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Wayne Simmonds

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Wayne Simmonds

Wayne Simmonds (born August 26, 1988) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Los Angeles Kings, Philadelphia Flyers, Nashville Predators, New Jersey Devils, Buffalo Sabres, and Toronto Maple Leafs between 2008 and 2023. During the 2012–13 NHL lockout, Simmonds played in Europe with ETC Crimmitschau and HC Bílí Tygři Liberec. He is known to his teammates and fans by the nickname "Wayne Train".

Infobox

Born
(1988-08-26) August 26, 1988 (age 37)Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
Height
6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight
184 lb (83 kg; 13 st 2 lb)
Position
Right wing
Shot
Right
Played for
Los Angeles KingsPhiladelphia FlyersHC Bílí Tygři LiberecNashville PredatorsNew Jersey DevilsBuffalo SabresToronto Maple Leafs
National team
Canada
NHL draft
61st overall, 2007Los Angeles Kings
Playing career
2008–2023

Tables

· Awards and honors
OHL
OHL
Award
OHL
Third All-Star Team
Third All-Star Team
Award
Third All-Star Team
Year
2008
NHL
NHL
Award
NHL
NHL All-Star
NHL All-Star
Award
NHL All-Star
Year
2017
All-Star Game MVP
All-Star Game MVP
Award
All-Star Game MVP
Year
2017
Mark Messier Leadership Award
Mark Messier Leadership Award
Award
Mark Messier Leadership Award
Year
2019
Award
Year
Ref
OHL
Third All-Star Team
2008
NHL
NHL All-Star
2017
All-Star Game MVP
2017
Mark Messier Leadership Award
2019
· External links
Preceded byClaude Giroux
Preceded byClaude Giroux
Awards and achievements
Preceded byClaude Giroux
Awards and achievements
Winner of the Bobby Clarke Trophy 2016–17
Awards and achievements
Succeeded byClaude Giroux
Awards and achievements
Preceded byClaude Giroux
Winner of the Bobby Clarke Trophy 2016–17
Succeeded byClaude Giroux

References

  1. Los Angeles Times
    https://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-kings-simmonds9-2009dec09,0,4319729.story
  2. Los Angeles Times
    https://www.latimes.com/sports/hockey/nhl/kings/la-sp-elliott1-2008oct01,0,6055937.column
  3. CTV News Atlantic
    https://www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/article/nhler-with-maritime-roots-named-all-star-mvp/
  4. Los Angeles Times
    https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-jan-26-la-spw-kings-fyi26-2010jan26-story.html
  5. Toronto Star
    https://www.thestar.com/sports/leafs/flyers-simmonds-has-some-lindros-like-qualities-on-and-off-the-ice/article_7505faa8-e650-59a5-8a55-b5b62a6cb430.html
  6. The Players' Tribune
    https://www.theplayerstribune.com/articles/wayne-simmonds-the-astronaut
  7. "Player Card: Wayne Simmonds"
    http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8474190
  8. Campbell, Ken. (August 2, 2010). "The Impossible Dream", The Hockey News
  9. Los Angeles Times
    https://www.latimes.com/sports/hockey/nhl/ducks/la-sp-elliott15-2008oct15,0,1673048.column
  10. NHL.com
    https://web.archive.org/web/20090205094354/https://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=406830
  11. Los Angeles Times
    https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-oct-02-sp-kings-fyi2-story.html
  12. NHL.com
    https://web.archive.org/web/20120227175628/http://kings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=508326
  13. ESPN.com
    https://www.espn.com/los-angeles/nhl/columns/story?id=4889016
  14. The Sports Network
    https://web.archive.org/web/20110704232607/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=369795
  15. The Sports Network
    http://aol.sportingnews.com/nhl/story/2011-07-07/philadelphia-flyers-sign-forward-wayne-simmonds
  16. New York Daily News
    https://web.archive.org/web/20110925194316/http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/hockey/2011/09/23/2011-09-23_racist_fan_throws_banana_peel_at_flyers_forward_wayne_simmonds_during_preseason_.html
  17. "Simmonds Ready to Move On from Ugly Incident in London"
    https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=376516
  18. "Suspect charged in banana-throwing incident"
    http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=590230
  19. USA Today
    http://content.usatoday.com/communities/gameon/post/2012/01/hockey-fan-fined-200-for-throwing-banana-at-black-player/1
  20. NHL.com
    https://web.archive.org/web/20120214201639/http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020819
  21. NHL official site
    http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=639895
  22. velvethockey.uk
    http://velvethockey.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/racist-chants-directed-at-simmonds.html
  23. "Osmi fanouškům Chomutova byl za rasismus zakázán vstup na stadion"
    http://sport.lidovky.cz/osmi-fanouskum-hokejoveho-chomutova-byl-za-rasismus-zakazan-vstup-na-stadion-1hx-/hokej.aspx?c=A130320_113534_ln-sport-hokej_mih
  24. Larry Brown Sports
    http://larrybrownsports.com/hockey/wayne-simmonds-gordie-howe-hat-trick/175988
  25. Courier Post
    http://www.courierpostonline.com/article/20130223/SPORTS04/302230057/Flyers-hit-snooze-button
  26. Daily News
    http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/hockey/rangers/concussion-ryan-mcdonagh-devils-article-1.2524140
  27. "Wayne Simmonds named All-Star Game MVP"
    https://www.nhl.com/news/philadelphia-flyers-wayne-simmonds-scores-winning-goal-and-wins-all-star-mvp/c-286249866
  28. The Philadelphia Inquirer
    http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/flyers/flyers-wayne-simmonds-injuries-broken-ankle-torn-thumb-ligament-torn-pelvis-pulled-groin-20180425.html
  29. sportsnet.ca
    https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/wheeler-simmonds-engelland-finalists-mark-messier-leadership-award/
  30. "Predators Acquire Forward Wayne Simmonds from Philadelphia"
    https://www.nhl.com/predators/news/nashville-predators-acquire-forward-wayne-simmonds-from-philadelphia-flyers/c-305213792
  31. The Tennessean
    https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/nhl/predators/2019/02/26/predators-trade-deadline-wayne-simmonds-mikael-granlund-what-it-means-david-poile/2973569002/
  32. NBC Sports Philadelphia
    https://www.nbcsports.com/philadelphia/flyers/wayne-simmonds-scores-his-first-goal-predators
  33. Sporting News
    https://www.sportingnews.com/ca/nhl/news/nhl-playoffs-2019-predators-wayne-simmonds-leaves-game-after-taking-shot-leg/1ne6xxb6a33zo1mmdxj1rroib2
  34. Sportsnet
    https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/predators-list-brian-boyle-wayne-simmonds-week-week/
  35. "Stars advance with OT victory against Predators in Game 6"
    https://www.nhl.com/news/nashville-predators-dallas-stars-game-6-recap/c-306958622
  36. "Simmonds of Predators wins Messier NHL Leadership Award"
    https://www.nhl.com/news/nashville-predators-forward-wayne-simmonds-wins-mark-messier-nhl-leadership-award/c-307914472
  37. New Jersey Devils
    https://www.nhl.com/devils/news/release-devils-agree-to-terms-with-rw-wayne-simmonds/c-308148994
  38. "Wayne Simmonds receives thunderous ovation from Flyers fans ... then gets his boos"
    https://www.nbcsports.com/philadelphia/flyers/wayne-simmonds-receives-thunderous-ovation-flyers-fans-then-gets-his-boos
  39. Pro Hockey Talk
    https://nhl.nbcsports.com/2020/02/24/trade-sabres-get-wayne-simmonds-from-devils/
  40. The Buffalo News
    https://buffalonews.com/sports/sabres/former-sabres-on-the-move-wayne-simmonds-signs-with-maple-leafs/article_e89780f8-0a4b-11eb-86a2-87264e52dc45.html
  41. "Sabres' 2019–20 season comes to an end as NHL announces playoff format"
    https://www.nhl.com/sabres/news/nhl-nhlpa-stanley-cup-playoffs-announcement-buffalo-sabres-2019-20-season-comes-to-end/c-317020816
  42. Toronto Star
    https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/analysis/2020/10/06/nhl-draft-day-the-leafs-could-have-interest-in-wayne-simmonds-max-domi-traded-to-columbus-ottawa-in-jeopardy.htmlhttps://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/analysis/2020/10/06/nhl-draft-day-the-leafs-could-have-interest-in-wayne-simmonds-max-domi-traded-to-columbus-ottawa-in-jeopardy.html
  43. "Maple Leafs Sign Forward Wayne Simmonds"
    https://www.nhl.com/mapleleafs/news/wayne-simmonds-maple-leafs-signing/c-319398248
  44. Toronto Star
    https://www.thestar.com/sports/leafs/analysis/2020/10/09/the-maple-leafs-bring-home-wayne-simmonds-and-add-tj-brodie-on-defence.html
  45. The Hockey News
    https://www.si.com/hockey/news/maple-leafs-simmonds-agree-to-two-year-contract-extension
  46. "Simmonds out six weeks for Maple Leafs with broken wrist"
    https://www.nhl.com/news/wayne-simmonds-out-six-weeks-for-maple-leafs/c-321200538
  47. The Hockey News
    https://www.si.com/hockey/news/maple-leafs-wayne-simmonds-wrist-its-getting-better-every-day
  48. ESPN
    https://www.espn.com/nhl/recap/_/gameId/401272572
  49. Toronto Sun
    https://torontosun.com/sports/hockey/nhl/toronto-maple-leafs/simmonds-settling-into-groove-again-in-maple-leafs-bottom-six
  50. Toronto Star
    https://www.thestar.com/sports/leafs/2021/06/29/maple-leafs-bring-back-wayne-simmonds-for-two-more-years.html
  51. "Maple Leafs Sign Simmonds to Contract Extension"
    https://www.nhl.com/mapleleafs/news/maple-leafs-sign-simmonds-to-contract-extension/c-325500466
  52. "Simmonds to play 1,000th NHL game with hometown Maple Leafs"
    https://www.nhl.com/news/wayne-simmonds-to-play-1000th-nhl-game-on-saturday-with-hometown-maple-leafs/c-331455666
  53. NHL.com
    https://www.nhl.com/news/king-clancy-trophy-nominees-announced-by-nhl-333740100
  54. The Hockey News
    https://thehockeynews.com/news/wayne-simmonds-prepares-to-say-goodbye-to-the-maple-leafs-and-maybe-the-nhl
  55. apnews.com
    https://apnews.com/article/flyers-simmonds-retire-d3e27e5d86460508dff20cbbbf75ea70
  56. CBC Sports
    https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/wayne-simmonds-retirement-1.7096357
  57. The Hockey News
    https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/philadelphia-flyers/latest-news/wayne-simmonds-officially-signs-one-day-contract-with-flyers
  58. "Simmonds of Predators wins Messier NHL Leadership Award"
    https://www.nhl.com/news/nashville-predators-forward-wayne-simmonds-wins-mark-messier-nhl-leadership-award/c-307914472
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