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{{short description|Canadian ice hockey player}}
'''Donald William "Dippy" Simmons''' (born [[September 13]] 1931, in [[Port Colborne, Ontario]]) is a [[Retirement|retired]] [[National Hockey League]] [[goaltender]].
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| name = Don Simmons
| position = [[Goaltender]]
| image_size = 230px
| image =DonSimmonsChex.jpg
| catches = Right
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 10
| weight_lb = 150
| played_for = [[Boston Bruins]] <br>[[Toronto Maple Leafs]] <br>[[New York Rangers]]
| league = [[National Hockey League|NHL]]
| birth_date = {{birth date|1931|9|13}}
| birth_place = [[Port Colborne, Ontario|Port Colborne]], [[Ontario]], Canada
| death_date = {{death date and age|2010|9|24|1931|9|13}}
| death_place =
| career_start = 1951
| career_end = 1969
}}
'''Donald William "Dippy" Simmons''' (September 13, 1931 – September 24, 2010) was a Canadian [[ice hockey]] [[goaltender]]. He played for the [[Boston Bruins]], [[Toronto Maple Leafs]], and [[New York Rangers]] of the [[National Hockey League]] between 1956 and 1969. He won the [[Stanley Cup]] three times in a row with the Maple Leafs, from 1962 to 1964.


==Playing career==
==Awards & achievements==
Simmons was called up by the Boston Bruins from the [[Springfield Indians]] of the minor [[American Hockey League]] in order to replace an ailing [[Terry Sawchuk]] who had left the Bruins in mid-season of 1957. He then spent 3 seasons partnering with veteran [[Harry Lumley (ice hockey)|Harry Lumley]] as an effective netminding duo in Boston. Simmons was the second goaltender to adopt the face mask, after [[Jacques Plante]] introduced it in 1959. Later, Simmons would back up [[Johnny Bower]] in Toronto in the early 1960s and was instrumental in the Leafs winning the Stanley Cup in 1962. He finished his career playing with the New York Rangers. Don Simmons was the founder of Don Simmons Sports, a successful Ontario franchise specializing in goalie equipment.
*[[1961–62 NHL season|1962]] [[Stanley Cup]] Championship ([[Toronto Maple Leafs|Toronto]])

*[[1962–63 NHL season|1963]] Stanley Cup Championship (Toronto)
==Career statistics==
*[[1963–64 NHL season|1964]] Stanley Cup Championship (Toronto)
===Regular season and playoffs===
*[[1962–63 NHL season|1963]] [[National Hockey League All-Star Game|NHL All Star]] (Toronto)
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="width:90%; text-align:center;"
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" |
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |
! colspan="9" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | [[Regular season]]
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |
! colspan="8" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | [[Playoffs]]
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! [[Season (sports)|Season]]
! Team
! League
! GP !! W !! L !! T !! MIN !! GA !! [[Shutout#Ice hockey|SO]] !! [[Goals against average|GAA]] !! [[save percentage|SV%]]
! GP !! W !! L !! MIN !! GA !! SO !! GAA !! SV%
|-
| [[1948–49 OHA season|1948–49]]
| [[Galt Black Hawks]]
| [[Ontario Hockey Association|OHA]]
| 12 || — || — || — || 720 || 73 || 0 || 6.08 || —
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1949–50
| Port Colborne Sailors
| [[OHA Senior A League (1890–1979)|OHA Sr]]
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[1950–51 OHA season|1950–51]]
| [[St. Catharines Teepees]]
| OHA
| 53 || — || — || — || 3180 || 181 || 3 || 3.41 || —
| 6 || — || — || 360 || 19 || 1 || 3.17 || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1951–52
| [[Springfield Indians]]
| [[Eastern Hockey League|EAHL]]
| 37 || 18 || 18 || 1 || 2270 || 121 || 0 || 3.20 || —
| 3 || 0 || 3 || 180 || 19 || 0 || 6.33 || —
|-
| 1952–53
| Springfield Indians
| EAHL
| 44 || 31 || 11 || 2 || 2680 || 168 || 0 || 3.76 || —
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1953–54 IHL season|1953–54]]
| [[Johnstown Jets]]
| [[International Hockey League (1945–2001)|IHL]]
| 24 || — || — || — || 1440 || 66 || 2 || 2.75 || —
| 10 || 6 || 4 || 600 || 21 || 1 || 2.10 || —
|-
| [[1954–55 AHL season|1954–55]]
| Springfield Indians
| [[American Hockey League|AHL]]
| 54 || 30 || 21 || 3 || 3240 || 185 || 2 || 3.43 || —
| 4 || 1 || 3 || 258 || 16 || 0 || 3.72 || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1955–56 AHL season|1955–56]]
| Springfield Indians
| AHL
| 52 || 13 || 37 || 2 || 3120 || 233 || 0 || 4.48 || —
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[1956–57 NHL season|1956–57]]
| [[Boston Bruins]]
| [[National Hockey League|NHL]]
| 26 || 13 || 9 || 4 || 1560 || 63 || 4 || 2.42 || .915
| 10 || 5 || 5 || 600 || 29 || 2 || 2.90 || .892
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1956–57 AHL season|1956–57]]
| Springfield Indians
| AHL
| 25 || 10 || 12 || 3 || 1300 || 84 || 0 || 3.36 || —
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[1957–58 NHL season|1957–58]]
| Boston Bruins
| NHL
| 39 || 15 || 14 || 9 || 2285 || 92 || 5 || 2.42 || .918
| 11 || 6 || 5 || 671 || 25 || 1 || 2.24 || .932
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1958–59 NHL season|1958–59]]
| Boston Bruins
| NHL
| 58 || 24 || 26 || 8 || 3480 || 183 || 3 || 3.16 || .897
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[1959–60 NHL season|1959–60]]
| Boston Bruins
| NHL
| 28 || 12 || 13 || 3 || 1676 || 91 || 2 || 3.26 || .900
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1960–61 NHL season|1960–61]]
| Boston Bruins
| NHL
| 18 || 3 || 9 || 6 || 1078 || 58 || 1 || 3.23 || .902
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[1960–61 AHL season|1960–61]]
| [[Providence Reds]]
| AHL
| 10 || 3 || 7 || 0 || 590 || 51 || 0 || 5.19 || —
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1961–62 NHL season|1961–62]]
| [[Toronto Maple Leafs]]
| NHL
| 9 || 5 || 3 || 1 || 540 || 21 || 1 || 2.33 || .927
| 3 || 2 || 1 || 166 || 8 || 0 || 2.90 || .889
|-
| [[1961–62 AHL season|1961–62]]
| [[Rochester Americans]]
| AHL
| 51 || 24 || 22 || 5 || 3060 || 169 || 0 || 3.31 || —
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1962–63 NHL season|1962–63]]
| Toronto Maple Leafs
| NHL
| 28 || 15 || 8 || 5 || 1680 || 69 || 1 || 2.47 || .904
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[1962–63 AHL season|1962–63]]
| Rochester Americans
| AHL
| 9 || 4 || 5 || 0 || 540 || 27 || 1 || 3.00 || —
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1963–64 NHL season|1963–64]]
| Toronto Maple Leafs
| NHL
| 21 || 9 || 10 || 1 || 1190 || 63 || 3 || 3.18 || .894
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[1964–65 CHL season|1964–65]]
| [[Tulsa Oilers (1964–1984)|Tulsa Oilers]]
| [[Central Professional Hockey League|CPHL]]
| 69 || 35 || 26 || 8 || 3540 || 219 || 3 || 3.17 || —
| 12 || 6 || 6 || 720 || 38 || 1 || 3.17 || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1965–66 NHL season|1965–66]]
| [[New York Rangers]]
| NHL
| 12 || 1 || 7 || 1 || 551 || 40 || 0 || 4.36 || .867
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[1965–66 AHL season|1965–66]]
| [[Baltimore Clippers]]
| AHL
| 13 || 4 || 6 || 2 || 750 || 42 || 0 || 3.36 || —
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1966–67 WHL season|1966–67]]
| [[Vancouver Canucks (WHL)|Vancouver Canucks]]
| [[Western Hockey League (1952–1974)|WHL]]
| 72 || 38 || 32 || 2 || 4326 || 213 || 7 || 2.95 || —
| 3 || 2 || 0 || 140 || 3 || 0 || 1.29 || —
|-
| [[1967–68 NHL season|1967–68]]
| New York Rangers
| NHL
| 5 || 2 || 1 || 2 || 300 || 13 || 0 || 2.61 || .898
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1967–68 AHL season|1967–68]]
| [[Buffalo Bisons (AHL)|Buffalo Bisons]]
| AHL
| 22 || 9 || 7 || 5 || 1279 || 74 || 0 || 3.47 || —
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[1968–69 NHL season|1968–69]]
| New York Rangers
| NHL
| 5 || 1 || 2 || 1 || 206 || 8 || 0 || 2.34 || .921
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1968–69 AHL season|1968–69]]
| Buffalo Bisons
| AHL
| 5 || 2 || 3 || 0 || 259 || 14 || 1 || 3.24 || —
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan=3 | NHL totals
! 249 !! 100 !! 102 !! 41 !! 14,541 !! 701 !! 20 !! 2.89 !! .904
! — !! — !! — !! — !! — !! — !! — !! —
|}

==Awards and achievements==
*[[1962 Stanley Cup Finals|1962]] [[Stanley Cup]] Championship ([[Toronto Maple Leafs|Toronto]])
*[[1963 Stanley Cup Finals|1963]] Stanley Cup Championship (Toronto)
*[[1964 Stanley Cup Finals|1964]] Stanley Cup Championship (Toronto)
*[[17th National Hockey League All-Star Game|1963]] [[National Hockey League All-Star Game|NHL All Star]] (Toronto)


==External links==
==External links==
* {{icehockeystats}}
*[http://www.donsimmons.com Don Simmons Sports Goalie Store]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070927200133/http://www.hhof.com/html/exSCJ05_07.shtml Picture of Don Simmons' name on the 1962 Stanley Cup Plaque]
*{{hockeydb|4959|Don Simmons}}
*[http://www.hhof.com/html/exSCJ05_07.shtml Picture of Don Simmons' name on the 1962 Stanley Cup Plaque]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070927195922/http://www.hhof.com/html/exSCJ05_22.shtml Picture of Don Simmons' name on the 1963 Stanley Cup Plaque]
*[http://www.hhof.com/html/exSCJ05_22.shtml Picture of Don Simmons' name on the 1963 Stanley Cup Plaque]


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Latest revision as of 06:12, 5 July 2023

Don Simmons
Born (1931-09-13)September 13, 1931
Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada
Died September 24, 2010(2010-09-24) (aged 79)
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 150 lb (68 kg; 10 st 10 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Right
Played for Boston Bruins
Toronto Maple Leafs
New York Rangers
Playing career 1951–1969

Donald William "Dippy" Simmons (September 13, 1931 – September 24, 2010) was a Canadian ice hockey goaltender. He played for the Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, and New York Rangers of the National Hockey League between 1956 and 1969. He won the Stanley Cup three times in a row with the Maple Leafs, from 1962 to 1964.

Playing career

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Simmons was called up by the Boston Bruins from the Springfield Indians of the minor American Hockey League in order to replace an ailing Terry Sawchuk who had left the Bruins in mid-season of 1957. He then spent 3 seasons partnering with veteran Harry Lumley as an effective netminding duo in Boston. Simmons was the second goaltender to adopt the face mask, after Jacques Plante introduced it in 1959. Later, Simmons would back up Johnny Bower in Toronto in the early 1960s and was instrumental in the Leafs winning the Stanley Cup in 1962. He finished his career playing with the New York Rangers. Don Simmons was the founder of Don Simmons Sports, a successful Ontario franchise specializing in goalie equipment.

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
1948–49 Galt Black Hawks OHA 12 — — — 720 73 0 6.08 — — — — — — — — —
1949–50 Port Colborne Sailors OHA Sr — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1950–51 St. Catharines Teepees OHA 53 — — — 3180 181 3 3.41 — 6 — — 360 19 1 3.17 —
1951–52 Springfield Indians EAHL 37 18 18 1 2270 121 0 3.20 — 3 0 3 180 19 0 6.33 —
1952–53 Springfield Indians EAHL 44 31 11 2 2680 168 0 3.76 — — — — — — — — —
1953–54 Johnstown Jets IHL 24 — — — 1440 66 2 2.75 — 10 6 4 600 21 1 2.10 —
1954–55 Springfield Indians AHL 54 30 21 3 3240 185 2 3.43 — 4 1 3 258 16 0 3.72 —
1955–56 Springfield Indians AHL 52 13 37 2 3120 233 0 4.48 — — — — — — — — —
1956–57 Boston Bruins NHL 26 13 9 4 1560 63 4 2.42 .915 10 5 5 600 29 2 2.90 .892
1956–57 Springfield Indians AHL 25 10 12 3 1300 84 0 3.36 — — — — — — — — —
1957–58 Boston Bruins NHL 39 15 14 9 2285 92 5 2.42 .918 11 6 5 671 25 1 2.24 .932
1958–59 Boston Bruins NHL 58 24 26 8 3480 183 3 3.16 .897 — — — — — — — —
1959–60 Boston Bruins NHL 28 12 13 3 1676 91 2 3.26 .900 — — — — — — — —
1960–61 Boston Bruins NHL 18 3 9 6 1078 58 1 3.23 .902 — — — — — — — —
1960–61 Providence Reds AHL 10 3 7 0 590 51 0 5.19 — — — — — — — — —
1961–62 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 9 5 3 1 540 21 1 2.33 .927 3 2 1 166 8 0 2.90 .889
1961–62 Rochester Americans AHL 51 24 22 5 3060 169 0 3.31 — — — — — — — — —
1962–63 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 28 15 8 5 1680 69 1 2.47 .904 — — — — — — — —
1962–63 Rochester Americans AHL 9 4 5 0 540 27 1 3.00 — — — — — — — — —
1963–64 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 21 9 10 1 1190 63 3 3.18 .894 — — — — — — — —
1964–65 Tulsa Oilers CPHL 69 35 26 8 3540 219 3 3.17 — 12 6 6 720 38 1 3.17 —
1965–66 New York Rangers NHL 12 1 7 1 551 40 0 4.36 .867 — — — — — — — —
1965–66 Baltimore Clippers AHL 13 4 6 2 750 42 0 3.36 — — — — — — — — —
1966–67 Vancouver Canucks WHL 72 38 32 2 4326 213 7 2.95 — 3 2 0 140 3 0 1.29 —
1967–68 New York Rangers NHL 5 2 1 2 300 13 0 2.61 .898 — — — — — — — —
1967–68 Buffalo Bisons AHL 22 9 7 5 1279 74 0 3.47 — — — — — — — — —
1968–69 New York Rangers NHL 5 1 2 1 206 8 0 2.34 .921 — — — — — — — —
1968–69 Buffalo Bisons AHL 5 2 3 0 259 14 1 3.24 — — — — — — — — —
NHL totals 249 100 102 41 14,541 701 20 2.89 .904 — — — — — — — —

Awards and achievements

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