Shawn Simpson

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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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• 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?"

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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

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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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