| Round | Overall |
| 3 | 21 |
Dave Simpson
Selected by Pittsburgh from Westfort (TBJHL)
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5-foot-8, 180 pounds
Left-hand shot
Defense
Pre-Draft Statistics
| Year | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM |
| 1966-67 | Westfort | TBJHL | 29 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 137 |
| 1967-68 | Westfort | TBJHL | 32 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 168 |
Pre-Draft Notes
Led TBJHL with 137 penalty minutes in 1966-67 and 168 PIM in 1967-68. ... Had 120 PIM in 11 games for Westfort in 1968 Memorial Cup tournament.
Canadian • Born March
13, 1948 in Sudbury, Ontario • Hometown: Fort William, Ontario
NEVER PLAYED IN NHL
After the Draft
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Traded by Des Moines (IHL) to Port Huron in exchange for Pete Mara
in November 1969.
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Rights sold by Port Huron (IHL) to Dayton in January 1970.
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Led IHL with 264 penalty minutes for Des Moines, Port Huron, and
Dayton in 1969-70.
- Won IHL Turner Cup with
Dayton in 1970.
- Served
as Dayton (IHL) captain in 1973-74.
- Won IHL
Governors' Trophy as league's top defenseman with Dayton in 1973-74.
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Named to IHL All-Star Second Team with Dayton in 1973-74.
- Missed part of 1974-75 season with broken ribs.
Miscellaneous
Full Name:
David Hugh Simpson
Post-Draft Teams: Amarillo (CHL); Des Moines, Port Huron, Dayton (IHL); Baltimore (AHL); Boston (AHL); Thunder Bay (OHA Sr.);
Drumheller, Calgary (Alberta Sr.)
Coaching: Served as head coach
of Mount Royal College in Calgary during 1977-78 season.
Career Beyond Hockey: Took
ownership of the Thunder Bay Junior Stars (OHA Jr. B) hockey team in
2000s after many years coaching at various levels in Thunder Bay,
Ontario. Continues to work with the team as its an associate coach.
Family: Father of OHA Jr. B coach Scott Simpson.
| SNAPSHOT '68 | |
| Total Selected: | 24 |
| Forwards: | 13 |
| Defense: | 8 |
| Goaltenders: | 3 |
| Major Junior: | 16 |
| College Players: | 4 |
| Canadian: | 22 |
| USA Citizens: | 2 |
| U.S.-Born: | 1 |
| European: | 0 |
| Reached NHL: | 10 |
| Won Stanley Cup: | 2 |
| Hall of Fame: | 0 |
| All-Star Game: | 2 |
| Year-end All-Star: | 0 |
| Olympians: | 0 |
| Picks Traded: | 1 |