Craig Simpson

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Craig Simpson Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1981-1982	London Diamonds	WOHL	41	23	22	45	36	-
1982-1983	London Diamonds	WOHL	42	47	64	111	68	-
1983-1984	Michigan State Univ.	NCAA	43	14	43	57	38	-
1984-1985	Michigan State Univ.	NCAA	42	31	53	84	33	-
1985-1986	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	76	11	17	28	49	1
1986-1987	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	72	26	25	51	57	11
1987-1988	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	21	13	13	26	34	5
1987-1988	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	59	43	21	64	43	15	Playoffs	19	13	6	19	26	4
1988-1989	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	66	35	41	76	80	-3	Playoffs	7	2	0	2	10	-3
1989-1990	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	80	29	32	61	180	-2	Playoffs	22	16	15	31	8	11
1990-1991	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	75	30	27	57	66	-8	Playoffs	18	5	11	16	12	1
1991-1992	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	79	24	37	61	80	8	Playoffs	1	0	0	0	0	0
1992-1993	Edmonton Oilers "A"	NHL	60	24	22	46	36	-14
1993-1994	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	22	8	8	16	8	-3
1994-1995	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	+/-
1978-1979	Oakridge Peewee	QC Int PW	-	-	-	-	-	-

Craig Simpson Career Totals by League

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	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

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Craig Simpson Career Totals by Team

Team	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Buffalo Sabres	2	46	12	15	27	0.59	34	-8	0
Edmonton Oilers	6	419	185	180	365	0.87	485	-4	5	67	36	32	68	1.01	56	13
London Diamonds	2	83	70	86	156	1.88	104	-	0
Michigan State Univ.	2	85	45	96	141	1.66	71	-	0
Oakridge Peewee	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Pittsburgh Penguins	3	169	50	55	105	0.62	140	17	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Craig Simpson Career Highlights

Season	Awards
1984-1985	Hobey Baker Memorial Award Finalist NCAA (CCHA) First All-Star Team NCAA (West) First All-American Team
1987-1988	NHL Stanley Cup Champion
1989-1990	NHL Playoffs Most Goals (16) NHL Playoffs Most Points (31) NHL Stanley Cup Champion NHL Stanley Cup Clinching Goal

Craig Simpson Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1984, 14 #201 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