sentences:  A month into the campaign, on November 12, 2010, Backes signed a five-year, $22.5 million contract extension, keeping him with St. Louis through the 2015–16 season.Leading the Blues in scoring midway through the season, he was named to his first NHL All-Star Game in 2011.As the NHL adopted a draft to determine the teams for the first year, Backes was selected by Team Staal 33rd overall among 36 players.