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Dave Stewart Simpson (born March 3, 1962) is a Canadian former
ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey in North America) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an Ice rink, ice skating rink with Ice hockey rink, lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. Tw ...
player, now executive director of the Business Families Centre at the Richard Ivey School of Business at the
University of Western Ontario The University of Western Ontario (UWO; branded as Western University) is a Public university, public research university in London, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on of land, surrounded by residential neighbourhoods and the Thame ...
and known as David Simpson. He played junior hockey for the
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of the
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, and recorded the best single season in team history when he recorded 155 points in 1981-82. He holds the record for most points by a rookie in a single game. In that year he also won the
Red Tilson Trophy The Red Tilson Trophy is awarded annually by the Ontario Hockey League to the most outstanding player (MVP) as voted by OHL writers and broadcasters. It was donated by ''The Globe and Mail,'' and first awarded in the 1944–45 OHA season by the On ...
, Bobby Smith Trophy, William Hanley Trophy and the Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy for his accomplishments in junior hockey, as well as being named the CHL Player of the Year. No other player in OHL history has won so many trophies in one season. He was drafted in the third round (59th overall) of the 1980 NHL Entry Draft by NY Islanders. He played minor pro hockey in
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and
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, but decided in 1984 that hockey was not for him and quit to concentrate on his schooling. He received a B.A. in 1985 from the
University of Western Ontario The University of Western Ontario (UWO; branded as Western University) is a Public university, public research university in London, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on of land, surrounded by residential neighbourhoods and the Thame ...
, and an
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in 1988 from the Richard Ivey School of Business. He is the older brother of former NHL player and assistant coach and current CBC hockey broadcaster
Craig Simpson Craig Andrew Simpson (born February 15, 1967) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey winger who played 10 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Edmonton Oilers and the Buffalo Sabres. He is currently the lead ...
and MSG Plus sportscaster Christine Simpson. He is also the son of Canadian former Olympic athlete Marion Simpson. Simpson's nephew, Dillon Simpson, was drafted by the
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Profile at Hockey Draft Central
{{DEFAULTSORT:Simpson, Dave 1962 births Baltimore Skipjacks players Ice hockey people from London, Ontario Living people London Knights players New York Islanders draft picks Canadian ice hockey centres 20th-century Canadian sportsmen