Jason Simon

Jason Simon (born March 21, 1969) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Simon, who is from the Aamjiwnaang First Nation near Sarnia, Ontario, played five games in the National Hockey League for the Phoenix Coyotes and New York Islanders between 1994 and 1996. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1989 to 2009, was spent in various minor leagues.

Career Simon was recalled by the New York Islanders on January 6, 1994 and made his NHL debut with the New York Islanders on January 7, 1994. He shared his debut with forwards Dan Plante, Ziggy Palffy, and goaltender Jamie McLennan. Missing from Simon's debut and tenure with the team was Islanders' coach Al Arbour, who was serving a five-game suspension due to Islanders' forward Mick Vukota leaving the bench and participating in an on-ice brawl that occurred during the Islanders' previous game played on January 4, 1994.

The following season, Simon signed with the Winnipeg Jets and played several exhibition games with the team. Simon was involved in a kneeing incident on September 18, 1995, where he was kneed by Bryan Marchment. Marchment later received a five-game suspension without pay due to the incident.

In addition to his four-game tenure with the Islanders, Simon was later recalled to the NHL one more time. He was recalled by the Phoenix Coyotes on October 30, 1997, playing one game with the team before being returned to Las Vegas the following day.

The following season, Simon was signed by the Colorado Avalanche on August 20, 1997 and briefly attended their training camp. While in training camp, Simon fought enforcer Wade Belak and Wade's brother Graham Belak.

Simon eventually played for thirty-one teams in his twenty-year career before retiring from hockey in 2009.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1986–87 London Knights OHL 33 1 2 3 33 — — — — — 1986–87 Sudbury Wolves OHL 26 2 3 5 50 — — — — — 1987–88 Sudbury Wolves OHL 26 5 7 12 35 — — — — — 1987–88 Hamilton Steelhawks OHL 29 5 13 18 124 11 0 2 2 15 1988–89 Kingston Raiders OHL 17 7 12 19 58 — — — — — 1988–89 Windsor Spitfires OHL 45 16 27 43 135 4 1 4 5 13 1989–90 Utica Devils AHL 16 3 4 7 28 2 0 0 0 12 1989–90 Nashville Knights ECHL 13 4 3 7 81 5 1 3 4 17 1990–91 Utica Devils AHL 50 2 12 14 189 — — — — — 1990–91 Johnstown Chiefs ECHL 22 11 9 20 55 — — — — — 1991–92 Utica Devils AHL 1 0 0 0 12 — — — — — 1991–92 San Diego Gulls IHL 13 1 4 5 45 3 0 1 1 9 1992–93 Flint Bulldogs CoHL 44 17 32 49 202 — — — — — 1992–93 Detroit Falcons CoHL 11 7 13 20 38 6 1 2 3 40 1993–94 New York Islanders NHL 4 0 0 0 34 — — — — — 1993–94 Salt Lake Golden Eagles IHL 50 7 7 14 323 — — — — — 1993–94 Detroit Falcons CoHL 13 9 16 25 87 — — — — — 1994–95 Denver Grizzlies IHL 61 3 6 9 300 1 0 0 0 12 1995–96 Springfield Falcons AHL 18 2 2 4 90 7 1 0 1 26 1996–97 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1996–97 Las Vegas Thunder IHL 64 4 3 7 402 3 1 1 2 17 1997–98 Hershey Bears AHL 26 0 1 1 170 — — — — — 1997–98 Quebec Rafales IHL 30 6 3 9 127 — — — — — 1998–99 Colorado Gold Kings WCHL 60 16 23 39 419 3 1 1 2 17 1999–00 Port Huron Border Cats UHL 45 21 22 43 118 — — — — — 1999–00 Louisville Panthers AHL 11 1 0 1 28 — — — — — 2000–01 Memphis RiverKings CHL 61 24 19 43 301 5 3 1 4 19 2001–02 LaSalle Rapides QSPHL 9 3 4 7 60 — — — — — 2001–02 Anchorage Aces WCHL 11 1 3 4 41 4 0 3 3 8 2002–03 Port Huron Beacons UHL 27 4 2 6 79 — — — — — 2004–05 Sherbrooke Saint-Francois LNAH 9 0 2 2 33 — — — — — 2004–05 Huntsville Havoc SPHL 12 4 5 9 27 1 0 0 0 0 2005–06 Jacksonville Barracudas SPHL 42 15 16 31 128 — — — — — 2006–07 Brantford Blast MLH 4 1 0 1 12 — — — — — 2007–08 Brantford Blast MLH 29 6 18 24 46 9 2 2 4 4 2008–09 Detroit Dragons AAHL 12 5 8 13 22 — — — — — AHL totals 122 8 19 27 517 9 1 0 1 38 NHL totals 5 0 0 0 34 — — — — —

Awards and accomplishments 1995: Turner Cup champion (Denver Grizzlies) 2008: Allan Cup champion (Brantford Blast)