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| 1982 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Bill Watson
Selected in
fourth round
No. 70 overall by Chicago Black Hawks
Born
March 30, 1964
 | Position:
Right Wing
Height: 6-0 Weight: 185
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Prince Albert (SJHL)
Birthplace:
Pine Falls, Manitoba (Canada)
Hometown: Powerview, Manitoba |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1980-81 |
Prince Albert | SJHL |
54 | 30 |
39 | 69 |
27 | | 1981-82 |
Prince Albert | SJHL |
47 | 43 |
41 | 84 |
37 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Centennial Cup:
1981, 1982 (Prince Albert)
Miscellaneous: Missed part of 1980-81 season with broken ribs, an injury
suffered in December 1980. ... Missed part of 1981-82 season with strained
ligaments in knee, an injury suffered in November 1981. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 13, 1985 (Toronto at Chicago)
Numbers: 11, 14 (Chicago)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status:
Retired 1982 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1985-1989 |
Chicago | 115 |
23 | 36 |
59 | 12 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1986-1987 |
Chicago | 6 |
0 | 2 |
2 | 0 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Missed part of Chicago's 1985 training camp with severe
stomach flu, which forced him to take a brief leave of absence from training camp. ...
Missed start of 1985-86 season with sprained left shoulder, an injury suffered
during Chicago's final preseason game on Oct. 6, 1985, vs. Detroit. ...
Missed part of 1985-86 season with re-aggravation of left shoulder injury,
suffered in his NHL debut on Oct. 13, 1985. ... Also played left wing for
Chicago in 1985-86. ... Missed parts of 1986-87 season with ankle injury and
with separated right shoulder, suffered during Chicago's Jan. 24,
1987, game at Montreal. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams:
Minnesota-Duluth (WCHA); Saginaw (IHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Hobey Baker Award:
1984-85 (Minnesota-Duluth)
NCAA All-America West First Team:
1983-84, 1984-85 (UMD)
NCAA Tournament All-Star First Team: 1985
(Minnesota-Duluth)
WCHA Player of the Year: 1984-85
(Minnesota-Duluth)
WCHA All-Star First Team: 1983-84, 1984-85 (Minnesota-Duluth)
Minnesota-Duluth
Athletic Hall of Fame: Inducted 1997
Minnesota-Duluth
Seiler Award (MVP): 1984-85
Minnesota-Duluth
Junkert Award (+/- Leader): 1984-85
Minnesota-Duluth
Records: Most points in season (109 in 1984-85), most assists in one
season (60 in 1984-85), most consecutive games with at least a point (33
from Jan. 27, 1984, until Dec. 14, 1984), most consecutive games in
season with at least one point (19 from Oct. 12, 1984, until Dec. 14, 1984),
most multiple-point games in one season (36 in 1984-85), most career points
per game (1.94 in 108 games)
Coaching
Career: Named Minnesota-Duluth (WCHA) assistant coach prior to 1989-90
season and remained in position through 1989-90 season. ... Named Northlands
Voyageurs (U.S. Jr. B) head coach prior to 1990-91 season and remained in
that position through 1990-91 season. ... Named St. Scholastica (NCHA,
D-III) head coach prior to 1991-92 season and remained in position through
1994-95 season. ... Named Western Michigan (CCHA) assistant coach prior to 1995-96
season and remained in that position through 1997-98 season.
Education:
Majored in communications at Minnesota-Duluth, completing his B.S. degree in
1990 after retiring from pro hockey.
Miscellaneous: Missed half of
1982-83 season with knee injury. ... Was on
Minnesota-Duluth team that lost to Bowling Green
5-4 in four overtimes of NCAA championship game on March 24, 1984, and in
the process set NCAA record (since broken) for the longest single game at 97
minutes, 11 seconds. ... Set Minnesota-Duluth single-season records (since
broken) for points (86) and goals (40) in 1983-84. ... Set Minnesota-Duluth
single-season record (since broken) with 49 goals in 1984-85. ... Set NCAA
Division I single-season record (since broken) with 109 points in 1984-85.
... Set WCHA single-season record (since broken) with 109 points in 1984-85.
... Left
Minnesota-Duluth after his junior season to sign multiyear contract with Chicago.
... Returned to Duluth, Minn., after retirement from coaching and worked in
insurance business as well as helping to run Duluth-based Northern Exposure
High School Boys Hockey Camp. ... Named one of WCHA's all-time Top 50 players by conference on
March 7, 2002.
Personal:
Full name is William Charles Watson. |
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SNAPSHOT '82 | | Total Selected: |
252 | | Forwards: |
152 | | Defense: |
82 | | Goaltenders: |
18 | | Major Junior: |
129 | | Tier II/Jr. B: |
27/4 | | College Players: |
20 | | High School: |
37 |
| Canadian: |
152 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
3 | | USA Citizens: |
62 | | U.S.-Born: |
62 |
| European: |
35 |
| Reached NHL: |
109 |
| Stanley Cup: |
18 | | Hall of Fame: |
0 |
| All-Star Game: |
14 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
4 |
| Olympians: |
37 |
| Picks Traded: |
50 |
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