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Canada Craig Simpson
#17 Buffalo Sabres / NHL - 94/95
1-time NCAA (West) First All-American Team 1
2-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 2
Date of Birth
Feb 15, 1967
Position
LW
Age
57
Height
6'2" / 188 cm
Place of Birth
London, ON, CAN
Weight
194 lbs / 88 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
1985 round 1 #2 overall by Pittsburgh Penguins

Son: Dillon Simpson
Brother: Dave Simpson
Sister: Christine Simpson (Wikipedia link)

Team Staff profile of Craig Simpson also available

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Craig Simpson Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1981-82 London Diamonds WOHL 41* 23* 22* 45* 36* -* |
1982-83 London Diamonds WOHL 42* 47* 64* 111* 68* -* |
1983-84 Michigan State Univ. NCAA 43* 14* 43* 57* 38* -* |
1984-85 Michigan State Univ. NCAA 42* 31* 53* 84* 33* -* |
1985-86 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 76* 11* 17* 28* 49* 1* |
1986-87 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 72* 26* 25* 51* 57* 11* |
1987-88 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 21* 13* 13* 26* 34* 5* |
Edmonton Oilers NHL 59* 43* 21* 64* 43* 15* | Playoffs 19 13 6 19 26 4
1988-89 Edmonton Oilers NHL 66* 35* 41* 76* 80* -3* | Playoffs 7 2 0 2 10 -3
1989-90 Edmonton Oilers NHL 80* 29* 32* 61* 180* -2* | Playoffs 22 16 15 31 8 11
1990-91 Edmonton Oilers NHL 75* 30* 27* 57* 66* -8* | Playoffs 18 5 11 16 12 1
1991-92 Edmonton Oilers NHL 79* 24* 37* 61* 80* 8* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 0
1992-93 Edmonton Oilers “A” NHL 60* 24* 22* 46* 36* -14* |
1993-94 Buffalo Sabres NHL 22* 8* 8* 16* 8* -3* |
1994-95 Buffalo Sabres NHL 24* 4* 7* 11* 26* -5* |

Craig Simpson Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1978-79 Oakridge Peewee QC Int PW -* -* -* -* -* -* |

Craig Simpson Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
NCAA 2 85* 45* 96* 141* 1.66* 71* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 10 634* 247* 250* 497* 0.78* 659* 5* | 5 67 36 * 32 * 68 * 1.01 * 56 * 13 *
QC Int PW 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WOHL 2 83* 70* 86* 156* 1.88* 104* -* | 0 * * * * * *

Craig Simpson Career Highlights

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Awards by season
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1984, 14 #201 overall by London Knights in the OHL Priority Selection

Cult/Star player for Edmonton Oilers

CAREER TRANSACTIONS
- 1993-09-01 • Traded to the Buffalo Sabres for Jozef Cierny and a 1994 4th rounder (Jussi Tarvainen)
- 1987-11-24 • Traded to the Edmonton Oilers w/ Dave Hannan, Moe Mantha and Chris Joseph for Paul Coffey, Dave Hunter and Wayne Van Dorp