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词条 Craig Simpson
释义

  1. Playing career

  2. Broadcasting career

  3. Coaching career

  4. Battle of the Blades

  5. Personal life

  6. Awards and honours

  7. Career statistics

  8. References

  9. External links

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| image=Craig Simpson.jpg
| caption=Simpson in 2016 at the Oilers' final game at Rexall Place.
| played_for = Edmonton Oilers
Pittsburgh Penguins
Buffalo Sabres
| league = NHL
| position = Left Wing
| shoots = Right
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 2
| weight_lb = 195
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|2|15}}
| birth_place = London, Ontario, Canada
| draft = 2nd overall
| draft_year = 1985
| draft_team = Pittsburgh Penguins
| career_start = 1985
| career_end = 1996
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Craig Andrew Simpson (born February 15, 1967) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey winger who played 10 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Edmonton Oilers and the Buffalo Sabres. He is currently a broadcaster, involved in Hockey Night in Canada telecasts.

Playing career

As a youth, Simpson played in the 1979 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Oakridge Acres.[1]

Simpson played collegiate hockey for the Michigan State Spartans of the NCAA from 1983–84 to 1984–85.{{cn|date=January 2019}}

He was drafted in the first round, second overall, by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1985 NHL Entry Draft. Midway through his third NHL season, he was traded as part of a package to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for Paul Coffey. Simpson blossomed in Edmonton, playing on a line with future Hall of Famers Mark Messier and Glenn Anderson. He scored a career high 56 regular season goals (combined between Pittsburgh and Edmonton) during the 1987–88 season, and 13 more in the playoffs. He won two Stanley Cups with the Oilers, in 1988 and 1990. He would be dealt to the Buffalo Sabres prior to the 1993-94 season.{{cn|date=January 2019}}

Simpson suffered a serious back injury in a game against the Tampa Bay Lightning on December 1, 1993. Though he continued to play, the injury would eventually end his playing career at age 28. He retired as a player in 1996, finishing with 497 career NHL points. He holds the record for best career shooting percentage (minimum 800 shots) with 23.66%. He also holds the record for best career playoff shooting percentage (minimum 80 shots) with 33.65%, well ahead of second place Jake Guentzel.{{cn|date=January 2019}}

Broadcasting career

After retiring as a player, Simpson joined FOX television as a hockey analyst. In 1998, Simpson joined CTV Sportsnet as a colour commentator for Edmonton Oilers regional games, as well as the network's weekly national broadcasts. He left in 2003 to become an assistant coach with the Oilers. After the 2006–07 season, he resigned from his position with the club to take a job as a colour commentator for CBC Television, alongside former Sportsnet partner Jim Hughson. Beginning in the 2008-09 season, Hughson and Simpson are the primary Hockey Night in Canada broadcast team and call the Stanley Cup Finals. When Rogers Media gained the NHL rights in 2014, the pair shifted to the company, with Hughson and Simpson re-joining Sportsnet.

Simpson is also the former colour commentator for the EA Sports NHL franchise, along with play-by-play partner Hughson. Simpson also appears in TV commercials and print ads for Carpet Superstores of Edmonton.

On March 22, 2008, Hughson and Simpson called the NHL game between the Edmonton Oilers and the Colorado Avalanche at 1 p.m. MDT. They then boarded a chartered plane to Calgary where the pair then announced the third game of the Hockey Night in Canada triple-header between the Calgary Flames and the Minnesota Wild at 8 p.m. MDT. This is believed to be a first in the National Hockey League.[2]

Coaching career

Simpson joined his former team, the Edmonton Oilers, in 2005 and served as an assistant coach of the team. He helped lead the team to the Stanley Cup Finals in the 2005–06 season.

Battle of the Blades

In 2009, Simpson participated in the first season of CBC's Battle of the Blades, a made-for-TV figure-skating competition that paired eight former NHL stars with female figure skaters. Simpson and his partner, Jamie Salé, won the competition on Monday November 16, 2009.

On November 7, 2013, Simpson was inducted into the London (Ontario) Sports Hall of Fame.

Personal life

Simpson is the son of Canadian Olympic athlete Marion Simpson. He is also the younger brother of former CHL Player of the Year Dave Simpson and younger brother of Rogers Sportsnet reporter Christine Simpson.

On June 21, 2012, Simpson married Canadian figure skater Jamie Salé, whom he had "known for years from the Edmonton skating scene".[3] They had been paired as partners in late 2009 for the first season of the CBC show Battle of the Blades, which they won.[4] Simpson and Salé have one daughter, Samantha Rae Simpson, born on July 7, 2013.[5] Through this marriage, Simpson is also a stepfather to Salé's son Jesse Pelletier (born September 30, 2007), from her first marriage to skating partner David Pelletier.[6] He also has three children from a previous marriage,[7] including son Dillon, who was drafted by the Edmonton Oilers in the 4th round of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft[8][9] and is currently a defenseman for the Bakersfield Condors.[8][10]

Awards and honours

Award Year
All-CCHA First Team 1984-85 [11]
AHCA West First-Team All-American 1984–85 [12]
CCHA All-Tournament Team 1985 [13]
Stanley Cup Edmonton Oilers 1988
Stanley Cup Edmonton Oilers 1990

Career statistics

  Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts 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 University CCHA 43 14 43 57 38 — — — — —
1984–85 Michigan State University CCHA 42 31 53 84 33 — — — — —
1985–86 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 76 11 17 28 49 — — — — —
1986–87 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 72 26 25 51 57 — — — — —
1987–88 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 21 13 13 26 34 — — — — —
1987–88 Edmonton Oilers NHL 59 43 21 64 43 19 13 6 19 26
1988–89 Edmonton Oilers NHL 66 35 41 76 80 7 2 0 2 10
1989–90 Edmonton Oilers NHL 80 29 32 61 180 22 16 15 31 8
1990–91 Edmonton Oilers NHL 75 30 27 57 66 18 5 11 16 12
1991–92 Edmonton Oilers NHL 79 24 37 61 80 1 0 0 0 0
1992–93 Edmonton Oilers NHL 60 24 22 46 36 — — — — —
1993–94 Buffalo Sabres NHL 22 8 8 16 8 — — — — —
1994–95 Buffalo Sabres NHL 24 4 7 11 26 — — — — —
NHL totals 634 247 250 497 659 67 36 32 68 56

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf|title=Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA|year=2018|website=Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament|access-date=2019-01-15}}
2. ^{{cite news|title=Hughson, Simpson will have double the fun|newspaper=The Globe and Mail|date=March 21, 2008|first=William|last=Houston|page=S2}}
3. ^{{cite news|title=Olympic figure skater Jamie Salé's happily ever after|url=http://www.chatelaine.com/living/olympic-figure-skater-jamie-sales-happily-ever-after/|accessdate=February 16, 2014|work=Chatelaine|date=October 21, 2010|first=Katrina|last=Onstad}}
4. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/television/2009/11/16/jamie_saleacute_and_craig_simpson_win_battle_of_the_blades.html|title=Jamie Salé and Craig Simpson win Battle of the Blades |first=Robyn|last=Doolittle|date=November 16, 2009|work=Toronto Star|accessdate=February 16, 2014}}
5. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/more-sports/skater-girl-new-baby-in-the-house-for-jamie-sale-craig-simpson/article13102194/|title=Skater girl: new baby in the house for Jamie Sale, Craig Simpson |author=Canadian Press|date=July 9, 2013|work=Globe and Mail|accessdate=February 16, 2014}}
6. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20091061,00.html|title=Ice Skaters Jamie Salé & David Pelletier Have a Son|last=Benet|first=Lorenzo|date=October 1, 2007|work=People|accessdate=February 16, 2014}}
7. ^{{cite news|title=Jamie Sale, 'best friend' Craig Simpson married|url=http://www.edmontonsun.com/2012/06/21/jamie-sale-best-friend-craig-simpson-married|accessdate=February 16, 2014|work=Edmonton Sun|date=June 21, 2012|first=Kevin|last=Maimann}}
8. ^1 {{cite web|title=Oilers study history to help build future|url=https://edmontonjournal.com/sports/Oilers+study+history+help+build+future/5007600/story.html|date=June 26, 2011|author=Matheson, J.|publisher=Edmonton Journal|accessdate=2011-06-30}}
9. ^{{cite web|title=Sons make fathers proud at Entry Draft|url=http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2011/06/25/sons-make-fathers-proud-at-entry-draft/|publisher=Fox News|date=June 25, 2011|accessdate=2011-06-30}}
10. ^{{cite web|title=NHL DRAFT: UND's Simpson is a wild card|url=http://www.grandforksherald.com/event/article/id/207639/group/homepage/|author=Schlossman, B.|publisher=Grand Forks Herald|date=June 23, 2011|accessdate=2011-06-30}}
11. ^{{cite news|title=All-CCHA Teams|url=http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ccha_all.html|publisher=College Hockey Historical Archives|accessdate=2013-07-27}}
12. ^{{cite news|title=Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners|url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_icehockey_rb/2013/MIH%20awards%20for%202013.pdf|publisher=NCAA.org|accessdate=June 11, 2013}}
13. ^{{cite news|title=2012-13 CCHA Media Guide|url=http://issuu.com/cchahockey/docs/2012-13_ccha_media_guide_final_2a_compressed#|publisher=ISSUU.com|accessdate=2014-04-23}}

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