2011-12 (Sophomore): Named a WCHA Scholar-Athlete ... Also selected to his first All-WCHA Academic Team ... Appeared in all 42 games and achieved career highs in points (18) and assists (16) ... Ranked second among defensemen in plus/minus (+10) ... Scored his first career game-winning goal in series-clinching 4-3 win over Bemidji State in the first round of the WCHA playoffs ... Was a plus or even in 34 of his 42 games ... Was a career-best +4 in a 7-3 win over Harvard on New Year’s Eve ... Enjoyed a pair of 2-assist games in wins over Bemidji State (Nov. 19) and Clarkson  (Jan. 7) ... Strung together a career-best 4-game point streak when he notched one assist in each game from Nov. 25 to Dec. 3 ... Enjoyed a stretch in which he recorded 11 points (all assists) in 12 games from Nov. 5 to Jan. 7 … Recipient of the Rick and Lori Lee Impact Scholarship … Earned his second letter.

2010-11 (Freshman): Selected by the Edmonton Oilers in the fourth round (92nd overall) of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft ... Named to Athletics Director’s Fall Honor Roll ... Appeared in 30 games, tallying two goals and eight assists ... Recorded a plus-11 rating ... Had an assist and was a +3 in game one of UND’s first-round WCHA playoff series against Michigan Tech (March 11) ... Notched his first collegiate point with a goal against No. 12 Denver (Oct. 29) ... Also scored a power-play goal in a 3-2 win at St. Cloud State (Feb. 19) ... Had his first multi-point game with a pair of assists in an 8-0 win over Robert Morris (Jan. 7) ... Hit the scoresheet in three straight games from Feb. 19 to Feb. 27 ... Had a goal and two assists during that stretch ... Was a plus or even in 28 of his 30 games ... Logged a negative rating only once since the start of November ... Earned first letter.

Before UND: Spent the 2009-10 season with Spruce Grove of the AJHL and led the Saints to an Enerflex Cup championship ... Also helped lead the Saints to the Dave Duchak Trophy as AJHL regular season champions with a remarkable 52-4-1-3 record ... Named AJHL Rookie of the Year and a unanimous selection to the AJHL North Division All-Rookie Team ... Participated in the 2010 AJHL All-Star Game and had three assists ... Scored 41 points (12 goals, 29 assists) in 58 regular season games and tied for the team lead with 10 power-play goals ... Ranked second among all AJHL defensemen in PPG ... Added six assists in 16 playoff games ... Named one of Inside College Hockey’s Nine Newsmakers for 2010 ... Spent the 2008-09 season with Southside Athletic Club Midget AAA program in Edmonton.

Personal: Majoring in managerial finance and corporate accounting ... Son of Craig and Christine Simpson ... Father played at Michigan State (1983-85), spent 10 years in the NHL with Pittsburgh, Edmonton and Buffalo, and is now the lead analyst on CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada.

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