Simon Hjalmarsson

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Simon Hjalmarsson
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Born (1989-02-01) February 1, 1989 (age 36)
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 teamFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
NHL draft 39th overall, 2007
St. Louis Blues
Playing career 2007present

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.

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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 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 TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2005–06 Frölunda HC J20 3181018872352
2006–07Frölunda HCJ20413123549181126
2007–08Frölunda HCJ2037163046104839128
2007–08 Frölunda HC SEL 10002
2007–08 Borås HC Allsv 102464
2008–09 Borås HCAllsv4014193328
2008–09Frölunda HCJ2022022582102
2009–10 Rögle BK SEL531192016
2010–11 Luleå HF SEL558212916132352
2011–12 Luleå HFSEL53191736851124
2012–13 Linköpings HC SEL55123143101056118
2013–14 Linköpings HCSHL5527305787145492
2014–15 CSKA Moscow KHL 3311132461656114
2015–16 CSKA MoscowKHL283101321424610
2016–17 Frölunda HCSHL515111681464100
2017–18 Frölunda HCSHL51823312260112
2018–19 Frölunda HCSHL52151833261559148
2019–20 Frölunda HCSHL5016203626
2020–21 Frölunda HCSHL51614201070224
2021–22 Graz99ers ICEHL 47831391021230
2022–23 Vaasan Sport Liiga 4512304220
SHL totals5261271943212318424305430
Medal record
Representing Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Ice hockey
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Sweden/Finland
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Belarus
World Junior Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2009 Canada
World U18 Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2007 Finland

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2007 Sweden WJC18 Bronze medal icon.svg64594
2009 Sweden WJC Silver medal icon.svg64264
2013 Sweden WC Gold medal icon.svg102244
2014 SwedenWCBronze medal icon.svg101014
2015 SwedenWC5th80220
Junior totals1287158
Senior totals283478

Awards and honors

AwardYear
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.