Simon Hjalmarsson
| Simon Hjalmarsson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
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 | ||
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Medal record | |||
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 | 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 | ||
| SHL totals | 271 | 77 | 108 | 185 | 139 | 42 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 16 | ||||
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 | |
| Junior totals | 12 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 8 | ||||
| Senior totals | 20 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | ||||
References
- ^ "Blues make selections at the 2007 Entry draft". St. Louis Post Dispatch. 2007-06-25. Retrieved 2007-06-25.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Blue Jackets sign free agent forward Simon Hjalmarsson". Columbus Blue Jackets. 2014-06-04. Retrieved 2014-06-04.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Blue Jackets assign three players to Springfield". Columbus Blue Jackets. 2014-10-03. Retrieved 2014-10-03.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "CSKA has reached an agreement with Simon Hjalmarsson" (in Russian). HC CSKA Moscow. 2014-10-28. Retrieved 2014-10-28.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Hjalmarsson har flyttat in". Retrieved 2016-06-25.
External links
- Simon Hjalmarsson career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Simon Hjalmarsson career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Simon Hjalmarsson profile at Eurohockey.com
- Simon Hjalmarsson's profile on Hockey's Future
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