- Simon Hjalmarsson
Mats Simon Hjalmarsson (born
February 1 ,1989 inVärnamo ,Sweden ) is a Swedishice hockey player. He is 5'11" tall and weighs 171 pounds. He plays as a forward, and shoots left. In 2006–2007, he plays for the Västra Frölunda HC Indians in the J20 SuperElit League and the Gislaveds SK in the Division I. He was among the very best players in the Swedish U20 league this season, scoring 54 points in 41 games.The St. Louis Blues drafted him 39th overall in the
2007 NHL Entry Draft .Career highlights
* J18 Allsvenskan 2nd Place 06/07
* J20 SuperElit 2nd Place 05/06
* J20 SuperElit Champion 06/07
* J20 SuperElit Most Goals 06/07
* U18 WJC Bronze Medal 06/07External links
*Hockeydb|105392|Simon Hjalmarsson
* [http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/sports/stories.nsf/blues/story/A518BE42D0246D1E8625730400129AA5?OpenDocument "St. Louis Post Dispatch" article] . Retrieved25 June 2007
* Meltzer, Bill [http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=318189 NHL.com article] Retrieved13 June 2007
* [http://www.hockeysfuture.com/prospects/simon_hjalmarsson Simon Hjalmarsson's profile on Hockey's Future]
* [http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=5009&lang=en Simon Hjalmarsson's profile on Elite Prospects]
* [http://nhldraftbuzz.blogspot.com/search/label/Simon%20Hjalmarsson Simon Hjalmarsson's profile on NHL DraftBuzz]
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