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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 Standard

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1963-64 21 MTL NHL 39 0 2 2 1 18 0 0 0 0
1964-65 22 MTL NHL 5 0 1 1 0 7 0 0 0 0
1965-66 23 DET NHL 70 2 7 9 3 133 1 0 1 0
1966-67 24 DET NHL 48 0 1 1 0 66 0 0 0 0
1967-68 25 MTL NHL 12 0 1 1 0 -3 9 0 0 0 0 6 0.0
1968-69 26 TOT NHL 68 2 7 9 3 -27 132 2 0 0 1 73 2.7
1968-69 26 OAK NHL 50 2 3 5 2 -16 97 2 0 0 1 39 5.1
1968-69 26 PIT NHL 18 0 4 4 1 -11 35 0 0 0 0 34 0.0
1969-70 27 PIT NHL 61 1 9 10 3 -1 189 1 0 0 0 61 1.6
1970-71 28 PIT NHL 43 2 6 8 3 -5 119 2 0 0 0 48 4.2
1971-72 29 PIT NHL 75 3 17 20 6 5 212 3 0 0 1 106 2.8
1972-73 30 PIT NHL 69 1 17 18 5 18 179 1 0 0 0 47 2.1
1973-74 31 TOT NHL 70 1 9 10 3 -13 255 0 1 0 0 46 2.2
1973-74 31 PIT NHL 38 1 4 5 2 -12 137 0 1 0 0 27 3.7
1973-74 31 STL NHL 11 0 1 1 0 0 19 0 0 0 0 10 0.0
1973-74 31 DET NHL 21 0 4 4 1 -1 99 0 0 0 0 9 0.0
1974-75 32 DET NHL 70 1 13 14 4 -29 238 0 0 1 0 68 1.5
1975-76 33 DET NHL 79 0 18 18 5 -20 322 0 0 0 0 88 0.0
1976-77 34 TOT NHL 70 1 15 16 5 -3 130 1 0 0 0 58 1.7
1976-77 34 DET NHL 14 0 1 1 0 2 39 0 0 0 0 4 0.0
1976-77 34 WSH NHL 56 1 14 15 4 -5 91 1 0 0 0 54 1.9
1977-78 35 WSH NHL 79 3 11 14 5 -12 167 2 0 1 0 52 5.8
1978-79 36 WSH NHL 20 0 1 1 0 -7 36 0 0 0 0 16 0.0
1978-79 36 CNS WHA 21 0 2 2 1 -15 56 0 0 0 9 0.0
Career NHL 878 17 135 152 47 -97 2212 13 1 3 2 669 2.2
Career WHA 21 0 2 2 1 -15 56 0 0 0 9 0.0

NHL/WHA Miscellaneous

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Per Game Adjusted Plus/Minus Point Shares
Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC PIM S G A PTS GC TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- OPS DPS PS
1963-64 21 MTL NHL 39 0.00 0.05 0.05 0.01 0.46 0 2 2 1 -0.5 2.8 2.3
1964-65 22 MTL NHL 5 0.00 0.20 0.20 0.06 1.40 0 1 1 0 0.0 0.3 0.3
1965-66 23 DET NHL 70 0.03 0.10 0.13 0.04 1.90 2 7 9 3 -0.3 4.5 4.2
1966-67 24 DET NHL 48 0.00 0.02 0.02 0.01 1.38 0 1 1 0 -0.9 2.0 1.1
1967-68 25 MTL NHL 12 0.00 0.08 0.08 0.02 0.75 0.50 0 1 1 0 2 0 6 1 -3 -0.1 0.5 0.3
1968-69 26 TOT NHL 68 0.03 0.10 0.13 0.04 1.94 1.07 2 7 9 3 34 5 82 26 -27 -0.3 2.3 2.0
1968-69 26 OAK NHL 50 0.04 0.06 0.10 0.04 1.94 0.78 2 3 5 2 23 3 57 21 -16 -0.3 1.8 1.4
1968-69 26 PIT NHL 18 0.00 0.22 0.22 0.06 1.94 1.89 0 4 4 1 11 2 25 5 -11 0.0 0.6 0.6
1969-70 27 PIT NHL 61 0.02 0.15 0.16 0.05 3.10 1.00 1 9 10 3 48 0 74 25 -1 -0.2 3.8 3.6
1970-71 28 PIT NHL 43 0.05 0.14 0.19 0.06 2.77 1.12 2 6 8 3 27 0 47 15 -5 0.0 2.2 2.3
1971-72 29 PIT NHL 75 0.04 0.23 0.27 0.08 2.83 1.41 3 17 20 6 77 3 95 26 5 0.5 4.4 4.9
1972-73 30 PIT NHL 69 0.01 0.25 0.26 0.08 2.59 0.68 1 16 17 5 88 2 92 24 18 0.3 5.0 5.2
1973-74 31 TOT NHL 70 0.01 0.13 0.14 0.04 3.64 0.66 1 9 10 3 62 1 91 17 -13 -0.5 2.9 2.4
1973-74 31 PIT NHL 38 0.03 0.11 0.13 0.04 3.61 0.71 1 4 5 2 34 1 55 10 -12 -0.3 1.3 1.0
1973-74 31 STL NHL 11 0.00 0.09 0.09 0.02 1.73 0.91 0 1 1 0 11 0 13 2 0 -0.1 0.6 0.5
1973-74 31 DET NHL 21 0.00 0.19 0.19 0.05 4.71 0.43 0 4 4 1 17 0 23 5 -1 -0.1 1.0 0.9
1974-75 32 DET NHL 70 0.01 0.19 0.20 0.06 3.40 0.97 1 11 12 4 65 2 122 30 -29 -0.2 2.2 1.9
1975-76 33 DET NHL 79 0.00 0.23 0.23 0.06 4.08 1.11 0 16 16 4 69 2 126 39 -20 -0.1 3.1 3.0
1976-77 34 TOT NHL 70 0.01 0.21 0.23 0.07 1.86 0.83 1 14 15 4 61 1 93 30 -3 0.0 3.8 3.7
1976-77 34 DET NHL 14 0.00 0.07 0.07 0.02 2.79 0.29 0 1 1 0 12 0 17 7 2 -0.2 1.0 0.7
1976-77 34 WSH NHL 56 0.02 0.25 0.27 0.08 1.63 0.96 1 13 14 4 49 1 76 23 -5 0.2 2.8 3.0
1977-78 35 WSH NHL 79 0.04 0.14 0.18 0.06 2.11 0.66 3 10 13 4 60 0 103 31 -12 -0.2 3.4 3.2
1978-79 36 WSH NHL 20 0.00 0.05 0.05 0.01 1.80 0.80 0 1 1 0 10 0 21 4 -7 -0.4 0.5 0.1
1978-79 36 CNS WHA 21 0.00 0.10 0.10 0.03 2.67 0.43 -15
Career NHL 878 0.02 0.15 0.17 0.05 2.52 0.93 17 128 145 44 603 16 952 268 -97 -3.1 43.7 40.6
Career WHA 21 0.00 0.10 0.10 0.03 2.67 0.43 -15

NHL/WHA Playoffs

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1963-64 21 MTL NHL 6 0 0 0 2
1965-66 23 DET NHL 12 2 0 2 30
1969-70 27 PIT NHL 10 0 0 0 17 0 0 0 0
1971-72 29 PIT NHL 4 0 0 0 21 0 0 0 0
1978-79 36 CNS WHA 3 0 1 1 -1 2 0
Career NHL 32 2 0 2 70 0 0 0 0
Career WHA 3 0 1 1 -1 2 0

Other Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1960-61 18 Peterborough Petes OHA-Jr. 18 0 1 1 4
1961-62 19 Peterborough Petes OHA-Jr. 50 3 16 19 129
1962-63 20 Peterborough Petes OHA-Jr. 49 9 22 31 80
1963-64 21 Omaha Knights CPHL 9 1 1 2 12
1964-65 22 Quebec Aces AHL 64 1 16 17 186
1966-67 24 Memphis Wings CPHL 16 1 3 4 76
1967-68 25 Cleveland Barons AHL 12 2 4 6 22
1967-68 25 Houston Apollos CPHL 50 2 37 39 293
1969-70 27 Baltimore Clippers AHL 5 1 2 3 8
Career 3 Seasons AHL 81 4 22 26 216
Career 3 Seasons CPHL 75 4 41 45 381
Career 3 Seasons OHA-Jr. 117 12 39 51 213

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1962-63 20 Peterborough Petes OHA-Jr. 6 0 3 3 10
1962-63 20 Hull-Ottawa Canadiens EPHL 3 1 1 2 0
1964-65 22 Quebec Aces AHL 5 0 0 0 35
Career 1 Season AHL 5 0 0 0 35
Career 1 Season EPHL 3 1 1 2 0
Career 1 Season OHA-Jr. 6 0 3 3 10

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 16 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Bryan Watson 5.2 4.9 4.2 3.7 3.6 3.2 3.0 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.0 1.9 1.1 0.3 0.3 0.1
Darius Kasparaitis 93.5 4.9 4.7 4.5 3.7 3.6 3.1 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.0 1.9 1.3 1.0 -0.3
Igor Ulanov 92.7 5.1 4.6 4.0 3.5 3.1 3.0 2.6 2.4 2.2 2.1 1.4 1.1 1.1 1.0
Ed Westfall 92.5 5.8 4.6 4.6 3.7 3.5 3.4 3.3 2.7 2.2 2.2 2.1 1.9 1.4 1.3 1.2 0.7
Jay McKee 91.2 5.2 4.4 4.2 3.6 3.6 3.4 2.8 2.7 2.4 2.3 2.0 0.9 0.2 -0.3
Marc Bergevin 91.0 5.3 4.6 4.2 4.1 3.3 3.2 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.3 1.9 1.5 1.0 0.4 0.2 0.0
Hap Day 90.2 4.2 3.6 3.4 3.2 2.8 2.3 2.0 1.8 1.5 1.1 0.8 0.7 -0.3 -0.4
Frantisek Musil 89.9 5.4 5.0 4.5 4.2 3.8 3.3 3.1 2.8 2.6 2.0 1.6 1.0 0.7 0.2
Wayne Hillman 88.9 5.0 4.7 4.4 3.7 3.6 3.2 3.2 3.1 2.3 1.5 1.2 1.1
Larry Cahan 88.7 5.3 4.3 4.0 3.4 3.3 2.6 2.3 2.3 1.8 1.4 1.0 0.9 0.7
Gary Doak 88.4 4.9 4.0 4.0 3.8 3.0 3.0 2.7 2.5 2.3 2.1 1.8 1.1 1.0 0.8 0.5 0.2
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Bryan Watson 5.2 4.9 4.2 3.7 3.6 3.2 3.0 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.0 1.9 1.1 0.3 0.3 0.1
Darius Kasparaitis 93.5 4.9 4.7 4.5 3.7 3.6 3.1 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.0 1.9 1.3 1.0 -0.3
Igor Ulanov 92.7 5.1 4.6 4.0 3.5 3.1 3.0 2.6 2.4 2.2 2.1 1.4 1.1 1.1 1.0
Ed Westfall 92.2 5.8 4.6 4.6 3.7 3.5 3.4 3.3 2.7 2.2 2.2 2.1 1.9 1.4 1.3 1.2 0.7 0.2 -0.2
Jay McKee 91.2 5.2 4.4 4.2 3.6 3.6 3.4 2.8 2.7 2.4 2.3 2.0 0.9 0.2 -0.3
Hap Day 90.2 4.2 3.6 3.4 3.2 2.8 2.3 2.0 1.8 1.5 1.1 0.8 0.7 -0.3 -0.4
Frantisek Musil 89.9 5.4 5.0 4.5 4.2 3.8 3.3 3.1 2.8 2.6 2.0 1.6 1.0 0.7 0.2
Wayne Hillman 88.9 5.0 4.7 4.4 3.7 3.6 3.2 3.2 3.1 2.3 1.5 1.2 1.1
Larry Cahan 88.7 5.3 4.3 4.0 3.4 3.3 2.6 2.3 2.3 1.8 1.4 1.0 0.9 0.7
Gary Doak 88.4 4.9 4.0 4.0 3.8 3.0 3.0 2.7 2.5 2.3 2.1 1.8 1.1 1.0 0.8 0.5 0.2
Cory Cross 87.6 4.9 4.6 4.1 3.8 3.0 3.0 2.4 1.9 1.8 1.6 1.6 0.0

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

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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 (41)

Short-Handed Goals

1965-66 NHL 1 (6)

Defensive Point Shares

1965-66 NHL 4.5 (5)

Transactions

Glossary ▪ Transaction information may be incomplete.

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 Los Angeles (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.

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