Simon Fernholm
| Simon Fernholm | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
March 6, 1994 Stockholm, Sweden | ||
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (198 cm) | ||
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| EIHL team Former teams |
Fife Flyers Frölunda HC | ||
| NHL draft |
164th overall, 2012 Nashville Predators | ||
| Playing career | 2012–present | ||
Simon Oscar Charlie Fernholm (born March 6, 1994) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman, currently playing for Scottish club Fife Flyers in the UK's EIHL. He is the younger brother of Daniel Fernholm. He was selected 164th overall by the Nashville Predators in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.
Playing career
[edit]Fernholm made his Elitserien début with Frölunda HC on October 28, 2012, in a 6–3 road win against AIK IF, he had a primary assist on the game-winning goal.[1]
In the following 2013–14 season, Fernholm was hampered by a knee injury which limited him to just 16 games with the J20 squad.
On May 26, 2014, Fernholm left Frölunda in order to gain regular playing time and agreed to a one-year deal with IF Troja/Ljungby of the Hockeyettan.[2]
After spells with fellow Swedish clubs AIK IF, Timrå IK, HC Vita Hästen, Västerås IK, in August 2022 Fernholm agreed to join UK Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL) side Fife Flyers for the 2022–23 season.[3]
Career statistics
[edit]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2010–11 | Huddinge IK | J20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Huddinge IK | J20 | 47 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Frölunda HC | J20 | 41 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | Frölunda HC | SEL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Frölunda HC | J20 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | IF Troja/Ljungby | Div.1 | 36 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16 | Timrå IK | J20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Timrå IK | Allsv | 39 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | AIK IF | Allsv | 31 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | AIK IF | Allsv | 22 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | AIK IF | J20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | AIK IF | Allsv | 43 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | HC Vita Hästen | Allsv | 52 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2020–21 | AIK IF | Allsv | 26 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Västerås IK | Allsv | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| SHL totals | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ Bodin, Uffe (2012-10-29). "En ny Fernholm presenterade sig" (in Swedish). Hockeysverige.se. Retrieved 2012-10-31.
- ^ "Trio ready for Troja". smalanningen.se. 2014-05-26. Retrieved 2014-05-26.
- ^ @FifeFlyers (26 August 2022). "Flyers complete defence with physical Swedish D-man FernholmThe Wolseley UK Fife Flyers have completed their defe…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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- 1994 births
- Living people
- AIK IF players
- Fife Flyers players
- Frölunda HC players
- Nashville Predators draft picks
- Ice hockey people from Stockholm
- Swedish ice hockey defencemen
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Scotland
- Expatriate ice hockey players in Scotland
- Swedish expatriate ice hockey people
- Timrå IK players
- IF Troja/Ljungby players
- VIK Västerås HK players
- HC Vita Hästen players
- Swedish ice hockey defenceman stubs