Simon Hjalmarsson

Simon Hjalmarsson
Born (1989-02-01) February 1, 1989
Värnamo, Sweden
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 172 lb (78 kg; 12 st 4 lb)
Position Right wing
Shoots Left
SHL team
Former teams		 Frölunda HC
Frölunda HC
Rögle BK
Luleå HF
Linköpings HC
CSKA Moscow
National team  Sweden
NHL Draft 39th overall, 2007
St. Louis Blues
Playing career 2007–present
Medal record
World Championships
2013 Sweden/Finland Team
2014 Belarus Team
World Junior Championships
2009 Canada Team
World U18 Championships
2007 Finland Team

Mats Simon Hjalmarsson (born February 1, 1989) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player. He is under contract with Frölunda HC of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).

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 31810188 72352
2006–07 Frölunda HC J20 4131235491 81126
2007–08 Frölunda HC J20 37163046104 839128
2007–08 Frölunda HC SEL 10002 —————
2007–08 Borås HC Allsv 102464 —————
2008–09 Borås HC Allsv 4014193328 —————
2008–09 Frölunda HC J20 22022 582102
2009–10 Rögle BK SEL 531192016 —————
2010–11 Luleå HF SEL 558212916 132352
2011–12 Luleå HF SEL 531917368 51124
2012–13 Linköpings HC SEL 5512314310 1056118
2013–14 Linköpings HC SHL 5527305787 145492
2014–15 CSKA Moscow KHL 331113246 1656114
SHL totals 27177108185139 4213141716

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2007 Sweden WJC18 3rd, bronze medalist(s) 64594
2009 Sweden WJC 2nd, silver medalist(s) 64264
2013 Sweden WC 1st, gold medalist(s) 102244
2014 Sweden WC 3rd, bronze medalist(s) 101014
Junior totals 1287158
Senior totals 203258

References

  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 har flyttat in". Retrieved 2016-06-25.
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