Joe Watson (ice hockey)
Joseph John Watson (born July 6, 1943) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played for the Boston Bruins, Philadelphia Flyers, and Colorado Rockies during his National Hockey League (NHL) career. With the Flyers, he played with his younger brother Jimmy for several seasons, and was a member of the Flyers' back-to-back Stanley Cup championship teams.[1] In the infamous 1976 game against the Soviet Red Army team, Watson, a defenceman and not a big scorer, scored a shorthanded goal against the great Vladislav Tretiak, causing Flyers coach Fred Shero to joke that Watson had "set Russian hockey back 25 years".
| Joe Watson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
July 6, 1943 Smithers, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Boston Bruins Philadelphia Flyers Colorado Rockies | ||
| Playing career | 1963–1979 | ||
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1961–62 | Estevan Bruins | SJHL | 49 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 1962–63 | Estevan Bruins | SJHL | 53 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 74 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 14 | ||
| 1962–63 | Estevan Bruins | MC | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1963–64 | Minneapolis Bruins | CPHL | 71 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 55 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1964–65 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1964–65 | Minneapolis Bruins | CPHL | 65 | 3 | 23 | 26 | 38 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1965–66 | Oklahoma City Blazers | CPHL | 69 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 58 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 1966–67 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 69 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1967–68 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 73 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 56 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 28 | ||
| 1968–69 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 60 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1969–70 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 54 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 57 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1971–72 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 65 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 63 | 2 | 24 | 26 | 46 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | ||
| 1973–74 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 74 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 34 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 24 | ||
| 1974–75 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 80 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 42 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 1975–76 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 78 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 28 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | ||
| 1976–77 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 77 | 4 | 26 | 30 | 39 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1977–78 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 65 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1978–79 | Colorado Rockies | NHL | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 835 | 38 | 178 | 216 | 447 | 84 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 82 | ||||
References
- "Jim & Joe Watson". BC Sports Hall of Fame and Museum. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or Legends of Hockey, or The Internet Hockey Database
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