Harry Watson (ice hockey player, 1898)
Harold "Harry" Ellis "Moose" Watson (born July 14, 1898 in St. John's , Newfoundland ; † September 11, 1957 ) was a Canadian ice hockey player and coach. The trained striker is considered one of the best Canadian amateur players of all time.
Career
Born in eastern Canada, Watson lived in England and Winnipeg during his childhood before his family moved to Toronto in 1913 . First he joined the Whitby Athletics from the Ontario Hockey Association . Subsequently, the St. Andrew's College and the Toronto Aura Lee were further stations before he was drafted into the military in 1915 due to the First World War .
After the war Watson went to the Toronto Dentals , which he supported in a playoff series against the Hamilton Tigers . For the 1919/20 season he moved to the Toronto Granites , which he led to winning the Allan Cup in the 1921/22 and 1922/23 seasons . Watson himself received numerous individual awards for this. As the best Canadian amateur team, the Granites, like the Winnipeg Falcons four years earlier , were selected as the Canadian national team for the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix , France . With 37 goals in five games, 13 of them in the 33-0 victory over Switzerland , he led the team to win the gold medal.
In contrast to most of his teammates at the time, Watson subsequently refused to sign a professional contract for the National Hockey League and remained in the amateur camp. After he had ended his playing career in 1924, he took over the coaching post of the Toronto National Sea Fleas in 1930 , which he led to winning the Allan Cup in 1932.
Watson, who died in 1957, was honored with induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1962 and the IIHF Hall of Fame in 1998.
Achievements and Awards
- 1922 Allan Cup win with the Toronto Granites
- 1923 Allan Cup win with the Toronto Granites
- 1924 gold medal at the Olympic Winter Games
- 1932 Allan Cup with the Toronto National Sea Fleas
- 1962 inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame
- 1998 induction into the IIHF Hall of Fame
Web links
- Harry Watson in the database of the Hockey Hall of Fame (English)
- Story # 53 - Harry Watson scores at will in Olympics
- Harry Watson in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Watson, Harry |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Watson, Harry E .; Watson, Moose |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian ice hockey player and coach |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 14, 1898 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | St. John's |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 11, 1957 |