Nyorai kuenderera mberi kweiyi ndima - Simpson akasarudzwa mumutambo wekutanga, wechipiri zvachose, nePittsburgh Penguins mu1985 NHL Entry Draft
. Semunhu ane makore gumi nemasere ekuberekwa, akarova zvibodzwa gumi nerimwe achitamba kurudyi kurudyi (achichinja kubva pachinzvimbo chake chepakati chechando) nevanoziva Doug Shedden naTerry Ruskowski. ipapo zvakapetwa zvakapetwa kaviri mugore rake rechipiri aine zvibodzwa makumi maviri nezvitanhatu. Mwaka wake wechitatu wakamuona akaiswa pamutsetse ne superstar Mario Lemieux uye Simpson akatanga kuzadza mambure 13 zvibodzwa uye 26 mapoinzi mumitambo yake yekutanga 21 kutanga mwaka wa1987-88 pamberi pekutengeserana kwe blockbuster kwaizomubvisa parutivi rweimwe yeiyo hockey superstars uye nyika parutivi nerumwe. Musi waNovember 24, 1987, Simpson, pamwe chete naDave Hannan, Chris Joseph naMoe Mantha vakaendeswa kuEdmonton vachichinjaniswa naPaul Coffey, Wayne Van Dorp naDave Hunter.