Jon Sim

{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player}}

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| image = Jon Sim.jpg

| image_size = 230px

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1977|9|29|mf=y}}

| birth_place = New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, Canada

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 10

| weight_lb = 192

| position = Left Wing

| shoots = Left

| played_for = Dallas Stars
Nashville Predators
Los Angeles Kings
Pittsburgh Penguins
Philadelphia Flyers
Florida Panthers
Atlanta Thrashers
New York Islanders
HC Fribourg-Gottéron
HC Pardubice
HC Slavia Praha
Eisbären Berlin

| draft = 70th overall

| draft_year = 1996

| draft_team = Dallas Stars

| career_start = 1998

| career_end = 2014

}}

Jonathan Sim (born September 29, 1977) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted by the Dallas Stars in the third round (70th overall) of the 1996 NHL Entry Draft.

File:Jon Sim 2010.jpg

Playing career

As a veteran journeyman of the National Hockey League, Sim moved to play his first full professional season in Europe in 2011–12. After an unsuccessful stint in the Czech Extraliga, Sim was signed by Eisbären Berlin of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga, where he helped contribute to the team's 6th league championship.{{cite web | url = http://www.eisbaeren.de/meldungen/stuermer-jonathan-sim-kommt-nach-berlin/ | title = Forward Jonathan Sim comes to Berlin | publisher = Eisbären Berlin | date = 2012-01-18 | access-date = 2012-01-18 | language = de | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120121021007/http://www.eisbaeren.de/meldungen/stuermer-jonathan-sim-kommt-nach-berlin/ | archive-date = 2012-01-21 }}

On his return to North America and the 2012–13 NHL lockout negating his chance of an NHL contract, Sim was signed to a professional try-out deal with the San Antonio Rampage of the AHL on December 7, 2012.{{cite web | url = http://www.sarampage.com/features/?article_id=2115 | title = Rampage sign Sim, Mottau to PTO's | publisher = San Antonio Rampage | date = 2012-12-07 | access-date = 2012-12-07 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131105011712/http://www.sarampage.com/features/?article_id=2115 | archive-date = 2013-11-05 }} Over the course of his try-out, Sim contributed with 13 points in 22 games, before opting not to renew with the Rampage to be mutually released on January 28, 2013.{{cite web | url = http://sarampage.com/features/?article_id=2187 | title = Rampage make roster moves | publisher = San Antonio Rampage | date = 2013-01-28 | access-date = 2013-01-28 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131105011712/http://sarampage.com/features/?article_id=2187 | archive-date = 2013-11-05 }} On January 31, 2013, Sim was signed to a professional try-out deal with the Adirondack Phantoms of the AHL.{{cite web| url = http://www.phantomshockey.com/pages/news/articles/20130131.asp| title = Phantoms Sign NHL Veteran Jon Sim| publisher = Adirondack Phantoms | date = 2013-01-31 | access-date = 2013-01-31 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131105012626/http://www.phantomshockey.com/pages/news/articles/20130131.asp | archive-date = November 5, 2013}} On November 4, 2013, Sim signed a professional tryout with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers. He ended up playing 14 games with the Sound Tigers, scoring 2 goals and adding 2 assists.

Awards and honours

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! Award

! Year

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| colspan="2" | OHL

Second All-Star Team

| 1998

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| colspan="2" | AHL

Calder Cup

| 2005

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| colspan="2" | NHL

Stanley Cup

| 1999

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| colspan="2" | DEL

DEL Champion

| 2012

Personal life

Sim is the father of London Knights forward Landon Sim and Charlottetown Islanders forward Lane Sim.

Career statistics

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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! colspan="5" | Regular season

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! colspan="5" | Playoffs

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! Season

! Team

! League

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

1994–95

| Laval Titan Collège Français

| QMJHL

| 9

| 0

| 1

| 1

| 6

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1994–95

| Sarnia Sting

| OHL

| 25

| 9

| 12

| 21

| 19

| 4

| 3

| 2

| 5

| 2

1995–96

| Sarnia Sting

| OHL

| 63

| 56

| 45

| 101

| 130

| 10

| 8

| 7

| 15

| 26

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1996–97

| Sarnia Sting

| OHL

| 64

| 56

| 39

| 95

| 109

| 12

| 9

| 5

| 14

| 32

1997–98

| Sarnia Sting

| OHL

| 59

| 44

| 50

| 94

| 95

| 5

| 1

| 4

| 5

| 14

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1998–99

| Dallas Stars

| NHL

| 7

| 1

| 0

| 1

| 12

| 4

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

1998–99

| Michigan K–Wings

| IHL

| 68

| 24

| 27

| 51

| 91

| 5

| 3

| 1

| 4

| 18

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| 1999–2000

| Michigan K–Wings

| IHL

| 35

| 14

| 16

| 30

| 65

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

1999–2000

| Dallas Stars

| NHL

| 25

| 5

| 3

| 8

| 10

| 7

| 1

| 0

| 1

| 6

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2000–01

| Utah Grizzlies

| IHL

| 39

| 16

| 13

| 29

| 44

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

2000–01

| Dallas Stars

| NHL

| 15

| 0

| 3

| 3

| 6

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2001–02

| Utah Grizzlies

| AHL

| 31

| 21

| 6

| 27

| 63

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

2001–02

| Dallas Stars

| NHL

| 26

| 3

| 0

| 3

| 10

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2002–03

| Utah Grizzlies

| AHL

| 42

| 16

| 31

| 47

| 85

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

2002–03

| Dallas Stars

| NHL

| 4

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2002–03

| Nashville Predators

| NHL

| 4

| 1

| 0

| 1

| 0

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

2002–03

| Los Angeles Kings

| NHL

| 14

| 0

| 2

| 2

| 19

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2003–04

| Los Angeles Kings

| NHL

| 48

| 6

| 7

| 13

| 27

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

2003–04

| Pittsburgh Penguins

| NHL

| 15

| 2

| 3

| 5

| 6

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2004–05

| Utah Grizzlies

| AHL

| 10

| 2

| 2

| 4

| 12

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

2004–05

| Philadelphia Phantoms

| AHL

| 63

| 35

| 26

| 61

| 66

| 21

| 10

| 7

| 17

| 44

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2005–06

| Philadelphia Flyers

| NHL

| 39

| 7

| 7

| 14

| 28

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

2005–06

| Florida Panthers

| NHL

| 33

| 10

| 8

| 18

| 26

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2006–07

| Atlanta Thrashers

| NHL

| 77

| 17

| 12

| 29

| 60

| 4

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

2007–08

| New York Islanders

| NHL

| 2

| 0

| 1

| 1

| 2

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2008–09

| New York Islanders

| NHL

| 49

| 9

| 6

| 15

| 42

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

2008–09

| Bridgeport Sound Tigers

| AHL

| 18

| 13

| 10

| 23

| 12

| 5

| 2

| 3

| 5

| 10

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2009–10

| New York Islanders

| NHL

| 77

| 13

| 9

| 22

| 44

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

2010–11

| New York Islanders

| NHL

| 34

| 1

| 3

| 4

| 22

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2010–11

| Bridgeport Sound Tigers

| AHL

| 8

| 7

| 2

| 9

| 6

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

2010–11

| HC Fribourg–Gottéron

| NLA

| 7

| 1

| 0

| 1

| 2

| 3

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 12

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2011–12

| HC ČSOB Pojišťovna Pardubice

| ELH

| 20

| 2

| 4

| 6

| 22

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

2011–12

| HC Slavia Praha

| ELH

| 8

| 1

| 1

| 2

| 12

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2011–12

| Eisbären Berlin

| DEL

| 14

| 2

| 4

| 6

| 27

| 13

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 33

2012–13

| San Antonio Rampage

| AHL

| 22

| 6

| 7

| 13

| 14

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2012–13

| Adirondack Phantoms

| AHL

| 34

| 6

| 13

| 19

| 22

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

2013–14

| Bridgeport Sound Tigers

| AHL

| 14

| 2

| 2

| 4

| 4

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

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! colspan="3" | NHL totals

! 469

! 75

! 64

! 139

! 314

! 15

! 1

! 0

! 1

! 6

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! colspan="3" | AHL totals

! 242

! 108

! 99

! 207

! 284

! 26

! 12

! 10

! 22

! 54

References

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