Cliff Simpson

Clifford Vernon Simpson (April 4, 1923 – May 30, 1987) was a Canadian ice hockey player who played six regular season games in the National Hockey League with the Detroit Red Wings during the 1946–47 season and two playoff games with Detroit: one in 1947 and one in 1948. The rest of his career, lasted from 1942 to 1952, and was spent in the minor leagues. Simpson was born in Toronto, Ontario.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1939–40 Toronto Young Rangers OHA 20 12 5 17 8 2 0 0 0 0 1940–41 Toronto Young Rangers OHA 13 11 8 19 17 5 2 3 5 2 1941–42 Brantford Lions OHA 23 39 26 65 26 7 5 14 19 22 1942–43 Indianapolis Capitals AHL 18 1 12 13 13 — — — — — 1942–43 Toronto Army Daggers OHA Sr 7 12 4 16 12 4 6 3 9 14 1942–43 Toronto Tip Tops TIHL 1 3 2 5 0 11 16 14 30 10 1943–44 Toronto Tip Tops TIHL 1 1 0 1 0 — — — — — 1943–44 Toronto Army Daggers OHA Sr 1 0 1 1 2 — — — — — 1944–45 Barriefield Bears KCHL 15 28 8 36 4 — — — — — 1944–45 Toronto Bowsers TMHL 1 2 0 2 0 1 3 1 4 0 1944–45 Toronto Uptown Tires TMHL 11 20 16 36 32 1 1 3 4 6 1945–46 Indianapolis Capitals AHL 52 21 15 36 10 5 2 4 6 0 1946–47 Detroit Red Wings NHL 6 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1946–47 Indianapolis Capitals AHL 54 42 36 78 28 — — — — — 1947–48 Indianapolis Capitals AHL 68 48 62 110 31 — — — — — 1947–48 Detroit Red Wings NHL — — — — — 1 0 0 0 2 1948–49 Indianapolis Capitals AHL 52 25 21 46 12 2 2 0 2 2 1949–50 St. Louis Flyers AHL 56 31 52 83 8 2 0 0 0 0 1950–51 St. Louis Flyers AHL 65 40 34 74 8 — — — — — 1951–52 St. Louis Flyers AHL 47 26 26 52 6 — — — — — AHL totals 412 234 258 492 116 9 4 4 8 2 NHL totals 6 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0