Sean Simpson
Canadian ice hockey player
Sean Simpson (born May 4, 1960) is a Canadian ice hockey coach and former professional ice hockey player. He last served as head coach of the Hungarian National Team.
As a player, Simpson played two AHL seasons before embarking upon a career playing in Europe.
Playing career
Simpson played major junior briefly for the Kingston Canadians and then for four seasons with the Ottawa 67's. During his time with Ottawa 67's (1977-1981), Sean Simpson had 141 goals and 238 assists in 226 games played. Simpson is 6th on the All-Time Regular Player stats for the Ottawa 67's. In 1979-1980, Simpson also represented Canada in the World Junior Championships U-20 tournament Drafted by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 7th round in the 1980 NHL entry draft, he played a season with the New Brunswick Hawks. He then played the following season for the Springfield Indians, also of the AHL.
Simpson joined Tilburg Trappers in 1983, for whom he played four seasons. During the 1986-87 season, Simpson represented Canada again at the International level. In 1988, he joined Rotterdam Panda's (sic).
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