Joe Watson (ice hockey)
Joseph John Watson | |
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| Born | July 6, 1943 Canada |
| Occupation | Professional ice hockey defenceman (retired) |
| Years active | 1961–1979 |
| Known for | Playing in the NHL for Boston Bruins, Philadelphia Flyers, and Colorado Rockies; winning back-to-back Stanley Cups with the Flyers |
Joseph John Watson (born July 6, 1943) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who competed in the NHL representing the Boston Bruins, Philadelphia Flyers, and Colorado Rockies. He is especially recognized for playing alongside his younger brother Jimmy Watson on the Flyers, where he played a key role in securing back-to-back Stanley Cup victories. During the 1976 match against the Soviet Red Army squad, Watson achieved a rare shorthanded goal against goaltender Vladislav Tretiak, leading Flyers coach Fred Shero to famously remark that Watson had "set Russian hockey back 25 years."
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 | ||||