Charlie Simmer
Date of birth | March 20, 1954 |
place of birth | Terrace Bay , Ontario , Canada |
size | 191 cm |
Weight | 95 kg |
position | striker |
Draft | |
NHL Amateur Draft |
1974 , 3rd lap, 39th position California Golden Seals |
WHA Amateur Draft |
1974 , 2nd round, 26th position Cleveland Crusaders |
Career stations | |
1971-1973 | Kenora Muskies |
1973-1974 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds |
1974-1976 | California Golden Seals |
1976-1977 | Cleveland Barons |
1977-1984 | Los Angeles Kings |
1984-1987 | Boston Bruins |
1987-1988 | Pittsburgh Penguins |
1988-1989 | Eintracht Frankfurt |
1990-1992 | San Diego Gulls |
Charlie Robert Simmer (* 20th March 1954 in Terrace Bay , Ontario ) is a retired Canadian ice hockey player , who from 1974 to 1988 for the California Seals , Cleveland Barons , Los Angeles Kings , Boston Bruins and Pittsburgh Penguins in the National Hockey League and for Eintracht Frankfurt played in the ice hockey Bundesliga .
Career
As a junior he played in the OHA for Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds . Simmer was drafted in round 3 of the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft as 39th by the California Seals. In the same year he was also drafted in the WHA by the Cleveland Crusaders in Round 2 as 26th, but never played in the WHA.
On December 27, 1974 he made his debut with the Seals against the Boston Bruins and in his first game he was able to contribute a goal and an assist. A good debut season was followed by two weaker times when the Seals moved to Cleveland.
Simmer spent most of his career with the Los Angeles Kings , where he played as a left winger in the infamous "Triple Crown Line" with Marcel Dionne and Dave Taylor (both leading the Kings in games and points). Simmer has had two seasons with 56 goals in a row and was a three-time NHL All-Star. In 1986, Simmer won the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy .
In total, Simmer scored 711 points (342 goals and 369 assists) in 712 NHL games.
In 1988/89 he moved to Eintracht Frankfurt (now Frankfurt Lions ) in the then ice hockey Bundesliga .
In 1990/91 he was a season in the IHL for the San Diego Gulls as a player-coach before he ended his career the following season with his farewell game.
Achievements and Awards
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International
- 1983 bronze medal at the world championship
statistics
Seasons | Games | Gates | Assists | Points | Penalty minutes | |
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NHL Regular Season | 14th | 712 | 342 | 369 | 711 | 544 |
NHL playoffs | 6th | 24 | 9 | 9 | 18th | 32 |
Bundesliga main round | 1 | 36 | 19th | 32 | 51 | 68 |
Bundesliga playoffs | 1 | 4th | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
Web links
- Charlie Simmer in the database of the National Hockey League (English)
- Charlie Simmer at eliteprospects.com (English)
- Charlie Simmer at rodi-db.de
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Simmer, Charlie |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Simmer, Charlie Robert (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian ice hockey player |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 20, 1954 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Terrace Bay , Ontario |