Simon Holmström

Simon Holmström has become known in the NHL as a scoring threat even on the penalty killArticle in SportbladetRead the sourceArticle in SVT SportRead the sourceArticle in SportbladetRead the sourceClose. Simon HolmströmArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceArticle in Swedish Ice Hockey AssociationRead the sourceClose grew up in Tranås, with Tranås AIF as his first hockey club. In a February 2019Article in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose interview with Hockeysverige, he recalled his father taking him skating when he was 1 or 2 years old. He started hockey school at 3, with sessions initially held on Tranås’s bandyBandy is a team sport played on skates with sticks and a ball on a large ice field.Article in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose rink before moving indoors.

His father, Jonas HolmströmArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose, also coached him during his formative years, both in Tranås and at HV71. After the 2014/15Article in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose season, Simon moved to HV71 in Jönköping when his father joined the club’s under-18 coaching staff. In the 2019Article in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose interview, he recalled following HV71 with his father during Johan Davidsson’s time with the team; HV71 had been his favourite club as a child.

In Tranås AIF’s DecemberArticle in HockeyettanRead the sourceClose 2024 interview, Holmström said he still watched the club’s games whenever he could, otherwise following every match through Swehockey. The interview also covered his summer training with Tranås AIFArticle in HockeyettanRead the sourceClose.

When HolmströmArticle in HockeyettanRead the sourceClose described his days off in that same interview, he mentioned watching football. He also spoke about walks around the city, restaurant visits and walking his dogArticle in HockeyettanRead the sourceClose.