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| 1972 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Tom Simpson
Selected in sixth round
No. 89 overall by St. Louis Blues
Born August
15, 1952
 | Position: Right Wing
Height:
5-9 Weight: 180
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Oshawa (OMJHL)
Birthplace: Bowmanville, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Bowmanville, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1968-69 |
Oshawa | OHA | 2 |
1 | 0 |
1 | 0 | | 1969-70 |
Oshawa | OHA |
53 | 28 |
26 | 54 |
44 | | 1970-71 |
Oshawa | OHA |
59 | 42 |
20 | 62 |
82 | | 1971-72 |
Oshawa | OMJHL |
44 | 29 |
18 | 47 |
53 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Missed part
of 1971-72 season with ankle injury. |
| NHL CAREER |
| Never played in NHL. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Ottawa/Toronto/Birmingham,
Edmonton (WHA); Springfield, Binghamton (AHL); Tucson (PHL); Amsterdam (Neth.)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
WHA All-Star Game: 1974, 1975
WHA
Draft Pick: 1972 (by Ottawa)
Miscellaneous: Became first player in Toronto major-league hockey history
to score 50 goals in season when he achieved feat with Toronto Toros (WHA) in 1974-75. ... Scored first
goal in Birmingham (WHA) history against Houston on Oct. 8, 1976. ... Was
playing in PHL when league folded after 1978-79 regular season. |
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SNAPSHOT '72 | | Total Selected: |
152 | | Forwards: |
88 | | Defense: |
47 | | Goaltenders: |
17 | | Major Junior: |
121 | | College Players: |
25 |
| Canadian: |
139 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
2 | | USA Citizens: |
11 | | U.S.-Born: |
10 |
| European: |
0 |
| Reached NHL: |
67 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
11 | | Hall of Fame: |
2 |
| All-Star Game: |
13 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
3 |
| Olympians: |
1 |
| Picks Traded: |
24 |
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