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Kent Simpson (ice hockey, born 1992)

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Position
  
Goaltender

Role
  
Ice hockey player

Salary
  
640,000 USD (2014)

Name
  
Kent Simpson

Career start
  
2007

Playing career
  
2012–present

Weight
  
90 kg

Catches
  
Left

Height
  
1.88 m


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Born
  
March 26, 1992 (age 31) Edmonton, AB, CAN (
1992-03-26
)

AHL team (P) Cur. team Former teams
  
Stockton Heat Adirondack Thunder (ECHL) Chicago Blackhawks

NHL Draft
  
58th overall, 2010 Chicago Blackhawks

Number
  
33 (Rockford IceHogs / Goaltender), 31 (Bridgeport Sound Tigers / Goaltender)

Similar People
  
Joel Quenneville, Jonathan Toews, Ted Dent, Andrew Allen, Scott Pellerin

Kent Rory Simpson (born March 26, 1992) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. He is currently an unrestricted free agent who most recently played with the Colorado Eagles in the ECHL while under contract to the San Antonio Rampage of the American Hockey League (AHL). Simpson was selected by the Chicago Blackhawks in the second round (58th overall) of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.

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Playing career

Simpson played major junior hockey with the Everett Silvertips of the Western Hockey League (WHL). He also won a silver medal with Team Pacific at the 2009 World U-17 Hockey Challenge and represented Team Canada at the 2010 IIHF World U18 Championships.

On March 31, 2012, the Rockford IceHogs of the American Hockey League (AHL) signed Simpson to an amateur try-out agreement, allowing the goaltender to make his professional debut in the AHL before the end of the 2011–12 season. On May 29, 2012, Simpson was signed by the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL) to a three-year entry-level contract.

On October 4, 2014, Simpson was traded by the Blackhawks along with Nick Leddy to the New York Islanders in exchange for Ville Pokka, T.J. Brennan and Anders Nilsson.

On July 15, 2015, Simpson was signed to a one-year AHL contract with the Stockton Heat, continuing his stay in Stockton after the previous season with former ECHL club, the Stockton Thunder. In the 2015–16 season, Simpson split the year between the Heat and ECHL affiliate, the Adirondack Flames. As the Heat's third choice goaltender, he recorded a 3-4 record in 11 appearances.

As a free agent in the off-season from the Heat, Simpson secured a one-year AHL contract with the San Antonio Rampage, an affiliate to the Colorado Avalanche, on July 18, 2016. He began the 2016–17 season with secondary affiliate and former team, the Colorado Eagles of the ECHL. Throughout the year, Simpson was recalled to the Rampage on multiple occasions, recording just 1 win in 9 games. He was returned to the Eagles for the playoffs, and served as backup in winning two series clinching games as Colorado claimed the Kelly Cup.

References

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