Robert Samuel Simpson (born November 17, 1956) is a Canadian former professional

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forward who played 175 games in the

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Early life

Simpson was born in Caughnawaga, Quebec. As a youth, he played in the 1968 and 1969

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team from Caughnawaga.

Career

Simpson played three years of major junior hockey in the

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and had a ten-year career as a professional. Drafted as the fourth overall pick in the WHA Amateur Draft, Bobby Simpson still went on to play in the NHL instead where he was the twenty-eighth draft pick. During his three years in the QMJHL, Simpson collected 245 points and another 64 at the NHL level.

Personal life

Simpson is also a full-blood Native American from the

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band near

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Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

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* 1956 births Living people Atlanta Flames draft picks Atlanta Flames players Baltimore Skipjacks players Canadian ice hockey forwards Canadian Mohawk people Erie Blades players First Nations sportspeople Ice hockey people from Quebec Indianapolis Checkers players Indianapolis Racers draft picks Muskegon Mohawks players People from Montérégie Peoria Rivermen (IHL) players Pittsburgh Penguins players Saginaw Lumber Kings players Salt Lake Golden Eagles (CHL) players Sherbrooke Castors players St. Louis Blues players Tulsa Oilers (1964–1984) players {{canada-icehockey-winger-1950s-stub