PLAYER PROFILE: DILLON SIMPSON

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PLAYER PROFILE: #3 DILLON SIMPSON 

2016-17: 53 GP, 3g-8a-11pts, +8
2017-18 contract status: restricted free agent, received an offer sheet from the Edmonton Oilers

FIVE FACTS ABOUT 2016-17:

  1. Made his NHL debut on Dec. 8 against Philadelphia and played three games with Edmonton in 2016-17
  2. Second among Condors d-men with a +8 rating
  3. Had a game-winner in Charlotte on March 5 and was a season high +3 that night
  4. Recorded his highest shots-per-game totals of his career
  5. Has played 181 games in the Oilers system over the past three seasons, the most tenured d-man at the AHL level during that span

WHAT HE’S SAYING:

“I’ve come a long way since my first year pro and it’s nice to see that hard work pay off,” – Simpson before his first NHL game in Philadelphia 

HIGHLIGHT OF THE YEAR:

PIC OF THE YEAR:

Dillon Simpson helps load up a teddy bear after the team’s annual Teddy Bear Toss.