Joe Simons

{{short description|Dutch ice hockey player}}

{{for|the American attorney and chairman of the Federal Trade Commission|Joseph Simons}}

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1947|07|15|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Tilburg, Netherlands

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| height_cm = 172

| weight_kg = 78

| position = Forward

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| played_for = TYSC Trappers (1964-75, 1979-80)

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Joe Simons (born 15 July 1947, Tilburg) is a Dutch former ice hockey player. He spent his career with the TYSC Trappers hockey club, where, as of 2011, he was the all-time leader in points.{{cite web|url=http://www.tysctrappers.nl/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=36&Itemid=61|title=Topscorers|publisher=TYSC Trappers Historic Site|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721102246/http://www.tysctrappers.nl/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=36&Itemid=61|archive-date=2011-07-21}} Simons was born in Tilburg, Netherlands{{cite web|url=https://www.tijdmachinetilburg.nl/detailview.aspx?id=1193|title=1963|publisher=Tilburg Time Machine|access-date=2023-12-27|language=nl}} and emigrated to Canada in the 1980s with his family.{{cite web|url=https://www.bd.nl/regiosport/trappers-icoon-joe-simons-mijn-oor-hing-er-half-af~a9427520/|title=Trappers-icoon Joe Simons: 'Mijn oor hing er half af'|trans-title=Trappers icon Joe Simons: 'My ear was half hanging off'|last=Van der Put|first=Max|date=2018-05-11|publisher=DPG Media|access-date=2023-12-27|language=nl}}

Simons played with the TYSC Trappers from the 1964 through to the 1974–75 season{{cite web|url=http://www.eurohockey.net/players/show_player.cgi?serial=103523|title=Joe Simons|publisher=Eurohockey.net|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606055406/http://www.eurohockey.net/players/show_player.cgi?serial=103523|archive-date=2011-06-06}} and again for the 1979/1980 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/83239/joe-simons|title=Joe Simons|publisher=Elite Prospects|access-date=2023-12-27}} During his time there, the team won six consecutive national titles and he served as team captain.{{citation needed|date=December 2023}} He played 441 games and had 743 goals and 405 assists with a total of 1148 points. He also had 763 penalty minutes. His number, 10, was later retired by the club. Simons also played more than 70 games on the Dutch national ice hockey team.{{citation needed|date=December 2023}}

As of 2018, Simons lives in both Tilburg and Vancouver Island.{{cite web|url=https://www.ijshockeynederland.nl/nieuws/morning-skate-dienstplicht-veel-goals-en-broncos-terug|title=Morning skate: Dienstplicht, veel goals en Broncos terug|trans-title=Morning skate: Draft, lots of goals and Broncos back|date=2018-05-12|publisher=IJSHockey Nederland|last=Meijsen|first=Joep|access-date=2023-12-27|language=nl}}