Simon Edvinsson

Simon Edvinsson has established himself as an NHL defenceman with substantial defensive responsibilityArticle in SVT SportRead the sourceArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceArticle in SportbladetRead the sourceClose. Simon Edvinsson’sArticle in Norra HallandRead the sourceArticle in Frölunda HCRead the sourceClose roots are in Onsala, in Kungsbacka municipality, and his first hockey club was HK Kings. Norra Halland’sArticle in Norra HallandRead the sourceClose 2020 profile traced his interest in hockey to public skating sessions at Kungsbacka ice rink. He also recalled choosing hockey over football at 14: training in both sports had become too much, and hockey was a little more funArticle in Norra HallandRead the sourceClose.

Edvinsson moved to Leksand at 14 but later returned home; in Frölunda’s JulyArticle in Frölunda HCRead the sourceClose 2021 interview, he said he had felt a little too young for the move. He finished the 2017/18Article in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose season in Mölndal. In 2018Article in Frölunda HCRead the sourceClose, he joined Frölunda’s academy to play at U16 and J18 level.

In NovemberArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose 2020, Edvinsson told Hockeysverige that his mother Åsa worked as a personal trainer and helped him with extra training. At FrölundaArticle in Norra HallandRead the sourceClose, Roger Rönnberg paired him on defence with Christian Folin to provide an experienced mentor, as reported in an August 2021 interview. Edvinsson said then that he valuedArticle in Norra HallandRead the sourceClose Folin’s calm and experience.

Away from hockey, Edvinsson recalled in September 2022Article in Detroit Hockey NowRead the sourceClose winning a round of mini-golf with Swedish teammates, while their fishing trip had been less successful. In a May 2025Article in AftonbladetRead the sourceClose interview with Aftonbladet, he also described his friendship with Peter Forsberg, whom he had met through mutual friends. In that interview, he talked about padel and competitions within their group of friendsArticle in AftonbladetRead the sourceClose.