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.
1968–69
- BuffaloAHL
New York RangersNHL
1967–68
- BuffaloAHL
New York RangersNHL
1966–67
- VancouverWHL
1965–66
- BaltimoreAHL
New York RangersNHL
1964–65
- TulsaCPHL
1963–64
1962–63
- RochesterAHL
Toronto Maple LeafsNHL
1961–62
- RochesterAHL
Toronto Maple LeafsNHL
1960–61
- ProvidenceAHL
Boston BruinsNHL
1959–60
1958–59
1957–58
1956–57
- SpringfieldAHL
Boston BruinsNHL
1955–56
- SpringfieldAHL
1954–55
- SpringfieldAHL
1953–54
- JohnstownIHL
1952–53
- SpringfieldEAHL
1951–52
- SpringfieldEAHL
1950–51
- St. Cath. TeepeesOHA-Jr.
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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| Season | League | Team | Type | GP | W | L | GAA | SV% | SO | Starts | OTL | SA | GA | |
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| 1968–69 | AHL | Buffalo | Regular | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3.24 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 14 | All stats
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| 1968–69 | NHL | Regular | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2.34 | 0.921 | 0 | 2 | — | 101 | 8 | All stats
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| 1967–68 | AHL | Buffalo | Regular | 22 | 9 | 7 | 3.47 | — | 0 | — | — | — | 74 | All stats
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| 1967–68 | NHL | Regular | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2.61 | 0.898 | 0 | 5 | — | 127 | 13 | All stats
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| 1966–67 | WHL | Vancouver | Regular | 72 | 38 | 32 | 2.95 | — | 7 | — | — | — | 213 | All stats
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| 1966–67 | WHL | Vancouver | Playoffs | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1.29 | — | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | All stats
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| 1965–66 | AHL | Baltimore | Regular | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3.36 | — | 0 | — | — | — | 42 | All stats
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| 1965–66 | NHL | Regular | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4.36 | 0.867 | 0 | 8 | — | 300 | 40 | All stats
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| 1964–65 | CPHL | Tulsa | Regular | 69 | 35 | 26 | 3.17 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 219 | All stats
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| 1964–65 | CPHL | Tulsa | Playoffs | 12 | 6 | 6 | 3.17 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 38 | All stats
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| 1963–64 | NHL | Regular | 21 | 9 | 10 | 3.18 | 0.894 | 3 | 19 | — | 595 | 63 | All stats
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| 1962–63 | AHL | Rochester | Regular | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3.00 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 27 | All stats
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| 1962–63 | NHL | Regular | 28 | 15 | 8 | 2.47 | 0.904 | 1 | 28 | — | 716 | 69 | All stats
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| 1961–62 | AHL | Rochester | Regular | 51 | 24 | 22 | 3.31 | — | 0 | — | — | — | 169 | All stats
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| 1961–62 | NHL | Regular | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2.33 | 0.927 | 1 | 9 | — | 287 | 21 | All stats
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| 1961–62 | NHL | Playoffs | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2.90 | 0.889 | 0 | 2 | — | 72 | 8 | All stats
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| 1960–61 | AHL | Providence | Regular | 10 | 3 | 7 | 5.19 | — | 0 | — | — | — | 51 | All stats
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| 1960–61 | NHL | Regular | 18 | 3 | 9 | 3.23 | 0.902 | 1 | 18 | — | 593 | 58 | All stats
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| 1959–60 | NHL | Regular | 28 | 12 | 13 | 3.26 | 0.900 | 2 | 28 | — | 912 | 91 | All stats
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| 1958–59 | NHL | Regular | 58 | 24 | 26 | 3.16 | 0.897 | 3 | 58 | — | 1,785 | 183 | All stats
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| 1957–58 | NHL | Regular | 39 | 15 | 14 | 2.42 | 0.919 | 5 | 39 | — | 1,134 | 92 | All stats
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| 1957–58 | NHL | Playoffs | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2.24 | 0.932 | 1 | 11 | — | 370 | 25 | All stats
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| 1956–57 | AHL | Springfield | Regular | 25 | 10 | 12 | 3.36 | — | 0 | — | — | — | 84 | All stats
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| 1956–57 | NHL | Regular | 26 | 13 | 9 | 2.42 | 0.915 | 4 | 26 | — | 737 | 63 | All stats
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| 1956–57 | NHL | Playoffs | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2.90 | 0.892 | 2 | 10 | — | 268 | 29 | All stats
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| 1955–56 | AHL | Springfield | Regular | 52 | 13 | 37 | 4.48 | — | 0 | — | — | — | 233 | All stats
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| 1954–55 | AHL | Springfield | Regular | 54 | 30 | 21 | 3.43 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 185 | All stats
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| 1954–55 | AHL | Springfield | Playoffs | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3.72 | — | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | All stats
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| 1953–54 | IHL | Johnstown | Regular | 24 | — | — | 2.75 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 66 | All stats
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| 1953–54 | IHL | Johnstown | Playoffs | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2.10 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 21 | All stats
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| 1952–53 | EAHL | Springfield | Regular | 44 | 31 | 11 | 3.76 | — | 0 | — | — | — | 168 | All stats
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| 1951–52 | EAHL | Springfield | Regular | 37 | 18 | 18 | 3.20 | — | 0 | — | — | — | 121 | All stats
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| 1951–52 | EAHL | Springfield | Playoffs | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6.33 | — | 0 | — | — | — | 19 | All stats
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| 1950–51 | OHA-Jr. | St. Cath. Teepees | Regular | 53 | — | — | 3.41 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 181 | All stats
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| 1950–51 | OHA-Jr. | St. Cath. Teepees | Playoffs | 6 | — | — | 3.17 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 19 | All stats
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| 1948–49 | OHA-Jr. | Galt | Regular | 12 | — | — | 6.08 | — | 0 | — | — | — | 73 | All stats
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NHL game-by-game archive
This season’s game-log import is queued. The background archive fills gradually.
NHL source coverage only; missing records are not zero-stat appearances. Historical team abbreviations are retained.
Recent NHL games
| Date | Opponent | Goals against | Shots against | Save % | Time on ice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969-03-01 | BOS | 1 | 22 | 0.955 | 26:19 |
| 1969-02-09 | PHI | 3 | 16 | 0.813 | 60:00 |
| 1969-01-17 | OAK | 1 | 27 | 0.963 | 60:00 |
| 1969-01-11 | DET | 0 | 8 | 1.000 | 19:08 |
| 1969-01-04 | TOR | 3 | 28 | 0.893 | 39:44 |
Awards
Career refresh is delayed. The last imported record is retained.
Profile updated Oct 16, 2:50 pm EDT. Missing stats are shown as –.