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Charles Robert Simmer (born March 20, 1954) is a Canadian former professional forward, most notably for the Los Angeles Kings in the National Hockey League, who was known for his scoring prowess.


Playing career
After a junior career with the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds of the Ontario Hockey Association that saw him score 99 points in his only season (1973–74), Simmer was selected in the third round of the 1974 NHL amateur draft, 39th overall, by the California Golden Seals, where he joined a young field of players such as , , , and . He split his first three professional seasons between the Seals and the Salt Lake Golden Eagles of the CHL, having success in the minors but receiving limited playing time in the NHL. The Seals relocated to Cleveland in 1976, but Simmer did not receive more playing time.

He was traded in 1977 to the Los Angeles Kings, but spent the season with the Springfield Indians of the AHL, winning All-Star accolades. The next season Simmer was promoted halfway through the campaign to the Kings, and scored 21 goals in 39 games.

While with the Kings, he played left wing on the "Triple Crown Line" with and Dave Taylor, one of the most potent and famed forward lines of the era. Despite injuries costing him significant playing time, Simmer had back-to-back 56-goal seasons and leading the NHL in goals during the 1979-80 season. Further being named an NHL first team All-Star in 1980 and 1981. In the latter season, Simmer almost accomplished one of hockey's most difficult feats: scoring 50 goals in 50 games. Simmer entered his 50th game with 46 goals and scored three times to finish just shy of the mark; that same night, became only the second player in NHL history to score 50 in 50. Simmer scored his 50th goal the following night in his 51st game. Simmer's shooting percentage of 32.75 in 1981 was, and remains, an NHL record. Two months later, during a game on March 31 against the Toronto Maple Leafs at Maple Leaf Gardens, Simmer missed a check on defensemen that saw one leg fly in the air while his right skate was caught in the ice, which resulted in a broken right leg. During the 1983-84 season Simmer scored 44 goals and 48 assists leading to him playing in the 1984 NHL all star game and being awarded the Bill Libby Memorial Award as the kings most valuable player.

Simmer was traded at the beginning of the 1985 season to the , where despite the cumulative effects of several injuries throughout his career, he starred for three more seasons. One season saw him miss games with a broken jaw. In 1986, Simmer won the Bill Masterton Trophy for his perseverance and dedication to hockey; in that season, he missed nearly 20 games with a knee injury before coming back only to be struck in the eye by a stick during a game where he narrowly missed losing sight in. Despite all these injuries Simmer still found a way to be a consistent scorer for the Bruins throughout his tenure tallying 60 plus points all 3 seasons. As well as scoring 20 plus goals every year.

Simmer played his final NHL season, for the Pittsburgh Penguins, in 1988. He subsequently played the 1989 season for Eintracht Frankfurt in the German Bundesliga scoring 51 points in 35 games. Then after a season off, he then spent parts of two seasons as a player-coach for the minor league San Diego Gulls before retiring.


Retirement
Simmer finished his NHL career with 711 points (342 goals, 369 assists) in 712 career games. At the time of his retirement, he was the last active player in North American professional hockey to have played for the Seals-Barons franchise (though was the last alumnus of the franchise to play in the NHL, upon his retirement in 1989.)

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He was formerly married to one-time Playmate of the Year ; the couple had one daughter. He subsequently remarried in 1995 to Jody and together they had a son and a daughter. Simmer spent years as a color commentator for the and the on Sportsnet.

After his career ended, he resided in Calgary for a number of years before moving to Texas along with his wife in the mid-2010s to work with Decca, a consulting company specializing in oil and gas after they bought out his company.

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Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
1971–72MJHL77
1972–73Kenora MuskiesMJHL57
1973–74Sault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsOHA137
1974–75California Golden SealsNHL26
1974–75Salt Lake Golden EaglesCHL86
1975–76California Golden SealsNHL22
1975–76Salt Lake Golden EaglesCHL96
1976–77Cleveland BaronsNHL16
1976–77Salt Lake Golden EaglesCHL37
1977–78Los Angeles KingsNHL2
1977–78Springfield IndiansAHL1005
1978–79Los Angeles KingsNHL162
1978–79Springfield IndiansAHL33
1979–80Los Angeles KingsNHL650
1980–81Los Angeles KingsNHL62
1981–82Los Angeles KingsNHL4222
1982–83Los Angeles KingsNHL51
1983–84Los Angeles KingsNHL78
1984–85Los Angeles KingsNHL4
1984–85NHL352
1985–86Boston BruinsNHL424
1986–87Boston BruinsNHL592
1987–88Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL24
1988–89GER6813
1990–91San Diego GullsIHL63
1991–92San Diego GullsIHL0


International
1983CanadaWC 8


Awards and achievements
  • MJHL first All-Star team (1973)
  • MJHL Scoring Champion (1973)
  • NHL All-Star Game in 1981 and 1984.
  • NHL first All-Star team in 1980 and 1981.
  • Bill Libby Memorial Award in 1984
  • Bill Masterton Trophy in 1986.
  • Central Hockey League second All-Star team in 1977.
  • American Hockey League second All-Star team in 1978.
  • Scored goals in thirteen consecutive games in 1980, the longest such streak since 's still unbroken record of sixteen in 1922.


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