Mike Watt (ice hockey)

Michael Watt (born March 31, 1976 in Seaforth, Ontario and raised in Egmondville, Ontario) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey player who played for four different National Hockey League teams.

Mike Watt
Born (1976-03-31) March 31, 1976
Seaforth, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 214 lb (97 kg; 15 st 4 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shot Left
Played for Edmonton Oilers
New York Islanders
Nashville Predators
Carolina Hurricanes
NHL Draft 32nd overall, 1994
Edmonton Oilers
Playing career 19972008

Playing career

Mike Watt was drafted by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft in the second round, 34th overall. He spent the next three seasons playing in the NCAA for Michigan State University. He joined the Oilers for the 1997–98 season.

He played for the NHL's Islanders for a couple of seasons, he was traded to the Nashville Predators for Mikhail Chernov on May 24, 2001. Watt also played for the Predators in 2000–01. Traded to Philadelphia the following season he suffered a shoulder injury during an exhibition game. He did not play again in the NHL until he suited up for five games for the Carolina Hurricanes in 2002–03. In 2003, he moved to Europe, spending two seasons in the Russian Super League with SKA St. Petersburg and one season in Sweden's Elitserien with Leksands IF.

Coaching career

Asst. Coach, Amarillo Bulls, NAHL 2014-15 Asst. Coach, Bloomington Thunder, USHL 2015-2017 Head Coach & GM, Bloomington Thunder 2017

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
1990–91 Seaforth Centenaires OHA-D 3915233843
1991–92 Stratford Cullitons MWJHL 4052126103
1992–93 Stratford Cullitons MWJHL 45203555100
1993–94 Stratford Cullitons MWJHL 48343468165
1994–95 Michigan State University CCHA 391261864
1995–96 Michigan State University CCHA 3717223960
1996–97 Michigan State University CCHA 39241741109
1997–98 Edmonton Oilers NHL 141234
1997–98 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 6324254965 92248
1998–99 New York Islanders NHL 758172512
1998–99 Lowell Lock Monsters AHL 21012
1999–00 New York Islanders NHL 45561117
1999–00 Lowell Lock Monsters AHL 16611176 71124
2000–01 Nashville Predators NHL 181128
2000–01 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 6020204048 51236
2001–02 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 5311132438 52136
2002–03 Lowell Lock Monsters AHL 619142335
2002–03 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 50000
2003–04 SKA St. Petersburg RSL 5711132477
2004–05 SKA St. Petersburg RSL 47661254
2005–06 Leksands IF SHL 2352730
2006–07 Muskegon Fury UHL 6835447932 11136194
2006–07 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 10000
2007–08 Muskegon Fury UHL 4917324927
AHL totals 1945063113144 23641020
NHL totals 15715264141

International

Year Team Event GPGAPtsPIM
1996 Canada WJC 61236
Junior totals 61236

Awards and honours

Award Year
CCHA All-Tournament Team 1997 [1]

References

  1. "2012-13 CCHA Media Guide". ISSUU.com. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.