Backes featured in NHLPA video

In response to the NHL owners' lockout of players, several players put out a video to give a message to fans. Former Minnesota State captain David Backes is prominent in the video, which also features superstars Sidney Crosby and Jonathan Toews. I'm writing about Backes — and why it should come as no surprise that he's a person the players want out front on this — for my regular Wednesday column in The Free Press.