RIP Chris. You will be missed." Simon last played in the NHL in the 2007-08 season before spending the next five seasons playing in the KHL in Russia, where he became a two-time All-Star.

DENVER (KDVR) — A newly released analysis found that Chris Simon, a former NHL hockey player, had stage three chronic traumatic encephalopathy, CTE, when he died in 2024. Simon was a well-known ...

Simon's death emphasizes the risk of brain injuries in hockey. “Looking back, we now realize that Chris likely started suffering from CTE in his late 20s to early 30s.