Christine Simpson

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Christine Simpson
Stanley Cup Playoffs - 2018
Born (1964-10-05) October 5, 1964 (age 59)

Christine Laura Simpson (born October 5, 1964) is a Canadian television personality, best known as a hockey reporter, host and interviewer. She is a graduate of the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario.

Family

Simpson's mother Marion was a cheerleader for the University of Western Ontario Mustangs and an Olympic sprinter. Don Simpson, her father, played for the Western Mustangs in the mid-1950s.[1]

Simpson is the younger sister of former CHL Player-of-the-Year and New York Islanders' draft pick Dave Simpson and the older sister of two-time Stanley Cup champion, and former Edmonton Oilers' forward, Craig Simpson, who is currently an analyst with Hockey Night in Canada on CBC.[2] Simpson's nephew, Dillon Simpson, was drafted by the Edmonton Oilers.

Career

Simpson was the Marketing Manager at the

Rogers Sportsnet
(previously known as CTV Sportsnet) when the Canadian sports channel launched in 1998. She spent 10 years with the network as a hockey features reporter, profiling the NHL's top players and personalities, and as the host of Showtime with Chris Simpson segments which featured entertainment & sports stories.

She has also been a rinkside reporter for

MSG Plus as a host for the New Jersey Devils broadcast team.[4]
On September 6, 2011, Simpson re-joined Rogers Sportsnet in Toronto as their hockey features reporter.

In 2010, Simpson made her feature-film début in Saw 3D. She played talk-show host Donna Evans.[5][1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Christine Simpson Smart Biography". smartbiography.com. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  2. ^ Tricia Lafferty (June 2, 2009). "Stanley Cup a family affair for Simpsons". Pittsburgh Live.com. Archived from the original on June 2, 2010. Retrieved June 2, 2010.
  3. ^ "Outdoor Life Network to become vs". USA Today.com. April 24, 2006. Archived from the original on February 17, 2011. Retrieved June 2, 2010.
  4. ^ "MSG Plus Names Christine Simpson as a New Jersey Devils Television Host". MSG.com. October 19, 2010. Archived from the original on March 10, 2012. Retrieved October 21, 2010.
  5. ^ "Christine Simpson". primesport.ca. Retrieved February 14, 2020.

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