Christine Simpson

Who is Christine Simpson?

Christine Laura Simpson is a Canadian television personality, best known as a hockey reporter, host and interviewer. She is a graduate of the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario.

Simpson was the Marketing Manager at the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto, Ontario for several years and the first in-arena host for the Toronto Maple Leafs, before making the move to broadcasting. Her first network television job was with Rogers Sportsnet when the Canadian sports channel launched in 1998. She spent 10 years with the network as a hockey features reporter, profiling the NHL’s top players and personalities, and as the host of “Showtime with Chris Simpson” segments which featured entertainment & sports stories.

She has also been a rinkside reporter for National Hockey League broadcasts in the United States with ABC, ESPN and Versus. She was the host of “Captains,” a weekly show profiling NHL team captains on the NHL Network in the United States and Canada. Simpson has also been a “Hockey Insider” with the Bill Watters Show on AM640 Radio in Toronto, Ontario. During the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, she was the host of “Centre Ice with Chris Simpson” at Molson Canadian Hockey House. On October 19, 2010, it was announced that Simpson joined regional sports network MSG Plus as a host for the New Jersey Devils broadcast team. On September 6, 2011, Simpson re-joined Rogers Sportsnet in Toronto as their hockey features reporter.