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Bryan Watson

Position: D
Shoots: Right
Height: 5-9    Weight: 175 lbs.
Born: November 14, 1942 in Bancroft, Ontario

Coaching Record

18 18 26 6 5 5 2 19

NHL/WHA Regular Season

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G GC GC/G TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1963-64 21 Montreal Canadiens NHL 39 0 2 2 0.05 1 0.02 18 0 0 0 0
1964-65 22 Montreal Canadiens NHL 5 0 1 1 0.20 0 0.06 7 0 0 0 0
1965-66 23 Detroit Red Wings NHL 70 2 7 9 0.13 3 0.04 133 1 0 1 0
1966-67 24 Detroit Red Wings NHL 48 0 1 1 0.02 0 0.01 66 0 0 0 0
1967-68 25 Montreal Canadiens NHL 12 0 1 1 0.08 0 0.03 2 0 6 1 -3 9 0 0 0 0 6 0.50 0.0
1968-69 26 2 Teams NHL 68 2 7 9 0.13 3 0.05 34 5 82 26 -27 132 2 0 0 1 73 1.07 2.7
1968-69 26 Oakland Seals NHL 50 2 3 5 0.10 2 0.04 23 3 57 21 -16 97 2 0 0 1 39 0.78 5.1
1968-69 26 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 18 0 4 4 0.22 1 0.06 11 2 25 5 -11 35 0 0 0 0 34 1.89 0.0
1969-70 27 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 61 1 9 10 0.16 3 0.05 48 0 74 25 -1 189 1 0 0 0 61 1.00 1.6
1970-71 28 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 43 2 6 8 0.19 3 0.07 27 0 47 15 -5 119 2 0 0 0 48 1.12 4.2
1971-72 29 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 75 3 17 20 0.27 7 0.09 77 3 95 26 5 212 3 0 0 1 106 1.41 2.8
1972-73 30 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 69 1 17 18 0.26 6 0.08 88 2 92 24 18 179 1 0 0 0 47 0.68 2.1
1973-74 31 3 Teams NHL 70 1 9 10 0.14 3 0.05 62 1 91 17 -13 255 0 1 0 0 46 0.66 2.2
1973-74 31 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 38 1 4 5 0.13 2 0.05 34 1 55 10 -12 137 0 1 0 0 27 0.71 3.7
1973-74 31 St. Louis Blues NHL 11 0 1 1 0.09 0 0.03 11 0 13 2 0 19 0 0 0 0 10 0.91 0.0
1973-74 31 Detroit Red Wings NHL 21 0 4 4 0.19 1 0.06 17 0 23 5 -1 99 0 0 0 0 9 0.43 0.0
1974-75 32 Detroit Red Wings NHL 70 1 13 14 0.20 4 0.06 65 2 122 30 -29 238 0 0 1 0 68 0.97 1.5
1975-76 33 Detroit Red Wings NHL 79 0 18 18 0.23 5 0.07 69 2 126 39 -20 322 0 0 0 0 88 1.11 0.0
1976-77 34 2 Teams NHL 70 1 15 16 0.23 5 0.07 61 1 93 30 -3 130 1 0 0 0 58 0.83 1.7
1976-77 34 Detroit Red Wings NHL 14 0 1 1 0.07 0 0.02 12 0 17 7 2 39 0 0 0 0 4 0.29 0.0
1976-77 34 Washington Capitals NHL 56 1 14 15 0.27 5 0.09 49 1 76 23 -5 91 1 0 0 0 54 0.96 1.9
1977-78 35 Washington Capitals NHL 79 3 11 14 0.18 5 0.06 60 0 103 31 -12 167 2 0 1 0 52 0.66 5.8
1978-79 36 Washington Capitals NHL 20 0 1 1 0.05 0 0.02 10 0 21 4 -7 36 0 0 0 0 16 0.80 0.0
1978-79 36 Cincinnati Stingers WHA 21 0 2 2 0.10 1 0.03 -15 56 0 0 0 9 0.43 0.0
Career 16 Seasons NHL 878 17 135 152 0.17 50 0.06 603 16 952 268 -97 2212 13 1 3 2 669 0.93 2.2
Career 1 Season WHA 21 0 2 2 0.10 1 0.03 -15 56 0 0 0 9 0.43 0.0

NHL/WHA Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1963-64 21 Montreal Canadiens NHL 6 0 0 0 0.00 2
1965-66 23 Detroit Red Wings NHL 12 2 0 2 0.17 30
1969-70 27 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 10 0 0 0 0.00 17 0 0 0 0
1971-72 29 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 4 0 0 0 0.00 21 0 0 0 0
1978-79 36 Cincinnati Stingers WHA 3 0 1 1 0.33 -1 2 0
Career 4 Seasons NHL 32 2 0 2 0.06 70 0 0 0 0
Career 1 Season WHA 3 0 1 1 0.33 -1 2 0

Other Regular Season

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G GC GC/G TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1960-61 18 Peterborough Petes OHA-Jr. 18 0 1 1 0.06 4
1961-62 19 Peterborough Petes OHA-Jr. 50 3 16 19 0.38 129
1962-63 20 Peterborough Petes OHA-Jr. 49 9 22 31 0.63 80
1963-64 21 Omaha Knights CPHL 9 1 1 2 0.22 12
1964-65 22 Quebec Aces AHL 64 1 16 17 0.27 186
1966-67 24 Memphis Wings CPHL 16 1 3 4 0.25 76
1967-68 25 Cleveland Barons AHL 12 2 4 6 0.50 22
1967-68 25 Houston Apollos CPHL 50 2 37 39 0.78 293
1969-70 27 Baltimore Clippers AHL 5 1 2 3 0.60 8
Career 3 Seasons AHL 81 4 22 26 0.32 216
Career 3 Seasons CPHL 75 4 41 45 0.60 381
Career 3 Seasons OHA-Jr. 117 12 39 51 0.44 213

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1962-63 20 Hull-Ottawa Canadiens EPHL 3 1 1 2 0.67 0
1962-63 20 Peterborough Petes OHA-Jr. 6 0 3 3 0.50 10
1964-65 22 Quebec Aces AHL 5 0 0 0 0.00 35
Career 1 Season AHL 5 0 0 0 0.00 35
Career 1 Season EPHL 3 1 1 2 0.67 0
Career 1 Season OHA-Jr. 6 0 3 3 0.50 10

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Games Played

1965-66 NHL 70 (2)

Penalties in Minutes

1965-66 NHL 133 (3)
1968-69 NHL 132 (10)
1969-70 NHL 189 (3)
1971-72 NHL 212 (1)
 1972-73 NHL 179 (7)
1973-74 NHL 255 (3)
1974-75 NHL 238 (4)
1975-76 NHL 322 (2)
Career NHL 2212 (39)

Short-Handed Goals

1965-66 NHL 1 (6)

Transactions

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June 8, 1965: Traded to Chicago by Montreal for Don Johns, June 8, 1965.

June 9, 1965: Claimed by Detroit from Chicago in Intra-League Draft, June 9, 1965.

June 6, 1967: Claimed by Minnesota from Detroit in Expansion Draft, June 6, 1967.

June 6, 1967: Traded to Montreal by Minnesota for Bill Plager and the rights to Leo Thiffault and Barrie Meissner, June 6, 1967.

June 28, 1968: Traded to Oakland by Montreal with cash for Oakland's 1st round choice (Michel Larocque) in 1972 Amateur Draft and future considerations (Tom Thurlby, September 1968), June 28, 1968.

January 30, 1969: Traded to Pittsburgh by Oakland with George Swarbrick and Tracy Pratt for Earl Ingarfield, Gene Ubriaco and Dick Mattiussi, January 30, 1969.

February 12, 1972: Selected by LA Sharks (WHA) in 1972 WHA General Player Draft, February 12, 1972.

January 17, 1974: Traded to St. Louis by Pittsburgh with Greg Polis and Pittsburgh's 2nd round choice (Bob Hess) in 1974 Amateur Draft for Steve Durbano, Ab DeMarco Jr. and Bob Kelly, January 17, 1974.

February 14, 1974: Traded to Detroit by St. Louis with Chris Evans and Jean Hamel for Ted Harris, Bill Collins and Garnet Bailey, February 14, 1974.

November 30, 1976: Traded to Washington by Detroit for Greg Joly, November 30, 1976.

March 2, 1979: Signed as a free agent by Cincinnati (WHA) following release by Washington, March 2, 1979.

June 9, 1979: Claimed by Edmonton from Cincinnati (WHA) in WHA Dispersal Draft, June 9, 1979.