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Craig Simpson

Position: LW
Shoots: Right
Height: 6-2    Weight: 195 lbs.
Born: February 15, 1967 in London, Ontario

Drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1st round (2nd overall) of the 1985 NHL Entry Draft.

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NHL/WHA Regular Season

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G GC GC/G TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1985-86 18 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 76 11 17 28 0.37 11 0.14 46 13 32 0 1 49 8 2 1 0 74 0.97 14.9
1986-87 19 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 72 26 25 51 0.71 20 0.28 87 21 55 0 11 57 19 7 0 3 133 1.85 19.5
1987-88 20 2 Teams NHL 80 56 34 90 1.13 38 0.48 138 51 72 5 20 77 34 22 0 8 177 2.21 31.6
1987-88 20 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 21 13 13 26 1.24 10 0.50 34 10 23 4 5 34 9 4 0 3 59 2.81 22.0
1987-88 20 Edmonton Oilers NHL 59 43 21 64 1.08 28 0.47 104 41 49 1 15 43 25 18 0 5 118 2.00 36.4
1988-89 21 Edmonton Oilers NHL 66 35 41 76 1.15 29 0.45 102 44 62 1 -3 80 18 17 0 4 121 1.83 28.9
1989-90 22 Edmonton Oilers NHL 80 29 32 61 0.76 24 0.30 94 33 65 2 -2 180 22 7 0 2 129 1.61 22.5
1990-91 23 Edmonton Oilers NHL 75 30 27 57 0.76 23 0.31 83 37 54 0 -8 66 15 15 0 5 143 1.91 21.0
1991-92 24 Edmonton Oilers NHL 79 24 37 61 0.77 23 0.29 101 34 60 1 8 80 18 6 0 2 128 1.62 18.8
1992-93 25 Edmonton Oilers NHL 60 24 22 46 0.77 19 0.31 70 36 49 1 -14 36 12 12 0 3 91 1.52 26.4
1993-94 26 Buffalo Sabres NHL 22 8 8 16 0.73 7 0.30 25 10 18 0 -3 8 6 2 0 2 28 1.27 28.6
1994-95 27 Buffalo Sabres NHL 24 4 7 11 0.46 4 0.17 13 6 12 0 -5 26 3 1 0 0 20 0.83 20.0
Career 10 Seasons NHL 634 247 250 497 0.78 198 0.31 759 285 479 10 5 659 155 91 1 29 1044 1.65 23.7

NHL/WHA Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1987-88 20 Edmonton Oilers NHL SC 19 13 6 19 1.00 4 26 10 3 0 3 33 1.74 39.4
1988-89 21 Edmonton Oilers NHL 7 2 0 2 0.29 -3 10 1 1 0 1 10 1.43 20.0
1989-90 22 Edmonton Oilers NHL SC 22 16 15 31 1.41 11 8 10 6 0 3 42 1.91 38.1
1990-91 23 Edmonton Oilers NHL 18 5 11 16 0.89 1 12 4 1 0 0 21 1.17 23.8
1991-92 24 Edmonton Oilers NHL 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.00 0.0
Career 5 Seasons NHL 2 67 36 32 68 1.01 13 56 25 11 0 7 107 1.60 33.6

Other Regular Season

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G GC GC/G TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1982-83 15 London Diamonds OHA-B 42 47 64 111 2.64 68
1983-84 16 Michigan State Spartans CCHA 46 14 43 57 1.24 38
1984-85 17 Michigan State Spartans CCHA 42 31 53 84 2.00 33
Career 2 Seasons CCHA 88 45 96 141 1.60 71
Career 1 Season OHA-B 42 47 64 111 2.64 68

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Games Played

1987-88 NHL 80 (1)
 1989-90 NHL 80 (1)

Goals

1987-88 NHL 56 (2)

Goals Per Game

1987-88 NHL 0.70 (3)

Even Strength Goals

1987-88 NHL 34 (3)

Power Play Goals

1987-88 NHL 22 (3)

Game-Winning Goals

1987-88 NHL 8 (3)

Shooting Percentage

1987-88 NHL 31.6 (1)
 1988-89 NHL 28.9 (2)
1989-90 NHL 22.5 (7)
1990-91 NHL 21.0 (8)
1992-93 NHL 26.4 (1)
 Career NHL 23.7 (1)
 		 

Transactions

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November 24, 1987: Traded to Edmonton by Pittsburgh with Dave Hannan, Moe Mantha and Chris Joseph for Paul Coffey, Dave Hunter and Wayne Van Dorp, November 24, 1987.

September 1, 1993: Traded to Buffalo by Edmonton for Jozef Cierny and Buffalo's 4th round choice (Jussi Tarvainen) in 1994 Entry Draft, September 1, 1993.

December 1, 1993: Suffered eventual career-ending back injury in game vs. Tampa Bay, December 1, 1993.