Todd Simpson

Todd Simpson
Born (1973-05-28) May 28, 1973 (age 51)
North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Calgary Flames
Florida Panthers
Phoenix Coyotes
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Ottawa Senators
Herning Blue Fox
Chicago Blackhawks
Montreal Canadiens
Hannover Scorpions
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 1994–2007

Todd William Simpson (born May 28, 1973) is a Canadian former ice hockey player who spent parts of 10 seasons in the National Hockey League. He is currently a real estate agent in Kelowna, British Columbia.

Playing career

Simpson played at Brown University before switching to Canadian junior hockey with the Tri-City Americans and Saskatoon Blades of the Western Hockey League.

In 1994, he was signed by the Calgary Flames, for whom he would be a member of until 1999.

In the season opener against the Vancouver Canucks, on October 5, 1996, Simpson pushed future Hall of Famer Pavel Bure into the boards head-first which gave Bure whiplash.

For the 1999–2000 NHL season, Simpson moved to the Florida Panthers and was traded the following season to the Phoenix Coyotes.[1]

After being claimed in the waiver draft by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim to start the 2003–04 NHL season, Simpson scored a career-high 4 goals, only to be traded to the Ottawa Senators.[2][3]

Simpson played his first season overseas during the 2004–05 NHL lockout, winning the Danish league championship for Herning Blue Fox, with his teammate and younger brother Kent. He returned to the NHL to play with the Chicago Blackhawks and the Montreal Canadiens the following season.[4][5]

During 2006–07 season, Simpson played for the Hannover Scorpions of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga in Germany. During the playoffs, he received a 12-game suspension for abuse of an official. The New York Islanders attempted to bring him back to the NHL for a playoff push. However, the NHL upheld his DEL suspension and Simpson would not play another professional game.

Personal

In 2011 Simpson was the 8th hockey player cast for the 3rd season of the Canadian TV show "Battle of the Blades."[6] He was partnered with United States Olympian Marcy Hinzmann, but they were the first couple eliminated.[7]

Career statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1990–91 Fort Saskatchewan Traders AJHL 8 1 2 3 16 — — — — —
1991–92 Brown University ECAC 18 1 4 5 38 — — — — —
1992–93 Tri-City Americans WHL 69 5 18 23 196 4 0 0 0 13
1993–94 Tri-City Americans WHL 12 2 3 5 32 — — — — —
1993–94 Saskatoon Blades WHL 51 7 19 26 175 16 1 5 6 42
1994–95 Saint John Flames AHL 80 3 10 13 321 5 0 0 0 4
1995–96 Calgary Flames NHL 6 0 0 0 32 — — — — —
1995–96 Saint John Flames AHL 66 4 13 17 277 16 2 3 5 32
1996–97 Calgary Flames NHL 82 1 13 14 208 — — — — —
1997–98 Calgary Flames NHL 53 1 5 6 109 — — — — —
1998–99 Calgary Flames NHL 73 2 8 10 151 — — — — —
1999–2000 Florida Panthers NHL 82 1 6 7 202 4 0 0 0 4
2000–01 Florida Panthers NHL 25 1 3 4 74 — — — — —
2000–01 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 13 0 1 1 12 — — — — —
2001–02 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 67 2 13 15 152 5 0 2 2 6
2002–03 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 66 2 7 9 135 — — — — —
2003–04 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 46 4 3 7 105 — — — — —
2003–04 Ottawa Senators NHL 16 0 1 1 47 — — — — —
2004–05 Herning Blue Fox DNK 7 2 3 5 35 16 3 5 8 82
2005–06 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 45 0 3 3 116 — — — — —
2005–06 Montreal Canadiens NHL 6 0 0 0 14 — — — — —
2006–07 Hannover Scorpions DEL 45 1 9 10 174 6 0 0 0 49
NHL totals 580 14 63 77 1357 9 0 2 2 10

References

  1. ^ "Coyotes Acquire Todd Simpson from Florida". Phoenix Coyotes. March 13, 2001. Archived from the original on June 19, 2001. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
  2. ^ Foster, Chris; Bresnahan, Mike (October 4, 2003). "Loss on Defense Followed by Gain". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
  3. ^ "SENATORS ACQUIRE SIMPSON FROM ANAHEIM FOR SCHASTLIVY". Ottawa Senators. February 4, 2004. Archived from the original on August 8, 2004. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
  4. ^ "Blackhawks Sign D Todd Simpson". Chicago Blackhawks. August 23, 2005. Archived from the original on November 28, 2005. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
  5. ^ "Canadiens pick up Simpson from Chicago". Canadiens de Montreal. March 9, 2006. Archived from the original on March 19, 2006. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
  6. ^ "CBC announces Battle of the Blades' pairs - including new addition Russ Courtnall". cbc.ca. September 18, 2011. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
  7. ^ Cowen, Stu (October 1, 2011). "Former Hab Courtnall bounced from Battle of the Blades". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
Sporting positions
Preceded by Calgary Flames captain
1997–99 		Succeeded by


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