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| 1976 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Bobby Simpson
Selected in second round
No.
28 overall by Atlanta Flames
Born November 17, 1956
 | Position: Left Wing
Height: 6-0 Weight:
185
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Sherbrooke (QMJHL)
Birthplace: Caughnawaga, Quebec (Canada)
Hometown:
Caughnawaga, Quebec |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1973-74 |
Sherbrooke | QMJHL |
64 | 6 |
21 | 27 |
138 | | 1974-75 |
Sherbrooke | QMJHL |
69 | 38 |
47 | 85 |
146 | | 1975-76 |
Sherbrooke | QMJHL |
68 | 56 |
77 | 133 |
126 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as
QMJHL's No. 3 prospect for the 1976 NHL draft. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 5, 1976 (Atlanta at
Washington)
Numbers: 11, 22 (Atlanta); 22 (St. Louis); 33, 28
(Pittsburgh)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1987 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM |
| 1976-1982 | Atlanta, St. Louis, Pittsburgh |
175 | 35 | 29 |
64 | 98 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM |
| 1977-1982 | Atlanta, Pittsburgh |
6 | 0 | 1 |
1 | 2 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Left unprotected by St. Louis
in 1979 NHL Expansion Draft, but was reclaimed by Blues as fill-in after Gord
McTavish was taken off of team's roster on June 13, 1979. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Tulsa (CHL); Salt Lake (CHL);
Muskegon (IHL); Erie (AHL); Baltimore (AHL); Indianapolis, Salt Lake, Peoria (IHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
CHL Adams Cup: 1980 (Salt Lake)
WHA Draft Pick: 1976 (by
Indianapolis, No. 4 overall in Round 1)
1979-80: Played on CHL
regular-season champion (Salt Lake).
1980-81: Played eight
regular-season games for Salt Lake team that went on to win CHL playoff title,
but was not with team in postseason.
1983-84: Played on AHL
regular-season champion (Baltimore).
1986-87: Played nine
regular-season games for Salt Lake team that went on to win IHL playoff title,
but was not with team in postseason.
Personal: Full name is Robert Sam
Simpson. ... Also known as Robert Simpson and Bob Simpson during his playing days.
... Is a full-blooded Mohawk Indian. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Atlanta traded Simpson to St. Louis in
exchange for Curt Bennett on May 24, 1979. |
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SNAPSHOT '76 | | Total Selected: |
135 | | Forwards: |
83 | | Defense: |
39 | | Goaltenders: |
13 | | Major Junior: |
97 | | College Players: |
26 |
| Canadian: |
103 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
1 | | USA Citizens: |
23 | | U.S.-Born: |
23 |
| European: |
8 |
| Reached NHL: |
73 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
8 | | Hall of Fame: |
1 |
| All-Star Game: |
12 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
2 |
| Olympians: |
6 |
| Picks Traded: |
15 |
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