Don Simmons (ice hockey), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian ice hockey player
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Place of Birth: Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada
About Don Simmons (ice hockey)
- Donald William "Dippy" Simmons (September 13, 1931 – September 24, 2010) was a National Hockey League goaltender.
- He was called up by the Boston Bruins from the Springfield Indians of the AHL in order to replace an ailing Terry Sawchuk who had left the Bruins in mid-season of 1957.
- He then spent 3 seasons partnering with veteran Harry Lumley as an effective netminding duo in Boston.
- Simmons was the first goaltender to adopt the face mask after Jacques Plante introduced it in 1959.
- Later, Simmons would back up Johnny Bower in Toronto in the early 1960s and was instrumental in the Leafs winning the Stanley Cup in 1962.
- He finished his career playing with the New York Rangers.
- Don Simmons was the founder of Don Simmons Sports, a successful Ontario franchise specializing in goalie equipment.
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