Reid Simpson

Reid Philip Simpson (born May 21, 1969) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger who played twelve seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Philadelphia Flyers, Minnesota North Stars, New Jersey Devils, Chicago Blackhawks, Tampa Bay Lightning, St. Louis Blues, Montreal Canadiens, Nashville Predators and Pittsburgh Penguins. Simpson was recently featured in the book "Warriors on the Ice: Hockey's Toughest Talk." In it, Simpson spoke about his epic fights with Joey Kocur, Bob Probert, and Stu Grimson. He is currently a professional scout with the Montreal Canadiens.

Playing career Simpson was drafted 72nd overall by the Flyers in the 1989 NHL entry draft and went on to play in 301 regular season games, notching up 18 goals and 18 assists for 36 points, racking up 838 penalty minutes in the process. He won a Calder Cup with the Albany River Rats in 1995. The veteran attempted a comeback during the 2009–10 season in the American Hockey League for the Chicago Wolves. Simpson played 14 games for the Wolves. Before his return he had spent from 2005 until 2007 playing in the Russian Super League.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1985–86 New Westminster Bruins WHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1986–87 Prince Albert Raiders WHL 47 3 8 11 105 8 2 3 5 13 1987–88 Prince Albert Raiders WHL 72 13 14 27 164 10 1 0 1 43 1988–89 Prince Albert Raiders WHL 59 26 29 55 264 4 2 1 3 30 1989–90 Prince Albert Raiders WHL 29 15 17 32 121 14 4 7 11 34 1989–90 Hershey Bears AHL 28 2 2 4 175 — — — — — 1990–91 Hershey Bears AHL 54 9 15 24 183 1 0 0 0 0 1991–92 Hershey Bears AHL 60 11 7 18 145 — — — — — 1991–92 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1992–93 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 45 5 5 10 193 — — — — — 1992–93 Minnesota North Stars NHL 1 0 0 0 5 — — — — — 1993–94 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 5 0 0 0 16 — — — — — 1993–94 Albany River Rats AHL 37 9 5 14 135 5 1 1 2 18 1994–95 Albany River Rats AHL 70 18 25 43 268 14 1 8 9 13 1994–95 New Jersey Devils NHL 9 0 0 0 27 — — — — — 1995–96 Albany River Rats AHL 6 1 3 4 17 — — — — — 1995–96 New Jersey Devils NHL 23 1 5 6 79 — — — — — 1996–97 Albany River Rats AHL 3 0 0 0 10 — — — — — 1996–97 New Jersey Devils NHL 27 0 4 4 60 5 0 0 0 29 1997–98 New Jersey Devils NHL 6 0 0 0 16 — — — — — 1997–98 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 38 3 2 5 102 — — — — — 1998–99 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 53 5 4 9 145 — — — — — 1999–00 Cleveland Lumberjacks IHL 12 2 2 4 56 — — — — — 1999–00 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 26 1 0 1 103 — — — — — 2000–01 St. Louis Blues NHL 38 2 1 3 96 5 0 0 0 2 2001–02 Montreal Canadiens NHL 25 1 1 2 63 — — — — — 2001–02 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 2 1 0 1 37 — — — — — 2001–02 Nashville Predators NHL 26 5 0 5 69 — — — — — 2002–03 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 17 6 6 12 40 — — — — — 2002–03 Nashville Predators NHL 26 0 1 1 56 — — — — — 2003–04 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 51 6 11 17 168 2 0 0 0 0 2003–04 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 2 0 0 0 17 — — — — — 2004–05 Rockford IceHogs UHL 15 1 3 4 46 7 0 0 0 18 2005–06 HC Vityaz RSL 41 0 3 3 275 — — — — — 2006–07 HC Vityaz RSL 36 3 7 10 231 2 0 0 0 25 2009–10 Chicago Wolves AHL 14 0 2 2 35 — — — — — NHL totals 301 18 18 36 838 10 0 0 0 31