Joe Watson (ice hockey player)

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CanadaCanada  Joe Watson Ice hockey player
Date of birth July 6, 1943
place of birth Smithers , British Columbia , Canada
size 178 cm
Weight 75 kg
position defender
Shot hand Left
Career stations
1961-1963 Estevan Bruins
1963-1965 Minneapolis Bruins
1965-1966 Oklahoma City Blazers
1966-1967 Boston Bruins
1967-1978 Philadelphia Flyers
1978 Colorado Rockies

Joseph John "Joe" Watson (born July 6, 1943 in Smithers , British Columbia ) is a retired Canadian ice hockey player who played 919 games for the Boston Bruins , Philadelphia Flyers and Colorado Rockies in the course of his active career between 1961 and 1978 National Hockey League has contested on the position of defender . Watson, whose younger brother Jimmy also played in the NHL, celebrated his greatest career success in the service of the Philadelphia Flyers by winning the Stanley Cup in 1974 and 1975 .

Career

Watson spent his junior years between 1961 and 1963 with the Estevan Bruins in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League . With the team, the defender took part in the Memorial Cup in 1963 and then moved to the professional field as the property of the Boston Bruins from the National Hockey League .

The Bruins first used Watson on their farm team in the Central Professional Hockey League . From 1963 to 1965 he ran in the league for the Minneapolis Bruins ; subsequently one year to 1966 for the Oklahoma City Blazers . After the Canadian had already made his NHL debut in the shirt of Boston in the 1964/65 season , he was a regular with the beginning of the 1966/67 season. Although he had completed a successful rookie season in the Bruins jersey , the team left him unprotected in the 1967 NHL Expansion Draft , so that the newly formed Philadelphia Flyers selected him there.

With the Flyers Watson found a sporting home for the following eleven game years up to the summer of 1978. With the engagement of Fred Shero as head coach in the summer of 1971, the Flyers developed a reputation as a very physical team, which was nicknamed "Broad Street Bullies" . In the squad, Watson was considered a good shot blocker, who was known for his efficient positional play. Since Shero valued these qualities very much, he was the undisputed regular on the defensive and thus played a key role in the franchise's only two Stanley Cup triumphs in 1974 and 1975 . He also received an invitation to the NHL All-Star Game during his time in the Flyers' jersey in 1974 and 1977 .

Watson's successful stint in Philadelphia came to an end in late August 1978 when the Colorado Rockies bought the 35-year-old defender from the Flyers. The Rockies hoped to find a mentor for their young and inexperienced defensive players in the experienced Watson. After just 18 games this season, his time in Colorado came to an abrupt end. During a game against the St. Louis Blues , Watson was so vigorously checked into the edge of the field during a running duel to the puck by opponent Wayne Babych that his kneecap was simply broken and his thighbone was broken in 14 places. He then ended his active career immediately and never returned to the ice.

Achievements and Awards

  • 1975 Stanley Cup win with the Philadelphia Flyers
  • 1977 Participation in the NHL All-Star Game

Career statistics

Regular season Play-offs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1961/62 Estevan Bruins SJHL 49 6th 10 16 22nd 10 1 3 4th 4th
1962/63 Estevan Bruins SJHL 53 5 24 29 74 11 2 10 12 14th
1963 Estevan Bruins Memorial Cup - - - - - 6th 0 2 2 2
1963/64 Minneapolis Bruins CPHL 71 0 20th 20th 55 5 0 0 0 2
1964/65 Minneapolis Bruins CPHL 65 3 23 26th 38 5 0 1 1 2
1964/65 Boston Bruins NHL 4th 0 1 1 0 - - - - -
1965/66 Oklahoma City Blazers CPHL 69 8th 24 32 58 9 1 3 4th 6th
1966/67 Boston Bruins NHL 69 2 13 15th 38 - - - - -
1967/68 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 73 5 14th 19th 56 7th 1 1 2 28
1968/69 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 60 2 8th 10 14th 4th 0 0 0 0
1969/70 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 54 3 11 14th 28 - - - - -
1970/71 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 57 3 7th 10 50 1 0 0 0 0
1971/72 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 65 3 7th 10 38 - - - - -
1972/73 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 63 2 24 26th 46 11 0 2 2 12
1973/74 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 74 1 17th 18th 34 17th 1 4th 5 24
1974/75 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 80 6th 17th 23 42 17th 0 4th 4th 6th
1975/76 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 78 2 22nd 24 28 16 1 1 2 10
1976/77 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 77 4th 26th 30th 39 10 0 0 0 2
1977/78 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 65 5 9 14th 22nd 1 0 0 0 0
1978/79 Colorado Rockies NHL 16 0 2 2 12 - - - - -
SJHL overall 102 11 34 45 96 21st 3 13 16 18th
CPHL total 205 11 67 78 151 19th 1 4th 5 10
NHL overall 835 38 178 216 447 84 3 12 15th 82

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

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personal data
SURNAME Watson, Joe
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Watson, Joseph John (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH July 6, 1943
PLACE OF BIRTH Smithers , British Columbia