Kent Andrew Simpson (born July 20, 1975) is a

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professional

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winger and current broadcaster, who most recently played for

Rødovre Mighty Bulls The Rødovre Mighty Bulls is a Danish professional ice hockey team based in Rødovre, Denmark, playing in the Metal Ligaen, the top tier of Danish ice hockey. The club was founded in 1961 and play their home games in the Rødovre Skøjte Arena w ...

in the

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. Simpson currently serves as a hockey commentator for

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during Winter Olympic ice hockey coverage. He has previously played in the

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(ECHL) in North America and also played in Europe in the

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(ISL), the

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(DEL) and the

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. He also spent the 1999–2000 season with the touring Canadian national ice hockey team. Simpson is the younger brother of former

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player

Todd Simpson Todd William Simpson (born May 28, 1973) is a Canadian former ice hockey player who spent parts of 10 seasons in the National Hockey League. He is currently a real estate agent in Kelowna, British Columbia. Playing career Simpson played at Brown ...

Playing career

After finishing university, Simpson joined the

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in the

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for the 1998–99 season before spending a season touring with the Canadian national ice hockey team. Simpson then went to Europe where he joined the

Sheffield Steelers The Sheffield Steelers are a professional ice hockey team located in Sheffield, England. They were formed in 1991 (see 1991 in sport) and play their home games at the Utilita Arena. They are currently a member of the Elite Ice Hockey League. ...

in the

ISL for the 2000–01 season when he helped them to win a

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of all available trophies: the

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, the

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, the league championship and the

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. Simpson then played the 2001–02 season playing for Schwenninger Wild Wings in the

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before returning to Sheffield for the 2002–03 season. During this second spell with Sheffield he helped them to win the Challenge Cup and the league championship. In 2003–04, Simpson played for Renon Ritten in the

before he moved to

Herning Blue Fox Herning Blue Fox is a Danish professional ice hockey team based in Herning, Denmark, playing in the Metal Ligaen, the top tier of Danish ice hockey. The club was founded in 1947 and play their home games in the KVIK Hockey Arena which has a capac ...

in the

for the 2004–05 season. Next, Simpson returned to Sheffield, who were then playing in the

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, for the 2005–06 season and for his third spell with them. Simpson then returned to Denmark to play for

for the 2006–07 season.

Records

*Most assists (17) and

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(26) for

in 2002–03. *Most

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(26) and points (50 – jointly held) for Renon Ritten in 2003–04.

Career statistics

International play

Played for

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in: *1999–2000 touring team

International statistics

References

European Hockey.NetThe Internet Hockey Database

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Simpson, Kent 1975 births Living people Herning Blue Fox players Canadian ice hockey left wingers Ice hockey people from British Columbia Johnstown Chiefs players Rødovre Mighty Bulls players Schwenninger Wild Wings players Sheffield Steelers players Ritten Sport players University of Alberta alumni