Sam Simard

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Sam Simard
  • Height:
    6-1
  • Hometown:
    Okotoks, AB
  • Position:
    Forward
  • Year:
    3
  • High School:
    Foothills Composite
  • Major:
    Arts
  • gp
    28
  • p
    28
  • g
    12
  • a
    16
  • pim
    24
  • +/-
    4
Bio

Trophy Case: Named a U SPORTS Academic All Canadian (2023-24).

Program record book (prior to 2025-26 season): Tied for most points in a Canada West game and rookie record holder in that category (4) ... Most assists by a rookie in a CW game (3) ... Best +/- in a Canada West regular season (+8 in 2024-25) ... Best career +/- (+6) ... Tied for most shots in a CW playoff game (4) ... Tied for most career CW short-handed assists (2) ... Tied for best career playoff +/- (+1) ... Tied for best +/- by a rookie in a CW game (+3).

Three Stars: Named to the MacEwan Athletics' Three Stars list once during the 2024-25 season (1st star - Oct. 29).

Notable: Played his junior career with the AJHL's Drumheller Dragons, amassing 107 points in 138 games (including playoffs) over three seasons ... Was the captain of the Dragons in his final junior season (2022-23) ... Product of the Okotoks Oilers U18AAA program.

Jacob Mallari photo

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 28 28
Points 28 28
Goals 12 12
Assists 16 16
PIM 24 24
+/- 4 4
Power-play goals 5 5
Short-handed goals 0 0
Empty net goals 0 0
Games started - -
Game-winning goals 0 0
Game-tying goals 0 0
Hat tricks 0 0
Shots 52 52
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Jan 30 at UBC L, 8-3
Jan 31 at UBC L, 6-4
Feb 6 at Trinity Western W, 6-5
Feb 7 at Trinity Western W, 6-1
Feb 13 at Alberta W, 6-2
Feb 14 Alberta L, 5-3
Date Opponent Score gs g a pts pim +/- ppg shg eng gwg gtg s fo fow fol fo%
Sep 5 at Red Deer College W, 5-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 6 Red Deer College W, 7-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 19 at Alberta L, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 Alberta L, 6-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 26 at Mount Royal University L, 5-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 Mount Royal University L, 7-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 3 at UBC W, 4-2 - 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Oct 4 at UBC L, 6-0 - 0 0 0 2 -3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -
Oct 10 at Alberta L, 7-1 - 0 1 1 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Oct 11 Alberta L, 2-1 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -
Oct 17 Mount Royal University W, 3-1 - 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -
Oct 18 at Mount Royal University L, 6-3 - 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Oct 24 Trinity Western W, 5-1 - 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -
Oct 25 Trinity Western W, 5-2 - 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 -
Oct 31 Calgary L, 5-3 - 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 -
Nov 1 at Calgary L, 4-1 - 0 0 0 2 -1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -
Nov 7 at Regina L by SO, 4-3 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Nov 8 at Regina W, 6-1 - 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -
Nov 14 UBC W, 5-4 - 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Nov 15 UBC L, 6-1 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 -
Nov 21 Saskatchewan L, 6-3 - 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Nov 22 Saskatchewan L, 5-2 - 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -
Dec 5 Alberta W, 4-3 - 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -
Dec 6 at Alberta L by SO, 5-4 - 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -
Jan 3 NAIT W, 6-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 9 Trinity Western W, 7-4 - 1 2 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -
Jan 10 Trinity Western W, 6-3 - 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -
Jan 14 Chinese National Team W, 6-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 23 Manitoba L, 4-3 - 1 0 1 2 -1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 -
Jan 24 Manitoba L, 4-3 - 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -
Jan 30 at UBC L, 8-3 - 1 0 1 2 -1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -
Jan 31 at UBC L, 6-4 - 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -
Feb 6 at Trinity Western W, 6-5 - 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 -
Feb 7 at Trinity Western W, 6-1 - 1 1 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 -
Feb 13 at Alberta W, 6-2 - 2 2 4 10 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 -
Feb 14 Alberta L, 5-3 - 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
gp g a pts pim +/- ppg shg eng gwg gtg hat s fo fow fol fo%
2023-24 28 5 9 14 18 -2 0 1 1 1 0 0 28 0 0 0 -
2024-25 28 4 12 16 22 8 0 0 0 1 0 0 41 0 0 0 -
2025-26 28 12 16 28 24 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 52 0 0 0 -
Total 84 21 37 58 64 10 5 1 1 2 0 0 121 0 0 0 -
gp g a pts pim +/- ppg shg eng gwg gtg hat s fo fow fol fo%
Event
Total 28 12 16 28 24 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 52 0 0 0 -
Conference 28 12 16 28 24 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 52 0 0 0 -
Exhibition - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 - - -
Location
Home 15 6 7 13 8 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 0 -
Away 13 6 9 15 16 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 0 -
Neutral - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 - - -
Result
Wins 12 7 12 19 14 15 3 0 0 0 0 0 29 0 0 0 -
Losses 16 5 4 9 10 -11 2 0 0 0 0 0 23 0 0 0 -
Ties - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 - - -
Month
October 9 3 4 7 2 -2 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 -
November 7 0 3 3 2 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 -
December 2 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 -
January 6 5 4 9 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 -
February 4 4 4 8 12 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 -
News mentions
Griffins' captain Sam Simard, seen in action at Alberta during a December game, matched the program record with four points in Friday's 6-2 win over the Golden Bears (Graeme Kelly photo).
  • Article
  • February 14, 2026
Griffins clinch home-ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs after huge 6-2 win over Alberta
  • February 14, 2026
Tyson Kowaluk, left, and Ethan Mercer were two of 10 Griffins players who picked up points in Saturday's 6-1 win (Trinity Western Athletics photo).
  • Article
  • February 08, 2026
Griffins torch Spartans with program record 66 shots in 6-1 rout
  • February 08, 2026
Sam Simard sets up shop in front of Spartans goaltender Cole Savage on Friday night. He scored the game-tying goal with 1:26 left (Trinity Western Athletics photo).
  • Article
  • February 07, 2026
Dowhaniuk plays OT hero as Griffins win wild one over Spartans to move past Golden Bears into second
  • February 07, 2026
Keaton Dowhaniuk had two assists for the Griffins on Saturday (Vamsi Nadella photo).
  • Article
  • February 01, 2026
Powerplays continue to be the theme as Griffins lose tight one to Thunderbirds
  • February 01, 2026
Ethan Sundar had a goal and an assist to pace the Griffins but they ran into too much penalty trouble in an 8-3 loss to UBC (Vamsi Nadella photo).
  • Article
  • January 31, 2026
Penalty parade costs Griffins dearly as they concede six PPGs to UBC in 8-3 defeat
  • January 31, 2026
Vincent Scott battles for possession with Manitoba's Sam Borschowa on Friday night (James Maclennan photo).
  • Article
  • January 24, 2026
Strong start nets Griffins a point in OT loss to Manitoba that draws them level with Alberta for second
  • January 24, 2026
Kadyn Chabot broke the program record for the most points by a Griffin in a Canada West season when he notched his 28th and 29th points of 2025-26 on Saturday (James Maclennan photo).
  • Article
  • January 24, 2026
Bad case of deja vu as Griffins lose a 3-1 lead and fall in OT for a second-straight day to Manitoba
  • January 24, 2026
Griffins captain Sam Simard battles for the puck with China's J.N. (Red) Guo on Wednesday (James Maclennan photo).
  • Article
  • January 15, 2026
Griffins enjoy experience and get key bye week test, holding off resilient Chinese National Team for 6-4 win
  • January 15, 2026
Five-point, record-setting weekend nets Chabot second CW BIoSteel Player of Week honour of season
  • Article
  • January 13, 2026
Five-point, record-setting weekend nets Chabot second CW BIoSteel Player of Week honour of season
  • January 13, 2026
Kadyn Chabot's between-the-legs attempt went over the bar on Saturday. But he scored twice more, pacing the Griffins to a 6-3 win over Trinity Western (James Maclennan photo).
  • Article
  • January 11, 2026
Griffins complete sweep of Spartans with 6-3 triumph, move into second in West Division
  • January 11, 2026
Kadyn Chabot paced the Griffins with a goal and two assists, and became the Griffins' new single Canada West season goals leader (James Maclennan photo).
  • Article
  • January 10, 2026
Chabot breaks goals record as Griffins show off depth with seven different scorers in big win over Spartans
  • January 10, 2026
Liam Hughes celebrates his goal with teammates after putting the Griffins up 4-1 in the second period (Graeme Kelly photo).
  • Article
  • December 07, 2025
Griffins couldn't make three-goal lead stand up, settling for a point in 5-4 shootout loss to Bears
  • December 07, 2025
Logan Dowhaniuk celebrates after scoring the overtime winner on Friday (James Maclennan photo).
  • Article
  • November 15, 2025
Massive moments throughout as Griffins knock off U SPORTS No. 3 UBC 5-4 in overtime
  • November 15, 2025
Logan Dowhaniuk, left, Sam Simard and Caden Cabana celebrate one of the Griffins' six goals on Saturday (Jayna Stoudt photo).
  • Article
  • November 09, 2025
Quick-strike Griffins score in bunches, hammering Regina to move back to .500
  • November 09, 2025
Ethan Sundar is chased by a pack of Dinos on Saturday (James Maclennan photo).
  • Article
  • November 01, 2025
Griffins' quick start not sustained as speedy Dinos rally back to earn a 5-3 victory
  • November 01, 2025
Jean Jr. earns Canada West BioSteel Men's Hockey Player of the Week honours after four-point game
  • Article
  • October 28, 2025
Jean Jr. earns Canada West BioSteel Men's Hockey Player of the Week honours after four-point game
  • October 28, 2025
Sam Simard had this goal called off in the first period but still finished with a two-point night - one of five MacEwan players who accomplished that feat (James Maclennan photo).
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  • October 26, 2025
Balanced scoring effort, power play surge propels Griffins to 5-2 win over Spartans
  • October 26, 2025
Dwayne Jean Jr. scored a goal and added three assists to pace the Griffins to a 5-1 win over the Trinity Western Spartans (James Maclennan photo).
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  • October 25, 2025
Jean Jr. ties program record with four-point night as Griffins drub Spartans 5-1
  • October 25, 2025
Carson Ironside stopped 27 of 29 shots, leading the Griffins to a 4-2 victory over UBC on Friday night (Rich Lam photo).
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  • October 04, 2025
Quick early goals set tone, Ironside holds the fort as Griffins knock off UBC in season opener
  • October 04, 2025
Third-year forward Samuel Simard is the new captain of the Griffins men's hockey team (Taylor Lafond photo).
  • Article
  • October 01, 2025
Season Preview: New captain Simard leads deep, physical, talented Griffins into new campaign
  • October 01, 2025