Cliff Simpson
# Cliff Simpson

Clifford Wilson Simpson (April 4, 1923 – May 30, 1987) was a Canadian ice hockey player who played six regular season games in the National Hockey League with the Detroit Red Wings during the 1946–47 season and two playoff games with Detroit: one in 1947 and one in 1948. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1942 to 1952, was spent in the minor leagues. Simpson was born in Toronto, Ontario.

## Career statistics

### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1939–40 | Toronto Young Rangers | OHA | 20 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1940–41 | Toronto Young Rangers | OHA | 13 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 1941–42 | Brantford Lions | OHA | 23 | 39 | 26 | 65 | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 22 |
| 1942–43 | Indianapolis Capitals | AHL | 18 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1942–43 | Toronto Army Daggers | OHA Sr | 7 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 14 |
| 1942–43 | Toronto Tip Tops | TIHL | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 10 |
| 1943–44 | Toronto Tip Tops | TIHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1943–44 | Toronto Army Daggers | OHA Sr | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1944–45 | Barriefield Bears | KCHL | 15 | 28 | 8 | 36 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1944–45 | Toronto Bowsers | TMHL | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 1944–45 | Toronto Uptown Tires | TMHL | 11 | 20 | 16 | 36 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| 1945–46 | Indianapolis Capitals | AHL | 52 | 21 | 15 | 36 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| 1946–47 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1946–47 | Indianapolis Capitals | AHL | 54 | 42 | 36 | 78 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1947–48 | Indianapolis Capitals | AHL | 68 | 48 | 62 | 110 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1947–48 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1948–49 | Indianapolis Capitals | AHL | 52 | 25 | 21 | 46 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1949–50 | St. Louis Flyers | AHL | 56 | 31 | 52 | 83 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1950–51 | St. Louis Flyers | AHL | 65 | 40 | 34 | 74 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1951–52 | St. Louis Flyers | AHL | 47 | 26 | 26 | 52 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| AHL totals | AHL totals | AHL totals | 412 | 234 | 258 | 492 | 116 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
