Ben Simon

Ben Simon
Born (1978-06-14) June 14, 1978
Shaker Heights, OH, USA
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position Center
Shot Left
Played for Atlanta Thrashers
Columbus Blue Jackets
NHL Draft 110th overall, 1997
Chicago Blackhawks
Playing career 2000–2011

Benjamin Clarke Simon (born June 14, 1978) is an American former professional ice hockey center who played with the in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Atlanta Thrashers and Columbus Blue Jackets. He was the head coach of the ECHL's Cincinnati Cyclones for the 2013–14 season, guiding the club to a conference championship. Simon served as an assistant coach for the American Hockey League's Toronto Marlies in 2014-2015.[1] He currently is an assistant in the Detroit Red Wings farm system, the Grand Rapids Griffins [2]

Playing career

He was drafted 110th overall by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft and has played 81 games in the NHL with the Atlanta Thrashers and Columbus Blue Jackets, scoring three goals and one assist. In the 2007–08 AHL season, he played for the Springfield Falcons. For the 2008–09 season, Simon played with the Iserlohn Roosters in Germany's Deutsche Eishockey Liga. In July 2010, he signed up for his first coaching role, as Player/Coach for the Sheffield Steelers in the British Elite Ice Hockey League for the 2010–11 season. After winning the regular season championship with the Steelers, Simon decided not to return to the Steelers for another season.

Awards and honors

Award Year
All-CCHA Second Team 1998-99

References

  1. ↑ http://www.fox19.com/story/26204624/cyclones-head-coach-leaving-cincinnati-for-another-job
  2. ↑ http://www.mlive.com/griffins/index.ssf/2015/06/griffins_coach.html

Ben Simon's biography at Legends of Hockey

External links

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