Don Simmons

Player profile and career history

G · #30

Don Simmons was a goaltender. Born September 13, 1931 in Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada, he stood 5'10", weighed 150 lbs and caught right. In 249 NHL regular-season games he had 100 wins and 20 shutouts.

NHL regular-season career

Games
249
Wins
100
GAA
2.89
Save %
0.904
All supplied career statistics
Assists
0
Games Played
249
Games Started
240
Goals
0
Goals Against
701
Goals Against Avg
2.8925
Losses
102
Pim
14
Save Pctg
0.9038
Shots Against
7287
Shutouts
20
Ties
41
Time On Ice
14540:58
Wins
100

NHL playoff career

Games
24
Wins
13
GAA
2.59
Save %
0.913
All supplied career statistics
Assists
0
Games Played
24
Games Started
23
Goals
0
Goals Against
62
Goals Against Avg
2.5908
Losses
11
Save Pctg
0.9127
Shots Against
710
Shutouts
3
Time On Ice
1435:51
Wins
13

NHL season record highs

Highest supplied regular-season team records. Split-team seasons are kept separate; these are not combined season totals. Ties show one recorded season.

Wins
24
1958–59 · Boston Bruins
Shutouts
5
1957–58 · Boston Bruins
Games
58
1958–59 · Boston Bruins

Teams & leagues through the years

Every team and league recorded in this player's supplied season history, including junior, minor-league and international appearances. Multiple teams in a season are listed together; transfer dates and their order are not supplied.

  1. 1968–69

  2. 1967–68

  3. 1966–67

    • VancouverWHL
  4. 1965–66

  5. 1964–65

    • TulsaCPHL
  6. 1963–64

  7. 1962–63

  8. 1961–62

  9. 1960–61

  10. 1959–60

  11. 1958–59

  12. 1957–58

  13. 1956–57

  14. 1955–56

    • SpringfieldAHL
  15. 1954–55

    • SpringfieldAHL
  16. 1953–54

    • JohnstownIHL
  17. 1952–53

    • SpringfieldEAHL
  18. 1951–52

    • SpringfieldEAHL
  19. 1950–51

    • St. Cath. TeepeesOHA-Jr.
  20. 1948–49

    • GaltOHA-Jr.

Coverage follows NHL's published player record. Earlier youth teams, loans, transfers and seasons absent from that source may be missing. A missing season does not imply the player was inactive.

Season-by-season history

All seasons and leagues supplied by the NHL player feed. NHL, junior and minor-league rows stay separate; this is not a guarantee of every game in a player's career.

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SeasonLeagueTeamTypeGPWLGAASV%SOStartsOTLSAGA
1968–69AHLBuffaloRegular5233.24—1———14
All stats
Games Played
5
Goals Against
14
Goals Against Avg
3.24
Losses
3
Shutouts
1
Ties
0
Time On Ice
259:00
Wins
2
1968–69NHLNew York RangersRegular5122.340.92102—1018
All stats
Assists
0
Games Played
5
Games Started
2
Goals
0
Goals Against
8
Goals Against Avg
2.3394
Losses
2
Save Pctg
0.9208
Shots Against
101
Shutouts
0
Ties
1
Time On Ice
205:11
Wins
1
1967–68AHLBuffaloRegular22973.47—0———74
All stats
Games Played
22
Goals Against
74
Goals Against Avg
3.47
Losses
7
Shutouts
0
Ties
5
Time On Ice
1279:00
Wins
9
1967–68NHLNew York RangersRegular5212.610.89805—12713
All stats
Assists
0
Games Played
5
Games Started
5
Goals
0
Goals Against
13
Goals Against Avg
2.6078
Losses
1
Save Pctg
0.8976
Shots Against
127
Shutouts
0
Ties
2
Time On Ice
299:06
Wins
2
1966–67WHLVancouverRegular7238322.95—7———213
All stats
Games Played
72
Goals Against
213
Goals Against Avg
2.95
Losses
32
Shutouts
7
Ties
2
Time On Ice
4326:00
Wins
38
1966–67WHLVancouverPlayoffs3201.29—0———3
All stats
Games Played
3
Goals Against
3
Goals Against Avg
1.29
Losses
0
Shutouts
0
Ties
0
Time On Ice
140:00
Wins
2
1965–66AHLBaltimoreRegular13463.36—0———42
All stats
Games Played
13
Goals Against
42
Goals Against Avg
3.36
Losses
6
Shutouts
0
Ties
2
Time On Ice
750:00
Wins
4
1965–66NHLNew York RangersRegular12174.360.86708—30040
All stats
Assists
0
Games Played
12
Games Started
8
Goals
0
Goals Against
40
Goals Against Avg
4.3557
Losses
7
Save Pctg
0.8667
Shots Against
300
Shutouts
0
Ties
1
Time On Ice
551:00
Wins
1
1964–65CPHLTulsaRegular6935263.17—3———219
All stats
Games Played
69
Goals Against
219
Goals Against Avg
3.17
Losses
26
Shutouts
3
Ties
8
Time On Ice
3540:00
Wins
35
1964–65CPHLTulsaPlayoffs12663.17—1———38
All stats
Games Played
12
Goals Against
38
Goals Against Avg
3.17
Losses
6
Shutouts
1
Ties
0
Time On Ice
720:00
Wins
6
1963–64NHLToronto Maple LeafsRegular219103.180.894319—59563
All stats
Assists
0
Games Played
21
Games Started
19
Goals
0
Goals Against
63
Goals Against Avg
3.1779
Losses
10
Save Pctg
0.8941
Shots Against
595
Shutouts
3
Ties
1
Time On Ice
1189:28
Wins
9
1962–63AHLRochesterRegular9453.00—1———27
All stats
Games Played
9
Goals Against
27
Goals Against Avg
3
Losses
5
Shutouts
1
Ties
0
Time On Ice
540:00
Wins
4
1962–63NHLToronto Maple LeafsRegular281582.470.904128—71669
All stats
Assists
0
Games Played
28
Games Started
28
Goals
0
Goals Against
69
Goals Against Avg
2.4656
Losses
8
Save Pctg
0.9036
Shots Against
716
Shutouts
1
Ties
5
Time On Ice
1679:05
Wins
15
1961–62AHLRochesterRegular5124223.31—0———169
All stats
Games Played
51
Goals Against
169
Goals Against Avg
3.31
Losses
22
Shutouts
0
Ties
5
Time On Ice
3060:00
Wins
24
1961–62NHLToronto Maple LeafsRegular9532.330.92719—28721
All stats
Assists
0
Games Played
9
Games Started
9
Goals
0
Goals Against
21
Goals Against Avg
2.3333
Losses
3
Save Pctg
0.9268
Shots Against
287
Shutouts
1
Ties
1
Time On Ice
540:00
Wins
5
1961–62NHLToronto Maple LeafsPlayoffs3212.900.88902—728
All stats
Assists
0
Games Played
3
Games Started
2
Goals
0
Goals Against
8
Goals Against Avg
2.9032
Losses
1
Save Pctg
0.8889
Shots Against
72
Shutouts
0
Time On Ice
165:20
Wins
2
1960–61AHLProvidenceRegular10375.19—0———51
All stats
Games Played
10
Goals Against
51
Goals Against Avg
5.19
Losses
7
Shutouts
0
Ties
0
Time On Ice
590:00
Wins
3
1960–61NHLBoston BruinsRegular18393.230.902118—59358
All stats
Assists
0
Games Played
18
Games Started
18
Goals
0
Goals Against
58
Goals Against Avg
3.2298
Losses
9
Pim
6
Save Pctg
0.9022
Shots Against
593
Shutouts
1
Ties
6
Time On Ice
1077:27
Wins
3
1959–60NHLBoston BruinsRegular2812133.260.900228—91291
All stats
Assists
0
Games Played
28
Games Started
28
Goals
0
Goals Against
91
Goals Against Avg
3.2578
Losses
13
Pim
4
Save Pctg
0.9002
Shots Against
912
Shutouts
2
Ties
3
Time On Ice
1676:00
Wins
12
1958–59NHLBoston BruinsRegular5824263.160.897358—1,785183
All stats
Assists
0
Games Played
58
Games Started
58
Goals
0
Goals Against
183
Goals Against Avg
3.1558
Losses
26
Pim
4
Save Pctg
0.8975
Shots Against
1785
Shutouts
3
Ties
8
Time On Ice
3479:21
Wins
24
1957–58NHLBoston BruinsRegular3915142.420.919539—1,13492
All stats
Assists
0
Games Played
39
Games Started
39
Goals
0
Goals Against
92
Goals Against Avg
2.4165
Losses
14
Save Pctg
0.9189
Shots Against
1134
Shutouts
5
Ties
9
Time On Ice
2284:20
Wins
15
1957–58NHLBoston BruinsPlayoffs11652.240.932111—37025
All stats
Assists
0
Games Played
11
Games Started
11
Goals
0
Goals Against
25
Goals Against Avg
2.2371
Losses
5
Save Pctg
0.9324
Shots Against
370
Shutouts
1
Time On Ice
670:31
Wins
6
1956–57AHLSpringfieldRegular2510123.36—0———84
All stats
Games Played
25
Goals Against
84
Goals Against Avg
3.36
Losses
12
Shutouts
0
Ties
3
Time On Ice
1300:00
Wins
10
1956–57NHLBoston BruinsRegular261392.420.915426—73763
All stats
Assists
0
Games Played
26
Games Started
26
Goals
0
Goals Against
63
Goals Against Avg
2.4231
Losses
9
Save Pctg
0.9145
Shots Against
737
Shutouts
4
Ties
4
Time On Ice
1560:00
Wins
13
1956–57NHLBoston BruinsPlayoffs10552.900.892210—26829
All stats
Assists
0
Games Played
10
Games Started
10
Goals
0
Goals Against
29
Goals Against Avg
2.9
Losses
5
Save Pctg
0.8918
Shots Against
268
Shutouts
2
Time On Ice
600:00
Wins
5
1955–56AHLSpringfieldRegular5213374.48—0———233
All stats
Games Played
52
Goals Against
233
Goals Against Avg
4.48
Losses
37
Shutouts
0
Ties
2
Time On Ice
3120:00
Wins
13
1954–55AHLSpringfieldRegular5430213.43—2———185
All stats
Games Played
54
Goals Against
185
Goals Against Avg
3.43
Losses
21
Shutouts
2
Ties
3
Time On Ice
3240:00
Wins
30
1954–55AHLSpringfieldPlayoffs4133.72—0———16
All stats
Games Played
4
Goals Against
16
Goals Against Avg
3.72
Losses
3
Shutouts
0
Ties
0
Time On Ice
258:00
Wins
1
1953–54IHLJohnstownRegular24——2.75—2———66
All stats
Games Played
24
Goals Against
66
Goals Against Avg
2.75
Shutouts
2
Time On Ice
1440:00
1953–54IHLJohnstownPlayoffs10642.10—1———21
All stats
Games Played
10
Goals Against
21
Goals Against Avg
2.1
Losses
4
Shutouts
1
Ties
0
Time On Ice
600:00
Wins
6
1952–53EAHLSpringfieldRegular4431113.76—0———168
All stats
Games Played
44
Goals Against
168
Goals Against Avg
3.76
Losses
11
Shutouts
0
Ties
2
Time On Ice
2680:00
Wins
31
1951–52EAHLSpringfieldRegular3718183.20—0———121
All stats
Games Played
37
Goals Against
121
Goals Against Avg
3.2
Losses
18
Shutouts
0
Ties
1
Time On Ice
2270:00
Wins
18
1951–52EAHLSpringfieldPlayoffs3036.33—0———19
All stats
Games Played
3
Goals Against
19
Goals Against Avg
6.33
Losses
3
Shutouts
0
Ties
0
Time On Ice
180:00
Wins
0
1950–51OHA-Jr.St. Cath. TeepeesRegular53——3.41—3———181
All stats
Games Played
53
Goals Against
181
Goals Against Avg
3.41
Shutouts
3
Time On Ice
3180:00
1950–51OHA-Jr.St. Cath. TeepeesPlayoffs6——3.17—1———19
All stats
Games Played
6
Goals Against
19
Goals Against Avg
3.17
Shutouts
1
Time On Ice
360:00
1948–49OHA-Jr.GaltRegular12——6.08—0———73
All stats
Games Played
12
Goals Against
73
Goals Against Avg
6.08
Shutouts
0
Time On Ice
720:00

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Recent NHL games

DateOpponentGoals againstShots againstSave %Time on ice
1969-03-01BOS1220.95526:19
1969-02-09PHI3160.81360:00
1969-01-17OAK1270.96360:00
1969-01-11DET081.00019:08
1969-01-04TOR3280.89339:44

Awards

Stanley Cup1963–64, 1962–63, 1961–62

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Profile updated Oct 16, 2:50 pm EDT. Missing stats are shown as –.

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