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Revision as of 22:04, 28 December 2010
| Craig Simpson | |
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| Position | Left Wing / Right Wing |
| Shoots | Right |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (89 kg) |
| Teams | Edmonton Oilers Pittsburgh Penguins Buffalo Sabres |
| Nationality |  Canadian
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| Born | February 15, 1967, London, Ontario, CAN |
| NHL Draft | 2nd overall, 1985 Pittsburgh Penguins |
| Pro Career | 1985 – 1996 |
Craig Simpson (born February 15, 1967 in London, Ontario, Canada) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey winger who played 10 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Edmonton Oilers and the Buffalo Sabres.
Playing career
Simpson played university hockey for the Michigan State Spartans of the NCAA from 1983–84 to 1984–85.
Simpson was drafted in the 1st Round, 2nd overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1985 NHL Entry Draft. He was traded to the Edmonton Oilers for Paul Coffey. Simpson reached a career high of 56 goals in 1987–88 and won two Stanley Cups in 1988 and 1990. He retired as a player in 1996 finishing with an all-time 497 points.
Coaching career
Craig Simpson joined his former team, the Edmonton Oilers, in 2005 and served as an assistant coach of the team. He helped lead the team to the Stanley Cup Finals in the 2005–06 season.
Awards & Achievements
- 1987–88 - NHL - Stanley Cup (Edmonton)
- 1989–90 - NHL - Stanley Cup (Edmonton)
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1985–86 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 76 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 49 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1986–87 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 72 | 26 | 25 | 51 | 34 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1987–88 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 21 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 34 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1987–88 | Edmonton Oilers* | NHL | 59 | 43 | 21 | 64 | 43 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 26 | ||
| 1988–89 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 66 | 35 | 41 | 76 | 80 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | ||
| 1989–90 | Edmonton Oilers* | NHL | 80 | 29 | 32 | 61 | 180 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 8 | ||
| 1990–91 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 75 | 30 | 27 | 57 | 66 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 12 | ||
| 1991–92 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 79 | 24 | 37 | 61 | 80 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1992–93 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 60 | 24 | 22 | 46 | 36 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1993–94 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 22 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1994–95 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 24 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 26 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| NHL totals | 634 | 247 | 250 | 497 | 659 | 67 | 36 | 32 | 68 | 56 | ||||
- *-Stanley Cup Champion
External links
| This page uses content from Wikipedia. The original article was at Craig Simpson. The list of authors can be seen in the page history. As with Ice Hockey Wiki, the text of Wikipedia is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike License 3.0 (Unported) (CC-BY-SA). |