Shawn Simpson
BIOGRAPHY
- BORN: Gloucester, Ontario, August 10, 1968.
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- HEIGHT: 5'11".
- WEIGHT: 155 lbs.
- UNIFORM #: 30 (Washington).
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- Selected by Washington Capitals in third round (60th overall) of National Hockey League entry draft, 1986.
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- Named to Ontario Hockey League All-Star Second Team, 1986-87.
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DID YOU KNOW?
- Although Shawn never appeared in a National Hockey League contest, he does have an exciting league story to tell. Quoting Christine
Brennan's Washington Post article of April 24, 1990: "Radio color commentator Shawn Simpson was halfway through a broadcast of last night's
(4/23/1990) Baltimore Skipjacks game at Baltimore Arena when a breathless man came up to him and said, "Pack your gear, hop in the car and get down to
Washington right away." Simpson's night as a broadcaster was over. He was about to become the Washington Capitals' backup goaltender.
When Don Beaupre went out with a groin injury in the opening minutes of last night's playoff game, the Capitals
quickly called their farm team in Baltimore and asked for an available goaltender. Simpson, 21, Baltimore's third-string goaltender - who is
so available he sits in the broadcast booth - was ready and willing. He arrived at Capital Centre between the second and third periods. He
found a jersey waiting for him - No. 30, with his last name on the back. "You always dream about something like this happening," said Simpson,
who has spent six years in the minors [sic]. "Does this count toward my pension?"
SEASON RECORDS:
REGULAR SEASON
Year Team GP Min W L T GA GAA Shots Sv% ShO G A PiM S/60 PERS
85-86 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL 42 2233 219 5.88 1 0 0 6
86-87 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL 46 2673 184 4.13 0 0 2 15
87-88 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL 57 3214 234 4.37 2 0 2 20
88-89 Oshawa Generals OHL 33 1818 18 10 3 131 4.32 0 0 1 10
Baltimore Skipjacks AHL 1 60 0 1 0 7 7.00 32 .781 0 0 0 0
89-90 Baltimore Skipjacks AHL 15 733 6 4 1 45 3.68 356 .874 0 0 1 2
90-91 Baltimore Skipjacks AHL 19 859 7 6 0 73 5.10 452 .838 0 0 0 2
POST-SEASON
Year Team GP Min W L GA GAA Shots Sv% ShO G A PiM S/60 PERS
86-87 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL 4 0 1 0
87-88 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL 6 0 0 0
88-89 Oshawa Generals OHL 6 0 1 0
90-91 Baltimore Skipjacks AHL 1 0 0 0
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