Reid Simpson
Appearance
Reid Simpson | |||
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Born |
Flin Flon, Manitoba , Canada | May 21, 1969||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
Weight | 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb) | ||
Position | Left wing | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
Philadelphia Flyers Minnesota North Stars New Jersey Devils Chicago Blackhawks Tampa Bay Lightning St. Louis Blues Montreal Canadiens Nashville Predators Pittsburgh Penguins | ||
NHL draft |
72nd overall, 1989 Philadelphia Flyers | ||
Playing career | 1990–2007 |
Reid Philip Simpson (born May 21, 1969) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger who played twelve seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Philadelphia Flyers, Minnesota North Stars, New Jersey Devils, Chicago Blackhawks, Tampa Bay Lightning, St. Louis Blues, Montreal Canadiens, Nashville Predators and Pittsburgh Penguins. Simpson was recently[when?] featured in the book "Warriors on the Ice: Hockey's Toughest Talk."[1] In it, Simpson spoke about his epic fights with Joey Kocur, Bob Probert, and Stu Grimson. He is currently a professional scout with the Montreal Canadiens.[2]
Playing career
Simpson was drafted 72nd overall by the Flyers in the
Russian Super League.[3]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
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Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1985–86 | New Westminster Bruins | WHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1986–87 | Prince Albert Raiders | WHL | 47 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 105 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | ||
1987–88 | Prince Albert Raiders | WHL | 72 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 164 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 43 | ||
1988–89 | Prince Albert Raiders | WHL | 59 | 26 | 29 | 55 | 264 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 30 | ||
1989–90 | Prince Albert Raiders | WHL | 29 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 121 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 34 | ||
1989–90 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 28 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 175 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1990–91 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 54 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 183 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1991–92 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 60 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 145 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1991–92 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1992–93 | Kalamazoo Wings | IHL | 45 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 193 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1992–93 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1993–94 | Kalamazoo Wings | IHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1993–94 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 37 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 135 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 | ||
1994–95 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 70 | 18 | 25 | 43 | 268 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 13 | ||
1994–95 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1995–96 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1995–96 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 23 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1996–97 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1996–97 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 27 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 60 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | ||
1997–98 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1997–98 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 38 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 102 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1998–99 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 53 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 145 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1999–00 | Cleveland Lumberjacks | IHL | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1999–00
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Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 26 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 103 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2000–01 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 38 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 96 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
2001–02 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 25 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2001–02 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2001–02 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 26 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2002–03 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 17 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2002–03 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 26 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2003–04 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 51 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 168 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2003–04 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2004–05 | Rockford IceHogs | UHL | 15 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 46 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
2005–06 | HC Vityaz | RSL | 41 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 275 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2006–07 | HC Vityaz | RSL | 36 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 231 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | ||
2009–10 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 301 | 18 | 18 | 36 | 838 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
References
- ^ Warriors on the Ice: Hockey's Toughest Talk. Jabberwocky Press. 29 December 2013.
- ^ Montreal Canadiens Hockey Operations
- ^ Wolves sign ex-Hawk Simpson
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database