Craig Simpson

Craig Simpson, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster

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Born: February 15, 1967
Age in 2026: 59
Zodiac sign: Aquarius
Birth year: 1967

About Craig Simpson

Craig Andrew Simpson is a Canadian former professional ice hockey winger who played 10 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Edmonton Oilers and the Buffalo Sabres. He is currently the lead colour commentator with Sportsnet for Hockey Night in Canada and Toronto Maple Leafs' Sportsnet regional broadcasts. The Toronto Maple Leafs held the first overall draft pick in the draft, but their pre-draft meeting with Simpson and his family did not go well. Simpson was drafted in the first round, second overall, by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1985 NHL entry draft. He became the first 16-year old to play Varsity hockey in the United States and led the team in scoring as a freshman. He scored a career-high 56 regular season goals (becoming the first player in NHL history to score 50 goals in a season split between two teams; Pittsburgh and Edmonton) during the 1987–88 season, and 13 more in the playoffs.

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Craig Simpson timeline

1985Simpson was drafted in the first round, second overall, by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1985 NHL entry draft.
1987He scored a career-high 56 regular season goals (becoming the first player in NHL history to score 50 goals in a season split between two teams; Pittsburgh and Edmonton) during the 1987–88 season, and 13 more in the playoffs.

The world when Craig Simpson was born

Craig Simpson was born in 1967. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1967

#1 song"To Sir with Love" – Lulu
Top movieIn the Heat of the Night
Top TV showBonanza
Best-selling bookOne Hundred Years of Solitude – Gabriel García Márquez

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentFirst Super Bowl — Green Bay Packers defeat Kansas City Chiefs
Top headlineSummer of Love transforms counterculture
Technology milestoneFirst heart transplant performed by Dr. Christiaan Barnard
Defining fadHippie culture and psychedelia
Notable inventionFirst handheld calculator
World population3.49 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderLyndon B. Johnson
Sports championSt. Louis Cardinals (World Series)
Also wonPhiladelphia 76ers (NBA)
U.S. population198.7M

1967 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Craig Simpson's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1967	2026
Gas	$0.33	$3.45/gal
Average home	$14,800	$435,000
Average income	$9,800	$67,500
Minimum wage	$1.40	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$1.22	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.05	$0.73
Population	198.7M	341 million

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