Simon Hjalmarsson

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.

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

Playing career

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

Regular season and playoffs

				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
	2013 Sweden/Finland
	2014 Belarus
World Junior Championships
	2009 Canada
World U18 Championships
	2007 Finland

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2007	Sweden	WJC18			6	4	5	9	4
2009	Sweden	WJC			6	4	2	6	4
2013	Sweden	WC			10	2	2	4	4
2014	Sweden	WC			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

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

References

1. "Blues make selections at the 2007 Entry draft". St. Louis Post Dispatch. 2007-06-25. Archived from the original on 2007-06-27. 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.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
• Simon Hjalmarsson's profile on Hockey's Future