Tom Simpson (ice hockey)
| Tom Simpson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Simpson in 1972 photo | |||
| 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
During his career, Simpson played with the Toronto Toros, Birmingham Bulls, and Edmonton Oilers of the World Hockey Association.
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 organization had ever achieved a 50 goal season, Simpson was also the first professional player in Toronto hockey history 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.
Personal life
Simpson lives in Peterborough, Ontario, and has three sons.
Career statistics
| 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
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1952 births
- Living people
- Birmingham Bulls (WHA) players
- 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
- Canadian ice hockey winger, 1950s birth stubs