Bobby Simpson | |||
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Born | Caughnawaga, Quebec, Canada | November 17, 1956||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
Position | Left wing | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for | Pittsburgh Penguins St. Louis Blues Atlanta Flames | ||
NHL draft | 28th overall, 1976 Atlanta Flames | ||
WHA draft | 4th overall, 1976 Indianapolis Racers | ||
Playing career | 1976–1987 1996–1997 |
Robert Samuel Simpson (born November 17, 1956) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward who played 175 games in the National Hockey League for the Atlanta Flames, Pittsburgh Penguins, and St. Louis Blues.
Simpson was born in Caughnawaga, Quebec. As a youth, he played in the 1968 and 1969 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from Caughnawaga. [1]
Simpson played three years of major junior hockey in the QMJHL for the Sherbrooke Castors and had a ten-year career as a professional. Drafted as the fourth overall pick in the WHA Amateur Draft, Bobby Simpson still went on to play in the NHL instead where he was the twenty-eighth draft pick. During his three years in the QMJHL, Simpson collected 245 points and another 64 at the NHL level. [2] [3]
Simpson is also a full-blood Native American from the Mohawk band near Kahnawake. [4] [5]
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1973–74 | Sherbrooke Castors | QMJHL | 64 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 138 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | ||
1974–75 | Sherbrooke Castors | QMJHL | 69 | 38 | 47 | 85 | 150 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 26 | ||
1975–76 | Sherbrooke Castors | QMJHL | 68 | 56 | 77 | 133 | 128 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 19 | ||
1976–77 | Atlanta Flames | NHL | 72 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
1977–78 | Atlanta Flames | NHL | 55 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 49 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
1978–79 | Tulsa Oilers | CHL | 14 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1979–80 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | CHL | 41 | 19 | 12 | 31 | 58 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 | ||
1979–80 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 18 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1980–81 | Muskegon Mohawks | IHL | 42 | 17 | 26 | 43 | 42 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
1980–81 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | CHL | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1981–82 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 26 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1981–82 | Erie Blades | AHL | 48 | 25 | 23 | 48 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1982–83 | Baltimore Skipjacks | AHL | 61 | 24 | 27 | 51 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1982–83 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1983–84 | Baltimore Skipjacks | AHL | 71 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 36 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 8 | ||
1984–85 | Indianapolis Checkers | IHL | 55 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1984–85 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | IHL | 28 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | ||
1985–86 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | IHL | 74 | 6 | 38 | 44 | 37 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | ||
1986–87 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | IHL | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1986–87 | Peoria Rivermen | IHL | 58 | 14 | 29 | 43 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1996–97 | Saginaw Lumber Kings | CoHL | 13 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 175 | 35 | 29 | 64 | 98 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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