Tom Simpson (ice hockey)
| Tom Simpson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
August 12, 1952 Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Ottawa Nationals Toronto Toros Edmonton Oilers Birmingham Bulls | ||
| NHL draft |
89th overall, 1972 St. Louis Blues | ||
| Playing career | 1972–1981 | ||
Tom Simpson (born August 12, 1952) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played 314 games in the World Hockey Association.
Career
[edit]During his career, Simpson played with the Toronto Toros, Birmingham Bulls, and Edmonton Oilers. In the 1974-75 WHA season, Simpson (nicknamed "Shotgun" by fans) was one of six players to score 50 goals in the season.[1] Since no player of the Toronto Maple Leafs had ever achieved a 50 goal season, Simpson was also the first professional player in Toronto to achieve a 50-goal season and the only one until 1981.
Since retiring from hockey, Simpson has worked as a health and safety coordinator.[citation needed]
Personal life
[edit]Simpson lives in Peterborough, Ontario, and has three sons.
Career statistics
[edit]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1969–70 | Oshawa Generals | OHA-Jr. | 53 | 28 | 26 | 54 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | Oshawa Generals | OHA-Jr. | 59 | 42 | 20 | 62 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Oshawa Generals | OHA-Jr. | 44 | 29 | 18 | 47 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Ottawa Nationals | WHA | 57 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 44 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1973–74 | Toronto Toros | WHA | 74 | 33 | 20 | 53 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | ||
| 1974–75 | Toronto Toros | WHA | 70 | 52 | 28 | 80 | 48 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1975–76 | Toronto Toros | WHA | 73 | 20 | 21 | 41 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Birmingham Bulls | WHA | 25 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Edmonton Oilers | WHA | 15 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| WHA totals | 314 | 125 | 84 | 209 | 160 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 5 | ||||
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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- 1952 births
- Living people
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- Canadian ice hockey right wingers
- Edmonton Oilers (WHA) players
- Ottawa Nationals players
- Ice hockey people from Clarington
- Toronto Toros players
- Tucson Rustlers players
- St. Louis Blues draft picks
- 20th-century Canadian sportsmen
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