Bobby Simpson (ice hockey)
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.
| Bobby Simpson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
November 17, 1956 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 |
1976–1987 1996–1997 | ||
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 | 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 | ||||
References
- "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.
- "Bobby Simpson Stats | Hockey-Reference.com". Hockey-Reference.com.
- "Legends of Hockey -- NHL Player Search -- Player -- Bobby Simpson". www.legendsofhockey.net.
- "Past Legends". Native Hockey. 25 October 2015. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- "1976 NHL Amateur Draft -- Bobby Simpson". hockeydraftcentral.com.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database