Wayne Simmonds is a Canadian professional ice hockey player, he was born on 26 August 1988. He plays for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). Simmonds has previously played for the Los Angeles Kings, Philadelphia Flyers, Nashville Predators, New Jersey Devils, and Buffalo Sabres. He is known to his teammates and fans by the nickname “Wayne Train”. Today we will discuss about Wayne Simmonds: Wife| Net Worth| Contract| Goal| Trade.
Wayne Simmonds: Wife| Net Worth| Contract| Goal| Trade…
Simmonds was born and raised in Scarborough, Ontario, the third of four sons, in addition to one daughter, born to Cyril Simmonds and Wanda Mercury-Simmonds. His family is originally from North Preston, Nova Scotia. Despite growing up in what was then a suburb of Toronto, Simmonds has said he grew up a fan primarily of the Detroit Red Wings. His favourite player growing up was Sergei Fedorov.
Wife
Wayne Simmonds and Crystal Corey dated for quite a long time before their marriage. In January 2017, Simmonds’s proposed to Corey when the couples were on an outing. The venue is not revelved yet, but it was at some high attitude.
In July 2018, Simmonds couples got married to each other. Sadly there is no news regarding their marriage ceremony. The couples are also blessed with a daughter named Kori.
Net Worth
As of 2021, Wayne Simmonds has an estimated net worth of over $15 million, mostly earned through his professional hockey career.
Contract
The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed forward Wayne Simmonds to a two-year contract extension. The average annual value of the contract is worth $900,000. Simmonds, 32, skated in 38 regular-season games with the Maple Leafs in 2020-21, recording nine points (seven goals, two assists).
Goal
Simmonds spent his major junior career playing two seasons in the OHL from 2006 until 2008 with the Owen Sound Attack and Sault Ste. Through his career he has scored a lot of goals which are mentioned in table given below:
Season | GP | G |
---|---|---|
2020-2021 Playoffs | 7 | 0 |
Career Playoffs | 51 | 8 |
2020-2021 | 38 | 7 |
NHL Career | 947 | 258 |
Trade
New Jersey Devils Trade Wayne Simmonds to Buffalo Sabres for Conditional Fifth Round Pick in 2021. Wayne Simmonds is now a Buffalo Sabre. In their first trade on the day of the 2020 NHL Trade Deadline, the New Jersey Devils traded Simmonds to Buffalo for a conditional fifth rounder in 2021.