Simon Douglas Sulliman (born August 29, 1959) is a Canadian former professional
ice hockey
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player. He played 11 seasons in the
National Hockey League
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from
1979–80 until
1989–90.
Playing career
Sulliman was drafted 13th overall by the
New York Rangers
The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the New York City borough of Manhattan. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home ...
in the
1979 NHL Entry Draft
The 1979 NHL Entry Draft was the 17th NHL Entry Draft. It took place on August 9, 1979, at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec. The National Hockey League (NHL) teams selected 126 players eligible for entry into professional ranks, in ...
, after a standout junior career with the
Kitchener Rangers
The Kitchener Rangers are a major junior ice hockey team based in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Midwest Division of the Western Conference of the Ontario Hockey League. The Rangers have won the J. Ross Robertson Cup as OHL ...
. He played 631 career NHL games, scoring 160 goals and 168 assists for 328 points.
In
1981–82, Sulliman enjoyed a career year for the
Hartford Whalers
The Hartford Whalers were a professional ice hockey team based for most of its existence in Hartford, Connecticut. The club played in the World Hockey Association (WHA) from 1972 until 1979, and in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1979 to ...
, establishing career highs in goals (29), assists (40), points (69), PIM (39) and games played (77). Following the
1986–87 season, he received several team awards from the
New Jersey Devils
The New Jersey Devils are a professional sports, professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey. The Devils compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern ...
, including the Players’ MVP, Fan Club MVP, Good Guy Award, and was the team's
Masterton Trophy
The Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy is awarded annually to the National Hockey League player who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to ice hockey. It is named after Bill Masterton, the only player in NHL h ...
nominee, awarded to the player who best exemplifies "perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication" to hockey. He also won the team's Three Star award in
1984–85.
Coaching career
Upon retirement, Sulliman served as an assistant coach with the Devils from 1990–1993, including one season as an assistant under
Herb Brooks
Herbert Paul Brooks Jr. (August 5, 1937 – August 11, 2003) was an American ice hockey player and coach. His most notable achievement came in 1980 as head coach of the gold medal-winning U.S. Olympic team at Lake Placid. At the Games, Brooks' ...
during the
1992–93 season. During Sulliman's tenure as a coach with the Devils, the team posted a regular season record of 110-101-33 and qualified for the playoffs each year.
After coaching for the Devils, Sulliman spent the next decade and a half working on
Wall Street
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and in the
insurance
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industry. He also worked with
Mike Emrick
Michael "Doc" Emrick (born August 1, 1946) is an American former network television play-by-play sportscaster and commentator noted mostly for his work in ice hockey. He was the lead announcer for National Hockey League national telecasts on bot ...
from
1995 to 1996 as a broadcast analyst with the New Jersey Devils. On July 10, 2008, Phoenix Coyotes announced that Sulliman had been hired by the Coyotes as an assistant coach for Head Coach
Wayne Gretzky
Wayne Douglas Gretzky ( ; born January 26, 1961) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and former head coach. He played 20 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for four teams from 1979 to 1999. Nicknamed "the Great One ...
's staff.
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1959 births
Arizona Coyotes coaches
Canadian ice hockey forwards
Hartford Whalers players
Ice hockey people from Nova Scotia
Kitchener Rangers players
Living people
National Hockey League assistant coaches
National Hockey League first-round draft picks
New Jersey Devils coaches
New Jersey Devils players
New York Rangers draft picks
New York Rangers players
People from Glace Bay
Philadelphia Flyers players
Sportspeople from the Cape Breton Regional Municipality
Canadian ice hockey coaches