Benjamin Clarke Simon is an American

United States

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 former professional ice hockey

Ice hockey

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 player who last played with the Sheffield Steelers

Sheffield Steelers

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 of the Elite Ice Hockey League

Elite Ice Hockey League

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 during the 2010-11 season. He is currently an assistant coach with the American Hockey League

American Hockey League

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’s Rockford IceHogs

Rockford IceHogs

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.

Playing career

He was drafted 110th overall by the Chicago Blackhawks

Chicago Blackhawks

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 in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft

1997 NHL Entry Draft

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 and has played 81 games in the NHL

National Hockey League

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 with the Atlanta Thrashers

Atlanta Thrashers

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 and Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets

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, scoring three goals and one assist. In the 2007–08 AHL season

2007–08 AHL season

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, he played for the Springfield Falcons

Springfield Falcons

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. For the 2008–09 season, Simon played with the Iserlohn Roosters

Iserlohn Roosters

The Iserlohn Roosters are a professional ice hockey team based in Iserlohn, North-Rhine-Westphalia. They are members of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga since 2000 and play their home games at the Eissporthalle Iserlohn which is also known as Eissporthalle am Seilersee. Playing nine years in the DEL the...

 in Germany's Deutsche Eishockey Liga. In July 2010, he signed up for his first coaching role, as Player/Coach for the Sheffield Steelers in the British Elite Ice Hockey League for the 2010–11 season. After winning the regualar season championship with the steelers, Simon decided not to return to the Steelers for another season.