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Canada Simon Després

#47 Villacher SV / ICEHL - 22/23
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
Jul 27, 1991
Position
D
Age
31
Height
6'4" / 194 cm
Place of Birth
Laval, QC, CAN
Weight
218 lbs / 99 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
AHM Laval
Contract
22/23
Drafted
2009 round 1 #30 overall by Pittsburgh Penguins
Highlights
1-time U20 WJC Silver Medal 1
1-time CHL Memorial Cup Champion 1
2-time DEL Champion 2
1-time QMJHL All-Rookie Team 1
1-time QMJHL Champion 1
1-time QMJHL Defenseman of the Year (Emile Bouchard Trophy) 1
1-time QMJHL First All-Star Team 1

Simon Després is known as a big, and mobile, defenseman. He can deliver a decent first pass, but also play a physical game from the backend.
Concussion issues and upper body injuries kept him out of the line-up for most of 2015 through 2017.
Erik K. Piri, EP (2017)

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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2005-06 Laval Patriotes Midget Espoir QMEAA 37 4 9 13 23 - |
2006-07 Laval-Bourassa Rousseau Sports QMAAA 42 8 31 39 36 - | Playoffs 5 0 2 2 8 0
2007-08 Saint John Sea Dogs QMJHL 64 1 13 14 30 18 | Playoffs 14 0 4 4 18 7
Canada Québec U17 WHC-17 5 0 0 0 10 - |
2008-09 Saint John Sea Dogs QMJHL 66 2 30 32 74 16 | Playoffs 4 0 4 4 2 -5
Canada U18 WJC-18 6 0 2 2 8 5 |
2009-10 Saint John Sea Dogs QMJHL 63 9 38 47 87 26 | Playoffs 21 2 17 19 18 14
2010-11 Saint John Sea Dogs “A” QMJHL 47 13 28 41 54 29 | Playoffs 19 4 8 12 16 11
Canada U20 WJC-20 7 0 3 3 0 7 |
2011-12 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 18 1 3 4 10 5 | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 2 2
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 44 5 10 15 45 -5 | Playoffs 10 1 1 2 2 1
2012-13 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 33 2 5 7 20 9 | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 0
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 27 4 3 7 28 -5 |
2013-14 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 34 0 5 5 26 4 |
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 36 6 16 22 39 19 | Playoffs 17 2 7 9 32 5
2014-15 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 59 2 15 17 64 9 |
Anaheim Ducks NHL 16 1 5 6 22 2 | Playoffs 16 1 6 7 6 4
2015-16 Anaheim Ducks NHL 32 0 4 4 8 2 | Playoffs 7 0 0 0 6 -5
San Diego Gulls AHL 4 1 1 2 6 -4 |
2016-17 Anaheim Ducks NHL 1 0 0 0 0 0 |
2017-18 HC Slovan Bratislava KHL 44 4 7 11 84 -13 |
2018-19 Laval Rocket AHL 5 1 1 2 4 -2 |
Kölner Haie DEL 7 0 3 3 6 -3 | Playoffs 10 1 3 4 43 0
2019-20 IK Oskarshamn SHL 41 4 13 17 55 -25 |
2020-21 Eisbären Berlin DEL 19 3 7 10 14 6 | Playoffs 9 1 4 5 6 10
2021-22 Eisbären Berlin DEL 52 2 17 19 23 17 | Playoffs 11 0 2 2 12 -3
2022-23 Villacher SV ICEHL 43 3 12 15 26 1 | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 4 -4
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2003-04 Laval Patriotes QC Int PW - - - - - - |
2006-07 Team Québec CWG 5 0 1 1 6 - |
2007-08 QMJHL All-Stars CHL Challenge 2 0 0 0 0 - |
2008-09 Canada U18 Ivan Hlinka Memorial 4 2 0 2 8 - |
QMJHL All-Stars CHL Challenge 2 0 0 0 0 - |
2009-10 QMJHL All-Stars Jr Super Series 2 0 0 0 4 - |
2010-11 Saint John Sea Dogs M-Cup 3 1 0 1 8 3 |
2017-18 Team Canada International 6 0 1 1 8 - |
2018-19 Team Canada Spengler Cup 4 0 1 1 0 4 |
2021-22 Eisbären Berlin Champions HL 6 1 1 2 6 -1 |
2022-23 Villacher SV Champions HL 5 0 3 3 0 -3 |
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Game Log
Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
ICEHL
2023-03-17T18:30:00+0000 Villacher SV vs EC-KAC
2023-03-14T18:30:00+0000 Villacher SV @ EC-KAC
2023-03-12T16:30:00+0000 Villacher SV vs EC-KAC
2023-03-10T18:15:00+0000 Villacher SV @ EC-KAC
2023-03-07T18:30:00+0000 Villacher SV vs EC-KAC
2023-02-03T18:45:00+0000 Villacher SV @ HC Bolzano
2023-01-29T17:00:00+0000 Villacher SV @ EC-KAC
2023-01-27T18:15:00+0000 Villacher SV vs Asiago
2023-01-24T18:15:00+0000 Villacher SV @ Vienna Capitals
2023-01-22T16:30:00+0000 Villacher SV vs HK Olimpija Ljubljana
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 5 116 17 31 48 0.41 122 3 | 2 27 3 8 11 0.41 34 6
Champions HL 2 11 1 4 5 0.45 6 -4 | 0
CHL Challenge 2 4 0 0 0 0.00 0 - | 0
CWG 1 5 0 1 1 0.20 6 - | 0
DEL 3 78 5 27 32 0.41 43 20 | 3 30 2 9 11 0.37 61 7
Ivan Hlinka Memorial (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) 1 4 2 0 2 0.50 8 - | 0
ICEHL 1 43 3 12 15 0.35 26 1 | 1 5 0 0 0 0.00 4 -4
International 1 6 0 1 1 0.17 8 - | 0
Jr Super Series 1 2 0 0 0 0.00 4 - | 0
KHL 1 44 4 7 11 0.25 84 -13 | 0
M-Cup 1 3 1 0 1 0.33 8 3 | 0
NHL 6 193 6 37 43 0.22 150 31 | 4 29 1 6 7 0.24 14 1
QC Int PW 1 - - - - - - - | 0
QMEAA (QM17AAA) 1 37 4 9 13 0.35 23 - | 0
QMAAA (QM18AAA) 1 42 8 31 39 0.93 36 - | 1 5 0 2 2 0.40 8 0
QMJHL 4 240 25 109 134 0.56 245 89 | 4 58 6 33 39 0.67 54 27
SHL 1 41 4 13 17 0.41 55 -25 | 0
Spengler Cup 1 4 0 1 1 0.25 0 4 | 0
WHC-17 1 5 0 0 0 0.00 10 - | 0
WJC-18 1 6 0 2 2 0.33 8 5 | 0
WJC-20 1 7 0 3 3 0.43 0 7 | 0
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Speed
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Shot Blocking
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Player Connections
Player Period Teams
Zach Boychuk (F) 2012-2022 5 Eisbären Berlin, HC Slovan Bratislava, Pittsburgh Penguins, Team Canada
Mike Thomas (F) 2007-2011 4 Saint John Sea Dogs
Zach Sill (F) 2011-2015 4 Pittsburgh Penguins, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
Olivier Roy (G) 2007-2011 4 Canada Québec U17, Canada U20, QMJHL All-Stars
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
03/29/2023
03/29/2023 Confirmed Villacher SV Unknown
07/22/2022
07/22/2022 Confirmed Eisbären Berlin Villacher SV
06/09/2021
06/09/2021 Extension Eisbären Berlin Eisbären Berlin
02/21/2021
02/21/2021 Confirmed No team Eisbären Berlin
07/05/2019
07/05/2019 Confirmed Kölner Haie IK Oskarshamn
02/11/2019
02/11/2019 Confirmed Laval Rocket Kölner Haie
01/03/2019
01/03/2019 Confirmed Laval Rocket Unknown
12/03/2018
12/03/2018 Confirmed No team Laval Rocket
08/24/2017
08/24/2017 Confirmed Anaheim Ducks HC Slovan Bratislava
06/16/2017
06/16/2017 Confirmed Anaheim Ducks Unknown
10/09/2015
10/09/2015 Extension Anaheim Ducks Anaheim Ducks
03/02/2015
03/02/2015 Confirmed Pittsburgh Penguins Anaheim Ducks
07/18/2014
07/18/2014 Extension Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins
10/07/2009
10/07/2009 Confirmed Saint John Sea Dogs Pittsburgh Penguins
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Drafted 2021, 10 #57 overall by Rivière-du-Loup 3L in the LNAH Draft

Drafted 2007, 1 #1 overall by Saint John Sea Dogs in the QMJHL Entry Draft

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