Bobby Simpson (ice hockey)

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Bobby Simpson
Born (1956-11-17) November 17, 1956 (age 67)
Caughnawaga, Quebec, Canada
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 19761987
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.

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Early life

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]

Career

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]

Personal life

Simpson is also a full-blood Native American from the Mohawk band near Kahnawake. [4] [5]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1973–74 Sherbrooke Castors QMJHL 6462127138500020
1974–75 Sherbrooke CastorsQMJHL693847851501310122226
1975–76 Sherbrooke CastorsQMJHL6856771331281711142519
1976–77 Atlanta Flames NHL 721310234520110
1977–78 Atlanta FlamesNHL55108184920002
1978–79 Tulsa Oilers CHL 14881634
1979–80 Salt Lake Golden Eagles CHL4119123158124599
1979–80 St. Louis Blues NHL182240
1980–81 Muskegon Mohawks IHL 421726434232130
1980–81 Salt Lake Golden EaglesCHL82134
1981–82 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL269918420000
1981–82 Erie Blades AHL 4825234845
1982–83 Baltimore Skipjacks AHL6124275124
1982–83 Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL41010
1983–84 Baltimore SkipjacksAHL71161632361075128
1984–85 Indianapolis Checkers IHL5516244065
1984–85Salt Lake Golden EaglesIHL287111825710119
1985–86 Salt Lake Golden EaglesIHL74638443752358
1986–87 Salt Lake Golden EaglesIHL923512
1986–87 Peoria Rivermen IHL5814294332
1996–97 Saginaw Lumber Kings CoHL 133254
NHL totals1753529649860112

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References

  1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
  2. "Bobby Simpson Stats | Hockey-Reference.com". Hockey-Reference.com.
  3. "Legends of Hockey -- NHL Player Search -- Player -- Bobby Simpson". www.legendsofhockey.net.
  4. "Past Legends". Native Hockey. 25 October 2015. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
  5. "1976 NHL Amateur Draft -- Bobby Simpson". hockeydraftcentral.com.