# Jason Simon (ice hockey)

Jason Simon (born March 21, 1969) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Simon, who is from the Aamjiwnaang First Nation near Sarnia, Ontario, played five games in the National Hockey League for the Phoenix Coyotes and New York Islanders between 1994 and 1996. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1989 to 2009, was spent in various minor leagues.

## Career

Simon was recalled by the New York Islanders on January 6, 1994 and made his NHL debut with the New York Islanders on January 7, 1994. He shared his debut with forwards Dan Plante, Ziggy Palffy, and goaltender Jamie McLennan. Missing from Simon's debut and tenure with the team was Islanders' coach Al Arbour, who was serving a five-game suspension due to Islanders' forward Mick Vukota leaving the bench and participating in an on-ice brawl that occurred during the Islanders' previous game played on January 4, 1994.
The following season, Simon signed with the Winnipeg Jets and played several exhibition games with the team. Simon was involved in a kneeing incident on September 18, 1995, where he was kneed by Bryan Marchment. Marchment later received a five-game suspension without pay due to the incident.
In addition to his four-game tenure with the Islanders, Simon was later recalled to the NHL one more time. He was recalled by the Phoenix Coyotes on October 30, 1997, playing one game with the team before being returned to Las Vegas the following day.
The following season, Simon was signed by the Colorado Avalanche on August 20, 1997 and briefly attended their training camp. While in training camp, Simon fought enforcer Wade Belak and Wade's brother Graham Belak.
Simon eventually played for thirty-one teams in his twenty-year career before retiring from hockey in 2009.

## Career statistics
### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1986–87 | London Knights | OHL | 33 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1986–87 | Sudbury Wolves | OHL | 26 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987–88 | Sudbury Wolves | OHL | 26 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987–88 | Hamilton Steelhawks | OHL | 29 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 124 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15 |
| 1988–89 | Kingston Raiders | OHL | 17 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988–89 | Windsor Spitfires | OHL | 45 | 16 | 27 | 43 | 135 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| 1989–90 | Utica Devils | AHL | 16 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 1989–90 | Nashville Knights | ECHL | 13 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 81 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 17 |
| 1990–91 | Utica Devils | AHL | 50 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 189 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990–91 | Johnstown Chiefs | ECHL | 22 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991–92 | Utica Devils | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991–92 | San Diego Gulls | IHL | 13 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 1992–93 | Flint Bulldogs | CoHL | 44 | 17 | 32 | 49 | 202 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992–93 | Detroit Falcons | CoHL | 11 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 38 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 40 |
| 1993–94 | New York Islanders | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993–94 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | IHL | 50 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 323 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993–94 | Detroit Falcons | CoHL | 13 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 87 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994–95 | Denver Grizzlies | IHL | 61 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 300 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 1995–96 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 18 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 90 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26 |
| 1996–97 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996–97 | Las Vegas Thunder | IHL | 64 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 402 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17 |
| 1997–98 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 26 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 170 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997–98 | Quebec Rafales | IHL | 30 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 127 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998–99 | Colorado Gold Kings | WCHL | 60 | 16 | 23 | 39 | 419 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17 |
| 1999–00 | Port Huron Border Cats | UHL | 45 | 21 | 22 | 43 | 118 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999–00 | Louisville Panthers | AHL | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000–01 | Memphis RiverKings | CHL | 61 | 24 | 19 | 43 | 301 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 19 |
| 2001–02 | LaSalle Rapides | QSPHL | 9 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001–02 | Anchorage Aces | WCHL | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 2002–03 | Port Huron Beacons | UHL | 27 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004–05 | Sherbrooke Saint-Francois | LNAH | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004–05 | Huntsville Havoc | SPHL | 12 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005–06 | Jacksonville Barracudas | SPHL | 42 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 128 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006–07 | Brantford Blast | MLH | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007–08 | Brantford Blast | MLH | 29 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 46 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 2008–09 | Detroit Dragons | AAHL | 12 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — |
| AHL totals | AHL totals | AHL totals | 122 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 517 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 38 |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — |

## Awards and accomplishments

* 1994–95: Turner Cup champion (Denver Grizzlies)
* 2007–08: Allan Cup champion (Brantford Blast)