Kent Simpson (ice hockey, b. 1975)

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Position Left wing
Shoots Left
Nickname(s) Simmer
Height
Weight
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
175 lb (79 kg/12 st 7 lb)
Oddset Ligaen Team
F. teams
Rødovre Mighty Bulls
Johnstown Chiefs
Sheffield Steelers
Schwenninger Wild Wings
Renon Ritten
Herning Blue Fox
Nationality Flag of Canada Canada
Born July 20, 1975 (1975-07-20) (age 32),
North Vancouver, BC, Canada
Pro career 1998 – present

Kent Andrew Simpson (born July 20, 1975 (1975-07-20) in North Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian professional ice hockey winger who most recently played for Rødovre Mighty Bulls in the Danish Oddset Ligaen.

He has previously played in the East Cost Hockey League (ECHL) in North America as well as playing in Europe in the British Ice Hockey Superleague (ISL), the German Deutsche Eishockey-Liga (DEL) and the Italian Serie A. He has also spent the 1999–00 season with the touring Canadian national ice hockey team.

Simpson is the younger brother of the ex-National Hockey League player Todd Simpson.

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[edit] Playing career

After finishing university, Simpson joined the Johnstown Chiefs in the ECHL for the 1998–99 season before spending a season touring with the Canadian national ice hockey team. Simpson then went to Europe where he joined the Sheffield Steelers in the British ISL for the 2000–01 season when he helped them to win a Grand Slam of all available trophies: the Benson & Hedges Cup, the Challenge Cup, the league championship and the playoffs. Simpson then played the 2001–02 season playing for Schwenninger Wild Wings in the DEL before returning to Sheffield for the 2002–03 season. During this second spell with Sheffield he helped them to win the Challenge Cup and the league championship.

In 2003–04, Simpson played for Renon Ritten in the Italian Serie A before he moved to Herning Blue Fox in the Danish Oddset Ligaen for the 2004–05 season. Simpson then returned to Sheffield, who were now playing in the Elite Ice Hockey League, for the 2005–06 season and for his third spell with them. Simpson then returned to Denmark to play for Rødovre Mighty Bulls for the 2006–07 season.

[edit] Records

[edit] Career statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1994–95 University of Alberta CIAU 24 6 5 11 18
1995–96 University of Alberta CIAU 39 10 16 26 20
1996–97 University of Alberta CIAU 47 14 20 34 6
1997–98 University of Alberta CIAU 43 13 27 40 67
1998–99 Johnstown Chiefs ECHL 55 6 21 27 56 -- -- -- -- --
2000–01 Sheffield Steelers ISL 43 16 10 26 24 8 4 2 6 10
2001–02 Schwenninger Wild Wings DEL 54 6 8 14 36 -- -- -- -- --
2002–03 Sheffield Steelers ISL 32 9 17 26 28 17 4 8 12 9
2003–04 Renon Ritten Serie A 41 26 24 50 36 3 2 1 3 0
2004–05 Herning Blue Fox Oddset Ligaen 36 15 29 44 20 15 4 7 11 14
2005–06 Sheffield Steelers EIHL 37 18 20 38 38 6 4 5 9 12
2006–07 Rødovre Mighty Bulls Oddset Ligaen 25 7 11 18 20 4 0 3 3 14
Professional totals 323 103 140 243 258 53 18 26 44 59

[edit] International play

Played for Canada in:

  • 1999–00 touring team

[edit] International statistics

Year Team Comp GP G A Pts PIM
1999–00 Canada Int'l 54 14 16 30 23

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Persondata
NAME Simpson, Kent
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH 1975-07-20
PLACE OF BIRTH North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH