Charlie Simmer Charlie Robert Simmer Selected by California Golden Seals 3rd round ( # 39 ) in 1974 NHL Amateur Draft < br > Selected by Cleveland Crusaders 2nd round ( # 26 ) in 1974 WHA Amateur Draft < br > < br > split his first three pro seasons between the parent club and the Salt Lake Golden Eagles of the Central Hockey League . . . . scored goal and had assist in his first NHL game , December 27 , 1974 . . . . was on California team that relocated to Cleveland on Aug . 26 , 1976 . . . . in August 1977 , signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles Kings . . . . began to play left wing after signing with Los Angeles . . . . in 1977 - 78 , played only three games with L . A . . . . called up halfway through the following year , scoring 21 goals in 38 games . . . . played with Marcel Dionne , and Dave Taylor forming the Triple Crown Line starting on Jan . 13 , 1979 . . . . in 1979 - 80 , he exceeded all expectations by scoring 56 goals , tied for most in the NHL , and making 101 points . . . . named to 1980 NHL All - Star Game but did not play due to knee injury . . . . became only the second player in NHL history to score 50 goals in a season without having any hat tricks . . . . became second Los Angeles player to score 50 goals . . . . set Los Angeles record with 21 power play goals . . . . also set Los Angeles single - season records for points , goals and assists by a left wing . . . . scored 50 of his goals in 51 games , the fastest in L . A . history . . . . that year also scored at least one goal in each of 13 straight games to become the first player to threaten Punch Broadbent ' s record of 16 that dated back over five decades . . . . named to the NHL ' s First All - Star Team and also named L . A . Most Inspirational Player . . . . started the next year by being named NHL Player of Week for first week of 1980 - 81 season and NHL Player of month for October 1980 . . . . played in NHL All - Star game . . . . duplicated his 56 - goal output but suffered a devastating compound fracture of his leg toward the end of the season . . . . still garnered a spot on the NHL First All - Star Team for the second year running . . . . set Los Angeles single - season records for points and assists by a left wing . . . . became first left wing in NHL history to score 100 points in consecutive seasons . . . . voted Los Angeles Most Popular Player . . . . spent the off - season and the early stages of the 1981 - 82 schedule recuperating from his injury . . . . still recorded 51 assists , setting a Los Angeles single - season assist record and scoring 29 goals playing all 80 regular season games . . . . played for Team Canada at the World Championship . . . . rebounded by leading L . A . in goals with 44 in 1983 - 84 . . . . played in NHL All - Star game and was named Los Angeles MVP . . . . did not report to Los Angeles ' training camp as scheduled on Sept . 17 , 1984 . . . . locked in a contract dispute , Simmer demanded that general manager Rogie Vachon trade him . . . . five games into the 1984 - 85 schedule , he was traded to the Boston Bruins , where he led the Bruins in goals with 33 and averaged a point per game . . . . named NHL Player of Week for first week of 1985 - 86 season . . . . experienced injury troubles in 1985 - 86 , but still scored 36 goals in 55 games . . . . his remarkable comeback was acknowledged winning the Bill Masterton Trophy . . . . spent his last NHL season , with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1987 - 88 . . . . played the following year as a pro in Germany . . . . took a year away from hockey before joining the San Diego Gulls of the International Hockey League for the 1990 - 91 season as player - assistant coach . . . . played one game for the squad in 1991 - 92 before retiring . . . . was the last California Golden Seal and the last NHL Cleveland Baron active in professional hockey . . . . Anaheim ' s first radio color commentator and remained in that position through 1995 - 96 season . . . . Phoenix TV color commentator in the 1996 - 97 season and remained in that position through 2003 - 04 season . . . . Ex - husband of Playboy 1981 Playmate of Year Terri Welles . . . .