Simon Hjalmarsson

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Simon Hjalmarsson
Born (1989-02-01) February 1, 1989 (age 35)
Gislaved, Sweden
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 172 lb (78 kg; 12 st 4 lb)
Position Right wing
Shoots Left
Liiga team (P)
Cur. team
Former teams		 Vaasan Sport
Rögle BK (SHL)
Frölunda HC
Luleå HF
Linköpings HC
CSKA Moscow
Graz99ers
National team  Sweden
NHL draft 39th overall, 2007
St. Louis Blues
Playing career 2007–present

Mats Simon Hjalmarsson (born February 1, 1989) is a Swedish professional ice hockey forward. He is currently playing with Vaasan Sport in the Finnish Liiga.

Playing career[edit]

In the 2006–07 season, he played for the Frölunda HC in the J20 SuperElit league and Gislaveds SK in the Division I. He was among the very best players in the Swedish U20 league, scoring 54 points in 41 games. He was consequently selected by the St. Louis Blues, 39th overall, in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.[1]

On June 4, 2014, Hjalmarsson signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League. He was signed under the influence of General Manager Jarmo Kekalainen, who previously drafted Hjalmarrson whilst as a scout for the St. Louis Blues.[2] After attending the Blue Jackets training camp for the 2014–15 season, Hjalmarsson failed to make an impression with the club and was initially reassigned to American Hockey League affiliate, the Springfield Falcons on October 3, 2014.[3] With little interest to play North American minor league hockey, Hjalmarsson was placed on unconditional waivers in order to mutually terminate his contract with the Blue Jackets. On October 15, 2014, Hjalmarsson signalled an intent to play in the KHL when his rights were traded by his draft team, HC Sibir Novosibirsk to CSKA Moscow. On October 28, 2014, he eventually signed a two-year contract with the club.[4]

Hjalmarsson returned to Sweden after the end of the 2015–16 season, signing for a second time with Frölunda HC of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).[5]

Career statistics[edit]

Regular season and playoffs[edit]

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2005–06 Frölunda HC J20 31 8 10 18 8 7 2 3 5 2
2006–07 Frölunda HC J20 41 31 23 54 91 8 1 1 2 6
2007–08 Frölunda HC J20 37 16 30 46 104 8 3 9 12 8
2007–08 Frölunda HC SEL 1 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2007–08 Borås HC Allsv 10 2 4 6 4 — — — — —
2008–09 Borås HC Allsv 40 14 19 33 28 — — — — —
2008–09 Frölunda HC J20 2 2 0 2 2 5 8 2 10 2
2009–10 Rögle BK SEL 53 11 9 20 16 — — — — —
2010–11 Luleå HF SEL 55 8 21 29 16 13 2 3 5 2
2011–12 Luleå HF SEL 53 19 17 36 8 5 1 1 2 4
2012–13 Linköpings HC SEL 55 12 31 43 10 10 5 6 11 8
2013–14 Linköpings HC SHL 55 27 30 57 87 14 5 4 9 2
2014–15 CSKA Moscow KHL 33 11 13 24 6 16 5 6 11 4
2015–16 CSKA Moscow KHL 28 3 10 13 2 14 2 4 6 10
2016–17 Frölunda HC SHL 51 5 11 16 8 14 6 4 10 0
2017–18 Frölunda HC SHL 51 8 23 31 22 6 0 1 1 2
2018–19 Frölunda HC SHL 52 15 18 33 26 15 5 9 14 8
2019–20 Frölunda HC SHL 50 16 20 36 26 — — — — —
2020–21 Frölunda HC SHL 51 6 14 20 10 7 0 2 2 4
2021–22 Graz99ers ICEHL 47 8 31 39 10 2 1 2 3 0
2022–23 Vaasan Sport Liiga 45 12 30 42 20 — — — — —
SHL totals 526 127 194 321 231 84 24 30 54 30
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Ice hockey
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Sweden/Finland
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Belarus
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2009 Canada
World U18 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Finland

International[edit]

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2007 Sweden WJC18 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 4 5 9 4
2009 Sweden WJC 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 4 2 6 4
2013 Sweden WC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 10 2 2 4 4
2014 Sweden WC 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 10 1 0 1 4
2015 Sweden WC 5th 8 0 2 2 0
Junior totals 12 8 7 15 8
Senior totals 28 3 4 7 8

Awards and honors[edit]

Award Year
CHL
Champions (Frölunda HC) 2017, 2019 [6][7]
SHL
Le Mat Trophy (Frölunda HC) 2019 [8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Blues make selections at the 2007 Entry draft". St. Louis Post Dispatch. 2007-06-25. Retrieved 2007-06-25.
  2. ^ "Blue Jackets sign free agent forward Simon Hjalmarsson". Columbus Blue Jackets. 2014-06-04. Retrieved 2014-06-04.
  3. ^ "Blue Jackets assign three players to Springfield". Columbus Blue Jackets. 2014-10-03. Retrieved 2014-10-03.
  4. ^ "CSKA has reached an agreement with Simon Hjalmarsson" (in Russian). HC CSKA Moscow. 2014-10-28. Retrieved 2014-10-28.
  5. ^ "Hjalmarsson returns home". Frölunda HC. 2016-06-25. Retrieved 2016-06-25.
  6. ^ Gustav Orbring (2017-02-07). "Frölunda win CHL for second year running" (in Swedish). SVTSport.se. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
  7. ^ "Frolunda crowned CHL champions". Champions Hockey League. 2019-02-06. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
  8. ^ "Frölunda are the Swedish Champions". Swedish Hockey League. 2019-05-02. Retrieved 2019-05-03.

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