Simon Watson (born April 3, 1980) is a Canadian retired ice hockey centre. After retiring as a player, he became a coach.
| Simon Watson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
April 3, 1980 Waterloo, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 182 lb (83 kg; 13 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Missouri Mavericks Rocky Mountain Rage Lubbock Cotton Kings | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2006–2011 | ||
Early life edit
Watson was born in Waterloo, Ontario. He played junior hockey with the Waterloo Siskins of the Mid-Western Junior Hockey League and collegiate hockey at St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York.[1]
Career edit
Watson played professionally in the Central Hockey League (CHL) for the Lubbock Cotton Kings, Rocky Mountain Rage, and finally the Missouri Mavericks. On August 5, 2011, Watson retired as a player and became the Mavericks' assistant director of hockey operations.[2] On May 9, 2013, he was named to the coaching staff of the KC Mavs Elite Midget team.[3]
In July 2014, Missouri Mavericks fans voted Watson the second-greatest Mavericks player in a poll of the Top-10 Mavericks players from the first 5 years of the team's existence.[4][5][6]
On April 18, 2018, he continued his association with the Mavericks and was hired as the head coach and general manager of the recently purchased Topeka RoadRunners junior team in the North American Hockey League.[7]
Awards and honors edit
References edit
- ^ "Simon Watson EliteProspects.com Profile". EliteProspects.com. August 5, 2011. Retrieved August 5, 2011.
- ^ "Mavericks Sign Ed McGrane, Simon Watson Retires". OurSportsCentral.com. August 5, 2011. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
- ^ "Simon Watson Named to KC Mavs Elite Coaching Staff". Kansas City Jr. Mavs Youth Hockey Organization. May 9, 2013. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
- ^ a b "MISSOURI MAVERICKS TOP 10 VOTE: THE RESULTS". Missouri Mavericks. July 14, 2014. Archived from the original on August 9, 2014. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
- ^ a b Althaus, Bill (July 12, 2014). "Mavs to Reveal All-Time Top 10". The Examiner. Archived from the original on August 9, 2014. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
- ^ a b Althaus, Bill (July 16, 2014). "Mavericks All-Time Top 10 - No. 2 Simon Watson". The Examiner. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
- ^ "Loretto Sports Ventures Purchases NAHL's Topeka RoadRunners". OurSportsCentral.com. April 18, 2018.
- ^ The Center Of Hockey: CHL Award Winners Archived 2011-05-14 at the Wayback Machine
External links edit
- Simon Watson career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Simon Watson career statistics at EliteProspects.com
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