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Representing Sweden
Ice hockey
World Championships
World Junior Championships
World U18 Championships

Simon Hjalmarsson
Simon Hjalmarsson
Born	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

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.^[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