Jim Watt (ice hockey)

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Jim Watt
Born (1950-05-11) May 11, 1950 (age 73)
Duluth, Minnesota, U.S.
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for St. Louis Blues
National team  United States
Playing career 1972–1977

James Magnus Watt (born May 11, 1950) is an American retired professional ice hockey goaltender. He played one game in the National Hockey League, with the St. Louis Blues during the 1973–74 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1972 to 1977, was spent in the minor leagues

Early life[edit]

Watt was born in Duluth, Minnesota. He was a member of the Michigan State University team before turning professional.

Career[edit]

Watt played one game in the National Hockey League with the St. Louis Blues, on March 21, 1974 against the Boston Bruins, but spent most of his time in the minor leagues. Watt also played for the American national team at the 1972 World Championships in the B Pool.

Career statistics[edit]

Regular season and playoffs[edit]

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
1969–70 Michigan State University WCHA 1 0 0 0 42 4 0 5.70 .789
1970–71 Michigan State University WCHA 25 1480 101 0 4.09 .884
1971–72 Michigan State University WCHA 36 20 16 0 2160 128 0 3.56 .897
1972–73 Denver Spurs WHL 15 4 8 0 791 53 0 4.02 .885
1972–73 Fort Worth Wings CHL 7 335 26 0 4.65
1973–74 St. Louis Blues NHL 1 0 0 0 20 2 0 6.00 .800
1973–74 Denver Spurs WHL 31 14 15 0 1827 112 0 3.68 .886
1974–75 Denver Spurs CHL 30 10 10 9 1738 100 0 3.45
1975–76 Tidewater Sharks SHL 55 19 23 11 3147 172 1 3.28 .901
1975–76 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 8 420 25 0 3.57 6 2 4 381 18 1 2.83
1976–77 Winston-Salem Polar Twins SHL 3 149 16 0 6.44 .838
NHL totals 1 0 0 0 20 2 0 6.00 .800

Awards and honors[edit]

Award Year
All-WCHA First Team 1971–72 [1]
AHCA West All-American 1971–72 [2]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  2. ^ "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.

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