| Round | Overall |
| 2 | 7 |
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Pre-Draft Statistics
| Statistics unavailable |
Pre-Draft Notes
Had two years remaining as a student at Downsview Secondary School at the time he was drafted.
Career Vitals
| First contract: | 1971 |
| Debut: | March 20, 1976 (Detroit vs. Philadelphia) |
| Final NHL game: | March 30, 1976 (Detroit at Washington) |
| Retired: | 1977 |
| Stanley Cup: | Never won |
| Numbers worn: | 15 (Detroit) |
Career NHL Statistics
Teams: Detroit
Years: 1967-1979. Playoffs: 1970-1976
| Regular Season | |||||
| GP | G | A | TP | PIM | |
| 1 year | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stanley Cup Playoffs | |||||
| GP | G | A | TP | PIM | |
| 0 years | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Complete statistics available at NHL.com | |||||
Career Highlights
Earned Honorable Mention status in WCHA All-Star selections of 1967-68 and 1969-70 while at Michigan Tech. ... Served as Michigan Tech team captain as a senior in 1969-70. ... Named Michigan Tech team MVP for 1969-70. ... Signed first NHL contract with Detroit after amateur season with Fort Worth of the IHL in 1970-71. ... Played on Detroit affiliate in London, England, known as the London Lions in 1973-74. The ill-fated team was part of a failed experiment by Red Wings owner Bruce Norris to expand the NHL into Europe.
Life Outside the NHL
Full Name: Brian Alan
Watts
Other Post-Draft Teams:
Hamilton (OHA Jr. B); Hamilton (OHA); Michigan Tech (WCHA); Port Huron
(IHL); Fort Worth (CHL); Virginia (AHL); London (Great Britain); New
Haven (CHL); Umea (Sweden).
Education: Majored in business
administration at Michigan Tech.
Miscellaneous:
| Selected by New England Whalers in the 1973 WHA Professional Draft. | Played on No. 1 line with John Haines and Carl Ahlston for Michigan Tech in 1968-69. | Played on line with future college coach Herb Boxer for the Michigan Tech in 1969-70. | Retired from hockey after playing one season in Swedish Elitserien with Bjorkloven Umea. |
| SNAPSHOT '64 | |
| Total Selected: | 24 |
| Forwards: | 15 |
| Defense: | 6 |
| Goaltenders: | 1 |
| Position n/a: | 2 |
| Major Junior: | 0 |
| College Players: | 0 |
| Canadian: | 23 |
| American: | 0 |
| Euro-Canadian: | 1 |
| Reached NHL: | 9 |
| Won Stanley Cup: | 1 |
| Hall of Fame: | 1 |
| All-Star Game: | 3 |
| Year-end All-Star: | 1 |
| Olympians: | 0 |
| Picks Traded: | 0 |