Kent Simpson (ice hockey, born 1975)

Kent Andrew Simpson (born July 20, 1975) is a Canadian professional ice hockey winger and current broadcaster, who most recently played for Rødovre Mighty Bulls in the Danish Oddset Ligaen. Simpson currently serves as a hockey commentator for BBC during Winter Olympic ice hockey coverage.

Kent Simpson
Born (1975-07-20) July 20, 1975
North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position Left wing
Shoots Left
Oddset Ligaen team
Former teams
Rødovre Mighty Bulls
Johnstown Chiefs
Sheffield Steelers
Schwenninger Wild Wings
Renon Ritten
Herning Blue Fox
National team  Canada
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 1998present

He has previously played in the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL) in North America and also played in Europe in the British Ice Hockey Superleague (ISL), the German Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) and the Italian Serie A. He also spent the 1999–2000 season with the touring Canadian national ice hockey team.

Simpson is the younger brother of former National Hockey League player Todd Simpson.

Playing career

After finishing university, Simpson joined the Johnstown Chiefs in the ECHL for the 1998–99 season before spending a season touring with the Canadian national ice hockey team. Simpson then went to Europe where he joined the Sheffield Steelers in the British ISL for the 2000–01 season when he helped them to win a Grand Slam of all available trophies: the Benson & Hedges Cup, the Challenge Cup, the league championship and the playoffs. Simpson then played the 2001–02 season playing for Schwenninger Wild Wings in the DEL before returning to Sheffield for the 2002–03 season. During this second spell with Sheffield he helped them to win the Challenge Cup and the league championship.

In 2003–04, Simpson played for Renon Ritten in the Italian Serie A before he moved to Herning Blue Fox in the Danish Oddset Ligaen for the 2004–05 season. Next, Simpson returned to Sheffield, who were then playing in the Elite Ice Hockey League, for the 2005–06 season and for his third spell with them. Simpson then returned to Denmark to play for Rødovre Mighty Bulls for the 2006–07 season.

Records

Career statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
1994–95University of AlbertaCIAU24651118
1995–96University of AlbertaCIAU3910162620
1996–97University of AlbertaCIAU471420346
1997–98University of AlbertaCIAU4313274067
1998–99Johnstown ChiefsECHL556212756----------
2000–01Sheffield SteelersISL4316102624842610
2001–02Schwenninger Wild WingsDEL54681436----------
2002–03Sheffield SteelersISL3291726281748129
2003–04Renon RittenSerie A412624503632130
2004–05Herning Blue FoxOddset Ligaen361529442015471114
2005–06Sheffield SteelersEIHL3718203838645912
2006–07Rødovre Mighty BullsOddset Ligaen257111820403314
Professional totals3231031402432585318264459

International play

Played for Canada in:

  • 1999–2000 touring team

International statistics

YearTeamCompGPGAPtsPIM
1999–2000CanadaInt'l5414163023

References

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