Profile
Charlie Simmer
Forward + Hockey Player
Male
Born
Mar 20, 1954
Age
59
Hometown
Terrace Bay
Position
Forward
Draft Year
1974
Charles Robert Simmer is a retired ice hockey forward, most notably for the Los Angeles Kings in the National Hockey League, who was notable for his scoring and power play prowess.
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Timeline
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CHILDHOOD
1954
Birth
Born on March 20, 1954.
TEENAGE
1973
19 Years Old
After a junior career with the Soo Greyhounds of the Ontario Hockey Association that saw him score 99 points in his only season of 1973–74, Simmer was selected in the third round of the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft, 39th overall, by the California Golden Seals of the NHL.
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TWENTIES
1977
23 Years Old
He was traded in 1977 to the Los Angeles Kings, but spent the season with the Springfield Indians of the AHL, winning All-Star accolades.
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1980
26 Years Old
While with the Kings, he played left wing on the "Triple Crown Line" with Marcel Dionne and Dave Taylor, one of the most potent and famed forward lines of the era. Despite injuries costing him significant playing time, Simmer had back-to-back 56-goal seasons and was further named an NHL First Team All-Star in 1980 and 1981.
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1981
27 Years Old
Simmer's shooting percentage of 32.75 in 1981 was, and remains, an NHL record.
THIRTIES
1985
31 Years Old
Simmer was traded at the beginning of the 1985 season to the Boston Bruins, where despite the cumulative effects of several injuries throughout his career, he starred for three more seasons.
1986
32 Years Old
In 1986, Simmer won the Bill Masterton Trophy for his perseverance and dedication to hockey.
1988
34 Years Old
Simmer played his final NHL season for the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1988.
1989
35 Years Old
He subsequently played the 1989 season for Eintracht Frankfurt in the German Bundesliga, and after a season off, parts of two seasons as a player-coach for the minor league San Diego Gulls before retiring.
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