LD Simon Forsmark - Örebro HK J20, SuperElit (2022, 101st, CAR)

[Sens72]

Late 2003 born defenseman who plays in Örebro's system. Numbers look fairly good for a rookie in the SuperElit league. Don't know a lot about him but he should definitely be a prospect to watch for the 2022 draft.

Simon Forsmark at eliteprospects.com

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[Sens72]

7th D today vs Västerås in a Friendly

 

[VictorLustig]

7th D today vs Västerås in a Friendly

I think that was his brother Filip.

 

[theslatcher]

Completely missed that he debuted early November and has gotten ice time in 2 more games(including their latest one) since then. Guess I should keep an eye on Örebro more going forward.

 

[Sens72]

 

[Garl]

Telling that the only goal Sweden scored was due to individual effort of a defensive defenseman

 

[theslatcher]

With Warg out from Örebro, Forsmark should be getting some ice time in the SHL finally.

 

[Frk It]

He is putting together a pretty nice draft season resume, but not really getting much hype at all. Why is that?

 

[QJL]

He is putting together a pretty nice draft season resume, but not really getting much hype at all. Why is that?

No idea. I think there’s a good possibility he goes in the 10-20 range. Great defensively and putting up solid numbers as well.

 

[GoBoltz56]

He's ranked as a 1st rounder on almost every list, so he's definitely getting recognition from professional scouts. But 1 assist in the SHL doesn't get message board fanboys excited.

 

[Frk It]

He's ranked as a 1st rounder on almost every list, so he's definitely getting recognition from professional scouts. But 1 assist in the SHL doesn't get message board fanboys excited.

He was 31st on Bobs list and didn’t make HPs recent ranking at all (top 31).

Getting 20 games in the SHL in your draft year is good. 25 pts in 22 games in J20 as a defenseman is good (better than Salomonsson and Odelius).

 

[BKarchitect]

He was 31st on Bobs list and didn’t make HPs recent ranking at all (top 31).

Getting 20 games in the SHL in your draft year is good. 25 pts in 22 games in J20 as a defenseman is good (better than Salomonsson and Odelius).

He's over 10 months older than Salomonsson which, while I don't think should ever be considered a "main" reason to value somebody - is quite a difference for two guys in the same draft. I think scouts are naturally inclined to figure that in to some degree. His numbers look a bit less impressive when compared to other 2003's...he missed last year's draft by like a month.

 

[GoBoltz56]

He was 31st on Bobs list and didn’t make HPs recent ranking at all (top 31).

Getting 20 games in the SHL in your draft year is good. 25 pts in 22 games in J20 as a defenseman is good (better than Salomonsson and Odelius).

I agree with you that he should be recognized and what he has accomplished is somewhat impressive, I was simply giving my opinion as to why his thread likely isn't busier.

 

[Frk It]

He's over 10 months older than Salomonsson which, while I don't think should ever be considered a "main" reason to value somebody - is quite a difference for two guys in the same draft. I think scouts are naturally inclined to figure that in to some degree. His numbers look a bit less impressive when compared to other 2003's...he missed last year's draft by like a month.

Good point, I haven’t really seen him play outside of the U18 (where I don’t recall him standing out one way or another) so I am just trying to see if there is a “good reason” he’s not ranked higher with what he’s accomplished… like a significant flaw with his skating, etc.

I agree with you that he should be recognized and what he has accomplished is somewhat impressive, I was simply giving my opinion as to why his thread likely isn't busier.

I feel ya, just trying to get some more info on this kid.

 

[DLB]

I think this kid's got a solid defensive side to his play but is limited offensively:

DLB repêchage LNH 2022 Simon Forsmark/ NHL Draft - Dans La Bande

Simon Forsmark LHD/RHD 6'2 194 lbs L Kumla (SUE) 17/10/2003 SHL Simon est un défenseur mobile à caractère défensif. Il peut se tirer d'affaires en évoluant du Continue Reading

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[MMC]

Welcome to Carolina

 

[DougBodger]

Lots of talk about Nikishin (of course) but this kid is progressing pretty well.

 

[DougBodger]

Leads the SHL in points for U-21 blueliners with 15.