Simon Despres

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Birth place: Laval, Quebec, Canada
Defenseman, shoots left
6 ' 4" (194 cm) | 218 lb (99 kg)
Birth place: Laval, Quebec, Canada
Defenseman, shoots left
6 ' 4" (194 cm) | 218 lb (99 kg)
Championships & Medals
| Age | Year | Team | Event | Tournament Location / Series Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 2008 | Team Canada | Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament | Breclav, Czech Republic and Piestany, Slovakia | |
| 19 | 2011 | Team Canada | U20 World Championship | Buffalo and Lewiston, New York, United States | |
| 19 | 2011 | Saint John Sea Dogs | QMJHL President's Cup Champion | Saint John Sea Dogs defeated Gatineau Olympiques 4‑2 in a best of seven series. | |
| 19 | 2011 | Saint John Sea Dogs | Memorial Cup Champion | Saint John Sea Dogs defeated Mississauga St. Michael's Majors 3‑1 in the championship game. | |
| 29 | 2021 | Eisbären Berlin | DEL | Eisbären Berlin defeated Grizzlys Wolfsburg 2‑1 in a best of three series. | |
| 30 | 2022 | Eisbären Berlin | DEL | Eisbären Berlin defeated EHC Red Bull München 3‑1 in a best of five series. | |
| Hlinka Gretzky Cup Medals | |||||
| IIHF U20 World Championship Medals | |||||
| QMJHL President's Cup Championships | |||||
| Memorial Cup Championships | |||||
| German Championships | |||||
| Overall | Time on Ice | Goals | Assists | Points | per 60 All Situations | per 60 Even-Strength | per 60 Power-Play | Shots | Defensive | Faceoffs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | Game | Score | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | TOI | ES | PP | SH | ESG | PPG | SHG | GWG | OTG | ESA | PPA | SHA | GWA | OTA | ESP | PPP | SHP | GWP | OTP | PPP% | G/60 | A/60 | P/60 | ESG/60 | ESA/60 | ESP/60 | PPG/60 | PPA/60 | PPP/60 | SOG | SH% | HITS | BS | FOW | FOL | FO% |
| Apr 21, 2016 | ANA @ NSH | (4-1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15:40 | 13:57 | 0:00 | 1:43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Apr 23, 2016 | NSH @ ANA | (2-5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 18:59 | 16:59 | 0:00 | 2:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Apr 25, 2016 | ANA @ NSH | (1-3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 17:43 | 16:55 | 0:11 | 0:37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Apr 27, 2016 | NSH @ ANA | (2-1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 13:43 | 10:51 | 0:00 | 2:52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1 | 0.0% | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Oct 13, 2016 | ANA @ DAL | (2-4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:08 | 9:28 | 3:51 | 2:49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| GAME LOG | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
| 2006‑07 | Laval-Bourassa Rousseau | QMAAA | 15 | 42 | 8 | 31 | 39 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2007‑08 | Saint John Sea Dogs | QMJHL | 16 | 64 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 30 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 |
| 2007‑08 | Team QMJHL U20 | | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2008‑09 | Saint John Sea Dogs | QMJHL | 17 | 66 | 2 | 30 | 32 | 74 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.9 |
| 2008‑09 | Team QMJHL U20 | | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2008‑09 | Team Canada U18 | | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2009‑10 | Saint John Sea Dogs | QMJHL | 18 | 63 | 9 | 38 | 47 | 87 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5.9 |
| 2009‑10 | Team QMJHL U20 | | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010‑11 | Saint John Sea Dogs | QMJHL | 19 | 47 | 13 | 28 | 41 | 54 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9.2 |
| 2010‑11 | Saint John Sea Dogs | Memorial Cup | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2010‑11 | Team Canada U20 | | 19 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011‑12 | Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins | AHL | 20 | 44 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 45 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5.9 |
| 2011‑12 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 20 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 |
| 2012‑13 | Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins | AHL | 21 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 28 | -5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.5 |
| 2012‑13 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 21 | 33 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 |
| 2013‑14 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 22 | 34 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013‑14 | Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins | AHL | 22 | 36 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 39 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 9.7 | |
| 2014‑15 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 23 | 59 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 64 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.6 |
| 2014‑15 | Anaheim Ducks | NHL | 23 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.7 |
| 2015‑16 | San Diego Gulls | AHL | 24 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 1 | 0 | 10.0 | |
| 2015‑16 | Anaheim Ducks | NHL | 24 | 32 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016‑17 | Anaheim Ducks | NHL | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017‑18 | Slovan Bratislava | KHL | 26 | 44 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 84 | -13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.4 |
| 2017‑18 | Team Canada | | 26 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018‑19 | Laval Rocket | AHL | 27 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 33.3 |
| 2018‑19 | Kölner Haie | DEL | 27 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019‑20 | IK Oskarshamn | SHL | 28 | 41 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 55 | -25 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.2 |
| 2020‑21 | Eisbären Berlin | DEL | 29 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6.7 | |
| 2021‑22 | Eisbären Berlin | DEL | 30 | 52 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | |
| 2023‑24 | Nottingham Panthers | EIHL | 32 | 44 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 24 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 3.6 | |
| 2024‑25 | Glasgow Clan | EIHL | 33 | 52 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 63 | -10 | 2 | 0 | 7.6 | |
| 2025‑26 | Fife Flyers | EIHL | 34 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| QMJHL Totals | 240 | 25 | 109 | 134 | 245 | 89 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 5.6 | |||
| NHL Totals | 193 | 6 | 37 | 43 | 150 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.6 | |||
| AHL Totals | 116 | 17 | 32 | 49 | 122 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8.0 | |||
| EIHL Totals | 102 | 8 | 35 | 43 | 91 | -14 | 2 | 0 | 5.6 | ||||
| DEL Totals | 78 | 5 | 27 | 32 | 43 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.6 | |||
| KHL Totals | 44 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 84 | -13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.4 | |||
| QM18AAA Totals | 42 | 8 | 31 | 39 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| SHL Totals | 41 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 55 | -25 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.2 | |||
| Memorial Cup Totals | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
Playoff Stats
| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006‑07 | Laval-Bourassa Rousseau | QMAAA | 15 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2007‑08 | Saint John Sea Dogs | QMJHL | 16 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008‑09 | Saint John Sea Dogs | QMJHL | 17 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009‑10 | Saint John Sea Dogs | QMJHL | 18 | 21 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.6 |
| 2010‑11 | Saint John Sea Dogs | QMJHL | 19 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8.2 |
| 2011‑12 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011‑12 | Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins | AHL | 20 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.9 |
| 2012‑13 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013‑14 | Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins | AHL | 22 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | |
| 2014‑15 | Anaheim Ducks | NHL | 23 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.9 |
| 2015‑16 | Anaheim Ducks | NHL | 24 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018‑19 | Kölner Haie | DEL | 27 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| 2020‑21 | Eisbären Berlin | DEL | 29 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | |
| 2021‑22 | Eisbären Berlin | DEL | 30 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 2024‑25 | Glasgow Clan | EIHL | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| QMJHL Totals | 58 | 6 | 33 | 39 | 54 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4.8 | |||
| DEL Totals | 30 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 61 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | |||
| NHL Totals | 29 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.5 | |||
| AHL Totals | 27 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.4 | |||
| QM18AAA Totals | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| EIHL Totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
National Team Stats - Major Tournaments
| Team | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Canada - Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament 2008 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Canada - U18 World Championship 2009 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Team Canada - U20 World Championship 2011 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| U20 World Championship Totals | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| U18 World Championship Totals | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Hlinka Gretzky Cup Totals | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
National and Regional Team Stats - Miscellaneous Tournaments
| Team | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team QMJHL - CHL Canada Russia Series 2007 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team QMJHL - CHL Canada Russia Series 2008 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Canada - U18 Worlds Exhibition Games 2009 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Team QMJHL - CHL Canada Russia Series 2009 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Canada - EHT ‑ Karjala Tournament 2017 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Team Canada - EHT ‑ Channel One Cup 2017 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| U20 Men Totals | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Men Totals | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| U18 Men Totals | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
All-Star Game Appearences
| Year | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Team Cherry | CHL | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| CHL Top Prospects Game Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |