Education
Sims attended The Ohio State University.
Sims attended The Ohio State University.
Sims was drafted 126th overall by the New York Islanders in the 2006 National Hockey League Entry Draft. On April 9, 2011 he signed a one-day National Hockey League regular season amateur tryout agreement. On April 9, 2011, Sims made his National Hockey League debut as he appeared in the final game of the 2010–2011 season against the Philadelphia Flyers.
After two seasons abroad in Denmark and Austria, with Aalborg Pirates and The Human Context TWK Innsbruck respectively, Sims returned to North America as a free agent to sign a one-year contract with the Toledo Walleye of the ECHL on September 22, 2014.
On August 4, 2015, Sims returned to Europe in agreeing to a one-year contract with Italian club, The Human Context Gherdëina of the Serie A.