings, which he captained for the final six seasons of his career.
 He is widely regarded to be one of the greatest defensemen in NHL history.
Don Gallinger
Donald Calvin "Gabby" Gallinger (April 16, 1925 – February 3, 2000) was a professional ice hockey player who played 222 games in the National Hockey League.
 Born in Port Colborne, Ontario, he played for the Boston Bruins.
 Gallinger was one of the league's youngest players when he broke into the NHL, playing on the "Sprout Line" of Boston with Bill Shill and Bep Guidolin.
 Gallinger's career was cut short, when in 1948 Gallinger and former team-mate Billy Taylor were discovered gambling on their own teams and banned for life by the NHL.
 They were reinstated in 1970 and these are the longest suspensions in NHL history.
 Prior to the suspension, Gallinger had established himself an effective offensive NHL player and, as an excellent multi-sport athlete, had even been sought after to play professional baseball. Evgeny Namestnikov
Yevgeni "John" Namestnikov (born October 9, 1971) is a former professional ice hockey player who spent parts of six seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) and is currently an NHL amateur scout for the Toronto Maple Leafs.
 Namestnikov was born in Arzamas, Soviet Union (now Russia), and is the father of current NHL player Vladislav Namestnikov and brother-in-law of former NHL player Slava Kozlov. Dave Babych
David Michael Babych (born May 23, 1961) is an Ukrainian-Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played 19 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL).
 He is currently an assistant director of player personnel with the Vancouver Canucks.
 He played in two NHL All-Star Games and played for the Winnipeg Jets, Hartford Whalers, Vancouver Canucks, Philadelphia Flyers and Los Angeles Kings.
 He is the younger brother of former NHL player Wayne Babych.
 He was the first NHL player to wear the number 44 on a permanent basis. NBA 2K18
NBA 2K18 is a basketball simulation video game developed by Visual Concepts and published by 2K Sports.
 It is the 19th installment in the "NBA 2K" franchise and the successor to "NBA 2K17".
 It was released in September 2017 for Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox One, and Xbox 360.
 Kyrie Irving serves as cover athlete for the regular edition of the game, Shaquille O'Neal is the cover athlete for the special editions, and DeMar DeRozan of the Toronto Raptors is the cover athlete for the game in Canada.
 While a member of the Cleveland Cavaliers when selected for the cover, Irving was traded to the Boston Celtics prior to the game's release.
 As a result, a new cover depicting Irving in a Celtics uniform was revealed alongside the original cover. NBA 2K17
NBA 2K17 is a basketball simulation video game developed by Visual Concepts and published by 2K Sports.
 It is the 18th installment in the "NBA 2K" franchise and the successor to "NBA 2K16".
 It was released worldwide on September 20, 2016, for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox One, and Xbox 360.
 Players who pre-ordered the game received it on September 16, 2016.
 Paul George of the Indiana Pacers is the cover athlete for the regular edition of the game, while Kobe Bryant is the cover athlete for the 'Legend Edition'.
 In Italy, the cover athlete is Danilo Gallinari, and in Spain, the cover athlete is Pau Gasol.
 A version of the game for iOS and Android was released on September 23, 2016. Alex Foster (ice hockey)
Alexander Dwight "Alex" Foster (born August 26, 1984 in Canton, Michigan) is an American professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing with the Toledo Walleye of the ECHL.
 He is the son of former NHL player Dwight Foster and nephew of former NHL player Wes Jarvis.
 Prior to advancing to the professional ranks, Foster played both junior hockey and college hockey.
 He played his collegiate hockey at Bowling Green State University.
 After leaving college in 2006, he was signed to the Toronto Maple Leafs organization.
 He played for their farm team, the Toronto Marlies, occasionally being called into action for the NHL team, the Toronto Maple Leafs. Backyard Hockey (series)
Backyard Hockey is an ice hockey video games series created by Humongous Entertainment and Mistic Software that was published by Atari and Infogrames.
 It was first released in June 2002 for Microsoft Windows.
 Additional titles were released for the Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS.
 A total of four Backyard Hockey games have been released, these include the original "Backyard Hockey", "Backyard Hockey 2005", "Backyard Hockey" for Game Boy Advance, and "Backyard Hockey" for Nintendo DS.
 Over the different releases Backyard Hockey was developed by only Humongous Entertainment for the original and 2005, but was developed by Humongous and Mistic Software for the Game Boy and DS releases. Mike Eaves
Michael Gordon Eaves (born June 10, 1956) is a Canadian American former NHL player and the current head coach of the St. Olaf College men's hockey team.
 He is the former head coach of the Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey team.
 Eaves appeared in 324 NHL regular season games between 1978 and 1985, and has coached since 1985.
 His father, Cecil Eaves, is a former University of Denver ice hockey and football player who became a professor and hockey coach at Ohio State and the University of Windsor.
 Eaves is also the father of current Anaheim Ducks forward Patrick Eaves, retired SM-Liiga Jokerit forward Ben Eaves and brother of former NHL player Murray Eaves.