Bill Watson (ice hockey)

Bill Watson
Bill Watson
Born	March 30, 1964 (age 59); Pine Falls, Manitoba, Canada
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position	Right wing
Shot	Right
Played for	Chicago Blackhawks
NHL Draft	70th overall, 1982; Chicago Black Hawks
Playing career	1985–1989

William Charles Watson (born March 30, 1964) is a Canadian former ice hockey player. Watson won the Hobey Baker Award in 1985 while playing for the University of Minnesota Duluth. He would go to play professionally in the National Hockey League for the Chicago Blackhawks.

Awards and honours

Award	Year
All-WCHA First Team	1983–84	^[1]
AHCA West First-Team All-American	1983–84	^[2]
All-WCHA First Team	1984–85	^[1]
AHCA West First-Team All-American	1984–85	^[2]
All-NCAA All-Tournament Team	1985	^[3]

Career statistics

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1980–81	Prince Albert Raiders	SJHL	54	30	39	69	27	—	—	—	—	—
1981–82	Prince Albert Raiders	SJHL	47	43	41	84	37	—	—	—	—	—
1982–83	University of Minnesota Duluth	WCHA	22	5	10	15	10	—	—	—	—	—
1983–84	University of Minnesota Duluth	WCHA	40	35	51	86	12	—	—	—	—	—
1984–85	University of Minnesota Duluth	WCHA	46	49	60	109	46	—	—	—	—	—
1985–86	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL	52	8	16	24	2	2	0	1	1	0
1986–87	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL	51	13	19	32	6	4	0	1	1	0
1987–88	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL	9	2	0	2	0	—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	Saginaw Hawks	IHL	35	15	20	35	10	—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL	3	0	1	1	4	—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	Saginaw Hawks	IHL	42	26	24	50	18	3	1	0	1	2
NHL totals			115	23	36	59	12	6	0	2	2	0

References

^ ^a ^b "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
^ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 2013-06-19.

External links

Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Tom Kurvers	WCHA Most Valuable Player 1984–85	Succeeded by Dallas Gaume
Preceded by Paul Pooley	NCAA Ice Hockey Scoring Champion 1984–85	Succeeded by Dan Dorion
Preceded by Tom Kurvers	Winner of the Hobey Baker Award 1984–85	Succeeded by Scott Fusco
Sporting positions
Preceded by Phil Latreille, Dave Taylor	NCAA Single-Season Points Leader 1985–1987	Succeeded by Tony Hrkac

[WCHA-1] "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.

[AHCA-2] "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.

[ncaa-3] "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 2013-06-19.

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v t e Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs men's ice hockey
Playing venues	Duluth Amphitheater (1930–1932) Duluth Curling and Skating Club (1946–1966) DECC Arena (1966–2010) AMSOIL Arena (2010–present)
Head coaches	Frank Kovach (1930–32) Joe Oven (1946–47) Hank Jensen (1947–51) Gord Eddolls (1951–54) Bob Boyat (1954–55) Connie Pleban (1955–59) Ralph Romano (1959–68) Bill Selman (1968–70) Terry Shercliffe (1970–75) Gus Hendrickson (1975–82) Mike Sertich (1982–2000) Scott Sandelin (2000–present)
Seasons	1930–31 1931–32 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23
Conference affiliations	MIAC (1946–1961) WCHA (1965–2013) NCHC (2013–present)
Rivalries	Minnesota
Culture & lore	North Star College Cup
All-time leaders	Statistical leaders Dan Lempe (222 Points) Thomas Milani (100 Goals) Hunter Shepard (76 Wins)
Retired numbers	9 Keith Christiansen 14 Bill Watson 29 Brett Hull
National championships	2011 2018 2019
Frozen Four appearances	1984 1985 2004 2011 2017 2018 2019 2021
NCAA Tournament appearances	1983 1984 1985 1993 2004 2009 2011 2012 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2022
Conference Tournament titles	WCHA: 1984 1985 2009 NCHC: 2017 2019 2022
Hobey Baker winners	Tom Kurvers (1984) Bill Watson (1985) Chris Marinucci (1994) Junior Lessard (2004) Jack Connolly (2012) Scott Perunovich (2020)
University of Minnesota Duluth Duluth, MN