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Canada Todd Simpson
Hannover Scorpions / DEL - 06/07
1-time Danish Champion 1
Date of Birth
May 28, 1973
Position
D
Age
51
Height
6'3" / 191 cm
Place of Birth
North Vancouver, BC, CAN
Weight
218 lbs / 99 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired

Simpson was a defensive defenseman who played a tough and rough game. He always worked hard and was a real team player. However, he wasn't a great skater. Also, he could take some bad penalties at times.

Team Staff profile of Todd Simpson also available

Use/Embed statistics

Todd Simpson Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1990-91 Fort Saskatchewan Traders AJHL 8* 1* 2* 3* 16* -* |
1991-92 Brown Univ. NCAA 18* 1* 4* 5* 38* -* |
1992-93 Tri-City Americans WHL 69* 5* 18* 23* 196* -* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 13 -
1993-94 Tri-City Americans WHL 12* 2* 3* 5* 32* -* |
Saskatoon Blades WHL 51* 7* 19* 26* 175* -* | Playoffs 16 1 5 6 42 -
1994-95 Saint John Flames AHL 80* 3* 10* 13* 321* -13* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 4 0
1995-96 Calgary Flames NHL 6* 0* 0* 0* 32* 0* |
Saint John Flames AHL 66* 4* 13* 17* 277* 17* | Playoffs 16 2 3 5 32 -2
1996-97 Calgary Flames “A” NHL 82* 1* 13* 14* 208* -14* |
1997-98 Calgary Flames “C” NHL 53* 1* 5* 6* 109* -10* |
1998-99 Calgary Flames “C” NHL 73* 2* 8* 10* 151* 18* |
1999-00 Florida Panthers NHL 82* 1* 6* 7* 202* 5* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 4 -4
2000-01 Florida Panthers NHL 25* 1* 3* 4* 74* 0* |
Phoenix Coyotes NHL 13* 0* 1* 1* 12* -4* |
2001-02 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 67* 2* 13* 15* 152* 20* | Playoffs 5 0 2 2 6 -1
2002-03 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 66* 2* 7* 9* 135* 7* |
2003-04 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 46* 4* 3* 7* 105* -6* |
Ottawa Senators NHL 16* 0* 1* 1* 47* -1* |
2004-05 Herning Blue Fox Denmark 7* 2* 3* 5* 35* -* | Playoffs 16 3 5 8 82 -
2005-06 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 45* 0* 3* 3* 116* -2* |
Montréal Canadiens NHL 6* 0* 0* 0* 14* 0* |
2006-07 Hannover Scorpions DEL 45* 1* 9* 10* 174* 5* | Playoffs 6 0 0 0 49 -4

Todd Simpson Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 2 146* 7* 23* 30* 0.21* 598* 4* | 2 21 2 * 3 * 5 * 0.24 * 36 * -2 *
AJHL 1 8* 1* 2* 3* 0.38* 16* -* | 0 * * * * * *
DEL 1 45* 1* 9* 10* 0.22* 174* 5* | 1 6 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 49 * -4 *
Denmark 1 7* 2* 3* 5* 0.71* 35* -* | 1 16 3 * 5 * 8 * 0.50 * 82 * - *
NCAA 1 18* 1* 4* 5* 0.28* 38* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 10 580* 14* 63* 77* 0.13* 1 357* 13* | 2 9 0 * 2 * 2 * 0.22 * 10 * -5 *
WHL 2 132* 14* 40* 54* 0.41* 403* -* | 2 20 1 * 5 * 6 * 0.30 * 55 * - *

Todd Simpson Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Brown Univ.

Cult/Star player for Fort Saskatchewan Traders

Cult/Star player for Herning Blue Fox

Cult/Star player for Saint John Flames

Cult/Star player for Tri-City Americans

Career transactions
- 2007-07-05 • Announced his retirement
- 2007-03-29 • Signed by the New York Islanders
- 2006-09-20 • Signed by the Hannover Scorpions
- 2006-03-09 • Traded to the Montreal Canadiens for a 2006 6th round pick (Chris Auger)
- 2005-08-22 • Signed by the Chicago Blackhawks
- 2004-12-16 • Signed to a lockout contract by Herning
- 2004-02-14 • Traded to the Ottawa Senators for Pyotr Schastlivy
- 2003-10-03 • Claimed in the Waiver Draft by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
- 2001-03-13 • Traded to the Phoenix Coyotes for a 2001 2nd round pick (later traded to NJ: Tuomas Pihlman)
- 1999-09-30 • Traded to the Florida Panthers for Bill Lindsay
- 1994-07-06 • Signed by the Calgary Flames

Today
Currently is a Realtor in Kelowna, BC: http://toddsimpson.ca/