Career
He is currently playing for the KHL Medveščak Zagreb in the Kontinental Hockey League. Amateur
Gysbers began his junior career with the Stouffville Spirit of the Ontario Junior Hockey League (OPJHL) in the 2003-2004 season. He played for the same team for three seasons.
He was named the league"s outstanding defenseman in 2004-2005 season.
Next season, he was the Ontario Provincial Junior Hockey League"s Defenseman of the Year after totaling eight goals and 24 assists for the Stouffville Spirit in the 2005-2006 season. He also helped lead the Spirit to the OPJHL North/West Conference title with a 26–10–9 record and played in the Canadian Junior A all-star game.
Prior to the 2006 National Hockey League Entry Draft, was ranked 153rd on the National Hockey League"s Central Scouting List. Starting with the 2006-2007 season, he played for Lake Superior State University of the CCHA, where he shared Soo BlueLiners Outstanding Freshman Award with teammate Nathan Perkovich and finished second among Lakers rookies in terms of points and was fourth on the team overall in points during the CCHA playoffs, despite missing one of the seven games due to an injury.
He also earned his first two collegiate points during the Lakers" 7–6 overtime victory at Ohio State University.
He scored his first career goal during a 3–2 overtime victory over Nebraska-Omaha. In addition, he scored a goal in each game of the Lakers" three-game CCHA playoffs first-round series against Ferris State University. Lastly, he finished second among Lakers defensemen in plus-minus rating at +5.
Professional
On March 14, 2010, The Toronto Marlies signed defenceman Simon Gysbers to an amateur try-out contract.
In the 2011-2012 regular season, Simon was the teams defense points leader. On July 17, 2012, Gysbers was signed to a one-year contract extension to remain with the Maple Leafs.
After parts of four seasons within the Maple Leafs organization, Gysbers left as a free agent to pursue an European career. On August 7, 2013, Gysbers signed a one-year deal with Ilves of the Finnish Liiga.
At the conclusion of the 2013-2014 season, Gysbers transferred to fellow Finnish club, The Human Context TPS on May 5, 2014.
In the 2014-2015 season, Gysbers appeared in 44 games with TPS before opting for a mid-season transfer to the Swedish Hockey League with Djurgårdens IF on January 31, 2015. Son of Andy and Wendy Gysbers. Simon majored in management.
Also, he graduated Cardinal Carter Catholic High School in 2005.
