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Indigenous NHL'ers Update 12/16/05
Jordin Tootoo recalled from Milwaukee
December 15, 2005
Nashville, Tenn. (December 15, 2005) – Nashville Predators Executive Vice President/General Manager David Poile announced today that the club has recalled forward Jordin Tootoo (#14) from the Milwaukee Admirals of the American Hockey League.
Tootoo, 22 (2/2/83), appeared in Nashville’s season opener on October 5 before joining the Admirals. In 21 AHL games this season, the 5-9, 194-pound right wing has posted 13 points (7g-6a) and 67 penalty minutes. He appeared in 70 games with the Predators in 2003-04 and led the club with 137 penalty minutes. Each time Tootoo touches the puck, the crowd hollars "TOOOOOOOO" very loudly, sounding almost like "boo'ing", which gets the crowd very excited.
Jordin Tootoo #14
POSTION: Right Wing
ROSTER: Nashville Predators
SHOOTS: Right
HEIGHT: 5' 9"
WEIGHT: 194
BORN: February 2, 1983
BIRTHPLACE: Churchill, Manitoba (Inuit Indigenous Red "Indian/First Nation" Nation)
DRAFTED: 2001 NHL Entry Draft (4th round by Nashville)
PRONOUNCED: JOHR-dihn TOO-TOO
Career Bio
2004-05: Led the Milwaukee Admirals (AHL) in penalty minutes (266)… Also led Milwaukee with 41 penalty minutes in the playoffs.
2003-04: Led Nashville and ranked fifth among NHL rookies in penalty minutes (137)… Also led the Predators and ranked fifth among league rookies in major penalties (15)… Recorded his first multi-point game (1g-1a) on Jan. 10 vs. St. Louis… Tallied his first NHL goal on Oct. 23 at Atlanta… Made his NHL debut on Oct. 9 vs. Anaheim… Missed three games due to injury/illness… Signed his first pro contract on May 29, 2003. PLAYOFFS: Appeared in five of Nashville’s six first-round playoff games.
AMATEUR: Voted Brandon’s Most Popular Player in each of his four WHL seasons (1999-2003) and finished his Wheat Kings career ranked third all-time in penalty minutes (874)… Named a 2003 WHL Eastern Conference First Team All-Star… Led Brandon (WHL) in penalty minutes (216) and tied for first in points (74) in 2002-03… Ranked ninth in the WHL in penalty minutes and tied for ninth with seven game-winning goals in 2002-03… Named WHL Player of the Week for the week of Nov. 11-17, 2002… Won a silver medal with Team Canada at the 2003 World Junior Championships… Led Brandon in goals (32), assists (39) and points (71) and ranked second in game-winning goals (6) and penalty minutes (276) in 2001-02… Named the WHL Player of the Month for Dec. 2001, and the WHL Player of the Week for the week of Dec. 23-30, 2001… Performed for Team Orr at the 2001 CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game… Won the hardest shot event at the 2001 Top Prospects Skills Evaluation (96.1 mph)… Recognized as Brandon’s hardest worker in 2000-01… Led the 2000-01 Wheat Kings in playoff scoring with six points (2g-4a)… Captained Canada’s U-18 team at the 2000 Four Nations tournament in Slovakia, capturing a gold medal… Skated for Team West in the 2000 U-17 World Hockey Challenge… Played for the OCN Blizzard (MJHL) in 1998-99, earning Rookie of the Year and Scholastic Player of the Year honors.
BACKGROUND: His hometown is Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, located on Canada’s Hudson Bay… Fluent in English and Inuktituk… Became the first player of Inuit descent to skate in an NHL game when he made his NHL debut… Ranked eighth on The Globe and Mail’s list of the top 25 sports figures in Canada for 2003… Nominated as Manitoba’s Sportsman of the Year for 2000… His story has been featured in publications such as USA Today, Sports Illustrated, ESPN Magazine and MacLean’s… Nickname “Toots”… Idolized the play of Wendel Clark while growing up.
TRANSACTIONS: June 24, 2001 – Nashville’s sixth choice, 98th overall (fourth round), in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft.
http://www.nashvillepredators.com
Cheechoo update:
Jonathon Cheechoo (Moose Factory Ontario Cree Nation) leads San Jose Shark goal scoring with 12 one third through the season.
# 14 Jonathan Cheechoo
# 14 Jonathan Cheechoo
HEIGHT: 6'1" WEIGHT: 195
AGE: 25 BORN: Moose Factory, Ontario(Moose Cree First Nation)
SHOOTS: R
ACQUIRED FROM:
Selected by San Jose in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft (2nd Round, 29th Overall)
2004-05: Joined HV71 (Swedish Elite) in late December...Scored two goals in his HV71 debut on Dec. 28...T-11th on team in goals (5) despite playing in less than half of the team’s games (20).
2003-04: Posted career highs in points (47), goals (28) and assists (19) finishing T-3rd on team in scoring...Tied for team lead in goals (28, with Marleau)...T-4th overall in NHL and 1st on Sharks with 9 GW goals...Named Seagate Technology “Sharks Player of the Month” for March…Recorded 7 multi-goal games (also a career high and first multi goal games of career) with 2 goals each (March 23 vs. Detroit [2-0=2], March 18 at LA [2-0=2], March 16 at DAL [2-0=2], including GTG and both within last two minutes of regulation], March 11 vs. NYI [2-0=2], Feb. 16 at PHI, [2-1=3], Nov. 1 at FLA [2-0=2], Dec. 26 at LA [2-0=2])...Posted 9 goals (including four, 2-goal games) and 12 points in 9 games from March 11-26...Posted 4-game point scoring streak (3-3=6) from March 21-26...Recorded career high 7-game point streak (5-5=10) from Feb. 16-29...Recorded two 3-game points streaks--Nov. 28-Dec. 2 (1-2=3) and Dec. 13-18 (1-2=3)...Scored on his first career NHL penalty shot (17th goal on the season) on Feb. 23 vs. Columbus in 4-2 win (against Blue Jackets goalie Pascal LeClaire)...- Set single-game career high in points (3) with goal and two assists on Feb. 16 at Philadelphia in 5-2 win,...Posted four assists for Western Conference Team at the NHL YoungStars Game on Feb. 7 in 7-3 win as part of NHL All-Star Weekend in St. Paul, Minn...Selected to participate in the Willie O'Ree NHL Diversity street hockey clinic Feb. 7...Missed 1 game (Jan. 13) with sore upper body...Surpassed previous single-season career high in assists with 8th assist on Jan. 5 at Vancouver (previous high was 7, set in 2002-03)...Surpassed previous career-high in goals (previous high was 9, set in 2002-03) and points (previous high was 16, set in 2002-03) with 10th and 11th goal of season on Dec. 26 vs. LA , giving him his 17th and 18th points of the season)...Matched his goal, assist and point totals from last season (9-7=16 in 66 games in 2002-03) in just 34 games this season...Scored Sharks opening goal of the 2003-04 season on the power play Oct. 9 at Edmonton.
2002-03: T-1st on team in game-tying goals (1). . .Named game's second star and posted one assist on March 27 vs. Detroit . . .Scored 9th goal of season March 8 at Phoenix . .Scored game-opening/winning goal and T-1st among all players with 6 shots on Feb. 21 vs. Columbus . . .Posted points (1-2=3) in consecutive games for first time in career from Dec. 28-Jan. 2. . .Tallied decisive goal for second consecutive game with the game-winning goal on Dec. 30 vs. Philadelphia. . .Registered first career multi-point game (1-1=2), including scoring the game-tying goal on Dec. 28 vs. Chicago. . .Posted first career NHL assist on Fahey's first career goal on Dec. 23 at Boston. . .Scored first goal since recall and second of the season on Dec. 21 at Toronto. . .Recalled from Cleveland on Dec. 3. . .Posted 7 points (3-4=7) in 9 games with Cleveland at time of recall. . .Reassigned to Cleveland on Nov. 22. . .Scored first career NHL goal . . also the game-winning tally, .on Oct. 24 at Nashville . . .Played in first career NHL game on Oct. 10 vs. Detroit , posting one shot.
Personal:
Single...Favorites: Tim McGraw (musician), “Good Will Hunting” (movie), “That 70s Show” (television show), Matt Damon (actor), Jennifer Garner (actress), Original Joe’s (favorite San Jose/Bay Area restaurant), Moose Factory, Ontario (vacation spot and hometown), fried moose (food) and my grandparent’s house (hometown hangout)...Pre-game ritual includes eating his meals at Original Joe’s when playing in San Jose...Lists fishing and hunting as his hobbies...If he wasn’t in hockey, he’d be teaching elementary school...”Cheech” considers five-time Stanley Cup ChampionJari Kurri as his hockey idol...His most memorable Sharks/NHL moment is playing in the 2003-04 Stanley Cup Playoffs with San Jose...Three words to describe himself: dedicated, hard working and positive...His three wishes: win Stanley Cup, have good health and have a long career...Only member of Moose Cree First Nations to sign an NHL contract...Father taught him how to skate when he was two...Hometown is located 500 miles north of Toronto on an island that’s roughly five square miles and sits in the Moose River at the southern tip of Hudson Bay...When he was 12, for a school assignment, he wrote that he wanted to play for the Sharks in 2002 (he received a Sharks jacket as a gift).
www.sjsharks.com
Chris Simon update:
Chris Simon #17
Position Shoots Height Weight
Left Wing Left 6'4" 235 lbs
Born Date
Wawa, Ont. 30/01/1972
Ojibwe Cree Nation
Last Amateur Club
Sault Ste. Marie (OHL)
Drafted
Philadelphia's second choice, 25th overall, in 1990 Entry Draft
How Acquired
Trade with New York Rangers, along with a 7th round draft pick in 2004, for Jamie McLennan, Blair Betts and Greg Moore on March 6, 2004
Previous Season's Highlights Career Record Statistics
Current Year Statistics
GP G A PTS PIM PPG SHG GWG
24 2 4 6 22 1 0 1
Previous Season's Highlights
2004-05 HIGHLIGHTS:
Did not play due to NHL work stoppage
Career Record
2003-04: Split the season between CGY and NYR appearing in 78 contests posting 28 points (17g, 11a) and 250 PIMs...Finished 1st on the Flames and 2nd in the NHL in PIM (250)...Recorded five points (3g, 2a), 25 PIMs and an ice-time average of 16:38 with CGY...Suspended for two games by NHL for Mar. 22nd incident vs. DAL...Posted a PP assist on Mar. 20 vs. NSH in his 600th NHL career game...Scored his first goal with CGY on Mar. 13 at NSH...Played his first game with CGY in a 7-1 win on Mar. 7 at COL...Played in 65 games with NYR notching 23 points (14g, 9a), 225 PIMs and 11:56 of average ice-time before being acquired by CGY on Mar. 6...Playoffs: Played in 16 playoff games recording seven points (5g, 2a) and a team leading 74 PIM and averaged 15:06 of ice-time during the playoffs...Missed 10 games due to injury...Played in three games vs. VAN posting three points (2g, 1a) and scored the Flames 1st goal of the 2004 playoffs on Apr. 7 at VAN...Played in all six games in the Western Conference Championship vs. SJ scoring one goal and leading the team with 45 PIMs. Simon also scored a PP goal in Game 4 vs. SJ on May 16...Scored two goals and added an assist during the Stanley Cup Finals vs. TB and scored the GW/PP goal while also posting a PP assist in Game 3 vs. TB on May 29
2002-03: Appeared in 71 matches with the CHI and WSH registering 20 points (12g, 8a) and 148 PIMs ... skated in 10 matches with the WSH prior to his trade to CHI, recording two assists ad 23 penalty minutes ... acquired by CHI on Nov. 1 from WSH along with Andrei Nikolishin, in exchange for Michael Nylander, a 2003 3rd round choice and a 2004 conditional 3rd round pick ... appeared in 61 contests with CHI following the deal tallying 18 points (12g, 6a) along with 125 PIMs ... skated in his 500th NHL match on Jan. 30 at BOS ... tallied his 100th NHL goal on Jan. 26 at MTL ... posted a three-game point scoring streak from Mar. 17-22 registering four points (2g, 2a) over the span.
2001-02: Skated in a career-high 82 matches, becoming the only player on the team to appear in each regular season match ... registered 31 points (14g, 17a) along with 137 PIMs ... ranked 1st on the team with 137 PIMs and was 6th with 14 goals ... ranked 7th on the team with 31 points ... appeared in his 300th NHL match on Mar. 23 at CLB ... registered his 100th NHL assist on Mar. 8 at CAR and his 200th NHL point on Mar. 29 at NJ.
2000-01: Tallied 20 points (10g, 10a) and 109 PIMs in 60 games ... ranked 3rd on the team with 109 PIMs.
1999-00: Appeared in 75 matches, tallying 49 points (29g, 20a) and 146 PIMs ... established new career-highs in each of the major offensive categories with 29 goals, 20 assists and 49 points ... ranked 1st on the team with 29 goals, seven PP goals and 146 PIMs, becoming one of just two players in the NHL to lead his team in both goals and PIMs ... ranked 3rd on the team with 49 points ... T-2nd on the team with five GW goals. Playoffs: Skated in four playoff games, collecting two goals and 24 PIMs.
1998-99: Skated in 23 games recording 10 points (3g, 7a) and 48 PIMs ... registered his 100th NHL point on Nov. 20 vs. OTT ... missed the final 58 games of the season after undergoing shoulder surgery. 1997-98: Appeared in 28 games registering 17 points (7g, 10a) and 38 PIMs ... missed the final 46 games of the regular season due to a shoulder injury. Playoffs: Returned to the line-up for the playoffs, skating in 18 post-season matches, tallying one goal while helping the Capitals reach the Stanley Cup Finals.
1996-97: Acquired by WSH from COL on Nov. 2, along with Curtis Leschyshyn, in exchange for Keith Jones and 1998 first (Scott Parker) and fourth (later traded back to Washington - Krys Barch) round draft choices ... skated in 42 matches tallying 22 points (9g, 13a) and 165 PIMs ... ranked 2nd on the team with 165 PIMs.
1995-96: Skated in 64 matches with COL, registering 34 points (16g, 18a) and 250 PIMs ... ranked 1st on the team and established a career-high with 250 penalty minutes (matched in 2003-04) ... ranked 8th on the team with 34 points and was 7th in goals (16). Playoffs: Appeared in 12 post-season contests, recording three points (1g, 2a) and 11 PIMs, helping the Avalanche capture their first Stanley Cup championship.
1994-95: Posted 12 points (3g, 9a) in 29 games with QUE.
1993-94: - Skated in 37 games, registering four goals and four assists, along with 132 PIMs ... ranked 4th on the team with 132 PIM.
1992-93: Appeared in 16 matches with QUE, registering one goal and one assist for two points, along with 67 penalty minutes ... made his NHL debut on Mar. 4 at CHI ... registered his first NHL point on Mar. 18 vs. MTL ... tallied his first NHL goal on Mar. 20 at NJ (Craig Billington. Playoffs: Appeared in five playoff games, collecting a team-high 26 penalty minutes … also appeared in 36 matches with the Halifax Citadels of the American Hockey League (AHL) during the 1992-93 season, registering 12 goals and six assists for 18 points, along with 131 penalty minutes ... ranked 6th on the Halifax with 131 PIMs.
Other Career Highlights
JUNIOR HIGHLIGHTS:
Skated in 146 career matches with the Ottawa 67's and Sault Ste. Marie of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), registering 76 goals and 72 assists for 148 points, along with 413 penalty minutes.
1988-89: appeared in 36 matches with Ottawa, registering four goals and two assists along with 31 PIMs.
1989-90: Skated in 57 matches, tallying 74 points (36g, 38a) and 146 PIMs.
1990-91: Tallied 22 points (16g, 6a) and 69 PIMs in 20 matches.
1991-1992: Began the season with Ottawa but finished with Sault Ste. Marie, helping them capture the OHL Championship and make an appearance in the Memorial Cup.
www.calgaryflames.com
Jordin Tootoo recalled from Milwaukee
December 15, 2005
Nashville, Tenn. (December 15, 2005) – Nashville Predators Executive Vice President/General Manager David Poile announced today that the club has recalled forward Jordin Tootoo (#14) from the Milwaukee Admirals of the American Hockey League.
Tootoo, 22 (2/2/83), appeared in Nashville’s season opener on October 5 before joining the Admirals. In 21 AHL games this season, the 5-9, 194-pound right wing has posted 13 points (7g-6a) and 67 penalty minutes. He appeared in 70 games with the Predators in 2003-04 and led the club with 137 penalty minutes. Each time Tootoo touches the puck, the crowd hollars "TOOOOOOOO" very loudly, sounding almost like "boo'ing", which gets the crowd very excited.
Jordin Tootoo #14
POSTION: Right Wing
ROSTER: Nashville Predators
SHOOTS: Right
HEIGHT: 5' 9"
WEIGHT: 194
BORN: February 2, 1983
BIRTHPLACE: Churchill, Manitoba (Inuit Indigenous Red "Indian/First Nation" Nation)
DRAFTED: 2001 NHL Entry Draft (4th round by Nashville)
PRONOUNCED: JOHR-dihn TOO-TOO
Career Bio
2004-05: Led the Milwaukee Admirals (AHL) in penalty minutes (266)… Also led Milwaukee with 41 penalty minutes in the playoffs.
2003-04: Led Nashville and ranked fifth among NHL rookies in penalty minutes (137)… Also led the Predators and ranked fifth among league rookies in major penalties (15)… Recorded his first multi-point game (1g-1a) on Jan. 10 vs. St. Louis… Tallied his first NHL goal on Oct. 23 at Atlanta… Made his NHL debut on Oct. 9 vs. Anaheim… Missed three games due to injury/illness… Signed his first pro contract on May 29, 2003. PLAYOFFS: Appeared in five of Nashville’s six first-round playoff games.
AMATEUR: Voted Brandon’s Most Popular Player in each of his four WHL seasons (1999-2003) and finished his Wheat Kings career ranked third all-time in penalty minutes (874)… Named a 2003 WHL Eastern Conference First Team All-Star… Led Brandon (WHL) in penalty minutes (216) and tied for first in points (74) in 2002-03… Ranked ninth in the WHL in penalty minutes and tied for ninth with seven game-winning goals in 2002-03… Named WHL Player of the Week for the week of Nov. 11-17, 2002… Won a silver medal with Team Canada at the 2003 World Junior Championships… Led Brandon in goals (32), assists (39) and points (71) and ranked second in game-winning goals (6) and penalty minutes (276) in 2001-02… Named the WHL Player of the Month for Dec. 2001, and the WHL Player of the Week for the week of Dec. 23-30, 2001… Performed for Team Orr at the 2001 CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game… Won the hardest shot event at the 2001 Top Prospects Skills Evaluation (96.1 mph)… Recognized as Brandon’s hardest worker in 2000-01… Led the 2000-01 Wheat Kings in playoff scoring with six points (2g-4a)… Captained Canada’s U-18 team at the 2000 Four Nations tournament in Slovakia, capturing a gold medal… Skated for Team West in the 2000 U-17 World Hockey Challenge… Played for the OCN Blizzard (MJHL) in 1998-99, earning Rookie of the Year and Scholastic Player of the Year honors.
BACKGROUND: His hometown is Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, located on Canada’s Hudson Bay… Fluent in English and Inuktituk… Became the first player of Inuit descent to skate in an NHL game when he made his NHL debut… Ranked eighth on The Globe and Mail’s list of the top 25 sports figures in Canada for 2003… Nominated as Manitoba’s Sportsman of the Year for 2000… His story has been featured in publications such as USA Today, Sports Illustrated, ESPN Magazine and MacLean’s… Nickname “Toots”… Idolized the play of Wendel Clark while growing up.
TRANSACTIONS: June 24, 2001 – Nashville’s sixth choice, 98th overall (fourth round), in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft.
http://www.nashvillepredators.com
Cheechoo update:
Jonathon Cheechoo (Moose Factory Ontario Cree Nation) leads San Jose Shark goal scoring with 12 one third through the season.
# 14 Jonathan Cheechoo
# 14 Jonathan Cheechoo
HEIGHT: 6'1" WEIGHT: 195
AGE: 25 BORN: Moose Factory, Ontario(Moose Cree First Nation)
SHOOTS: R
ACQUIRED FROM:
Selected by San Jose in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft (2nd Round, 29th Overall)
2004-05: Joined HV71 (Swedish Elite) in late December...Scored two goals in his HV71 debut on Dec. 28...T-11th on team in goals (5) despite playing in less than half of the team’s games (20).
2003-04: Posted career highs in points (47), goals (28) and assists (19) finishing T-3rd on team in scoring...Tied for team lead in goals (28, with Marleau)...T-4th overall in NHL and 1st on Sharks with 9 GW goals...Named Seagate Technology “Sharks Player of the Month” for March…Recorded 7 multi-goal games (also a career high and first multi goal games of career) with 2 goals each (March 23 vs. Detroit [2-0=2], March 18 at LA [2-0=2], March 16 at DAL [2-0=2], including GTG and both within last two minutes of regulation], March 11 vs. NYI [2-0=2], Feb. 16 at PHI, [2-1=3], Nov. 1 at FLA [2-0=2], Dec. 26 at LA [2-0=2])...Posted 9 goals (including four, 2-goal games) and 12 points in 9 games from March 11-26...Posted 4-game point scoring streak (3-3=6) from March 21-26...Recorded career high 7-game point streak (5-5=10) from Feb. 16-29...Recorded two 3-game points streaks--Nov. 28-Dec. 2 (1-2=3) and Dec. 13-18 (1-2=3)...Scored on his first career NHL penalty shot (17th goal on the season) on Feb. 23 vs. Columbus in 4-2 win (against Blue Jackets goalie Pascal LeClaire)...- Set single-game career high in points (3) with goal and two assists on Feb. 16 at Philadelphia in 5-2 win,...Posted four assists for Western Conference Team at the NHL YoungStars Game on Feb. 7 in 7-3 win as part of NHL All-Star Weekend in St. Paul, Minn...Selected to participate in the Willie O'Ree NHL Diversity street hockey clinic Feb. 7...Missed 1 game (Jan. 13) with sore upper body...Surpassed previous single-season career high in assists with 8th assist on Jan. 5 at Vancouver (previous high was 7, set in 2002-03)...Surpassed previous career-high in goals (previous high was 9, set in 2002-03) and points (previous high was 16, set in 2002-03) with 10th and 11th goal of season on Dec. 26 vs. LA , giving him his 17th and 18th points of the season)...Matched his goal, assist and point totals from last season (9-7=16 in 66 games in 2002-03) in just 34 games this season...Scored Sharks opening goal of the 2003-04 season on the power play Oct. 9 at Edmonton.
2002-03: T-1st on team in game-tying goals (1). . .Named game's second star and posted one assist on March 27 vs. Detroit . . .Scored 9th goal of season March 8 at Phoenix . .Scored game-opening/winning goal and T-1st among all players with 6 shots on Feb. 21 vs. Columbus . . .Posted points (1-2=3) in consecutive games for first time in career from Dec. 28-Jan. 2. . .Tallied decisive goal for second consecutive game with the game-winning goal on Dec. 30 vs. Philadelphia. . .Registered first career multi-point game (1-1=2), including scoring the game-tying goal on Dec. 28 vs. Chicago. . .Posted first career NHL assist on Fahey's first career goal on Dec. 23 at Boston. . .Scored first goal since recall and second of the season on Dec. 21 at Toronto. . .Recalled from Cleveland on Dec. 3. . .Posted 7 points (3-4=7) in 9 games with Cleveland at time of recall. . .Reassigned to Cleveland on Nov. 22. . .Scored first career NHL goal . . also the game-winning tally, .on Oct. 24 at Nashville . . .Played in first career NHL game on Oct. 10 vs. Detroit , posting one shot.
Personal:
Single...Favorites: Tim McGraw (musician), “Good Will Hunting” (movie), “That 70s Show” (television show), Matt Damon (actor), Jennifer Garner (actress), Original Joe’s (favorite San Jose/Bay Area restaurant), Moose Factory, Ontario (vacation spot and hometown), fried moose (food) and my grandparent’s house (hometown hangout)...Pre-game ritual includes eating his meals at Original Joe’s when playing in San Jose...Lists fishing and hunting as his hobbies...If he wasn’t in hockey, he’d be teaching elementary school...”Cheech” considers five-time Stanley Cup ChampionJari Kurri as his hockey idol...His most memorable Sharks/NHL moment is playing in the 2003-04 Stanley Cup Playoffs with San Jose...Three words to describe himself: dedicated, hard working and positive...His three wishes: win Stanley Cup, have good health and have a long career...Only member of Moose Cree First Nations to sign an NHL contract...Father taught him how to skate when he was two...Hometown is located 500 miles north of Toronto on an island that’s roughly five square miles and sits in the Moose River at the southern tip of Hudson Bay...When he was 12, for a school assignment, he wrote that he wanted to play for the Sharks in 2002 (he received a Sharks jacket as a gift).
www.sjsharks.com
Chris Simon update:
Chris Simon #17
Position Shoots Height Weight
Left Wing Left 6'4" 235 lbs
Born Date
Wawa, Ont. 30/01/1972
Ojibwe Cree Nation
Last Amateur Club
Sault Ste. Marie (OHL)
Drafted
Philadelphia's second choice, 25th overall, in 1990 Entry Draft
How Acquired
Trade with New York Rangers, along with a 7th round draft pick in 2004, for Jamie McLennan, Blair Betts and Greg Moore on March 6, 2004
Previous Season's Highlights Career Record Statistics
Current Year Statistics
GP G A PTS PIM PPG SHG GWG
24 2 4 6 22 1 0 1
Previous Season's Highlights
2004-05 HIGHLIGHTS:
Did not play due to NHL work stoppage
Career Record
2003-04: Split the season between CGY and NYR appearing in 78 contests posting 28 points (17g, 11a) and 250 PIMs...Finished 1st on the Flames and 2nd in the NHL in PIM (250)...Recorded five points (3g, 2a), 25 PIMs and an ice-time average of 16:38 with CGY...Suspended for two games by NHL for Mar. 22nd incident vs. DAL...Posted a PP assist on Mar. 20 vs. NSH in his 600th NHL career game...Scored his first goal with CGY on Mar. 13 at NSH...Played his first game with CGY in a 7-1 win on Mar. 7 at COL...Played in 65 games with NYR notching 23 points (14g, 9a), 225 PIMs and 11:56 of average ice-time before being acquired by CGY on Mar. 6...Playoffs: Played in 16 playoff games recording seven points (5g, 2a) and a team leading 74 PIM and averaged 15:06 of ice-time during the playoffs...Missed 10 games due to injury...Played in three games vs. VAN posting three points (2g, 1a) and scored the Flames 1st goal of the 2004 playoffs on Apr. 7 at VAN...Played in all six games in the Western Conference Championship vs. SJ scoring one goal and leading the team with 45 PIMs. Simon also scored a PP goal in Game 4 vs. SJ on May 16...Scored two goals and added an assist during the Stanley Cup Finals vs. TB and scored the GW/PP goal while also posting a PP assist in Game 3 vs. TB on May 29
2002-03: Appeared in 71 matches with the CHI and WSH registering 20 points (12g, 8a) and 148 PIMs ... skated in 10 matches with the WSH prior to his trade to CHI, recording two assists ad 23 penalty minutes ... acquired by CHI on Nov. 1 from WSH along with Andrei Nikolishin, in exchange for Michael Nylander, a 2003 3rd round choice and a 2004 conditional 3rd round pick ... appeared in 61 contests with CHI following the deal tallying 18 points (12g, 6a) along with 125 PIMs ... skated in his 500th NHL match on Jan. 30 at BOS ... tallied his 100th NHL goal on Jan. 26 at MTL ... posted a three-game point scoring streak from Mar. 17-22 registering four points (2g, 2a) over the span.
2001-02: Skated in a career-high 82 matches, becoming the only player on the team to appear in each regular season match ... registered 31 points (14g, 17a) along with 137 PIMs ... ranked 1st on the team with 137 PIMs and was 6th with 14 goals ... ranked 7th on the team with 31 points ... appeared in his 300th NHL match on Mar. 23 at CLB ... registered his 100th NHL assist on Mar. 8 at CAR and his 200th NHL point on Mar. 29 at NJ.
2000-01: Tallied 20 points (10g, 10a) and 109 PIMs in 60 games ... ranked 3rd on the team with 109 PIMs.
1999-00: Appeared in 75 matches, tallying 49 points (29g, 20a) and 146 PIMs ... established new career-highs in each of the major offensive categories with 29 goals, 20 assists and 49 points ... ranked 1st on the team with 29 goals, seven PP goals and 146 PIMs, becoming one of just two players in the NHL to lead his team in both goals and PIMs ... ranked 3rd on the team with 49 points ... T-2nd on the team with five GW goals. Playoffs: Skated in four playoff games, collecting two goals and 24 PIMs.
1998-99: Skated in 23 games recording 10 points (3g, 7a) and 48 PIMs ... registered his 100th NHL point on Nov. 20 vs. OTT ... missed the final 58 games of the season after undergoing shoulder surgery. 1997-98: Appeared in 28 games registering 17 points (7g, 10a) and 38 PIMs ... missed the final 46 games of the regular season due to a shoulder injury. Playoffs: Returned to the line-up for the playoffs, skating in 18 post-season matches, tallying one goal while helping the Capitals reach the Stanley Cup Finals.
1996-97: Acquired by WSH from COL on Nov. 2, along with Curtis Leschyshyn, in exchange for Keith Jones and 1998 first (Scott Parker) and fourth (later traded back to Washington - Krys Barch) round draft choices ... skated in 42 matches tallying 22 points (9g, 13a) and 165 PIMs ... ranked 2nd on the team with 165 PIMs.
1995-96: Skated in 64 matches with COL, registering 34 points (16g, 18a) and 250 PIMs ... ranked 1st on the team and established a career-high with 250 penalty minutes (matched in 2003-04) ... ranked 8th on the team with 34 points and was 7th in goals (16). Playoffs: Appeared in 12 post-season contests, recording three points (1g, 2a) and 11 PIMs, helping the Avalanche capture their first Stanley Cup championship.
1994-95: Posted 12 points (3g, 9a) in 29 games with QUE.
1993-94: - Skated in 37 games, registering four goals and four assists, along with 132 PIMs ... ranked 4th on the team with 132 PIM.
1992-93: Appeared in 16 matches with QUE, registering one goal and one assist for two points, along with 67 penalty minutes ... made his NHL debut on Mar. 4 at CHI ... registered his first NHL point on Mar. 18 vs. MTL ... tallied his first NHL goal on Mar. 20 at NJ (Craig Billington. Playoffs: Appeared in five playoff games, collecting a team-high 26 penalty minutes … also appeared in 36 matches with the Halifax Citadels of the American Hockey League (AHL) during the 1992-93 season, registering 12 goals and six assists for 18 points, along with 131 penalty minutes ... ranked 6th on the Halifax with 131 PIMs.
Other Career Highlights
JUNIOR HIGHLIGHTS:
Skated in 146 career matches with the Ottawa 67's and Sault Ste. Marie of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), registering 76 goals and 72 assists for 148 points, along with 413 penalty minutes.
1988-89: appeared in 36 matches with Ottawa, registering four goals and two assists along with 31 PIMs.
1989-90: Skated in 57 matches, tallying 74 points (36g, 38a) and 146 PIMs.
1990-91: Tallied 22 points (16g, 6a) and 69 PIMs in 20 matches.
1991-1992: Began the season with Ottawa but finished with Sault Ste. Marie, helping them capture the OHL Championship and make an appearance in the Memorial Cup.
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