What is Wayne Simmonds?
{{Infobox ice hockey player | name = Wayne Simmonds | image = Wayne Simmonds 2012-04-20.JPG | image_size = 230px | caption = Simmonds with the [[Philadelphia Flyers]] in 2012 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|8|26}} | birth_place = [[Scarborough, Toronto|Scarborough]], [[Ontario]], Canada | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 2 | weight_lb = 185 | position = [[Winger (ice hockey)|Right Wing]] | shoots = Right | played_for = [[Los Angeles Kings]]<br>[[Philadelphia Flyers]]<br>[[HC Bílí Tygři Liberec]]<br>[[Nashville Predators]]<br>[[New Jersey Devils]]<br>[[Buffalo Sabres]]<br>[[Toronto Maple Leafs]] | ntl_team = CAN | draft = 61st overall | draft_year = 2007 | draft_team = [[Los Angeles Kings]] | career_start = 2008 | career_end = 2023 }} '''Wayne Simmonds''' (born August 26, 1988) is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] former professional [[ice hockey]] [[Winger (ice hockey)|right winger]]. He played parts of seventeen seasons in the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL). He played for the [[Los Angeles Kings]], [[Philadelphia Flyers]], [[Nashville Predators]], [[New Jersey Devils]], [[Buffalo Sabres]], and [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] ==Career== He was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings with the 61st overall pick in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft. He also played in the [[Ontario Hockey League|OHL]] with the [[Owen Sound Attack]] and [[Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds]]. He is a black Canadian and was one of a small number of black hockey players in the league. On March 18, 2024, Simmonds would announce that he was retiring from playing professional ice hockey. He would sign a one-day contract with the Philadelphia Flyers to retire as a member of the team.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/flyers/news/wayne-simmonds-announces-his-retirement-from-the-national-hockey-league|accessdate=September 26, 2024|title=Wayne Simmonds Announces His Retirement from the National Hockey League|publisher=[[Philadelphia Flyers]]}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} == Other websites == *{{icehockeystats}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Simmonds, Wayne}} [[Category:1988 bir