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.

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.

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. 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. 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.

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).

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 2015–16 CSKA Moscow KHL 28310132 1424610 2016–17 Frölunda HC SHL 51511168 1464100 2017–18 Frölunda HC SHL 518233122 60112 2018–19 Frölunda HC SHL 5215183326 1559148 2019–20 Frölunda HC SHL 5016203626 ————— 2020–21 Frölunda HC SHL 516142010 70224 2021–22 Graz99ers ICEHL 478313910 21230 2022–23 Vaasan Sport Liiga 4512304220 ————— SHL totals 526127194321231 8424305430

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2007 Sweden WJC18 64594 2009 Sweden WJC 64264 2013 Sweden WC 102244 2014 Sweden WC 101014 2015 Sweden WC 5th 80220 Junior totals 1287158 Senior totals 283478

Awards and honors Award Year CHL Champions (Frölunda HC) 2017, 2019 SHL Le Mat Trophy (Frölunda HC) 2019