Dave Simpson (ice hockey)

Dave Stewart Simpson (born March 3, 1962) is a Canadian former ice hockey player, now executive director of the Business Families Centre at the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario and known as David Simpson.[1]

For other people named Dave Simpson, see Dave Simpson (disambiguation).
Dave Simpson
Born (1962-03-03) March 3, 1962
London, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for Indianapolis Checkers
Baltimore Skipjacks
NHL Draft 59th overall, 1980
New York Islanders
Playing career 1981–1986

He played junior hockey for the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League, and recorded the best single season in team history when he recorded 155 points in 1981-82. He holds the record for most points by a rookie in a single game.[2] In that year he also won the Red Tilson Trophy, Bobby Smith Trophy, William Hanley Trophy and the Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy for his accomplishments in junior hockey, as well as being named the CHL Player of the Year. No other player in OHL history has won so many trophies in one season.

He was drafted in the third round (59th overall) of the 1980 NHL Entry Draft by NY Islanders. He played minor pro hockey in Indianapolis and Baltimore, but decided in 1984 that hockey was not for him and quit to concentrate on his schooling. He received a B.A. in 1985 from the University of Western Ontario, and an M.B.A. in 1988 from the Richard Ivey School of Business.

He is the older brother of former NHL player and assistant coach and current CBC hockey broadcaster Craig Simpson and MSG Plus sportscaster Christine Simpson. He is also the son of Canadian former Olympic athlete Marion Simpson.

Simpson's nephew, Dillon Simpson, was drafted by the Edmonton Oilers.

Career statistics
    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1977–78 London Knights OMJHL 1 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
1979–80 London Knights OMJHL 68 29 44 73 38 — — — — —
1980–81 London Knights OHL 67 34 56 90 80 — — — — —
1981–82 London Knights OHL 68 67 88 155 18 4 3 3 6 2
1981–82 Indianapolis Checkers CHL 3 0 1 1 0 7 1 6 7 4
1982–83 Indianapolis Checkers CHL 70 29 39 68 69 13 7 13 20 12
1983–84 Indianapolis Checkers CHL 72 24 43 67 26 10 1 5 6 2
1985–86 Baltimore Skipjacks AHL 79 13 19 32 56 — — — — —
CHL totals 145 53 83 136 95 30 9 24 33 18

References
  1. "Small business primed to grow". CBC News. 15 October 2009. Retrieved 22 December 2009.
  2. "Most Points By A Rookie, One Game". CHL Record Book. Canadian Hockey League. Archived from the original on 24 May 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2009.
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