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2012-13 Men's Ice Hockey Roster

21 Wayne Simpson

  • Position Forward
  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 200
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Boxborough, MA
  • Highschool Lawrence Academy

Biography

2012-2013
Was named team MVP at the annual year end banquet...Recorded 2 assists against Bowling Green on 10/12...Recorded his first goal of the season against Bowling Green on 10/13...Recorded a goal and 2 assists against AIC on 10/26...Scored a goal against UConn on 10/2...Scored the game-winning goal against RPI on 11/2...Recorded a goal versus RPI on 11/3...Scored a goal to help Union defeat Harvard on 11/9...Scored a goal against Penn State on 11/24...Registered an assist versus Penn State on 11/25...Had 2 assists against Princeton on 12/1...Recorded a goal against Yale on 12/8...Scored a goal and recorded 2 assists against Merrimack on 12/30...Had an assist against Princeton on 1/11...Scored a goal and recorded an assist against Quinnipiac on 1/12, which welcomed him to the Century Club by now obtaining 100+ points on his career thus far...Recorded an assist versus Cornell on 1/18...Scored a goal against Colgate on 1/19... Scored a goal and added an assist against Harvard on 1/22...Added 2 assists versus RPI on 1/26...Scored a goal in the victory against Yale on 2/15...Scored an unassisted goal against St. Lawrence on 3/1...Registered a power-play goal on 3/2 against Clarkson... Recorded an assist against Dartmouth on 3/15...Scored a goal against Yale in the ECAC Semifinals on 3/22...Tallied 2 assists against Boston College on 3/30 in the NCAA East Regional Semifinal...Marked an assist against Quinnipiac the next night in the NCAA East Regional Final...Was named as the Most Valuable Player of the year.

2011-2012
Simpson had another stellar year playing on Union’s top scoring line, appearing in all 41 contests, recording a career-best 18 goals, including a team leading nine power play goals, to go along with 13 assists for 31 points...Finished fourth on the team in scoring....Appeared in 22 league contests, recording nine goals and nine assists for 18 points...had a career-best four point effort, including a hat trick in Union’s season opening win at Army on 10/8...earned ECAC Hockey Player of the Week honors on 10/11...added an assist at Niagara on 10/21...recorded a goal at RIT on 10/22...notched a goal against AIC on 10/29...added a goal at St. Lawrence on 11/4...recorded an assist against Brown on 11/11...notched an assist at RPI on 11/15...had a goal and an assist against RPI on 10/10...recorded a goal at Colorado College on 12/31...added a goal against Harvard on 1/6...notched an assist in Union’s win at Fenway Park against Harvad on 1/13...added a goal against RPI on 1/14...scored two goals at Yale on 1/20...added a goal against Clarkson on 1/27...notched a career high three assists against St. Lawrence on 1/28...added two goals against Colgate on 2/3...recorded a goal and an assist against Cornell on 2/4...earned ECAC Hockey Player of the Week honors on 2/7...recorded two assists at Dartmouth on 2/10...notched a goal against RPI in the ECAC Quarterfinals on 3/9...added an assist against RPI in the ECAC Quarterfinals on 3/10...recorded a goal against Michigan St. in the NCAA East Regionals on 3/23.

2010-11
One of Union's top scoring threats, Simpson appeared in all 40 contests, recording 16 goals and 14 assists for 30 points...Appeared in 22 ECAC Hockey contests, recording eight goals and three assists for 11 points...Finished second on the team with nine power play goals and tied for second in goals...Registered one goal and one assist on 10/8 against Sacred Heart…scored a goal and two assists the next night against SHU…recorded one goal and one assist against Niagara on 10/22 and again the following night against RIT…had one assist again RPI on 10/30…scored one goal on 10/3 against Brown…had three assists against AIC on 12/10…recorded two assists on 12/11 against ARMY…scored one goal on 12/19 against WMU…registered one goal on 1/14 versus Colgate…recorded an assist against Harvard on 1/22…scored a goal on 1/28 against Yale…had an assist on 1/29 against Brown…registered a goal at Quinnipiac on 2/5…recorded an assist against Cornell on 2/11…scored a goal against Colgate on 2/12…recorded the game winning goal in overtime at Clarkson on 2/18…scored a goal against St. Lawrence on 2/19…scored two goals in playoff win over Colgate on 3/11…had one goal versus Colgate on 3/12

2009-10
One of two freshman to play all 39 games • Produced 18 points with six goals and 12 assists • Played 22 league games, producing eight points with two goals and six assists • Posted first career point, an assist, against Maine on 10/10 • Registered a pair of assists at St. Cloud on 10/16 • Scored first career goal and had an assist against AIC on 10/23 • Scored a goal against Sacred Heart on 10/24 • Scored a goal for the third-straight game with a tally against RPI on 10/30 • Extended scoring streak to four games with an assist against Brown on 11/6 • Posted an assist at RPI on 11/28 • Registered a helper against Colgate on 12/4 • Had an assist at UConn on 12/30 • Netted a goal against RPI on 1/16 • Tallied an assist against Dartmouth on 1/23 • Potted a goal against St. Lawrence on 2/6 • Produced a pair of assists at Dartmouth on 2/12 • Extended scoring streak to three games with an assist at Harvard on 2/13 • Netted a tally against Quinnipiac on 3/14.

Before Union
Four year letter winner at Lawrence Academy • Presented by the Boston Bruins with the 2009 John Carlton Award, which is presented to the outstanding male athlete in Eastern Massachusetts who combines exceptional skill with academic excellence • A 2007-08 and 2008-09 NEPSIHA First Team All-Star • In 2008-09 finished second in the league in scoring with 65 points, including 34 goals and 31 assists in 30 games.

Profile
Born November 11, 1989 • Shoots right • A 2009 graduate of Lawrence Academy • Majoring in managerial economics • Parents are Steve and Kathy Simpson • Father played hockey at the Air Force Academy (1977-79) and Boston University (1979-81).

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 21

    2009-10First Year

    Forward
    5'11" 190 lbs
    21
  • 21

    2010-11Sophomore

    Forward
    5'11" 190 lbs
    21
  • 21

    2011-12Junior

    Forward
    5'11" 195 lbs
    21
  • 21

    2012-13Senior

    Forward
    5'11" 200 lbs
    21