Terry Simpson

Terry Simpson (born August 30, 1943) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player and a former NHL head coach.

This article is about the ice hockey player and coach. For the English football (soccer) player, see Terry Simpson (footballer).

Born in Brantford, Ontario, Simpson only played one season of professional ice hockey in 1964–65 for the Jacksonville Rockets of the EHL. He was the head coach of the New York Islanders, Philadelphia Flyers, and Winnipeg Jets.

Simpson had a notable coaching career in junior hockey for 10 years with the Prince Albert Raiders. He led the team to seven consecutive Anavet Cups and four Manitoba Centennial Cup titles. After the Raiders joined the Western Hockey League, he led them to the 1985 Memorial Cup championship.[1]

Due to his success with the Raiders, the city of Prince Albert named the road leading to the Art Hauser Centre "Terry Simpson Lane" in his honour.

Coaching record

Team	Year	Regular season						Post season
		G	W	L	T	Pts	Division rank	Result
NYI	1986–87	80	35	33	12	82	3rd in Patrick	Lost in Second round
NYI	1987–88	80	39	31	10	88	1st in Patrick	Lost in First round
NYI	1988–89	27	7	18	2	(61)	6th in Patrick	(Fired)
PHI	1993–94	84	35	39	10	80	6th in Atlantic	Missed Playoffs
WPG	1994–95	15	7	7	1	(39)	6th in Central	Missed Playoffs
WPG	1995–96	82	36	40	6	78	5th in Central	Lost in First round
Total		368	159	168	41	359

References

1. "1985 Memorial Cup winners celebrate 30th anniversary in Prince Albert". CBC News. March 13, 2015. Retrieved 2017-04-30.

External links

• Terry Simpson career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database

Preceded by Al Arbour	Head coach of the New York Islanders 1986–88	Succeeded by Al Arbour
Preceded by Bill Dineen	Head coach of the Philadelphia Flyers 1993–94	Succeeded by Terry Murray
Preceded by John Paddock	Head coach of the original Winnipeg Jets 1995–96	Succeeded by Phoenix Coyotes coaches Don Hay