Bobby Simpson (ice hockey)

Robert Samuel Simpson (born November 17, 1956 in Caughnawaga, Quebec) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Simpson was a forward who played 175 games in the National Hockey League for the Atlanta Flames, Pittsburgh Penguins, and St. Louis Blues. He played three years of major junior hockey in the QMJHL for the Sherbrooke Castors and had a ten-year career as a professional. Drafted as the fourth overall pick in the WHA Amateur Draft, Bobby Simpson still went on to play in the NHL instead where he was the twenty-eighth draft pick. During his three years in the QMJHL, Simpson collected 245 points and another 64 at the NHL level.[1][2] Bobby Simpson is also a full blood[3] Native American [4] from the Mohawk band near Kahnawake. As a youth, he played in the 1968 and 1969 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from Caughnawaga.[5]

Bobby Simpson
Born (1956-11-17) November 17, 1956
Caughnawaga, Quebec, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shot Left
Played for Pittsburgh Penguins
St. Louis Blues
Atlanta Flames
NHL Draft 28th overall, 1976
Atlanta Flames
WHA Draft 4th overall, 1976
Indianapolis Racers
Playing career 19761987
1996–1997

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
1973–74 Sherbrooke Castors QMJHL 6462127138 500020
1974–75 Sherbrooke Castors QMJHL 69384785150 1310122226
1975–76 Sherbrooke Castors QMJHL 685677133128 1711142519
1976–77 Atlanta Flames NHL 7213102345 20110
1977–78 Atlanta Flames NHL 551081849 20002
1978–79 Tulsa Oilers CHL 14881634
1979–80 Salt Lake Golden Eagles CHL 4119123158 124599
1979–80 St. Louis Blues NHL 182240
1980–81 Muskegon Mohawks IHL 4217264342 32130
1980–81 Salt Lake Golden Eagles CHL 82134
1981–82 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 2699184 20000
1981–82 Erie Blades AHL 4825234845
1982–83 Baltimore Skipjacks AHL 6124275124
1982–83 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 41010
1983–84 Baltimore Skipjacks AHL 7116163236 1075128
1984–85 Indianapolis Checkers IHL 5516244065
1984–85 Salt Lake Golden Eagles IHL 287111825 710119
1985–86 Salt Lake Golden Eagles IHL 746384437 52358
1986–87 Salt Lake Golden Eagles IHL 923512
1986–87 Peoria Rivermen IHL 5814294332
1996–97 Saginaw Lumber Kings CoHL 133254
NHL totals 17535296498 60112

References

  1. "Bobby Simpson Stats | Hockey-Reference.com". Hockey-Reference.com.
  2. "Legends of Hockey -- NHL Player Search -- Player -- Bobby Simpson". www.legendsofhockey.net.
  3. "1976 NHL Amateur Draft -- Bobby Simpson". hockeydraftcentral.com.
  4. "Past Legends". Native Hockey. 25 October 2015. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
  5. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-08.


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