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Flyers Add Wayne Simmonds To Front Office

Trey Daubert / NHL / September 20, 2024

Flyers Add Wayne Simmonds To Front Office

Wayne Simmonds retired earlier this year and it didn’t take him very long to find his next career in hockey. Simmonds will join Keith Jones and Danny Briere in the Flyers front office. His new job title in the front office is something called a ‘community relations ambassador and hockey operations consultant’.

Fancy way of saying he’s a good vibes guy to have in the room to help?

The Flyers announced the news on their website:

Wayne Simmonds: Community Relations Ambassador & Hockey Operations Consultant

“Wayne Simmonds joins the Flyers’ staff for the first time since his playing career, having skated in eight of his 15 NHL seasons with Philadelphia (2011-19). During his time with the Flyers, the Scarborough, Ontario native tallied 378 points (203g-175a), including 91 power-play goals, 34 game-winning goals, and 786 penalty minutes in 584 games. Simmonds had two standout seasons with 60 points each in 2013-14 and 2015-16 and led the team with a career-high 32 goals in the latter. He also recorded 15 points in 30 playoff games with the Flyers.”

“Acquired in the summer of 2011 in a trade with the Los Angeles Kings, Simmonds quickly became a fan favorite, earning various team awards, including the Bobby Clarke Trophy for the 2016-17 season. He was an NHL All-Star in 2017 and won NHL All-Star Game MVP honors and was a two-time finalist for the Mark Messier NHL Leadership Award (2017-18 & 2018-19), and won it in 2018-19.”

“Off the ice, Simmonds was deeply involved in community work, founding “Wayne’s Warriors” for military members and hosting “Wayne’s Road Hockey Warriors” to give underprivileged children access to the game. Over his 15-year career with teams like Philadelphia, Nashville, and Toronto, Simmonds played 1,037 regular-season games, notching 526 points and 22 playoff points across 53 postseason contests.”