Simon Wheeldon
Canadian-Austrian ice hockey player
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Simon Wheeldon (born August 30, 1966) is a Canadian-born Austrian former professional ice hockey player. He played 15 games in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers and Winnipeg Jets from 1988 to 1990. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1985 to 2004, was mainly spent in the Austrian Hockey League. Born in Canada Wheeldon represented Austria in international tournaments, including the 1998 and 2002 Winter Olympics.
| Simon Wheeldon | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
August 30, 1966 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
New York Rangers Winnipeg Jets VEU Feldkirch Munich Barons | ||
| National team |
 Austria | ||
| NHL draft |
229th overall, 1984 Edmonton Oilers | ||
| Playing career | 1985–2004 | ||
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1982–83 | Kelowna Buckaroos | BCHL | 55 | 30 | 44 | 74 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Victoria Cougars | WHL | 56 | 14 | 24 | 38 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Victoria Cougars | WHL | 67 | 50 | 76 | 126 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Cape Breton Oilers | AHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1985–86 | Victoria Cougars | WHL | 70 | 61 | 96 | 157 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Flint Spirits | IHL | 41 | 17 | 53 | 70 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 38 | 11 | 28 | 39 | 39 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1987–88 | New York Rangers | NHL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Colorado Rangers | IHL | 69 | 45 | 54 | 99 | 80 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 12 | ||
| 1988–89 | New York Rangers | NHL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Denver Rangers | IHL | 74 | 50 | 56 | 106 | 77 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 1989–90 | Flint Spirits | IHL | 76 | 34 | 49 | 83 | 61 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1990–91 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Moncton Hawks | AHL | 66 | 30 | 38 | 68 | 38 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 1991–92 | Baltimore Skipjacks | AHL | 78 | 38 | 53 | 91 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | VEU Feldkirch | ALP | 30 | 19 | 32 | 51 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | VEU Feldkirch | AUT | 20 | 10 | 25 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1993–94 | VEU Feldkirch | ALP | 28 | 24 | 20 | 44 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | VEU Feldkirch | AUT | 27 | 19 | 26 | 45 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | VEU Feldkirch | ALP | 17 | 24 | 15 | 39 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | VEU Feldkirch | AUT | 45 | 32 | 39 | 71 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | VEU Feldkirch | ALP | 8 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | VEU Feldkirch | AUT | 37 | 35 | 50 | 85 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | VEU Feldkirch | ALP | 45 | 32 | 39 | 71 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | VEU Feldkirch | AUT | 11 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | VEU Feldkirch | ALP | 16 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 14 | |||
| 1997–98 | VEU Feldkirch | AUT | 21 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | VEU Feldkirch | ALP | 35 | 19 | 30 | 49 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | VEU Feldkirch | AUT | 17 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | München Barons | DEL | 56 | 26 | 34 | 60 | 85 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | ||
| 2000–01 | München Barons | DEL | 57 | 9 | 37 | 46 | 74 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 20 | ||
| 2001–02 | München Barons | DEL | 57 | 9 | 26 | 35 | 81 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | ||
| 2002–03 | VEU Feldkirch | AUT | 40 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 52 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2003–04 | VEU Feldkirch | EBEL | 46 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| IHL totals | 260 | 146 | 212 | 358 | 238 | 21 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 20 | ||||
| AUT/EBEL totals | 264 | 135 | 187 | 322 | 284 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||||
International
Awards
- WHL West Second All-Star Team – 1985 & 1986
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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