Sim and fellow former Nova Scotian NHL player Mike McPhee were both in Wolfville as part of the Rogers Hometown Hockey weekend Nov. 28 to 29.
The two signed autographs, had photos taken and were part of a live Scotiabank Hot Stove League segment.
“I love doing events like this,” the 38-year-old said said Nov. 28. “Anything that can bring smiles to the kids makes me happy.”
View a slideshow from the weekend here.
Sim played in 469 NHL games in parts of 12 seasons, spending time with Dallas, Nashville, Los Angeles, Pittsburgh, Florida, Atlanta and the New York Islanders as part of a well-travelled hockey odyssey before ending his career playing in Europe.
A strong-skating, smaller winger who liked the physical game, Sim had 75 goals and 139 points in his NHL career, with a season high of 17 goals playing for Atlanta. He also had 108 goals and 207 points in 242 games in the American Hockey League.
Since the end of his playing career in 2014, he has been working for the Atlantic Hockey Group (AHG) with former NHL player and Atlantic University Sport coach Charlie Bourgeois.
The creator of the Jon Sim hockey programs, he heads hockey operations in Nova Scotia for AHG.
He is also one of the NHL Aaumni involved in the Scotiabank Hockey Club, and gets to do “fantastic events” like Rogers Hometown Hockey.
“They get out in the community and do a great show, first class all the way. It’s a great thing for the kids.”
Sim said he’s happy to stay in the game: “I don’t play anymore, but I coach my three boys.
“Teammates are one of the things that makes hockey special,” he said. “You make friendships that can last a lifetime. I made friends when I played I’m still close friends with today.
“(Hockey) helps bring friends together, people together, communities together,” he said. “That’s why this is such a special sport.”
A family game
Jon Sim’s older brother, Mike, played for the Acadia hockey Axemen in the 1998-1999 and 1999-2000 seasons, and also played for Saint Mary’s and the University of New Brunswick. Mike, Jon and their younger brother, Andre - a goalie who played four seasons with the St. Thomas Tommies - grew up in New Glasgow. Today, Jon also has three hockey-playing sons.
Sim and fellow former Nova Scotian NHL player Mike McPhee were both in Wolfville as part of the Rogers Hometown Hockey weekend Nov. 28 to 29.
The two signed autographs, had photos taken and were part of a live Scotiabank Hot Stove League segment.
“I love doing events like this,” the 38-year-old said said Nov. 28. “Anything that can bring smiles to the kids makes me happy.”
View a slideshow from the weekend here.
Sim played in 469 NHL games in parts of 12 seasons, spending time with Dallas, Nashville, Los Angeles, Pittsburgh, Florida, Atlanta and the New York Islanders as part of a well-travelled hockey odyssey before ending his career playing in Europe.
A strong-skating, smaller winger who liked the physical game, Sim had 75 goals and 139 points in his NHL career, with a season high of 17 goals playing for Atlanta. He also had 108 goals and 207 points in 242 games in the American Hockey League.
Since the end of his playing career in 2014, he has been working for the Atlantic Hockey Group (AHG) with former NHL player and Atlantic University Sport coach Charlie Bourgeois.
The creator of the Jon Sim hockey programs, he heads hockey operations in Nova Scotia for AHG.
He is also one of the NHL Aaumni involved in the Scotiabank Hockey Club, and gets to do “fantastic events” like Rogers Hometown Hockey.
“They get out in the community and do a great show, first class all the way. It’s a great thing for the kids.”
Sim said he’s happy to stay in the game: “I don’t play anymore, but I coach my three boys.
“Teammates are one of the things that makes hockey special,” he said. “You make friendships that can last a lifetime. I made friends when I played I’m still close friends with today.
“(Hockey) helps bring friends together, people together, communities together,” he said. “That’s why this is such a special sport.”
A family game
Jon Sim’s older brother, Mike, played for the Acadia hockey Axemen in the 1998-1999 and 1999-2000 seasons, and also played for Saint Mary’s and the University of New Brunswick. Mike, Jon and their younger brother, Andre - a goalie who played four seasons with the St. Thomas Tommies - grew up in New Glasgow. Today, Jon also has three hockey-playing sons.