The New York Islanders lost a member of their alumni family on Tuesday, as former NHL forward Chris Simon, who was 52, passed away:
The New York Islanders lost a member of their alumni family on Tuesday, as former NHL forward Chris Simon, who was 52, passed away:
Selected by the Philadelphia Flyers in the second round of the 1990 NHL Draft, Simon played 782 career games over 15 seasons with seven teams, winning the Stanley Cup with the Colorado Avalanche in 1996.
Simon, who signed with the Islanders as a free agent in the summer of 2006, played 95 games for New York, scoring 11 goals and 19 assists and accumulating 118 penalty minutes before being traded to the Minnesota Wild.
The NHL enforcer also played for the Washington Capitals (seven years), the Quebec Nordiques/Colorado Avalanche (four years), the Calgary Flames (two years), the Chicago Blackhawks (one year), the New York Rangers (one year), and the Minnesota Wild.
Our hearts are with the family and friends of Simon during this difficult time.
