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Charlie Simmer

Position: LW
Shoots: Left
Height: 6-3    Weight: 210 lbs.
Born: March 20, 1954 in Terrace Bay, Ontario

Drafted by the California Golden Seals in the 3rd round (39th overall) of the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft.

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Fan Ratings

Fine Details ▪ Last Updated Feb 11, 2012, 10:09AM
All-Time NHL Skater Rank: #167. Neal Broten… #167. Owen Nolan… #169. CHARLIE SIMMER… #170. Vic Hadfield… #170. Jacques Laperriere… 

NHL Standard

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1974-75 20 CGS NHL 35 8 13 21 8 -2 26 6 2 0 0 46 17.4
1975-76 21 CGS NHL 21 1 1 2 1 -9 22 0 1 0 0 12 8.3
1976-77 22 CLE NHL 24 2 0 2 1 -11 16 1 1 0 0 42 4.8
1977-78 23 LAK NHL 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 0.0
1978-79 24 LAK NHL 38 21 27 48 19 9 16 13 8 0 0 112 18.8
1979-80 25 LAK NHL 64 56 45 101 43 47 65 35 21 0 8 213 26.3
1980-81 26 LAK NHL 65 56 49 105 44 31 62 33 23 0 9 171 32.7
1981-82 27 LAK NHL 50 15 24 39 15 -7 42 12 3 0 2 88 17.0
1982-83 28 LAK NHL 80 29 51 80 30 0 51 17 11 1 1 183 15.8
1983-84 29 LAK NHL 79 44 48 92 37 7 78 30 13 1 4 188 23.4
1984-85 30 TOT NHL 68 34 30 64 26 10 39 22 12 0 5 136 25.0
1984-85 30 LAK NHL 5 1 0 1 1 -4 4 1 0 0 0 8 12.5
1984-85 30 BOS NHL 63 33 30 63 26 14 35 21 12 0 5 128 25.8
1985-86 31 BOS NHL 55 36 24 60 26 12 42 22 14 0 5 141 25.5
1986-87 32 BOS NHL 80 29 40 69 27 20 59 18 11 0 4 137 21.2
1987-88 33 PIT NHL 50 11 17 28 11 6 24 6 5 0 3 58 19.0
Career NHL 712 342 369 711 287 113 544 215 125 2 41 1531 22.3

NHL Miscellaneous

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Per Game Adjusted Plus/Minus Point Shares
Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC PIM S G A PTS GC TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- OPS DPS PS
1974-75 20 CGS NHL 35 0.23 0.37 0.60 0.23 0.74 1.31 7 11 18 7 28 8 24 2 -2 0.8 0.6 1.4
1975-76 21 CGS NHL 21 0.05 0.05 0.10 0.04 1.05 0.57 1 1 2 1 4 2 15 4 -9 -0.7 0.1 -0.5
1976-77 22 CLE NHL 24 0.08 0.00 0.08 0.05 0.67 1.75 2 0 2 1 8 4 21 6 -11 -0.7 0.1 -0.6
1977-78 23 LAK NHL 3 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.67 1.33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1
1978-79 24 LAK NHL 38 0.55 0.71 1.26 0.49 0.42 2.95 18 23 41 16 76 31 37 1 9 3.8 0.8 4.6
1979-80 25 LAK NHL 64 0.88 0.70 1.58 0.68 1.02 3.33 47 38 85 36 146 56 44 1 47 9.7 2.1 11.8
1980-81 26 LAK NHL 65 0.86 0.75 1.62 0.68 0.95 2.63 43 38 81 34 152 62 59 0 31 8.8 1.5 10.4
1981-82 27 LAK NHL 50 0.30 0.48 0.78 0.29 0.84 1.76 11 18 29 11 69 29 52 5 -7 1.6 0.5 2.0
1982-83 28 LAK NHL 80 0.36 0.64 1.00 0.37 0.64 2.29 23 41 64 24 128 53 89 14 0 4.6 1.0 5.6
1983-84 29 LAK NHL 79 0.56 0.61 1.16 0.46 0.99 2.38 35 38 73 29 125 41 79 2 7 6.2 1.2 7.4
1984-85 30 TOT NHL 68 0.50 0.44 0.94 0.39 0.57 2.00 27 24 51 21 91 33 49 1 10 4.2 1.2 5.4
1984-85 30 LAK NHL 5 0.20 0.00 0.20 0.11 0.80 1.60 1 0 1 1 1 0 5 0 -4 -0.1 0.0 -0.1
1984-85 30 BOS NHL 63 0.52 0.48 1.00 0.41 0.56 2.03 26 24 50 21 90 33 44 1 14 4.2 1.3 5.5
1985-86 31 BOS NHL 55 0.65 0.44 1.09 0.48 0.76 2.56 28 19 47 20 92 45 35 0 12 4.5 1.0 5.5
1986-87 32 BOS NHL 80 0.36 0.50 0.86 0.33 0.74 1.71 24 34 58 22 117 38 59 0 20 4.2 1.5 5.7
1987-88 33 PIT NHL 50 0.22 0.34 0.56 0.21 0.48 1.16 9 14 23 9 54 26 22 0 6 1.0 0.7 1.7
Career NHL 712 0.48 0.52 1.00 0.40 0.76 2.15 275 299 574 232 1090 428 585 36 113 47.8 12.6 60.4

NHL Playoffs

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1978-79 24 LAK NHL 2 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 0
1979-80 25 LAK NHL 3 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 0
1981-82 27 LAK NHL 10 4 7 11 22 3 1 0 1
1984-85 30 BOS NHL 5 2 2 4 5 2 2 0 0 0 6 33.3
1985-86 31 BOS NHL 3 0 0 0 -1 4 0 0 0 0 4 0.0
1986-87 32 BOS NHL 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
Career NHL 24 9 9 18 5 32 6 3 0 1 10 20.0

Other Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1971-72 17 Kenora Muskies MJHL 45 14 31 45 77
1972-73 18 Kenora Muskies MJHL 48 43 68 111 57
1973-74 19 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHA-Jr. 70 45 54 99 137
1974-75 20 Salt Lake Golden Eagles CHL 47 12 29 41 86
1975-76 21 Salt Lake Golden Eagles CHL 42 23 16 39 96
1976-77 22 Salt Lake Golden Eagles CHL 51 32 30 62 37
1977-78 23 Springfield Indians AHL 75 42 41 83 100
1978-79 24 Springfield Indians AHL 39 13 23 36 33
1982-83 28 Canada WEC-A 10 2 3 5 8
1988-89 34 Eintracht Frankfurt W.German 36 19 32 51 68
1990-91 36 San Diego Gulls IHL 43 16 7 23 63
1991-92 37 San Diego Gulls IHL 1 0 0 0 0
Career 2 Seasons AHL 114 55 64 119 133
Career 3 Seasons CHL 140 67 75 142 219
Career 2 Seasons IHL 44 16 7 23 63
Career 2 Seasons MJHL 93 57 99 156 134
Career 1 Season OHA-Jr. 70 45 54 99 137
Career 1 Season W.German 36 19 32 51 68
Career 1 Season WEC-A 10 2 3 5 8

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1977-78 23 Springfield Indians AHL 4 0 1 1 5
1988-89 34 Eintracht Frankfurt W.German 4 1 2 3 13
Career 1 Season AHL 4 0 1 1 5
Career 1 Season W.German 4 1 2 3 13

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 14 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Charlie Simmer 11.8 10.4 7.4 5.7 5.6 5.5 5.4 4.6 2.0 1.7 1.4 -0.1 -0.5 -0.6
Olli Jokinen 90.6 10.8 9.8 7.9 7.6 6.1 6.0 4.8 4.5 1.4 1.1 1.1 -0.3 -0.4
Rick MacLeish 89.9 10.7 10.5 7.6 7.5 6.7 6.2 5.6 4.7 3.7 2.1 1.4 0.1 -0.1 -0.4
Pete Mahovlich 88.5 10.6 10.6 8.4 7.5 7.1 6.3 5.3 4.6 3.5 1.7 0.8 0.0 -0.7 -1.0
Kevin Stevens 86.7 11.5 10.8 7.6 7.3 4.6 4.5 3.5 2.9 2.3 2.3 2.1 1.1 0.3 0.1
Martin Havlat 86.7 9.6 9.5 7.8 7.1 6.4 5.8 5.0 4.7 3.0 2.1
Glen Murray 86.3 11.6 10.6 8.2 7.2 7.1 5.0 4.0 2.6 2.1 1.5 1.4 0.5 -0.1 -0.1
Sid Abel 86.1 9.2 7.3 7.3 6.2 4.3 4.2 4.2 3.6 3.2 0.4 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.2
Robert Lang 85.8 10.0 8.5 7.2 6.5 6.0 5.7 5.4 5.4 4.3 2.1 1.7 0.3 0.1 0.0
Danny Gare 85.8 10.4 8.7 8.4 7.7 6.0 5.9 4.1 3.8 2.6 2.3 1.3 -0.2 -0.2
Dickie Moore 85.6 11.0 9.7 8.0 7.1 6.3 5.0 5.0 4.5 4.0 3.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 -0.3
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Charlie Simmer 11.8 10.4 7.4 5.7 5.6 5.5 5.4 4.6 2.0 1.7 1.4 -0.1 -0.5 -0.6
Olli Jokinen 90.6 10.8 9.8 7.9 7.6 6.1 6.0 4.8 4.5 1.4 1.1 1.1 -0.3 -0.4
Rick MacLeish 89.9 10.7 10.5 7.6 7.5 6.7 6.2 5.6 4.7 3.7 2.1 1.4 0.1 -0.1 -0.4
Martin Havlat 86.7 9.6 9.5 7.8 7.1 6.4 5.8 5.0 4.7 3.0 2.1
Kevin Stevens 86.5 11.5 10.8 7.6 7.3 4.6 4.5 3.5 2.9 2.3 2.3 2.1 1.1 0.3 0.1 -0.3
Sid Abel 86.1 9.2 7.3 7.3 6.2 4.3 4.2 4.2 3.6 3.2 0.4 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.2
Danny Gare 85.8 10.4 8.7 8.4 7.7 6.0 5.9 4.1 3.8 2.6 2.3 1.3 -0.2 -0.2
Dickie Moore 85.6 11.0 9.7 8.0 7.1 6.3 5.0 5.0 4.5 4.0 3.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 -0.3
Glen Murray 85.5 11.6 10.6 8.2 7.2 7.1 5.3 5.0 4.0 2.9 2.6 2.1 1.5 1.4 0.5 -0.1 -0.1
Pete Mahovlich 84.8 10.6 10.6 8.4 7.5 7.1 6.3 5.3 4.6 4.5 3.5 1.7 0.8 0.0 -0.4 -0.7 -1.0
Rene Robert 84.7 9.0 8.8 8.1 7.4 6.9 5.2 5.1 4.4 2.1 1.7 1.5 -0.2

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

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All-Star Games

1981 NHL
1984 NHL

Awards

1985-86 NHL Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy

Honors

1979-80 NHL NHL All-Star Team (1st)
1980-81 NHL NHL All-Star Team (1st)

Games Played

1982-83 NHL 80 (1)
 1986-87 NHL 80 (3)

Goals

1979-80 NHL 56 (1)
 1980-81 NHL 56 (3)

Points

1979-80 NHL 101 (7)
1980-81 NHL 105 (7)

Goals Created

1979-80 NHL 43.2 (4)
1980-81 NHL 44.3 (5)

Plus/Minus

1979-80 NHL 47 (5)

Even Strength Goals

1979-80 NHL 35 (9)
1980-81 NHL 33 (8)

Power Play Goals

1979-80 NHL 21 (1)
 1980-81 NHL 23 (2)
Career NHL 125 (79)

Game-Winning Goals

1979-80 NHL 8 (4)
1980-81 NHL 9 (2)

Shooting Percentage

1979-80 NHL 26.3 (2)
1980-81 NHL 32.7 (1)
 1984-85 NHL 25.0 (3)
1985-86 NHL 25.5 (4)
Career NHL 22.3 (2)

Goals Per Game

1978-79 NHL 0.55 (6)
1979-80 NHL 0.88 (1)
 1980-81 NHL 0.86 (1)
 1985-86 NHL 0.65 (7)
Career NHL 0.48 (35)

Points Per Game

1979-80 NHL 1.58 (4)
1980-81 NHL 1.62 (4)
Career NHL 1.00 (55)

Goals Created Per Game

1979-80 NHL 0.68 (1)
 1980-81 NHL 0.68 (2)
Career NHL 0.40 (46)

Adjusted Goals

1979-80 NHL 47 (1)
 1980-81 NHL 43 (3)

Adjusted Points

1979-80 NHL 85 (7)
1980-81 NHL 81 (7)

Adjusted Goals Created

1979-80 NHL 36.0 (4)
1980-81 NHL 33.8 (5)

Total Goals On-Ice For

1979-80 NHL 146 (10)

Power Play Goals On-Ice For

1979-80 NHL 56 (6)

Offensive Point Shares

1979-80 NHL 9.7 (4)
1980-81 NHL 8.8 (5)

Point Shares

1979-80 NHL 11.8 (6)
1980-81 NHL 10.4 (10)
    

Transactions

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August 26, 1976: Transferred to Cleveland after California franchise relocated, August 26, 1976.

August 8, 1977: Signed as a free agent by Los Angeles, August 8, 1977.

October 24, 1984: Traded to Boston by Los Angeles for Boston's 1st round choice (Dan Gratton) in 1985 Entry Draft, October 24, 1984.

October 5, 1987: Claimed by Pittsburgh from Boston in Waiver Draft, October 5, 1987.

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